Answer: West Indies
The West Indies won the first two World Cups played in England. They beat Australia beat 17 runs in 1975 and England in 1979 by 92 runs. The third World Cup of 1983 was also played in England. These first three World Cups played with a maximum of 60 overs per innings.
From Quiz: ICC Cricket World Cup 1975-2015
Answer: England won by 202 runs
DL Amiss scored a century (137), and Fletcher scored 68 runs.
From Quiz: World Cup 1975
Answer: 50
Previously 60 overs were bowled by each side in World Cup matches.
From Quiz: The 1987 World Cup
Answer: Canada
Canada beat Bermuda in the ICC Trophy to claim their place in the World Cup of 1979. Sri Lanka also qualified, by beating Denmark in the other semi final.
From Quiz: The 1979 World Cup
Answer: Zimbabwe
Sri Lanka had become a test playing nation, so only one team was allowed to qualify, making two groups of four teams in the first round of the tournament.
From Quiz: The 1983 World Cup
Answer: England
England also hosted the World Cup in 1979, 1983, and 1999.
From Quiz: The 1975 ICC World Cup
Answer: AJ Lamb
Lamb won the man of the match. There was a 115-run 4th wicket partnership between Lamb & Gatting.
From Quiz: World Cup 1983
Answer: West Indies
Clive Lloyd elected to bowl first.
From Quiz: 1983 Prudential World Cup
Answer: England
India won in 1983, Pakistan in 1992, and Sri Lanka in 1996. England played the final in 1979, 1987, and 1992 but never won. Always the bridesmaid ...
From Quiz: World Cup 1975 to 1999
Answer: K.J.J.Van Noortwijk
Noortwjik hit a half century in the ICC Champions Trophy, and may be among the runs in the World Cup for Holland.
From Quiz: World Cup Cricket
Answer: Glen Turner (NZ)
Glen Turner (NZ) made 171 not out against East Africa at Birmingham. On this same day Dennis Amiss (ENG) made 137 against India at Lord's, Roy Fredericks (WI) made 33 against Sri Lanka at Manchester and Majid Khan (PAK) made 65 against Australia at Leeds.
From Quiz: ICC Cricket World Cup 1975-2015
Answer: DL Amiss
Amiss went on to score a century (137) in this match.
From Quiz: World Cup 1975
Answer: Zimbabwe
Australia and New Zealand played in 'gold' and 'silver' respectively. England, India, and Sri Lanka, played in varying shades of blue. Pakistan and South Africa had different greens, and the West Indies played in maroon.
From Quiz: The 1992 World Cup
Answer: 1 run
Australia scored 270 from their 50 overs, with Marsh scoring 110. In reply, India made 269 all out, from 49.5 overs. There was much debate about a four that Dean Jones had scored which was later changed to a six by Umpire Bird; Kapil Dev agreed to the change during the lunch break. By the end of the days play he maybe wished he had not agreed.
From Quiz: The 1987 World Cup
Answer: West Indies
In the final, the West Indies defeated England by 92 runs. They scored 286 from their 60 overs, while England could only manage 194 in reply. Pakistan defeated Australia by 89 runs in their group A match.
From Quiz: The 1979 World Cup
Answer: England
England won the toss and decided to bat. They made 322 for 6, with Allan Lamb scoring 102 off 105 deliveries, including 12 fours and two sixes. Snedden did get his wicket and that of Mike Gatting, but his figures of 2-105 compared most unfavourably to Bob Willis' 2-9 in the same game. England won the match by 106 runs.
From Quiz: The 1983 World Cup
Answer: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia
The East African captain was Harilal Shah, from Kenya. The team lost all three of their matches - to New Zealand by 181 runs, to India by 10 wickets and to England by 196 runs.
From Quiz: The 1975 ICC World Cup
Answer: M.Amarnath
Amarnath got three wickets in seven overs for twelve runs and scored 26 runs.
From Quiz: World Cup 1983
Answer: India
India won by 43 runs. India made 183 while West Indies were bowled out for just 140.
From Quiz: 1983 Prudential World Cup
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar has 1059 runs from 22 matches, at an average of 58.83 and a strike rate of approximately 87%. He also has three centuries and six half-centuries.
