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1979 Prudential World Cup

    May 26 - 29 1979

  • Warm-up Match abandoned without a ball bowled
    Grace Road, Leicester
    Leicestershire
    Leicestershire
    vs
    New Zealanders
    New Zealanders

    • Jun 09 1979

  • Group A Pakistan won by 8 wickets with 119 balls remaining
    Headingley, Leeds
    Canada
    139/9 (60 ov)
    Canada
    vs
    Pakistan
    Pakistan
    140/2 (40.1/60 ov)
    Match Centre

    • Jun 09 1979

  • Group A England won by 6 wickets with 77 balls remaining
    Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
    England
    160/4 (47.1/60 ov)
    England
    vs
    Australia
    Australia
    159/9 (60 ov)
    Match Centre

    • Jun 09 1979

  • Group B West Indies won by 9 wickets with 51 balls remaining
    Edgbaston, Birmingham
    India
    190 (53.1/60 ov)
    India
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies
    194/1 (51.3/60 ov)
    Match Centre

    • Jun 09 1979

  • Group B New Zealand won by 9 wickets with 74 balls remaining
    Trent Bridge, Nottingham
    New Zealand
    190/1 (47.4/60 ov)
    New Zealand
    vs
    Sri Lanka
    Sri Lanka
    189 (56.5/60 ov)
    Match Centre

    • Jun 13 - 14 1979

  • Group A Pakistan won by 89 runs
    Trent Bridge, Nottingham
    Australia
    197 (57.1/60 ov)
    Australia
    vs
    Pakistan
    Pakistan
    286/7 (60 ov)
    Match Centre

    • Jun 13 - 14 1979

  • Group A England won by 8 wickets with 277 balls remaining
    Old Trafford, Manchester
    England
    46/2 (13.5/60 ov)
    England
    vs
    Canada
    Canada
    45 (40.3/60 ov)
    Match Centre

    • Jun 13 1979

  • Group B New Zealand won by 8 wickets with 18 balls remaining
    Headingley, Leeds
    India
    182 (55.5/60 ov)
    India
    vs
    New Zealand
    New Zealand
    183/2 (57/60 ov)
    Match Centre

    • Jun 13 - 15 1979

  • Group B Match abandoned without a ball bowled
    Kennington Oval, Kennington
    Sri Lanka
    Sri Lanka
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies

    • Jun 16 1979

  • Group A Australia won by 7 wickets with 204 balls remaining
    Edgbaston, Birmingham
    Australia
    106/3 (26/60 ov)
    Australia
    vs
    Canada
    Canada
    105 (33.2/60 ov)
    Match Centre

    • Jun 16 1979

  • Group A England won by 14 runs
    Headingley, Leeds
    England
    165/9 (60 ov)
    England
    vs
    Pakistan
    Pakistan
    151 (56/60 ov)
    Match Centre

    • Jun 16 - 18 1979

  • Group B Sri Lanka won by 47 runs
    Old Trafford, Manchester
    India
    191 (54.1/60 ov)
    India
    vs
    Sri Lanka
    Sri Lanka
    238/5 (60 ov)
    Match Centre

    • Jun 16 1979

  • Group B West Indies won by 32 runs
    Trent Bridge, Nottingham
    New Zealand
    212/9 (60 ov)
    New Zealand
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies
    244/7 (60 ov)
    Match Centre

    • Jun 20 1979

  • Semi-Final England won by 9 runs
    Old Trafford, Manchester
    England
    221/8 (60 ov)
    England
    vs
    New Zealand
    New Zealand
    212/9 (60 ov)
    Match Centre

    • Jun 20 1979

  • Semi-Final West Indies won by 43 runs
    Kennington Oval, Kennington
    Pakistan
    250 (56.2/60 ov)
    Pakistan
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies
    293/6 (60 ov)
    Match Centre

    • Jun 23 1979

  • Final West Indies won by 92 runs
    Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
    England
    194 (51/60 ov)
    England
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies
    286/9 (60 ov)
    Match Centre

All

Most Runs

Rank Player Team Runs
1 CG Greenidge

WI

 253
2 IVA Richards

WI

 217
3 GA Gooch

ENG

 210
4 GM Turner

NZL

 176
5 JG Wright

NZL

 166

Most Wickets

Rank Player Team Wickets
1 M Hendrick

ENG

 10
2 Asif Iqbal

PAK

 9
3 CM Old

ENG

 9
4 BJ McKechnie

NZL

 9
5 MA Holding

WI

 8

Most Sixes

Rank Player Team Sixes
1 IVA Richards

WI

 4+
2 CG Greenidge

WI

 3
3 CL King

WI

 3+
4 LRD Mendis

SRI

 3
5 Zaheer Abbas

PAK

 2

Best Individual Scores

Rank Player Team High Score
1 IVA Richards

WI

 138*
2 CG Greenidge

WI

 106*
3 Zaheer Abbas

PAK

 93
4 CL King

WI

 86
5 BA Edgar

NZL

 84*

Best Bowling Figures (innings)

Rank Player Team BBI
1 AG Hurst

AUS

 5/21
2 J Garner

WI

 5/38
3 CM Old

ENG

 4/8
4 RGD Willis

ENG

 4/11
5 M Hendrick

ENG

 4/15

First-class

One-day internationals

Standings Table

Rank Team Mat Wins Losses Points
1 England

England

 3 3 0 12.0
2 West Indies

West Indies

 3 2 0 10.0
3 Pakistan

Pakistan

 3 2 1 8.0
4 New Zealand

New Zealand

 3 2 1 8.0
5 Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

 3 1 1 6.0
6 Australia

Australia

 3 1 2 4.0
7 Canada

Canada

 3 0 3 0.0
8 India

India

 3 0 3 0.0

Most Runs

Rank Player Team Runs
1 CG Greenidge WI

WI

 253
2 IVA Richards WI

WI

 217
3 GA Gooch ENG

ENG

 210
4 GM Turner NZL

NZL

 176
5 JG Wright NZL

NZL

 166

Most Wickets

Rank Player Team Wickets
1 M Hendrick ENG

ENG

 10
2 Asif Iqbal PAK

PAK

 9
3 CM Old ENG

ENG

 9
4 BJ McKechnie NZL

NZL

 9
5 MA Holding WI

WI

 8

Most Sixes

Rank Player Team Sixes
1 IVA Richards WI

WI

 4+
2 CG Greenidge WI

WI

 3
3 CL King WI

WI

 3+
4 LRD Mendis SRI

SRI

 3
5 Zaheer Abbas PAK

PAK

 2

Best Individual Scores

Rank Player Team High Score
1 IVA Richards WI

WI

 138*
2 CG Greenidge WI

WI

 106*
3 Zaheer Abbas PAK

PAK

 93
4 CL King WI

WI

 86
5 BA Edgar NZL

NZL

 84*

Best Bowling Figures (innings)

Rank Player Team BBI
1 AG Hurst AUS

AUS

 5/21
2 J Garner WI

WI

 5/38
3 CM Old ENG

ENG

 4/8
4 RGD Willis ENG

ENG

 4/11
5 M Hendrick ENG

ENG

 4/15
Sir Viv Richards 1979.jpg

#OnThisDay West Indies crowned Kings of the World at 1979 World Cup

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