# Canonical recap data for First Cricket World Cup (1975)
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slug: first-cricket-world-cup
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1975/first-cricket-world-cup"
title: First Cricket World Cup
subtitle: Cricket's first global tournament established the sport's modern competitive framework and international prestige.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1975-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1975
decade: 1970
country:
name: England
slug: england
summaryShort: 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 forc
summaryLong: 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.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Fort_Cricket_Hill.jpg/1280px-Fort_Cricket_Hill.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Fort Cricket Hill"
importance: 76
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Cricket_Hill"
  title: Fort Cricket Hill
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- sports
metaDescription: "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 "
wikidataQid: Q16974902
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20250123090627/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Cricket_Hill"
  capturedAt: 2025-01-23
  label: Fort Cricket Hill
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Cricket_Hill"