From Quiz: World Cup 1975-1999
Answer: Javed Miandad
Miandad played in 6 tournaments from 1975 to 1996.
From Quiz: World Cup 1975 to 1999
Answer: New Zealand
The second semifinal was between Australia and South Africa which ended in a tie.
From Quiz: World Cup Cricket
Answer: Joel Garner (WI)
The West Indies won the final by 92 runs and collected their second World Cup trophy. The pace attack of the West Indies of Garner ( 5/38), Croft (3/42 off 10 overs) and Holding (2/16 off 8 overs) completely destroyed the English batting line up. Edmonds was the most successful English bowler with 2/40 off 12 overs.
From Quiz: ICC Cricket World Cup 1975-2015
Answer: It was the longest day of Cricket .
The match was over at 8:42 p.m. It was the longest day of play and was the longest day in that year.
From Quiz: World Cup 1975
Answer: Martin Crowe and David Boon
Martin Crowe finished the New Zealand innings on 100 not out. He batted for 180 minutes, facing 134 deliveries and scoring eleven fours. David Boon batted for 176 minutes before being run out for 100. He faced 131 balls and also scored eleven fours.
From Quiz: The 1992 World Cup
Answer: Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan
Venkat bowled 36 overs, but took no wickets. He scored 23 runs, at an average of 23, with 13* as his highest score.
From Quiz: The 1979 World Cup
Answer: Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe won by 13 runs, thanks to an unbeaten 69 by Duncan Fletcher and his subsequent capture of four Australian wickets; he removed Wood, Hughes, Hookes and Yallop. His performance earned him the man of the match award.
From Quiz: The 1983 World Cup
Answer: Australia and West Indies
England played Australia at Headingly and Australia won by 4 wickets.England scored 93, with Gary Gilmour taking 6 wickets for 14. Australia scored 94-6. In the second semi-final the West Indies beat New Zealand by 5 wickets, bowling the Kiwis out for 158 and then reaching their target in 40.1 overs.
From Quiz: The 1975 ICC World Cup
Answer: PJL Dujon
Dujon had 15 catches and 1 stumping to his credit.
From Quiz: World Cup 1983
Answer: Kris Srikkanth
Srikkanth made 38, Gavaskar made 2, Kapil Dev made 15 and Sandeep Patil made 27.
From Quiz: 1983 Prudential World Cup
Answer: Steve Waugh
During these 24 years 1975-99: Waugh played in 35 matches, ahead of Miandad's 33. Ranatunga clocked up 30, and Imran 28.
From Quiz: World Cup 1975 to 1999
Answer: Pakistan
The venue of the match was Northampton and the date March 5, 1999.
From Quiz: World Cup Cricket
Answer: K. Srikkanth (IND)
K. Srikkanth was the top scorer between the both teams in a low scoring game. I.V.A. Richards top scored for the West Indies with 33. M. Amarnath scored 26 runs and took 3/22 off 7 overs and was awarded Man of the Match. P.J.L. Dujon the West Indies wicketkeeper scored 25.
From Quiz: ICC Cricket World Cup 1975-2015
Answer: CH Lloyd
Lloyd scored his century of 82 balls. There was a 149-run 4th wkt partnership between him and RB Kanhai.
From Quiz: World Cup 1975
Answer: India
India and Australia both finished with 20 points, but the Indian run rate was 5.39 whereas the Australian run rate was 5.19. New Zealand had 8 points and Zimbabwe zero.
From Quiz: The 1987 World Cup
Answer: hit wicket
Dennis scored 21 in 116 minutes, from 99 balls.
From Quiz: The 1979 World Cup
Answer: Scored 110
Australia won this game by 162 runs, scoring 320 - 9 and then bowling India out for 158 in 37.5 overs. Ken MacLeay took 6-39 in the Indian innings.
From Quiz: The 1983 World Cup
Answer: 17 runs
The West Indies scored 8/291 and Australia were all out for 274. Gary Gilmour took 5-48 in the West Indian innings, including the wicket of Clive Lloyd, West Indian captain and century-maker.
From Quiz: The 1975 ICC World Cup
Answer: six
India won six matches and lost two. India lost to Australia & West Indies.
From Quiz: World Cup 1983
Answer: Andy Roberts
Roberts's spell was 10-3-32-3.
From Quiz: 1983 Prudential World Cup