Editing 1975 Cricket World Cup (section)

===Final===
{{Main|1975 Cricket World Cup Final}}
The final match on 21 June was sold out three days beforehand.<ref>{{cite news|date=18 June 1975|title=World Cup sell out|work=The Times|page=8}}</ref> With the West Indies being favourites for the match, they were asked by Ian Chappell to bat first and would go on to score 291 for eight wickets from 60 overs. After being given a second chance from a Ross Edwards dropped chance at mid-wicket, Clive Lloyd went on to top score for the West Indies with 102.<ref name=Lloyd>{{cite news|date=23 June 1975|title=The great day when London was Lloyd's|work=The Times|first=John|last=Woodcock|page=11}}</ref> Gary Gilmour was the best of the Australian bowlers with five wickets for 48 runs. In response, Ian Chappell scored a half-century to set up the foundation for Australia before three run-outs from the hands of Viv Richards put the pressure on Australia as they collapsed to 233 for nine.<ref name=Lloyd/> A final-wicket partnership of 41 from Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson brought Australia within 18 runs of victory. But a fifth run-out of the innings saw Australia bowled out for 274 and would see the West Indies win by 17 runs, claiming the first men's World Cup.<ref>Browning (1999), p. 30</ref>

{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 21 June 1975
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 291/8 (60 overs)
| score2 = 274 (58.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| runs1 = [[Clive Lloyd]] 102 (85)
| wickets1 = [[Gary Gilmour]] 5/48 (12 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ian Chappell]] 62 (93)
| wickets2 = [[Keith Boyce]] 4/50 (12 overs)
| result = West Indies won by 17 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65049.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Lord's]], London
| umpires = [[Dickie Bird]] (Eng) and [[Tom Spencer (cricketer)|Tom Spencer]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Clive Lloyd]] (WI)
| rain = 
}}