The 1975 World Cup in numbers
From Glenn Turner's unbeaten 171 to Gary Gilmour;s 6/14, here's the 1975 World Cup in numbers.
Published :
Apr 27, 2019 14:17
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Winner:
West Indies
Runner-up:
Australia
Losing semifinalists:
England and New Zealand
Country-wise performance
Country | Matches | Won | Lost | Runs scored | Wickets lost | Batting average | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Bowling average |
West Indies | 5 | 5 | | 999 | 26 | 38.42 | 976 | 47 | 20.76 |
Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1,166 | 38 | 30.68 | 1,060 | 35 | 30.28 |
England | 4 | 3 | 1 | 983 | 25 | 39.32 | 506 | 29 | 17.44 |
New Zealand | 4 | 2 | 2 | 886 | 31 | 28.58 | 783 | 29 | 27.00 |
Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 801 | 23 | 34.82 | 683 | 26 | 26.26 |
India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 485 | 13 | 37.30 | 687 | 20 | 34.35 |
Sri Lanka | 3 | | 3 | 500 | 24 | 20.83 | 745 | 12 | 62.08 |
East Africa | 3 | | 3 | 342 | 28 | 12.21 | 722 | 10 | 72.20 |
Highest team totals
Total | Country | Opponent | Venue |
334/4 (60 overs) | England | India | Lord’s |
330/6 (60 overs) | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Nottingham |
328/5 (60 overs) | Australia | Sri Lanka | The Oval |
309/5 (60 overs) | New Zealand | East Africa | Birmingham |
291/8 (60 overs) | West Indies | Australia | Lord’s |
Lowest team totals
Total | Country | Opponent | Venue |
86 (37.2 overs) | Sri Lanka | West Indies | Manchester |
93 (36.2 overs) | England | Australia | Leeds |
94 (52.3 overs) | East Africa | England | Birmingham |
120 (55.3 overs) | East Africa | India | Leeds |
128/8 (60 overs) | East Africa | New Zealand | Birmingham |
Highest individual scores
Score | Batsman | Country | Opponent | Venue |
171* | Glenn Turner+ | New Zealand | East Africa | Birmingham |
137 | Dennis Amiss+ | England | India | Lord’s |
131 | Keith Fletcher | England | New Zealand | Nottingham |
114* | Glenn Turner | New Zealand | India | Manchester |
102 | Clive Lloyd | West Indies | Australia | Lord’s |
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Leading run-scorers
Batsman | Country | Matches | Innings | Runs | Not-outs | Highest score | Average | Hundreds | Fifties |
Glenn Turner | New Zealand | 4 | 4 | 333 | 2 | 171* | 166.50 | 2 | |
Dennis Amiss | England | 4 | 4 | 243 | | 137 | 60.75 | 1 | 1 |
Majid Khan | Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 209 | | 84 | 69.66 | | 3 |
Keith Fletcher | England | 3 | 3 | 207 | | 131 | 69.00 | 1 | 1 |
Alan Turner | Australia | 5 | 5 | 201 | | 101 | 40.20 | 1 | |
Best bowling performances
Bowling figures | Bowler | Country | Opponent | Venue |
6/14 | Gary Gilmour+ | Australia | England | Leeds |
5/34 | Dennis Lillee+ | Australia | Pakistan | Leeds |
5/48 | Gary Gilmour | Australia | West Indies | Lord’s |
4/11 | John Snow | England | East Africa | Birmingham |
4/20 | Bernard Julien+ | West Indies | Sri Lanka | Manchester |
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Leading wicket-takers
Bowler | Country | Matches | Balls bowled | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Best figures | Average | Run per over |
Gary Gilmour | Australia | 2 | 144 | 62 | 11 | 6/14 | 5.64 | 2.58 |
Bernard Julien | West Indies | 5 | 360 | 177 | 10 | 4/20 | 17.70 | 2.95 |
Keith Boyce | West Indies | 5 | 312 | 185 | 10 | 4/50 | 18.50 | 3.56 |
Dayle Hadlee | New Zealand | 4 | 276 | 162 | 8 | 3/21 | 20.25 | 3.52 |
Andy Roberts | West Indies | 5 | 340 | 165 | 8 | 3/39 | 20.62 | 2.91 |