Overview

First among equals

The inaugural World Cup saw teams treat the infant format like truncated Tests

How the World Cup came to be

Rob Steen: The first global tournament materialised largely because the game was not financially strong

Supercat turns it on

Men of the Finals: When Clive Lloyd took the biggest stage by storm, in the title match of the first tournament

Vignettes: 1

Murray and Roberts stun Pakistan

West Indies' last wicket stole victory in a thrilling last-over finish at Edgbaston

Vignettes: 2

Little man takes apart big man

Alvin Kallicharran met fire with fire and smashed Dennis Lillee for 35 runs in 10 balls

Vignettes: 3

Gilmour cooks England's goose

England were wary of Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson going into the World Cup semi-final, but they were swung out by a 23-year old rookie

Vignettes: 4

The deadly arm of Viv

Richards turns the final against Australia around with three strikes

'We didn't know what the World Cup was'

My First World Cup: Javed Miandad wasn't yet 18 when he made his ODI debut in one of the most thrilling matches of the 1975 tournament

Gallery

A giant leap for one-day internationals

The first World Cup in pictures

Quiz

Who bowled the first ball of the World Cup?

How much do you know about the first World Cup?