1975 Cricket World Cup final

1975 cricket match July 2011 December 2019 1975 ICC Cricket World Cup Final 1975 ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies West Indies 40px 291/8 60 overs Australia Australia 40px 274 58.4 overs West Indies won by 17 runs 21 June 1975 Lord's Cricket Ground London 26,765 Clive Lloyd (WI) Dickie Bird (Eng) and Tom Spencer (Eng) 1979 The 1975 Cricket World Cup Final was a One Day International cricket match played at Lord's, London, on 21 June 1975 to determine the winner of the 1975 Cricket World Cup. It was the second time that the West Indies and Australia had met in the tournament, after playing against each other in the group stage. The West Indies won the match by 17 runs to claim their first title. Road to the final 1975 Cricket World Cup West Indies West Indies qualified for the knockouts with a first-place finish in Group B. The team won all three of their matches against Australia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Then in the semi-final against New Zealand, the opposition opened brilliantly, but when Glenn Turner fell, the wickets tumbled the West Indies scored the required 158 to reach the final. Australia Australia made it through to the knockouts in second place with their only loss being against the West Indies. But they did defeat Pakistan and Sri Lanka to take on England in the semi-final. Gary Gilmour took six wickets in the English innings to help them through to the final. Final Summary thumb|322x322px|Clive Lloyd on his way towards century against Australia in the final The first final was played on 21 June (Midsummer of that year), a sunny day, in front of a capacity crowd of 26,765. Australia won the toss and invited the West Indies to bat, hoping to make use of ideal bowling conditions.The great day when London was Lloyd's The Times 11 59429 23 June 1975 John Woodcock The first moment of drama came when opener Roy Fredericks was dismissed hit wicket; he hooked a bouncer from Dennis Lillee for six, but in his follow-through lost his balance and knocked the bails off the stumps. Australia were on top at 50/3 when West Indian captain Clive Lloyd came to the crease in partnership with veteran Rohan Kanhai. The pair swung the match in the West Indies' favour by putting on 149 for the fourth wicket. Kanhai played the anchor role – not scoring for 11 overs – while Lloyd took on the Australian bowling attack, surviving a dropped catch on 26 to score a century off 82 balls with 12 fours and two sixes,http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/150279.html Norman Preston The Prudential World Cup final 1975: AUSTRALIA v WEST INDIES 12 January 2006 Wisden Almanack 28 December 2017 being dismissed shortly afterwards for 102. Kanhai, in what would be his farewell from international cricket, scored an invaluable 55. Solid contributions from Keith Boyce and Bernard Julien helped the West Indies close their innings at 291/8. Burly left-arm seamer Gary Gilmour was the pick of the Australian bowlers with 5/48, backing up his strong semi-final performance. The Australian run chase began steadily: at the 20-over mark, they were 80/1 with Alan Turner and captain Ian Chappell taking advantage of an easy pitch and fast outfield. Then Viv Richards, who had failed with the bat, left his mark on the match with the next three run-outs. First he swooped in and dismissed Turner with a direct hit from close range, then Greg Chappell was also out with a direct hit after a slight misfield. Doug Walters came in and helped his captain steady the ship. Australia were at 162/3 with 21 overs remaining when Chappell, facing his opposing captain, pushed a ball to the left of mid-wicket and started off for a run. He hesitated initially when he saw Richards approaching but started off again after Richards fumbled the ball, only to be caught short of the crease by Richards' lightning recovery and return to Lloyd at the bowler's end.ESPN Cricinfo 30 October 2014 http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21357699/deadly-arm-viv-richards-1975 The deadly arm of Viv Richards Martin Williamson In each situation, the batsmen probably would have made the run had they not hesitated. When Lillee joined Jeff Thomson as last man in, Australia required 59 runs to win off seven overs. The duo kept the game alive, putting on an unlikely last-wicket stand. With three overs remaining Lillee hit a no-ball to Fredericks at extra cover off Vanburn Holder and the crowd rushed on to the field oblivious to the umpire's call. Amid the chaos, Fredericks attempted a run-out but missed and the ball disappeared into the crowd. Lillee and Thomson kept running between the wickets until the crowd was dispersed. When play was resumed, the umpires decided to give Australia two runs. After protest from Thomson, they awarded three runs.Tony