1979 Cricket World Cup Group A

April 2022 1979 Cricket World Cup main CricketRR complete ESPNcricinfo RR 4 ENG, PAK, AUS, CAN Q Q #cfc AUS 1 2 371 121.0 1 CAN 0 3 577 160.1 1 ENG 3 0 462 146.0 1 PAK 2 1 289 180.0 1 Australia vs England 9 June 1979 AUS 159/9 (60 overs) 160/4 (47.1 overs) ENG Andrew Hilditch 47 (108) Geoffrey Boycott 2/15 (6 overs) Graham Gooch 53 (96) Trevor Laughlin 2/38 (9.1 overs) England won by 6 wickets Scorecard Lord's, London, England David Constant (Eng) and Barrie Meyer (Eng) Graham Gooch (Eng) Canada vs Pakistan 9 June 1979 CAN 139/9 (60 overs) 140/2 (40.1 overs) PAK Glenroy Sealy 45 (110) Sarfraz Nawaz 3/26 (10 overs) Sadiq Mohammad 57* (122) John Valentine 1/18 (9 overs) Pakistan won by 8 wickets Scorecard Headingley, Leeds, England Dickie Bird (Eng) and Alan Whitehead (Eng) Sadiq Mohammad (Pak) Pakistan vs Australia 13, 14 June 1979 PAK 286/7 (60 overs) 197 (57.1 overs) AUS Asif Iqbal 61 (57) Gary Cosier 3/54 (12 overs) Andrew Hilditch 72 (129) Sikander Bakht 3/34 (11 overs) Pakistan won by 89 runs Scorecard Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England Dickie Bird (Eng) and Ken Palmer (Eng) Asif Iqbal (Pak) Reserve day used Canada vs England 14 June 1979 CAN 45 (40.3 overs) 46/2 (13.5 overs) ENG Franklyn Dennis 21 (99) Chris Old 4/8 (10 overs) Graham Gooch 21* (31) Robert Callender 1/14 (6 overs) England won by 8 wickets Scorecard Old Trafford, Manchester, England John Langridge (Eng) and Barrie Meyer (Eng) Chris Old (Eng) Reserve day used; June 13 washed out. Canada vs Australia 16 June 1979 CAN 105 (33.2 overs) 106/3 (26 overs) AUS John Vaughan 29 (43) Alan Hurst 5/21 (10 overs) Kim Hughes 27 (40) Cornelius Henry 2/27 (10 overs) Australia won by 7 wickets Scorecard Edgbaston, Birmingham, England David Constant (Eng) and John Langridge (Eng) Alan Hurst (Aus) England vs Pakistan 16 June 1979 ENG 165/9 (60 overs) 151 (56 overs) PAK Graham Gooch 33 (90) Majid Khan 3/27 (12 overs) Asif Iqbal 51 (104) Mike Hendrick 4/15 (12 overs) England won by 14 runs Scorecard Headingley, Leeds, England Lloyd Budd (Eng) and David Evans (Eng) Mike Hendrick (Eng) References Cricket England Sports World External links Cricket World Cup 1979 from Cricinfo Group A, 1979 Cricket World Cup Cricket World Cup Group A, 1979