1979 Cricket World Cup
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| 1979 Prudential World Cup | |
 Clive Lloyd lifts the trophy |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round robin and Knockout |
| Host |  England |
| Champions |  West Indies (2nd title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Attendance | 132,000 (8,800 per match) |
| Most runs | Gordon Greenidge (253) |
| Most wickets | Mike Hendrick (10) |
The Cricket World Cup in 1979 (aka Prudential World Cup, 1979) was the second edition of the tournament and was won by the West Indies. It was held from June 9 to June 23, 1979 in England. The format had remained unchanged from 1975. Eight countries participated in the event. The preliminary matches were played in 2 groups of 4 each. The top two teams in each group played the semifinals, whose winners played the final.
The matches played consisted of 60 overs per team and were played in traditional white clothing and with red balls. They were all played during the day and hence started early.
The Prudential Cup was lifted by Clive Lloyd, captain of the West Indies who started as the favorites to win the cup again. There was no 'Man of the Series' awarded in 1979.
The countries participating were:
Test teams
Australia (Group B)- England (Group B)
India (Group A)
New Zealand (Group A)
Pakistan (Group B)- West Indies (Group A)
Other teams
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[edit] Group Stages
[edit] Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | NR | RR |
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| England |
12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.07 |
| Pakistan |
8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 |
| Australia |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.16 |
 Canada |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.60 |
| June 9, 1979 | ||||
| Australia 159/9 (60 overs) |
vs | England 160/4 (47.1 overs) |
England won by 6 wickets Lord's, London, England Umpires: David Constant and Barrie Meyer Man of the Match: Graham Gooch |
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| Andrew Hilditch 47 (108) Geoffrey Boycott 2/15 (6 overs) |
Graham Gooch 53 (96) Trevor Laughlin 2/38 (9.1 overs) |
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| June 9, 1979 | ||||
| Canada 139/9 (60 overs) |
vs | Pakistan 140/2 (40.1 overs) |
Pakistan won by 8 wickets Headingley, Leeds, England Umpires: Dickie Bird and Alan Whitehead Man of the Match: Sadiq Mohammad |
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| Glenroy Sealy 45 (110) Sarfraz Nawaz 3/26 (10 overs) |
Sadiq Mohammad 57* (122) John Valentine 1/18 (9 overs) |
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| June 14, 1979 | ||||
| Pakistan 286/7 (60 overs) |
vs | Australia 197 all out (57.1 overs) |
Pakistan won by 89 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England Umpires: Dickie Bird and Ken Palmer Man of the Match: Asif Iqbal |
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| Asif Iqbal 61 (57) Gary Cosier 3/54 (12 overs) |
Andrew Hilditch 72 (129) Sikander Bakht 3/34 (11 overs) |
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| June 14, 1979 | ||||
| Canada 45 all out (40.3 overs) |
vs | England 46/2 (13.5 overs) |
England won by 8 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester, England Umpires: John Langridge and Barrie Meyer Man of the Match: Chris Old |
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| Franklyn Dennis 21 (99) Chris Old 4/8 (10 overs) |
Graham Gooch 21* (31) Robert Callender 1/14 (6 overs) |
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| June 16, 1979 | ||||
| Canada 105 all out (33.2 overs) |
vs | Australia 106/3 (26 overs) |
Australia won by 7 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham, England Umpires: David Constant and John Langridge Man of the Match: Alan Hurst |
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| John Vaughan 29 (43) Alan Hurst 5/21 (10 overs) |
Kim Hughes 27 (40) Cornelius Henry 2/27 (10 overs) |
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| June 16, 1979 | ||||
| England 165/9 (60 overs) |
vs | Pakistan 151 all out (56 overs) |
England won by 14 runs Headingley, Leeds, England Umpires: Lloyd Budd and David Evans Man of the Match: Mike Hendrick |
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| Graham Gooch 33 (90) Majid Khan 3/27 (12 overs) |
Asif Iqbal 51 (104) Mike Hendrick 4/15 (12 overs) |
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[edit] Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | NR | RR |
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| West Indies |
10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.93 |
| New Zealand |
8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.55 |
 Sri Lanka |
6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.56 |
| India |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.13 |
| June 9, 1979 | ||||
| India 190 all out (53.1 overs) |
vs | West Indies 194/1 (51.3 overs) |
West Indies won by 9 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham, England Umpires: David Evans and John Langridge Man of the Match: Gordon Greenidge |
