Editing 1975 Cricket World Cup (section)

==Venues==
[[File:Lords (5968131342).jpg|thumb|right|The final of the tournament was played at [[Lord's]] in London.]]
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Six grounds were used to host matches during the tournament. The announcement of venues  began on 26 July 1973 when the ICC announced that the tournament would be played, with [[Lord's]] as the venue for the final.<ref name=SouthAfrica/> The remaining venues were announced on 5 November 1974, with the scheduling for the tournament announced alongside that for the five [[county cricket]] tournaments that would take place during the 1975 season.<ref name=times5nov74/>

Other than Lord's, which hosted only one group stage match, and [[The Oval]] which hosted three, each of the grounds was used for two matches during the group stage. [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]] and The Oval were the grounds chosen for the two semi-finals.<ref name=times5nov74/>

{|class=wikitable
!City
!Ground
!Capacity
|-
|London
|[[Lord's]]
|25,000<ref>[[John Woodcock (cricket writer)|Woodcock J]] (1975) West Indies the biggest danger to themselves, ''[[The Times]]'', 21 June 1975, p. 21. ([https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS353467605/TTDA?u=nl_earl&sid=bookmark-TTDA&xid=e2ba57ba Available online] at [[The Times Digital Archive]]. Retrieved 22 November 2023.)</ref>
|-
|London
|[[The Oval]]
|23,500{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}
|-
|[[Birmingham]]
|[[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]]
|20,000<ref name=ci31jan15/>
|-
|[[Manchester]]
|[[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]]
|19,000{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}
|-
|[[Nottingham]]
|[[Trent Bridge]]
|15,350{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}
|-
|[[Leeds]]
|[[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]]
|21,000<ref name=ci31jan15/>
|}