From 334 to 481: the rise of the highest ODI total

England v Australia, 3rd ODI, Trent Bridge

In every decade since the 1970s, teams have set new records for ODI totals, breaching the 300-run and then the 400-run mark. 

Rewind: The birth of the World Cup

1975

The low-key launch of the tournament in 1975

The birth of the World Cup

Alex Bowden: Sunil Gavaskar 36 not out

Stuart and Ash

Our commentary team sits through a World Cup classic, but they won't stand for it

Sunil Gavaskar 36 not out

Sunil Gavaskar's Indian World Cup go-slow

The first World Cup match was an occasion tarnished by the most bizarre of innings from Sunil Gavaskar 

Sunny's World Cup go-slow

The 1975 World Cup in England

A summary of the 1975 World Cup in England

West Indies victory heralds a new era

The Prudential World Cup 1975, first Group A match

With Amiss in his best form and admirably supported by Fletcher, England ran up the highest score in this country for a 60-over match, although later in the summer it was beaten by Hampshire in the Gillette Cup

ENGLAND v INDIA

July 1975

The inaugural World Cup started on June 7, 1975, but India failed to enter into the party spirit

Indian mysticism defies explanation

SM Gavaskar

ED Solkar

AD Gaekwad

GR Viswanath

BP Patel

M Amarnath

FM Engineer

S Abid Ali

S Madan Lal

S Venkataraghavan

KD Ghavri

JA Snow

GG Arnold

CM Old

AW Greig

B Wood

P Lever

JA Jameson

India

DL Amiss

England

Group A

Group B

Lord's

London

India tour of England

Prudential World Cup

1st Match

DJ Constant

JG Langridge

Player Name		R	B
SM Gavaskar	not out	36	174
ED Solkar	caught	8	34
AD Gaekwad	caught	22	46
GR Viswanath	caught	37	59
BP Patel	not out	16	57
Extras	(lb 3, nb 9, w 1)
Total	132(3 wkts; 60 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
JA Snow	12	2	24	0	2
GG Arnold	10	2	20	1	2
CM Old	12	4	26	1	2.17
AW Greig	9	1	26	0	2.89
B Wood	5	2	4	0	0.8
P Lever	10	0	16	1	1.6
JA Jameson	2	1	3	0	1.5

WKT	RUNS	Players
1st	21	Eknath Solkar	Sunil Gavaskar
2nd	29	Sunil Gavaskar	Anshuman Gaekwad
3rd	58	Gundappa Viswanath	Sunil Gavaskar
4th	24	Sunil Gavaskar	Brijesh Patel

TEAM	M	W	L	PT
ENG	3	3	0	12
NZ	3	2	1	8
INDIA	3	1	2	4
E&CA	3	0	3	0

TEAM	M	W	L	PT
WI	3	3	0	12
AUS	3	2	1	8
PAK	3	1	2	4
SL	3	0	3	0

MATCH DAY

India Innings

Prudential World Cup