1979 English cricket season

none March 2014 March 2014 1978 1978 English cricket season 1980 1980 English cricket season The 1979 English cricket season was the 80th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. The second Cricket World Cup was played and West Indies defeated England in the final. The County Championship was won by Essex for the first time. Honours County Championship - Essex Gillette Cup - Somerset Sunday League - Somerset Benson & Hedges Cup - Essex Minor Counties Championship - Suffolk Second XI Championship - Warwickshire II Wisden - Joel Garner, Sunil Gavaskar, Graham Gooch, Derek Randall, Brian Rose World Cup 1979 Cricket World Cup Test series India tour Indian cricket team in England in 1979 County Championship 1979 County Championship Gillette Cup 1979 Gillette Cup Benson & Hedges Cup 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup Sunday League 1979 John Player League Leading batsmen July 2010 Leading bowlers July 2010 References External links CricketArchive – season and tournament itineraries Annual reviews Playfair Cricket Annual 1980 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1980 Category:English cricket seasons in the 20th century English Cricket Season, 1979 Cricket season