From Group A it was England who topped the group along with New Zealand in second place, who qualified for the semi-finals. From Group B it was the table toppers West Indies and second-placed Australia who qualified for the semi-finals.

In the semi-finals, Australia defeated England by 4 wickets and West Indies defeated New Zealand by 5 wickets to qualify for the finals.

In the finals, West Indies, with the help of a century from their captain Clive Lloyd (102), scored 291/8 from their allotted 60 overs. In response, Australia could only manage 274, thus giving the West Indies a victory by 17 runs and crowning them the inaugural World Champions.

Some of the key stats from the tournament are mentioned below.

Batting performances:

334/4 by England against India is the highest team total in the 1975 World Cup.

333 runs scored by Glenn Turner of New Zealand is the most number of runs scored by a player in the 1975 World Cup.

171* scored by Glenn Turner against East Africa is the highest individual score by a player in the tournament.

6 centuries were scored in the 1975 World Cup. These were scored by Glenn Turner of New Zealand (171* & 114*), Dennis Amiss of England (137), Keith Fletcher of England (131), Clive Lloyd of West Indies (102) & Alan Turner of Australia (101).

3 half-centuries scored by Majid Khan of Pakistan is the most number of half-centuries scored by a player in the 1975 World Cup.

3 sixes hit by Chris Old of England is the most number of sixes hit by a player in the 1975 Cricket World Cup.

Bowling performances:

11 wickets taken by Gary Gilmour of Australia is the most number of wickets taken by a player in the 1975 World Cup.

6/14 by Gary Gilmour against England is the best bowling performance by a player in the 1975 Cricket World Cup.

3 five-wicket hauls were taken in the 1975 World Cup. These were taken by Gary Gilmour of Australia (6/14 & 5/48) & Dennis Lillee of Australia (5/34).

Wicket-keeping performances:

10 dismissals (Ct - 9, St - 1) by Rod Marsh of Australia is the most number of dismissals by a wicket-keeper in the 1975 World Cup.

4 dismissals (Ct - 4) by Deryck Murray of West Indies against Sri Lanka is the most dismissals by a wicket-keeper in an innings in the 1975 World Cup.

Fielding Performances:

4 catches taken by Clive Lloyd of West Indies is the most number of catches taken by a player in the 1975 World Cup.

3 catches taken by Clive Lloyd of West Indies against Sri Lanka is the most number of catches taken by a player in an innings

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