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The 1975 English cricket season was notable for hosting the first-ever Cricket World Cup which was won by West Indies, who defeated Australia in an exciting final.
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Australia toured England to compete for the Ashes. It was the 53rd test series between the two sides which Australia won 1-0.
Leicestershire won their first ever County Championship title.
Honours
Test series
England played a four-Test Ashes series against Australia but lost the first at Edgbaston following Mike Denness's surprising decision to put Australia in. The other three were drawn, the one at Headingley being abandoned in controversial circumstances when the pitch was destroyed overnight by political protestors. Australia therefore retained the Ashes.
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1975 English cricket season Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA