▁take ▁on ▁England ▁in ▁the ▁semi ▁final . ▁Gary ▁Gil m our ▁took ▁six ▁w ick ets ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁inn ings ▁to ▁help ▁them ▁through ▁to ▁the ▁final . ▁ ▁Final ▁ ▁Sum mary ▁The ▁first ▁Cr icket ▁World ▁Cup ▁final ▁was ▁played ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁June ▁( M id sum mer ▁of ▁that ▁year ) ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁capacity ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 2 6 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁gl orious ▁summer ▁sun sh ine . ▁Australia ▁won ▁the ▁toss ▁and ▁invited ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁to ▁bat , ▁hoping ▁to ▁make ▁use ▁of ▁ideal ▁bow ling ▁conditions . ▁The ▁first ▁moment ▁of ▁drama ▁came ▁when ▁op ener ▁Roy ▁Freder icks ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁hit ▁w icket ; ▁he ▁hook ed ▁a ▁b oun cer ▁from ▁Dennis ▁L ille e ▁for ▁six , ▁but ▁in ▁his ▁follow - through ▁lost ▁his ▁balance ▁and ▁knock ed ▁the ▁b ails ▁off ▁the ▁st umps . ▁Australia ▁were ▁on ▁top ▁at ▁ 5 0 / 3 ▁when ▁West ▁Indian ▁captain ▁C live ▁Lloyd ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁cre ase ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁veter an ▁R oh an ▁Kan hai . ▁The ▁pair ▁sw ung ▁the ▁match ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies ' ▁favour ▁by ▁putting ▁on ▁ 1 4 9 ▁for ▁the ▁fourth ▁w icket . ▁Kan hai ▁played ▁the ▁anchor ▁role ▁– ▁not ▁scoring ▁for ▁ 1 1 ▁o vers ▁– ▁while ▁Lloyd ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁Australian ▁bow ling ▁attack , ▁surv iving ▁a ▁dropped ▁catch ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁to