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1978/79 West Indies in India and Sri Lanka

    Nov 17 - 19 1978

  • West Indians won by 263 runs
    Nehru Stadium, Indore
    Central Zone
    130 and 51 (target: 315)
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    224 and 220/5d
    Match Centre

    • Nov 22 - 24 1978

  • Match drawn
    Nehru Stadium, Pune
    India Under-22s
    257/9d
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    388 and 254/2
    Match Centre

    • Nov 26 - 28 1978

  • Match drawn
    Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara
    West Zone
    299/6d
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    315/9d and 192/4
    Match Centre

    • Dec 01 - 06 1978

  • 1st Test Match drawn
    Wankhede Stadium, Bombay
    India
    424 and 224/2
    India
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies
    493
    Match Centre

    • Dec 09 - 11 1978

  • Match drawn
    Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad
    South Zone
    283/8d and 169/6 (target: 277)
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    278 and 281/4d
    Match Centre

    • Dec 15 - 20 1978

  • 2nd Test Match drawn
    M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
    India
    371
    India
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies
    437 and 200/8
    Match Centre

    • Dec 23 - 25 1978

  • West Indians won by an innings and 61 runs
    Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur
    East Zone
    317/9d and 122
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    500/4d
    Match Centre

    • Dec 29 1978 - Jan 03 1979

  • 3rd Test Match drawn
    Eden Gardens, Calcutta
    India
    300 and 361/1d
    India
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies
    327 and 197/9 (target: 335)
    Match Centre

    • Jan 06 - 08 1979

  • Match drawn
    Brabourne Stadium, Bombay
    Indian Board President's XI
    245/5d and 93/3 (target: 192)
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    254 and 182
    Match Centre

    • Jan 12 - 16 1979

  • 4th Test India won by 3 wickets
    Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chepauk, Madras
    India
    255 and 125/7 (target: 125)
    India
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies
    228 and 151
    Match Centre

    • Jan 20 - 22 1979

  • Match drawn
    Gandhi Stadium, Jalandhar
    North Zone
    311/3d
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    167 and 343/6
    Match Centre

    • Jan 24 - 29 1979

  • 5th Test Match drawn
    Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
    India
    566/8d
    India
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies
    172 and 179/3 (f/o)
    Match Centre

    • Feb 02 - 08 1979

  • 6th Test Match drawn
    Green Park Stadium, Kanpur
    India
    644/7d
    India
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies
    452/8
    Match Centre

    • Feb 10 - 12 1979

  • Karnataka won by 11 runs
    Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
    Karnataka
    219 and 292/8d
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    220 and 280 (target: 292)

    • Feb 15 1979

  • Sri Lanka Board President's XI won by 7 wickets with 19 balls remaining
    Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa
    Sri Lanka Board President's XI
    159/3 (31.5/35 ov)
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    156/7 (35/35 ov)
    Match Centre

    • Feb 16 - 18 1979

  • Match drawn
    Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
    Sri Lanka Board President's XI
    190 and 122/5 (target: 224)
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    212 and 201
    Match Centre

    • Feb 20 1979

  • West Indians won by 113 runs
    Galle International Stadium, Galle
    Sri Lanka Board President's XI
    143/8 (45 ov)
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    256/7 (45 ov)

    • Feb 22 - 24 1979

  • Match drawn
    P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo
    Sri Lanka
    266 and 132/5
    Sri Lanka
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    402/8d
    Match Centre

    • Feb 25 1979

  • West Indians won by 6 wickets with 127 balls remaining
    Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
    Sri Lanka
    88 (27.1/45 ov)
    Sri Lanka
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    90/4 (23.5/45 ov)
    Match Centre
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Most Runs

Rank Player Team Runs
1 SFAF Bacchus

WI

 1137
2 HA Gomes

WI

 1110
3 AI Kallicharran

WI

 1051
4 SM Gavaskar

IND

 732
5 AB Williams

WI

 709

Most Wickets

Rank Player Team Wickets
1 MD Marshall

WI

 46
2 ST Clarke

WI

 44
3 N Phillip

WI

 36
4 KD Ghavri

IND/WZone

 33
5 S Venkataraghavan

IND/SZone

 25

Most Sixes

Rank Player Team Sixes
1 S Shivnarine

WI

 0
2 SFAF Bacchus

WI

 0
3 SM Gavaskar

IND

 4
4 Kapil Dev

IND

 4+
5 DA Murray

WI

 2+

Best Individual Scores

Rank Player Team High Score
1 SFAF Bacchus

WI

 250
2 DA Murray

WI

 206*
3 SM Gavaskar

IND

 205
4 AI Kallicharran

WI

 187
5 GR Viswanath

IND/Karn

 179

Best Bowling Figures (innings)

