The Cricket World Cup, officially known as ICC Cricket World Cup is organized by International Cricket Council(ICC), the governing body for Cricket. The first Cricket World Cup contest was organised in England in 1975. The subsequent World Cups and their venues were as follows:
The 1975, Cricket World Cup
This world cup was called Pridential Cup. It was the first world cup. It was held from June 7 to June 21, 1975 in England. 8 countries participated in the event. The preliminary matches were played in 2 groups of 4 each. The top two teams in each group played the semifinals, whose winners played the final.The matches played consisted of 60 overs per team and were played in traditional white uniform and red balls. They were all played during the day and hence started early. One of the most bizarre batting efforts in one-day history was made by Indian legend Sunil Gavaskar. England scored 334-4 off 60 overs with Amiss scoring 137. Gavaskar's response was to bat for the entire Indian innings and score 36 not out (with only 1 four).
The Prudential Cup was won by West Indies who were the favorites.
