1975 Cricket World Cup knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
18 June - England Leeds
  England 93  
  Australia 94/6  
 
21 June - England London
      Australia 274
    West Indies 291/8
18 June - England London
  New Zealand 158
  West Indies 159/5  

Semifinals

England vs Australia

18 June 1975
Scorecard
England 
93 (36.2 overs)
v
 Australia
94/6 (28.4 overs)
Mike Denness 27 (60)
Chris Old 3/29 (7 overs)
Gary Gilmour 28* (28)
Gary Gilmour 6/14 (12 overs)
Australia won by 4 wickets
Headingley Stadium, Leeds
Umpires: Bill Alley (Aus) and David Constant (Eng)
Player of the match: Gary Gilmour (Aus)

In the best World Cup performance to date by a bowler, Gary Gilmour (6/14) took six wickets as England were bowled all out for 93 (all out, 36.2 overs), after falling to 37/7. Australia initially suffered a collapse just as dramatic, falling to 39/6, before Gary Gilmour (28 from 28 balls, 5 fours) brought them home in a fantastic all-round performance.

New Zealand vs West Indies

18 June 1975
Scorecard
New Zealand 
158 (52.2 overs)
v
 West Indies
159/5 (40.1 overs)
Geoff Howarth 51 (93)
Richard Collinge 3/28 (12 overs)
Alvin Kallicharran 72 (92)
Bernard Julien 4/27 (12 overs)
West Indies won by 5 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Lloyd Budd (Eng) and Arthur Fagg (Eng)
Player of the match: Alvin Kallicharran (WI)

The West Indies won the toss and sent New Zealand in to bat first. New Zealand batted well against the bowling at first, reaching 98/1. However, when captain Glenn Turner (36 from 74 balls, 3 fours) and Geoff Howarth (51 from 93 balls, 3 fours) fell, breaking a second-wicket partnership of 90 runs, New Zealand lost 9/60 to fall to 158 (all out, 52.2 overs). The West Indies responded, with Alvin Kallicharan (72 from 92 balls, 7 fours, 1 six) and Gordon Greenidge (55 from 95 balls, 9 fours, 1 six) sharing a second-wicket partnership of 125 runs that brought the West Indies to their target.

Final

June 21, 1975
Scorecard
West Indies 
291/8 (60 overs)
v
 Australia
274 (58.4 overs)
Clive Lloyd 102 (85)
Gary Gilmour 5/48 (12 overs)
Ian Chappell 62 (93)
Keith Boyce 4/50 (12 overs)
West Indies won by 17 runs
Lord's, London, England
Umpires: Dickie Bird and Tom Spencer
Player of the match: Clive Lloyd

In the final, the West Indies beat Australia by 17 runs, after an accomplished innings from captain Clive Lloyd (102 from 85 balls, 12 fours, 2 sixes). The Australian innings was marked by top-order batsmen being run out when going for runs after misfields. A total of five of their team were run out, three by Vivian Richards. There was no 'Man of the Series' awarded in 1975.

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