1979 Cricket World Cup

1979 World Cup in England June 2026 April 2022 Prudential Cup '79 Prudential_Cup_79_logo.svg 100px 9 23 June 1979 International Cricket Conference One Day International Round-robin and Knockout England West Indies 2 ENG 8 15 132000 WIN Gordon Greenidge (253) ENG Mike Hendrick (10) 1975 1975 Cricket World Cup 1983 1983 Cricket World Cup The 1979 Cricket World Cup (officially called the Prudential Cup '79) was the second edition of the Cricket World Cup. Organised by the International Cricket Conference, it was held in England from 9 to 23 June 1979. The tournament was once again sponsored by the Prudential Assurance Company and had eight teams participating in the tournament with the only change being Canada who qualified with Sri Lanka in the qualifier for the tournament. The format remained the same with two teams qualifying from each group with the final once again being at Lord's. England joined first-time semi-finalists Pakistan as the qualifiers from Group A, while the West Indies finished top of Group B ahead of New Zealand. After the West Indies and England both won their semi-finals over Pakistan and New Zealand, respectively, they met in the final at Lord's with the West Indies defending their title from four years earlier with a 92-run victory. West Indian batsman, Gordon Greenidge ended the tournament as the leading run scorer with 253 runs from four matches with English player Mike Hendrick ending up as the leading wicket-taker with ten wickets. Format The eight teams at the tournament were split into two groups of four teams, with each team playing the others in their group in a single round-robin format. The top two teams from each group then advance to the semi-finals to play in a single-elimination tournament. Participants 1979 ICC Trophy thumb|450px| Highlighted are the countries to participate in the 1979 Cricket World Cup.#00f Qualified as full member of ICC#0c0 Qualified via 1979 ICC Trophy#fc0 Failed to qualify The 1979 tournament saw the first qualifiers in a World Cup. The 1979 ICC Trophy was held during late May and early June at various grounds in the English Midlands, with the two finalists qualifying for the World Cup where they joined the six Test nations who qualified automatically.http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/ICCT79/ICCT79_PREVIEW ICC Trophy 1979 – background ESPNcricinfo.com 9 November 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131109133000/http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/ICCT79/ICCT79_PREVIEW 9 November 2013 live Sri Lanka and Canada qualified after defeating Denmark and Bermuda respectively in the semi-finals.Canada fight back to earn Cup place 7 June 1979 The Daily Telegraph 33 TeamMethod of qualificationFinals appearancesLast appearancePrevious best performanceGroupENGHosts2nd1975 Semi-finals (1975)AINDFull member2nd1975 Group stage (1975)BAUS2nd1975 Runners-up (1975)APAK2nd1975 Group stage (1975)AWIN2nd1975 Champions (1975)BNZL2nd1975 Semi-finals (1975)BSRI1979 ICC Trophy winner2nd1975 Group stage (1975)BCAN1979 ICC Trophy runner-up1st—DebutA Venues LondonEngland 400 center England 51 31 N 0 10 W left Lord's England 51 29 N 0 7 W right The Oval England 52 56 N 1 7 W right Nottingham England 52 27 N 1 54 W left Birmingham England 53 49 N 1 34 W left Leeds England 53 27 N 2 17 W left ManchesterLondonLord's Cricket GroundThe OvalCapacity: 30,000Capacity: 23,500200px200px Birmingham Manchester Edgbaston Cricket Ground Old Trafford Cricket Ground Capacity: 21,000 Capacity: 19,000 200px 200pxNottinghamLeedsTrent BridgeHeadingley Cricket GroundCapacity: 15,350Capacity: 14,000 200px200px Squads 1979 Cricket World Cup squads Group stage Summary The opening round of matches took place on 9 June with four matches being played. England took on Australia at Lord's and after the home team elected to field first, restricted the Australians to 97 for one with fine fielding and bowling. After Andrew Hilditch dragged his second ball after lunch into the stumps, the Australians would be restricted for 159 which included four run-outs. The run-chase saw Mike Brearley and Graham Gooch control the innings and led England to a six wicket victory.England triumph in fine show of all-round skills Michael Melford The Guardian 30 11 June 1979 Group A 1979 Cricket World Cup Group A 9 June 1979 AUS 159/9 (60 overs) 160/4 (47.1 overs) ENG England won by 6 wickets Scorecard Lord's, London, England 9 June 1979 CAN 139/9 (60 overs) 140/2 (40.1 overs) PAK Pakistan won by 8 wickets Scorecard Headingley, Leeds, England 13–14 June 1979 PAK 286/7 (60 overs) 197 (57.1 overs) AUS Pakistan won by 89 runs Scorecard Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 13–14 June 1979 CAN 45 (40.3 overs) 46/2 (13.5 overs) ENG England won by 8 wickets Scorecard Old Trafford, Manchester, England 16 June 1979 CAN 105 (33.2 overs) 106/3 (26 overs) AUS Australia won by 7 wickets Scorecard Edgbaston, Birmingham, England 16 June 1979 ENG 165/9 (60 overs) 151 (56 overs) PAK England won by 14 runs Scorecard Headingley, Leeds, England Group B 1979 Cricket World Cup Group B 9 June 1979 IND 190 (53.1 overs) 194/1 (51.3 overs) WIN West Indies won by 9 wickets Scorecard Edgbaston, Birmingham, England 9 June 1979 SRI 189 (56.5 overs) 190/1 (47.4 overs) NZL New Zealand won by 9 wickets Scorecard Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England 13–15 June 1979 SRI WIN Match abandoned without a ball bowled Scorecard The Oval, London, England 13 June 1979 IND 182 (55.5 overs) 183/2 (57 overs) NZL New Zealand won by 8 wickets Scorecard Headingley, Leeds, England 16–18 June 1979 SRI 238/5 (60 overs) 