Cricket World Cup 1979
The 1979 ICC Cricket World Cup , which was held in England from June 9 to 23, 1979 , was the second Cricket World Cup . This World Cup was held in the One-Day International format, with each team playing one innings over a maximum of 60 overs . In the final, West Indies defeated the host English team and was able to defend the title from 1975.
Attendees
In addition to the six nations with test status, Sri Lanka and Canada , which were able to prevail in the ICC Trophy in the same year, qualified as participants:
Venues
 
| ||||||
Venues for the 1979 Cricket World Cup |
The six traditional test cricket stadiums in England were chosen as the venues .
| city | country | Stadion | capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | England | Edgbaston Cricket Ground | |
| Leeds | England | Headingley Stadium | |
| London | England | Lord's Cricket Ground | |
| London | England | The oval | |
| Manchester | England | Old Trafford Cricket Ground | |
| Nottingham | England | Trent Bridge |
format
In two preliminary round groups with four teams each, everyone played against each other, with a win bringing four points, a tie or no result two points. The first two of this group qualified for the semi-finals, the winners of which played the final. In total there were 15 encounters.
Preliminary round
The preliminary round was held in two groups with four teams each, with the first two of each group qualifying for the semi-finals. The following terms are used in the tables:
- Sp everal
- S iege
- N iederlagen
- NR No Result
- P oints
- RR run rate
Group A
- table
| Group A | Sp. | S. | N | NO | P | RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3,066 |
 Pakistan
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8th | 3,602 |
 Australia
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4th | 3.164 |
 Canada
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1,606 |
- Games
| June 9th scorecard |
Lord's |
Australia 159-9 (60) |
- |
England 160-4 (47.1) |
| England wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| June 9th scorecard |
Headingley |
Canada 139-9 (60) |
- |
Pakistan 140-2 (40.1) |
| Pakistan wins with 8 wickets | ||||
| 13./14. June scorecard |
Trent Bridge |
Pakistan 286-7 (60) |
- |
Australia 197 (57.1) |
| Pakistan wins with 89 runs | ||||
| 13./14. June scorecard |
Old Trafford |
Canada 45 (40.3) |
- |
England 46-2 (13.5) |
| England wins with 8 wickets | ||||
| June 16 scorecard |
Edgbaston |
Canada 105 (33.2) |
- |
Australia 106-3 (26) |
| Australia wins with 7 wickets | ||||
| June 16 scorecard |
Headingley |
England 165-9 (60) |
- |
Pakistan 151 (56) |
| England wins with 14 runs | ||||
Group B
- table
| Group B | Sp. | S. | N | NO | P | RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 West Indies
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3,928 |
 New Zealand
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8th | 3,553 |
 Sri Lanka
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6th | 3,558 |
 India
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.128 |
- Games
| June 9th scorecard |
Edgbaston |
India 190 (53.1) |
- |
West Indies 194-1 (53.1) |
| West Indies wins with 9 wickets | ||||
| June 9th scorecard |
Trent Bridge |
Sri Lanka 189 (56.5) |
- |
New Zealand 190-1 (47.4) |
| New Zealand wins with 9 wickets | ||||
| 13-15 June scorecard |
The oval |
Sri Lanka |
- |
West Indies |
| Not carried out (due to heavy rainfall) | ||||
| June 13 scorecard |
Headingley |
India 182 (55.5) |
- |
New Zealand 183-2 (57) |
| New Zealand wins with 8 wickets | ||||
| 16./18. June scorecard |
Old Trafford |
Sri Lanka 238-5 (60) |
- |
India 191 (54.1) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 47 runs | ||||
| June 16 scorecard |
Trent Bridge |
West Indies 244-7 (60) |
- |
New Zealand 212-9 (60) |
| West Indies wins by 32 runs | ||||
Semifinals
| June 20 scorecard |
Old Trafford |
England 221-8 (60) |
- |
New Zealand 212-9 (60) |
| England wins with 9 runs | ||||
| June 20 scorecard |
The oval |
West Indies 293-6 (60) |
- |
Pakistan 250 (56.2) |
| West Indies wins with 43 runs | ||||
final
| June 23 scorecard |
Lord's |
West Indies 286-9 (60) |
- |
England 194 (51) |
| West Indies wins with 92 runs | ||||
See also
supporting documents
- ↑ a b Prudential World Cup, 1979 / Points table . Cricinfo. Retrieved February 21, 2015.