1975. A historic year for cricket -- for that year produced the first ever World Championship tournament in the game's history, albeit in the one day, and not the traditional, version.
What follows, is the statistical history of the first ever World Cup -- and within those figures, lies a tale of superlative cricketing performances, of highs and lows, of agonies and ecstasies that culminated with the West Indies climbing the pinnacle.
| Countries | Matches Played | Won | Lost | No Result | Semi Final | Runner Up | Winner |
| West Indies | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - |
| England | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| New Zealand | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| India | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| East Africa | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Score | Overs | Match | Venue | Date |
| 334-4 | (60 overs) | England v India | Lord's | 07-06-75 |
| 330-6 | (60 overs) | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | Nottingham | 14-06-75 |
| 328-5 | (60 overs) | Australia v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 11-06-75 |
| Score | Overs | Match | Venue | Date |
| 604-9 | (120 overs) | Aust (328-5) vs S Lanka (276-4) | The Oval | 11-06-75 |
| Score | Overs | Match | Venue | Date |
| 86 | (37.2 overs) | Sri Lanka v West Indies | Manchester | 07-06-75 |
| 93 | (36.2overs) | England v Australia | Leeds | 18-09-75 |
| 94 | (52.3 overs) | East Africa v England | Birmingham | 14-06-75 |
| Score | Overs | Match | Venue | Date |
| 173-11 | (58 overs) | S Lanka (86) v W Indies (87-1) | Manchester | 07-06-75 |
| 187-16 | (65 overs) | Eng (93) v Aus (94-6) | Leeds | 18-09-75 |
| Batsmen | Match | Venue | Date | Score |
| GM Turner | New Zealand v East Africa | Birmingham | 07-06-75 | 171* |
| DL Amiss | England v India | Lord's | 07-06-75 | 137 |
| KWR Fletcher | England v New Zealand | Nottingham | 11-06-75 | 131 |
| GM Turner | New Zealand v India | Manchester | 14-06-75 | 114* |
| CH Lloyd | West Indies v Australia | Lord's | 14-06-75 | 102 |
| A Turner | Australia v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 11-06-75 | 101 |
| Player | Matches | Ins | No | Runs | HS | Avg | 100 | 50 |
| GM Turner | 4 | 4 | 2 | 333 | 171* | 166.50 | 2 | - |
| DL Amiss | 4 | 4 | - | 243 | 137 | 60.75 | 1 | 1 |
| Majid Khan | 3 | 3 | - | 209 | 84 | 69.67 | - | 3 |
| KWR Fletcher | 4 | 3 | - | 207 | 131 | 69.00 | 1 | 1 |
| A Turner | 5 | 5 | - | 201 | 101 | 40.20 | 1 | - |
CENTURY PARTNERSHIPS FOR EACH WICKET (10)
1st wkt (4)
| Runs | Players | Match | Venue | Date |
| 182 | RB McCosker (73) / A Turner (101) | Aus v SL | The Oval | 11-06-75 |
| 159 | Sadiq Mohd (74) / Majid Khan (84) | Pak v SL | Nottingham | 14-06-75 |
| 158 | B Wood (77) / DL Amiss (88) | Eng v EA | Birmingham | 14-06-75 |
| 123* | SM Gavaskar (65*) / FM Engineer (54*) | Ind v EA | Leeds | 11-06-75 |
2nd wkt (3)
| Runs | Players | Match | Venue | Date |
| 176 | DL Amiss (137) / KWR Fletcher (68) | Eng v Ind | Lord's | 07-06-75 |
| 125 | CG Greenidge (55) / AI Kallicharran (72) | WI v NZ | The Oval | 18-06-75 |
| 124 | RC Fredericks (58) / AI Kallicharran (78) | WI v Aus | The Oval | 14-06-75 |
3rd wkt (1)
