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 1975 Cricket World Cup including 2 Semifinals and a Final match.[1]

Umpires

Out of the 8 selected umpires, 7 of them belong to the England while Bill Alley was from Australia.[2] The first semifinal was supervised by Bill Alley and David Constant while Lloyd Budd and Arthur Fagg supervised the second semifinal.[3][4]

Dickie Bird and Tom Spencer were elected to stand in the final of first ever played Cricket World Cup.[5]

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


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