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title: "First Cricket World Cup"
year: 1975
country: "England"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1975/first-cricket-world-cup"
slug: "first-cricket-world-cup"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1975-01-01"
---

# First Cricket World Cup

> Cricket's first global tournament established the sport's modern competitive framework and international prestige.

## Summary

Fort Cricket Hill is an historic American Revolutionary War site in Mathews County, Virginia. The site is located near the Gwynn's Island bridge, which carries Cricket Hill Road to the island from the mainland near the village of Cricket Hill. From fortifications on this site, rebel Patriot forces fired on British forces controlled by the royal governor, Lord Dunmore, that had occupied Gwynn's Island.

## Sources

- [Fort Cricket Hill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Cricket_Hill) - Wikipedia

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Canonical: https://recap.at/1975/first-cricket-world-cup