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On this day (June 7) in 1975, the first World Cup cricket tournament started. The tournament lasted for two weeks and was played at 7 venues in England. West Indies won the World Cup by defeating Australia by 17 runs in the final match at Lord's.
6 test playing nations and 2 other nations competed in the tournament. The test playing nations were England, Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and West Indies and non-testing Sri Lanka and East Africa were competitors.
participating teams were divided into 2 groups and each team played a game against every other team. The two best teams from each group advanced to the semi-finals and the winner played the final. For the match played in 60 overs, the player's jersey was white and the cricket ball was red.
The second (1979) and third (1983) World Cup cricket tournaments were also held in England. The 1987 Cricket World Cup was jointly organized by India and Pakistan. 50 over matches have been started since that tournament.
