1979

1979

Details:

Ø     Officially called the Prudential Cup.

Ø     The second edition of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) cricket world cup.

Ø     Held from June 9 to June 23, 1979 in England.

Ø     Sponsored by Prudential Assurance Company and had 8 participating countries. Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan & West Indies(Test playing nations), Sri Lanka & Canada(Non Test playing nations).

Ø     Preliminary matches were played in 2 groups of 4 each.

Ø     The top two teams from each group then played the knock-out rounds of semi-finals and final.

Ø      The matches were played as 60 overs per team in traditional white clothing and with red balls.

Administrator	ICC
Format	ODI
Tournament Format	Round Robin and Knock out
Host	England
Winners	West Indies
Teams	8
No of Matches	15
No of Spectators	132,000 (8,800 per match)
Most Runs	Gordon Greenidge (WI)(253)
Most Wickets	Mike Hendrick(ENG) (10)

Semi Finals:

ENG VS NZ: 20 June 1979

England                                                                             221-8(60 overs).

Mike Brearley 53(115) (3 fours)

Graham Gooch 71(84) (1 four) (3 sixes)

Derek Randall 42(50) (1 four) (1 six))

New Zealand                                                                    212-9(60 overs).

John Wright 69(137)

Result: England won by 9 runs.

PAK VS WI: 20 June 1979

West Indies                                                                      293-6(60 overs).

Gordon Greenidge 73(107) (5 fours) (1 six)

Desmond Haynes 65(115)(4 fours)

Pakistan                                                                            250(all out , 56.2 overs)

Majid Khan 81(124) (7 fours)

Zaheer Abbas 93(122)

Result: West Indies won by 43 runs.

Final:

WI VS ENG: 23 June 1979

West Indies                                                                      286-9(60 overs).

Vivian Richards 138(157) (11 fours)(3 sixes)

Collis King 86(66) (10 fours) (3 sixes)

England                                                                             194(all-out, 51 overs)

Mike Brearley 64(130) (7 fours)

Geoff Boycott 57(105) (3 fours)

Result: West Indies won by 92 runs.

Tit Bits:

§         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.

G Gooch

§         In final, Graham Gooch played some hefty strokes in scoring his 32, taking England to 183/2. However, the loss of Gooch triggered the most devastating collapse in World Cup history, as England lost 8/11.