1975 Cricket World Cup Group A

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PosTeamPldWLTNRPts RR
1Flag of England.svg  England 33000124.944
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3210084.071
3Flag of India.svg  India 3120043.237
4East Africa Cricket Team Flag.png  East Africa 3030001.900
Source: ESPNcricinfo

England vs India

7 June 1975 [1]
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
334/4 (60 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
132/3 (60 overs)
Dennis Amiss 137 (147)
Syed Abid Ali 2/58 (12.0)
Gundappa Viswanath 37 (59)
Peter Lever 1/16 (10.0)
Flag of England.svg  England won by 202 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: David Constant (Eng) and John Langridge (Eng)
Player of the match: Dennis Amiss (Eng)

New Zealand vs East Africa

7 June 1975 [2]
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
309/5 (60 overs)
v
East Africa Cricket Team Flag.png  East Africa
128/8 (60 overs)
Glenn Turner 171* (201)
Parbhu Nana 1/34 (12 overs)
Frasat Ali 45 (123)
Dayle Hadlee 3/21 (12 overs)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand won by 181 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Dickie Bird (Eng) and Arthur Fagg (Eng)
Player of the match: Glenn Turner (NZ)

England vs New Zealand

11 June 1975 [3]
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
266/6 (60 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
186 (60 overs)
Keith Fletcher 131 (147)
Tony Greig 4/45 (12 overs)
John Morrison 55 (85)
Richard Collinge 2/43 (12 overs)
England won by 80 runs
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Bill Alley (Aus) and Tom Spencer (Eng)
Player of the match: Keith Fletcher (Eng)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to field

East Africa vs India

11 June 1975 [4]
Scorecard
East Africa  East Africa Cricket Team Flag.png
120 (55.3 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
123/0 (29.5 overs)
Jawahir Shah 37 (60)
Don Pringle 0/14 (3 overs)
Sunil Gavaskar 65 (86)
Madan Lal 3/15 (9.3 overs)
India won by 10 wickets
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Dickie Bird (Eng) and Arthur Jepson (Eng)
Player of the match: Farokh Engineer (Ind)

England vs East Africa

14 June 1975 [5]
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
290/5 (60 overs)
v
East Africa Cricket Team Flag.png  East Africa
94 (52.3 overs)
Dennis Amiss 88 (116)
John Snow 4/11 (12 overs)
Ramesh Sethi 30 (102)
Zulfiqar Ali 3/63 (12 overs)
England won by 196 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Bill Alley (Aus) and John Langridge (Eng)
Player of the match: John Snow (Eng)
  • East Africa won the toss and elected to field

India vs New Zealand

14 June 1975 [6]
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
230 (60 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
233/6 (58.5 overs)
Syed Abid Ali 70 (98)
Syed Abid Ali 2/35 (12 overs)
Glenn Turner 114* (177)
Brian McKechnie 3/49 (12 overs)
New Zealand won by 4 wickets
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester
Umpires: Lloyd Budd (Eng) and Arthur Fagg (Eng)
Player of the match: Glenn Turner (NZ)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat

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