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Striking Scenes from the 1975 World Cup in England

teams in colmnsThe eight teams in the finals lineup –spruced up …. The captains are, front row from left: APB Tennekoon (Sri Lanka), Asif Iqbal (Pakistan), Clive Lloyd (West Indies), Mike Brearley (England), Kim Hughes (Australia), Mark Burgess (New Zealand), S Venkataraghavan (India), GE Brisbane (Canada) … Photograph: Patrick Eagar via Getty Images

 Allan Border gets heave-ho … Getty Images

 West Indies captain Clive Lloyd collects the trophy from Prince Philip at Lord’s after his team defeated Australia by 17 runs …. Photograph: Colorsport/RE

 

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