191 (54.1 overs) IND Sri Lanka won by 47 runs Scorecard Old Trafford, Manchester, England 16 June 1979 WIN 244/7 (60 overs) 212/9 (60 overs) NZL West Indies won by 32 runs Scorecard Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England Knockout stage 1979 Cricket World Cup knockout stage 20 June – Old Trafford, Manchester ENG 221/8 NZL 212/9 20 June – The Oval, London WIN 293/6 PAK 250 23 June – Lord's, London ENG 194 WIN 286/9 Semi-finals In a very close semi-final match, England prevailed. New Zealand won the toss and fielded. England began badly, falling to 38/2, before Mike Brearley (53 from 115 balls, 3 fours) and Graham Gooch (71 from 84 balls, 1 four, 3 sixes) resurrected the innings. Derek Randall (42 from 50 balls, 1 four, 1 six) played well in the second half of the innings, as England recovered from 98/4 to post 221 (8 wickets, 60 overs). In the response, John Wright (69 from 137 balls) attacked well in the beginning. However, the loss of wickets bogged New Zealand down, and despite several late flourishes in the batting order, New Zealand started to drop behind. When New Zealand could not achieve the remaining 14 runs from the last over of the match, England went into the final. Gordon Greenidge (73 from 107 balls, 5 fours, 1 six) and Desmond Haynes (65 from 115 balls, 4 fours) set a first wicket partnership of 132 runs in a match dominated by batting. Vivian Richards and Clive Lloyd also contributed solidly, as West Indies ran up 293 (6 wickets, 60 overs) against Pakistan. Majid Khan (81 from 124 balls, 7 fours) and Zaheer Abbas (93 from 122 balls) shared a second-wicket partnership of 166 runs in 36 overs in the response. However, none of the other Pakistani batsmen flourished, with Javed Miandad being bowled for a duck first ball, and Pakistan lost 9/74, beginning with the dismissal of Abbas. Pakistan was bowled out for 250 in 56.2 overs in the high-scoring semi-final, sending the West Indies to the final. 20 June 1979 WIN 293/6 (60 overs) 250 (56.2 overs) PAK West Indies won by 43 runs Scorecard The Oval, London, England 20 June 1979 ENG 221/8 (60 overs) 212/9 (60 overs) NZL England won by 9 runs Scorecard Old Trafford, Manchester, England Final 1979 Cricket World Cup Final England won the toss and chose to field first. The West Indies got off to a bad start, falling to 99/4 with the loss of Greenidge, Haynes, Kallicharan, and captain Clive Lloyd. However, Vivian Richards (138 from 157 balls, 11 fours, 3 sixes) and Collis King (86 from 66 balls, 10 fours, 3 sixes) consolidated the innings. King especially savaged the English bowling, with a strike rate of 130.3. The West Indies were 238/5 when the 139 run partnership ended with King's dismissal. Vivian Richards and the tail then took the West Indies to a very imposing total of 286 (9 wickets, 60 overs). The English batsmen got off to a good start. But the openers, Mike Brearley (64 from 130 balls, 7 fours) and Geoff Boycott (57 from 105 balls, 3 fours) scored very slowly with a methodical opening partnership of 129 runs in 38 overs, playing as if the match were a five-day Test. By the time both batsmen were out, the required run rate had risen too high, putting pressure on the later batsmen. Graham Gooch played some hefty strokes in scoring his 32, taking England to 183/2. However, the loss of Derek Randall triggered a batting collapse in which England lost their last eight wickets for 11 runs to finish all out for 194 in 51 overs. Vivian Richards was declared Man of the Match. 23 June 1979 West Indies 286/9 (60 overs) 194 (51 overs) England West Indies won by 92 runs Scorecard Lord's, London, England Statistics 1979 Cricket World Cup statistics Gordon Greenidge ended the tournament as the leading run scorer with 253 runs coming from his four games. Second was fellow West Indian player, Viv Richards who finished with 217 runs from four games which included the highest individual score of the tournament of 138 in the final. Graham Gooch from England rounded out the top three.http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=547;type=tournament Cricket World Cup: Highest Run Scorers 2011-08-23 ESPNcricinfo Mike Hendrick from England was the leading wicket taker for the tournament with ten wickets from five matches with a three-way tie for second place with Brian McKechnie (New Zealand), Asif Iqbal (Pakistan) and Chris Old each taking nine wickets for the tournament.http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=547;type=tournament Cricket World Cup: Most Wickets 2011-08-23 ESPNcricinfo Most runs PlayerTeamInningsRunsHigh scoreGordon Greenidge WIN 4 253 106 not outViv Richards 4 217 138 not out Graham Gooch ENG 5 210 71 Glenn Turner NZL 4 176 83 not out John Wright 4 166 69 Source: CricInfo Most wickets PlayerTeamMatchesWicketsBest bowling Mike Hendrick ENG 5 10 4/15Brian McKechnie NZL 4 9 3/24Asif Iqbal PAK 4 9 4/56Chris Old ENG 5 9 4/8Michael Holding WIN 4 8 4/33 Source: CricInfo Attendance The total attendance at the tournament was 132,000,The Prudential World Cup 1979 https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/155172.html Wisden Almanack 1 January 1980 including 25,000 at the final.The Richards Cup https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/overview-1979-world-cup-795079 ESPNcricinfo 3 November 2014 References Caribbean Cricket England Sports World External links Cricket World Cup 1979 from Cricinfo Cricket World Cup 1979 Category:International cricket competitions in England Cricket World Cup, 1979 Cricket World Cup, 1979 Category:International cricket competitions from 1975–76 to 1980 Category:June 1979 sports events in the United Kingdom