Cozier http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/264375.html The 1975 World Cup in England: West Indies victory heralds a new era ESPN Cricinfo 28 December 2017 The match finally ended three balls later after Thomson had run a leg bye and Lillee scored a single. The final wicket fell with Thomson swinging wildly and missing. Having not realised the wicket-keeper had held the ball Thomson set off for a run, attempted to return after recognising his mistake but not before Murray knocked the bails off with a well-aimed underarm throw with his gloves on for a run-out. The game ended at 8:43 pm after nearly 10 hours play. Another pitch invasion ensued as the players and umpires ran for safety, with Thomson having his cricket pads stolen, Boyce losing his shoes and umpire Bird having his hat taken. Bird later said that he came across the stolen hat being worn by a bus conductor in London a year after the event. When he asked about it, he was told by the conductor, who did not recognise Bird, that he'd "won the race" by sprinting onto the field at the final to take it.ESPN Cricinfo https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-crowd-invasion-in-the-1975-final-280363 They think it's all over ... it isn't! Match details 21 June 1975 West Indies 291/8 (60 overs) 274 (58.4 overs) Australia Clive Lloyd 102 (85) Gary Gilmour 5/48 (12 overs) Ian Chappell 62 (93) Keith Boyce 4/50 (12 overs) West Indies won by 17 runs Scorecard Lord's, London. England Attendance : 26,765 Australia won the toss and elected to field. Dickie Bird (Eng) and Tom Spencer (Eng) Clive Lloyd (WI) Rohan Kanhai played his final international match. Scorecard WIN battinghttps://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8039/scorecard/65049/australia-vs-west-indies-final-prudential-world-cup-1975 Final, Prudential World Cup at Lord's, Jun 21 1975 26 November 2019 Roy Fredericks hit wicket b Lillee 7 13 0 0 53.84 Gordon Greenidge c †Marsh b Thomson 13 61 1 0 21.31 Alvin Kallicharran c †Marsh b Gilmour 12 18 2 0 66.66 Rohan Kanhai b Gilmour 55 105 8 0 52.38 Clive Lloyd* c †Marsh b Gilmour 102 85 12 2 120.00 Viv Richards b Gilmour 5 11 1 0 45.45 Keith Boyce c GS Chappell b Thomson 34 37 3 0 91.89 Bernard Julien not out 26 37 1 0 50.27 Deryck Murray† c & b Gilmour 14 10 1 1 140.00 Vanburn Holder not out 6 2 1 0 300.00 Andy Roberts did not bat Extras (lb 6, nb 11) 17 Total (8 wickets; 60 overs) 291 Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Fredericks), 2-27 (Kallicharran), 3-50 (Greenidge), 4-199 (Lloyd), 5-206 (Kanhai), 6-209 (Richards), 7-261 (Boyce), 8-285 (Murray) AUS bowlinghttps://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8039/scorecard/65049/australia-vs-west-indies-final-prudential-world-cup-1975 Final, Prudential World Cup at Lord's, Jun 21 1975 26 November 2019 Dennis Lillee 12 1 55 1 4.58 0 0 Gary Gilmour 12 2 48 5 4.00 0 0 Jeff Thomson 12 1 44 2 3.66 0 0 Max Walker 12 1 71 0 5.91 0 0 Greg Chappell 7 0 33 0 4.71 0 0 Doug Walters 5 0 23 0 4.60 0 0 AUS batting Alan Turner run out (Richards) 40 54 4 0 74.07 Rick McCosker c Kallicharran b Boyce 7 24 1 0 29.16 Ian Chappell* run out (Richards/Lloyd) 62 93 6 0 66.66 Greg Chappell run out (Richards) 15 23 2 0 65.21 Doug Walters b Lloyd 35 51 5 0 68.62 Rod Marsh† b Boyce 11 24 0 0 45.83 Ross Edwards b Boyce 28 37 2 0 75.67 Gary Gilmour c Kanhai b Boyce 14 11 2 0 127.27 Max Walker run out (Holder) 7 9 1 0 77.77 Jeff Thomson run out (†Murray) 21 21 2 0 100.00 Dennis Lillee not out 16 19 1 0 84.21 Extras (b 2, lb 9, nb 7) 18 Total (10 wickets; 58.4 overs) 274 Fall of wickets: 1-25 (McCosker), 2-81 (Turner), 3-115 (GS Chappell), 4-162 (IM Chappell), 5-170 (Walters), 6-195 (Marsh), 7-221 (Gilmour), 8-231 (Edwards), 9-233 (Walker), 10-274 (Thomson) WIN bowlinghttps://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8039/scorecard/65049/australia-vs-west-indies-final-prudential-world-cup-1975 Final, Prudential World Cup at Lord's, Jun 21 1975 26 November 2019 Bernard Julien 12 0 58 0 4.83 0 0 Andy Roberts 11 1 45 0 4.09 0 0 Keith Boyce 12 0 50 4 4.16 0 0 Vanburn Holder 11.4 1 65 0 5.57 0 0 Clive Lloyd 12 1 38 1 3.16 0 0 See also ICC Cricket World Cup References External links Cricket World Cup 1975 from Cricinfo Caribbean Australia Cricket England London Sports World 1970s Category:International sports competitions in London Cricket World Cup Final, 1975 Final, 1975 Cricket World Cup Cricket World Cup Final, 1975 Category:Cricket World Cup finals Category:1975–76 Australian cricket season Category:Lord's Category:Cricket in London Category:Antigua and Barbuda–Australia sports relations Category:Australia–Barbados sports relations Category:Australia–Guyana sports relations Category:Australia–Trinidad and Tobago sports relations Category:Australia in international cricket Category:West Indies in international cricket