1975 Cricket World Cup
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The 1975 Cricket World Cup was the inaugural men's Cricket World Cup, and the first major tournament in the history of One Day International cricket. Organised by the International Cricket Conference,
The final of the tournament was played at Lord's in London.
West Indies cricket team
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The West Indies cricket team, nicknamed the Windies, is a men's cricket team representing the West Indies—a group of mainly English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean region—and admin
1975 Cricket World Cup
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Learie Constantine, who played Test cricket in the 1920s and 1930s, was one of the first great West Indian players.
Daren Sammy. The West Indies have won three major tournament titles: the Cricket World Cup twice, the Champions Trophy once, and the World Twenty20 twice. Both World T20s were won with Sammy as captain, making him and Clive Lloyd the only West Indian captains with multiple ICC tournament victories.
Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad
Brian Lara holds the world record for highest score in Test cricket (400 v. England in 2003–04)