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West Indies clinched the 1979 World Cup edging
out hosts England by 92 runs at Lords.
England skipper Mike Brearley called the coin correctly and had
little hesitation in inserting Windies into bat. The move
boomeranged on the hosts as West Indies powered by a blazing
unbeaten 138 from master blaster Vivian Richards and a timely 86
from Collis King posted a score of 286 for eight off its stipulated
60 overs.
Chasing a target of 287 for victory, England opening pair of skipper
Mike Brearley (64) and Geoffrey Boycott (57) put the hosts on a firm
footing stringing together a superb century stand. Once the pair was
dislodged, Windies maintained a stranglehold over the rest of the
batsmen who capitulated in face of some disciplined bowling by West
Indies. 'Big Bird' Joel Garner bowled a dream spell to finish with
returns of 5 for 30 to shape World Cup glory for the West Indies.
Vivian Richards was named Man of the Match. |
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Match
Date |
Venue |
Result |
| India
v West Indies, 1st Match |
09-Jun-1979 |
Edgbaston,
Birmingham |
West Indies won by 9 wickets |
| Sri
Lanka v New Zealand, 2nd Match |
09-Jun-1979 |
Trent
Bridge, Nottingham |
New
Zealand won by 9 wickets |
| Australia
v England, 3rd Match |
09-Jun-1979 |
Lord's,
London |
England
won by 6 wickets |
| Canada
v Pakistan, 4th Match |
09-Jun-1979 |
Headingley,
Leeds |
Pakistan
won by 8 wickets |
| India
v New Zealand, 6th Match |
13-Jun-1979 |
Headingley,
Leeds |
New
Zealand won by 8 wickets |
| Pakistan
v Australia, 7th Match |
13-Jun-1979 |
Trent
Bridge, Nottingham |
Pakistan
won by 89 runs |
| Canada
v England, 8th Match |
13-Jun-1979 |
Old
Trafford, Manchester |
England
won by 8 wickets |
| England
v Pakistan, 12th Match |
16-Jun-1979 |
Headingley,
Leeds |
England
won by 14 runs |
| Canada
v Australia, 11th Match |
16-Jun-1979 |
Edgbaston,
Birmingham |
Australia
won by 7 wickets |
| West
Indies v New Zealand, 10th Match |
16-Jun-1979 |
Trent
Bridge, Nottingham |
West
Indies won by 32 runs |
| Sri
Lanka v India, 9th Match |
16-Jun-1979 |
Old
Trafford, Manchester |
Sri
Lanka won by 47 runs |
| England
v New Zealand, 1st Semi Final |
20-Jun-1979 |
Old
Trafford, Manchester |
England
won by 9 runs |
| West
Indies v Pakistan, 2nd Semi Final |
20-Jun-1979 |
Kennington
Oval, London |
West
Indies won by 43 runs |
| West
Indies v England, Final |
23-Jun-1979 |
Lord's,
London |
West
Indies won by 92 runs |
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Top Batsmen in ODI Matches |
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| Player |
Matches |
Innings |
Runs |
Avg |
Centuries |
Highest |
Not Out |
| Gordon Greenidge |
4 |
4 |
253 |
84.33 |
1 |
106 |
1 |
| Vivian Richards |
4 |
4 |
217 |
108.50 |
1 |
138 |
2 |
| Graham Gooch |
5 |
5 |
210 |
52.50 |
0 |
71 |
1 |
| Glenn Turner |
4 |
4 |
176 |
88.00 |
0 |
83 |
2 |
| John Wright |
4 |
4 |
166 |
41.50 |
0 |
69 |
0 |
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Top Bowlers in ODI Matches |
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| Player |
Matches |
Wickets |
Runs |
Overs |
Avg |
Best |
3+W/I |
| Michael Hendrick |
5 |
10 |
149 |
56.0 |
14.90 |
4-15 |
2 |
| Brian McKechnie |
4 |
9 |
141 |
45.5 |
15.67 |
3-24 |
2 |
| Asif Iqbal |
4 |
9 |
157 |
47.0 |
17.44 |
4-56 |
2 |
| Christopher Old |
5 |
9 |
157 |
58.0 |
17.44 |
4-8 |
1 |
| Michael Holding |
4 |
8 |
106 |
41.0 |
13.25 |
4-33 |
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