Rank Player Team BBI
1 MD Marshall

WI

 6/42
2 NS Yadav

IBPXI

 6/64
3 B Vijayakrishna

Karn

 6/79
4 ST Clarke

WI

 5/16
5 N Phillip

WI

 5/34

First-class

Most Runs

Rank Player Team Runs
1 HA Gomes WI

WI

 1068
2 SFAF Bacchus WI

WI

 1030
3 AI Kallicharran WI

WI

 950
4 SM Gavaskar IND

IND

 732
5 AB Williams WI

WI

 651

Most Wickets

Rank Player Team Wickets
1 ST Clarke WI

WI

 42
2 MD Marshall WI

WI

 42
3 N Phillip WI

WI

 33
4 KD Ghavri IND/WZone

IND/WZone

 33
5 S Venkataraghavan IND/SZone

IND/SZone

 25

Most Sixes

Rank Player Team Sixes
1 S Shivnarine WI

WI

 6+
2 SFAF Bacchus WI

WI

 4+
3 SM Gavaskar IND

IND

 4
4 Kapil Dev IND

IND

 4+
5 DA Murray WI

WI

 2+

Best Individual Scores

Rank Player Team High Score
1 SFAF Bacchus WI

WI

 250
2 DA Murray WI

WI

 206*
3 SM Gavaskar IND

IND

 205
4 AI Kallicharran WI

WI

 187
5 GR Viswanath IND/Karn

IND/Karn

 179

Best Bowling Figures (innings)

Rank Player Team BBI
1 MD Marshall WI

WI

 6/42
2 NS Yadav

IBPXI

 6/64
3 B Vijayakrishna

Karn

 6/79
4 ST Clarke WI

WI

 5/16
5 N Phillip WI

WI

 5/34

List A one-day

Most Runs

Rank Player Team Runs
1 LRD Mendis SRI/SLBPXI

SRI/SLBPXI

 122
2 SFAF Bacchus WI

WI

 107
3 AI Kallicharran WI

WI

 101
4 S Shivnarine WI

WI

 59
5 AB Williams WI

WI

 58

Most Wickets

Rank Player Team Wickets
1 VA Holder WI

WI

 7
2 DLS de Silva SRI/SLBPXI

SRI/SLBPXI

 7
3 MD Marshall WI

WI

 4
4 N Phillip WI

WI

 3
5 FRMD Gunatilleke SRI/SLBPXI

SRI/SLBPXI

 2

Most Sixes

Rank Player Team Sixes
1 AE Greenidge WI

WI

 0
2 HA Gomes WI

WI

 0
3 SFAF Bacchus WI

WI

 0
4 N Phillip WI

WI

 0
5 DR Parry WI

WI

 0

Best Individual Scores

Rank Player Team High Score
1 AI Kallicharran WI

WI

 101
2 SFAF Bacchus WI

WI

 90*
3 LRD Mendis SRI/SLBPXI

SRI/SLBPXI

 78*
4 AB Williams WI

WI

 46
5 HA Gomes WI

WI

 38

Best Bowling Figures (innings)

Rank Player Team BBI
1 DLS de Silva SRI/SLBPXI

SRI/SLBPXI

 5/49
2 MD Marshall WI

WI

 4/27
3 VA Holder WI

WI

 3/8
4 RG Abeynaike

SLBPXI

 2/21
5 ST Clarke WI

WI

 2/24

Tests

Most Runs

Rank Player Team Runs
1 SM Gavaskar IND

IND

 732
2 AI Kallicharran WI

WI

 538
3 GR Viswanath IND

IND

 497
4 SFAF Bacchus WI

WI

 472
5 DB Vengsarkar IND

IND

 417

Most Wickets

Rank Player Team Wickets
1 KD Ghavri IND

IND

 27
2 ST Clarke WI

WI

 21
3 S Venkataraghavan IND

IND

 20
4 N Phillip WI

WI

 19
5 Kapil Dev IND

IND

 17

Most Sixes

Rank Player Team Sixes
1 SM Gavaskar IND

IND

 4
2 Kapil Dev IND

IND

 4+
3 SFAF Bacchus WI

WI

 3+
4 N Phillip WI

WI

 2+
5 ST Clarke WI

WI

 2+

Best Individual Scores

Rank Player Team High Score
1 SFAF Bacchus WI

WI

 250
2 SM Gavaskar IND

IND

 205
3 AI Kallicharran WI

WI

 187
4 GR Viswanath IND

IND

 179
5 DB Vengsarkar IND

IND

 157*

Best Bowling Figures (innings)

Rank Player Team BBI
1 KD Ghavri IND

IND

 5/51
2 BS Chandrasekhar IND

IND

 5/116
3 ST Clarke WI

WI

 5/126
4 Kapil Dev IND

IND

 4/38
5 S Venkataraghavan IND

IND

 4/43