Cricket World Cup History
1979 England
Two years on, Kerry Packer's breakaway World Series circuit had turned West Indies into an ruthlessly efficient outfit who were to dominate world cricket for the next 15 years.
Peace was declared with the establishment in time for West Indies to field their strongest team in the second World Cup final against England, where they initially struggled before Collis King joined Richards.
Helped by the short boundaries at Lord's and England's unsuccessful gamble to use three part-time bowlers for 12 of their overs King smacked three sixes and 10 fours in his 86. Richards, disciplined then destructive, paced his innings to
perfection, swinging the last ball over square leg for six to reach 138 not out.
Captain Mike Brearley and Geoff Boycott put on 129 for the first wicket but their sedate approach was suited more to a five-day than a one-day game. When both were dismissed the giant Joel Garner ran through the remainder of the batting with a succession of toe-crushing thunderbolts.
Scores: West Indies 286 (V.Richards 138 not out, C.King 86); England 194 (M.Brearley 64, J.Garner 5-38). West Indies won by 92 runs.
SUMMARY 1979 PRUDENTIAL WORLD CUP |
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| Date | Venue | Batted 1st | Batted 2nd | Winner-Margin | Man of the Match |
| 09 Jun 1979 | Birmingham | Ind 190 | WI 194-1 | WI - 9 wkts | CG Greenidge |
| 09 Jun 1979 | Nottingham | SL 189 | NZ 190-1 | NZ - 9 wkts | GP Howarth |
| 09 Jun 1979 | Lord's | Aus 159-9 | Eng 160-4 | Eng - 6 wkts | GA Gooch |
| 09 Jun 1979 | Leeds | Can 139-9 | Pak 140-2 | Pak - 8 wkts | Sadiq Mohammad |
| 13 Jun 1979 | Leeds | Ind 182 | NZ 183-2 | NZ - 8 wkts | BA Edgar |
| 13 Jun 1979# | Nottingham | Pak 286-7 | Aus 197 | Pak - 89 runs | Asif Iqbal |
| 14 Jun 1979 | Manchester | Can 45 | Eng 46-2 | Eng - 8 wkts | CM Old |
| 16 Jun 1979# | Manchester | SL 238-5 | Ind 191 | SL - 47 runs | LRD Mendis |
| 16 Jun 1979 | Nottingham | WI 244-7 | NZ 212-9 | WI - 32 runs | CH Lloyd |
| 16 Jun 1979 | Birmingham | Can 105 | Aus 106-3 | Aus - 7 wkts | AG Hurst |
| 16 Jun 1979 | Leeds | Eng 165-9 | Pak 151 | Eng - 14 runs | M Hendrick |
| 20 Jun 1979* | Manchester | Eng 221-8 | NZ 212-9 | Eng - 9 runs | GA Gooch |
| 20 Jun 1979* | The Oval | WI 293-6 | Pak 250 | WI - 43 runs | CG Greenidge |
| 23 Jun 1979** | Lord's | WI 289-6 | Eng 194 | WI - 92 runs | IVA Richards |
* Semi-Final
** Final
# Matches played over two days because of rain , bad weather etc.
+ Target adjusted
D/L Duckworth Lewis Method applied
Note : Matches in bold are day-night matches