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| Gundappa Viswanath 75 (134) Michael Holding 4/33 (12 overs) |
Gordon Greenidge 106 (173) Kapil Dev 1/46 (10 overs) |
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| June 9, 1979 | ||||
| Sri Lanka 189 all out (56.5 overs) |
vs | New Zealand 190/1 (47.4 overs) |
New Zealand won by 9 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England Umpires: Lloyd Budd and Ken Palmer Man of the Match: Geoff Howarth |
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| Anura Tennekoon 59 (96) Brian McKechnie 3/25 (10.5 overs) |
Glenn Turner 83 (143) Ajit de Silva 1/39 (12 overs) |
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| June 13, 1979 | ||||
| Sri Lanka |
vs | West Indies |
No result The Oval, London, England Umpires: unknown Man of the Match: no award |
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| June 13, 1979 | ||||
| India 182 all out (55.5 overs) |
vs | New Zealand 183/2 (57 overs) |
New Zealand won by 8 wickets Headingley, Leeds, England Umpires: Lloyd Budd and Alan Whitehead Man of the Match: Bruce Edgar |
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| Sunil Gavaskar 55 (144) Brian McKechnie 3/24 (12 overs) |
Bruce Edgar 84* (167) Mohinder Amarnath 1/39 (12 overs) |
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| June 18, 1979 | ||||
| Sri Lanka 238/5 (60 overs) |
vs | India 191 all out (54.1 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 47 runs Old Trafford, Manchester, England Umpires: Ken Palmer and Alan Whitehead Man of the Match: Duleep Mendis |
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| Sunil Wettimuny 67 (120) Mohinder Amarnath 3/40 (12 overs) |
Dilip Vengsarkar 36 (57) Somachandra de Silva 3/29 (11 overs) |
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| June 16, 1979 | ||||
| West Indies 244/7 (60 overs) |
vs | New Zealand 212/9 (60 overs) |
West Indies won by 32 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England Umpires: Dickie Bird and Barrie Meyer Man of the Match: Clive Lloyd |
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| Clive Lloyd 73* (80) Jeremy Coney 2/40 (12 overs) |
Richard Hadlee 42 (48) Andy Roberts 3/43 (12 overs) |
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who win final ==Finals==west indies
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| June 20 - Old Trafford, Manchester | |||||||
| England |
221/8 | ||||||
| New Zealand |
212/9 | ||||||
| June 23 - Lord's, London | |||||||
| England |
194 | ||||||
| West Indies |
286/9 | ||||||
| June 20 - The Oval, London | |||||||
| West Indies |
293/6 | ||||||
| Pakistan |
250 | ||||||
[edit] Semifinals
| June 20, 1979 | ||||
| England 221/8 (60 overs) |
vs | New Zealand 212/9 (60 overs) |
England won by 9 runs Old Trafford, Manchester, England Umpires: John Langridge and Ken Palmer Man of the Match: Graham Gooch |
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| Graham Gooch 71 (84) Brian McKechnie 2/46 (12 overs) |
John Wright 69 (137) Mike Hendrick 3/55 (12 overs) |
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In a very close semifinal match, England prevailed. New Zealand won the toss and fielded. England began badly, falling to 2/38, 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 4/98 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.
| June 20, 1979 | ||||
| West Indies 293/6 (60 overs) |
vs | Pakistan 250 all out (56.2 overs) |
West Indies won by 43 runs The Oval, London, England Umpires: Lloyd Budd and David Constant Man of the Match: Gordon Greenidge |
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| Gordon Greenidge 73 (107) Asif Iqbal 4/56 (11 overs) |
Zaheer Abbas 93 (122) Colin Croft 3/29 (11 overs) |
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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 Paistan lost 9/74, beginning with the dismissal of Abbas. Pakistan was bowled all out for 250 (all out, 56.2 overs) in the high-scoring semifinal, sending the West Indies to the final.
[edit] Final
| June 23, 1979 | ||||
| West Indies 286/9 (60 overs) |
vs | England 194 all out (51 overs) |
West Indies won by 92 runs Lord's, London, England Umpires: Dickie Bird and Barrie Meyer Man of the Match: Viv Richards |
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| Viv Richards 138* (157) Phil Edmonds 2/40 (12 overs) |
Mike Brearley 64 (130) Joel Garner 5/38 (11 overs) |
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England won the toss and chose to field first. The West Indies got off to a bad start, falling to 4/99 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 ripped through the English bowling, with a strike rate of 130.3. The West Indies were already at 5/238 when the 139 run partnership ended with the loss of Collis King. 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. They put together a very 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 run rate had risen too high. Graham Gooch played some hefty strokes in scoring his 32, taking England to 2/183. However, the loss of Gooch triggered the most devastating collapse in World Cup history, as England lost 8/11. They were eventually bowled all out for 194 (all out, 51 overs). Vivian Richards was declared Man of the Match.
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