1975 Cricket World Cup officials

The first Cricket World Cup was played in England on six different venues. A total of 15 matches were played in the competition, including two semi-finals and a final match.[1]

Umpires

Seven of the eight umpires selected to stand in the competition where from England, with Bill Alley from Australia the only other umpire.[2] The first semi-final was umpired by Alley and David Constant, with Lloyd Budd and Arthur Fagg officiating in the second.[3][4] Dickie Bird and Tom Spencer were chosen to stand in the first World Cup final.[5]

Umpire Country Matches umpired
Bill Alley Australia 4
Dickie Bird England 4
Lloyd Budd England 4
David Constant England 4
Arthur Fagg England 4
Arthur Jepson England 3
John Langridge England 3
Tom Spencer England 4

References

  1. ^ 15 matches were played in 1975 Cricket World Cup ESPN cricinfo
  2. ^ Bill Alley supervised 1975 Cricket World Cup matches Cricketarchive
  3. ^ Bill Alley and DJ Constant in the 1st semifinal of 1975 Cricket World Cup ESPN cricinfo
  4. ^ Lloyd Budd and Arthur Fagg in the 2nd semifinal of 1975 Cricket World Cup ESPN cricinfo
  5. ^ Dickie Bird and Tom Spencer in the final of 1975 Cricket World Cup ESPN cricinfo

External links

  • Cricket World Cup 1975 from Cricinfo
Portals:
  • map Caribbean
  • Cricket
  • flag England
  • Sports
  • World
  • icon 1970s
  • v
  • t
  • e
1975 Cricket World Cup
Links


Stub icon 2

This article related to an International cricket competition is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e