<P> The inaugural ICC Cricket World Cup final was held on 21 June 1975 at Lord 's , contested by Australia and the West Indies . A man of the match performance , including a century from West Indian captain Clive Lloyd coming in to bat at number five with his team 50 / 3 , formed the basis of a 149 - run fourth - wicket partnership with Rohan Kanhai . Keith Boyce added a quick 34 and the Australians were set a target of 292 to win in a 60 - over encounter . In reply , Alan Turner hit 40 from 54 deliveries and Australian captain Ian Chappell scored 62 from 93 balls . Australia `` contributed to their own destruction '' in an innings with five run outs , and the West Indies were crowned the first cricket world champions , winning by 17 runs . Four years later , the West Indies qualified for the final , this time facing England , hosted at Lord 's for the second consecutive tournament . An unbeaten 138 from Viv Richards , and support from Collis King in a 139 - run partnership for the fifth wicket , saw the West Indies set England a target of 287 runs to win in 60 overs . A profitable yet slow opening partnership between Mike Brearley and Geoffrey Boycott ( the latter taking 17 overs to reach double figures ) saw England to 129 . However , following Brearley 's dismissal , only Graham Gooch and Derek Randall made a `` brief assault '' on the West Indian bowling , before a batting collapse , Joel Garner taking five wickets in eleven balls . England ended 194 all out , and presented the West Indies with their second consecutive title , winning by 92 runs . </P>
<P> The inaugural ICC Cricket World Cup final was held on 21 June 1975 at Lord 's , contested by Australia and the West Indies . A man of the match performance , including a century from West Indian captain Clive Lloyd coming in to bat at number five with his team 50 / 3 , formed the basis of a 149 - run fourth - wicket partnership with Rohan Kanhai . Keith Boyce added a quick 34 and the Australians were set a target of 292 to win in a 60 - over encounter . In reply , Alan Turner hit 40 from 54 deliveries and Australian captain Ian Chappell scored 62 from 93 balls . Australia `` contributed to their own destruction '' in an innings with five run outs , and the West Indies were crowned the first cricket world champions , winning by 17 runs . Four years later , the West Indies qualified for the final , this time facing England , hosted at Lord 's for the second consecutive tournament . An unbeaten 138 from Viv Richards , and support from Collis King in a 139 - run partnership for the fifth wicket , saw the West Indies set England a target of 287 runs to win in 60 overs . A profitable yet slow opening partnership between Mike Brearley and Geoffrey Boycott ( the latter taking 17 overs to reach double figures ) saw England to 129 . However , following Brearley 's dismissal , only Graham Gooch and Derek Randall made a `` brief assault '' on the West Indian bowling , before a batting collapse , Joel Garner taking five wickets in eleven balls . England ended 194 all out , and presented the West Indies with their second consecutive title , winning by 92 runs . </P>
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