| Runs | Players | Match | Venue | Date |
| 149 | GM Turner (171) / JM Parker (66) | NZ v EA | Birmingham | 07-06-75 |
| Although 162 runs were added for the 3rd wicket (against Australia at The Oval on 11-6-75) involved four Sri Lankan batsmen | ||||
4th wkt (2)
| Runs | Players | Match | Venue | Date |
| 149 | RB Kanhai (55) / CH Lloyd (102) | WI v Aus | Lord's | 21-06-75 |
| 117 | GS Chappell (50) / KD Walters (59) | Aus v SL | The Oval | 11-06-75 |
5th wkt (Best)
| Runs | Players | Match | Venue | Date |
| 89* | MH Denness (37*) / CM Old (51*) | Eng v Ind | Lord's | 07-06-75 |
6th wkt (Best)
| Runs | Players | Match | Venue | Date |
| 99 | R Edwards (58) / RW Marsh (52*) | Aus v WI | The Oval | 14-06-75 |
7th wkt (Best)
| Runs | Players | Match | Venue | Date |
| 55* | KD Walters (20*) / GJ Gilmour (28*) | Aus v Eng | Leeds | 18-06-75 |
8th wkt (Best)
| Runs | Players | Match | Venue | Date |
| 48 | DR Hadlee (20) / BJ McKechnie (27) | NZ v Eng | Nottingham | 11-06-75 |
9th wkt (Best)
| Runs | Players | Match | Venue | Date |
| 69 | S Abid Ali (70) / S Venkataraghavan (26*) | Ind v NZ | Manchester | 14-06-75 |
10th wkt (Best)
| Runs | Players | Match | Venue | Date |
| 64* | DL Murray (61*) / AME Roberts (24*) | WI v Pak | Birmingham | 11-06-75 |
FOUR OR MORE WICKETS IN A MATCH (9)
| Analysis | Bowler | Match | Venue | Date |
| 6-14 | GJ Gilmour (1) | Australia v England | Leeds | 18-06-75 |
| 5-34 | DK Lillee | Australia v Pakistan | Leeds | 07-06-75 |
| 5-48 | GJ Gilmour (2) | Australia v West Indies | Lord's | 21-06-75 |
| 4-11 | JA Snow | England v East Africa | Birmingham | 14-06-75 |
| 4-20 | BD Julien (1) | West Indies v Sri Lanka | Manchester | 07-06-75 |
| 4-27 | BD Julien (2) | West Indies v New Zealand | The Oval | 18-06-75 |
| 4-44 | Sarfraz Nawaz | Pakistan v West Indies | Bimingham | 11-06-75 |
| 4-45 | AW Greig | England v New Zealand | Nottingham | 11-06-75 |
| 4-50 | KD Boyce | West Indies v Australia | Lord's | 21-06-75 |
| Player | Country | Matches | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Average | 4 wickets | Best |
| GJ Gilmour | Aus | 2 | 24 | 8 | 62 | 11 | 5.64 | 2 | 6-14 |
| BD Julien | WI | 5 | 60 | 11 | 177 | 10 | 17.70 | 2 | 4-20 |
| KD Boyce | WI | 5 | 52 | 3 | 185 | 10 | 18.50 | 1 | 4-50 |
| Dismissals | Wicketkeeper | Match | Venue | Date |
| 4 (4ct) | DL Murray (1) | West Indies v Sri Lanka | Manchester | 07-06-75 |
| 3 (3ct) | RW Marsh (1) | Australia v Pakistan | Leeds | 07-06-75 |
| 3 (3ct) | Wasim Bari | Pakistan v West Indies | Birmingham | 11-06-75 |
| 3 (3ct) | DL Murray (2) | West Indies v Australia | The Oval | 14-06-75 |
| 3 (3ct) | RW Marsh (2) | Australia v West Indies | Lord's | 21-06-75 |
| Player | Country | Matches | Dismissals | Catches | stumpings |
| RW Marsh | Australia | 5 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| DL Murray | West Indies | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
MOST CATCHES BY A FIELDER IN A MATCH
| Catches | player | Match | Venue | Date |
| 3 | CH Lloyd | West Indies v Sri Lanka | Manchester | 07-06-75 |
| Name | Country | Matches | Catches |
| CH Lloyd | West Indies | 5 | 4 |
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1975 - World Cup summary
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