Australia vs West Indies, final

Final: Australia v West Indies at Lord's, Jun 21, 1975 | The finest day of entertainment | When the fans thought it was over, but it wasn't

Rob Steen: how the World Cup came to be

How the World Cup came to be

Overview: 1975

First among equals

Men of the finals: Clive Lloyd, 1975

'Lloyd batted us from one side of Lord's to the other'

Lynch on the first World Cup

Steven Lynch: The 40-year itch

Classic Moments 1975

Deryck Murray and Andy Roberts stun Pakistan in first thriller | Alvin Kallicharan takes apart Dennis Lillee | Gary Gilmour cooks England's goose | The deadly arm of Viv Richards | Thommo gives Sri Lanka a headache

Australia vs England, 1st semi-final

1st SF: England v Australia at Leeds, Jun 18, 1975 | Swing and swish

2nd semi-final: NZ vs WI, 1975

2nd SF: New Zealand v West Indies at The Oval, Jun 18, 1975

Gallery 1975

The World Cup in Pictures: A giant leap for one-day internationals

Quiz: 1975

Who bowled the first ball of the World Cup?

My first WC: Javed Miandad

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

Aus vs SL, The Oval 1975

7th Match: Australia v Sri Lanka at The Oval, Jun 11, 1975 | 'Do you want to press charges against a Mr Jeff Thomson?'

Pak vs WI, Edgbaston

8th Match: Pakistan v West Indies at Birmingham, Jun 11, 1975 | The first World Cup classic

Rewind: birth of the World Cup

The birth of the World Cup

Jury's Out: The best WC

Which World Cup was the best?

England vs India, Lord's

1st Match: England v India at Lord's, Jun 7, 1975 | Sunil Gavaskar's World Cup go-slow