Swing and swish

John Snow: This was Snow's final ODI. Never far from controversy, he had been left out of the 1974-75 Ashes tour, which England lost 4-1. While bowling in the first game of the World Cup, against India at Lord's, he said to Sunil Gavaskar, "Don't try those singles", alluding to the 1971 incident at the same venue, where he had collided with the batsman. Off the field the two were friends. "His run-up was short… rhythmic, smooth and… ended with a lovely action," Gavaskar wrote about him.

Tony Greig: With Australia needing under 20 runs with four wickets in hand, Greig, at second slip, dropped a difficult catch off a slash by Gilmour. This was Greig's only World Cup. He took wickets against New Zealand, but didn't make it past single figures with the bat. However, he was appointed England's Test captain during the Ashes that followed, after Mike Denness was sacked for an innings defeat in the first match.

Gary Gilmour: Under grey skies and on a green pitch, the 23-year-old had been unplayable with his swing and seam, taking 6 for 14 and bowling England out for 93. Now, with Australia in trouble, having lost six wickets for 39 runs, Gilmour ensured they made it to the final with a run-a-ball 28. Three days later, in the final, he took a five-for, but Australia lost. Two months later, in a Test at Headingley, Gilmour took another six-for, but this time England managed a draw.

Doug Walters: Walters never did exceptionally well in England, in Tests or ODIs. But there were two shots, off Geoff Arnold, in his 55-run stand with Gilmour that stood out. One was a fierce drive to the long-on boundary that zoomed through a leaping Gilmour's legs, and one that was described as a "princely" cut by the commentator.

Alan Knott: The England wicketkeeper broke his left middle finger in the first match of the World Cup and struggled through the rest. About Gilmour's four lbws in his spell, Knott said: "He bowled well but it was ridiculous that there was no sightscreen at the end from which he was bowling… it was very difficult to pick up his deliveries."