ICC Trophy 1979

The ICC Trophy 1979 was the qualifying tournament of the non-test nations for the Cricket World Cup 1979 . The tournament was played in England between May 22 and June 21, 1979. The winner was Sri Lanka, who beat Canada in the final with 5 runs. Both finalists qualified for the world championship.

Attendees

A total of 15 associate members of the ICC took part in the tournament:

Argentina Bangladesh Bermuda  Denmark  Fiji  Israel Canada  Malaysia

Netherlands East Africa  Papua New Guinea  Singapore Sri Lanka  United States   Wales

format

The 15 teams were divided into three groups of five teams each. The first in the group and the best second in the group qualified for the semi-finals. Their winners qualified for the final, the participants for the world championship.

competition

Preliminary round

Group A

table

Group A	Sp.	S.	N	NO	P	RR
Bermuda	4th	3	0	1	14th	4.064
East Africa	4th	2	1	1	10	2,258
Papua New Guinea	4th	1	1	2	8th	2,717
Singapore	4th	1	2	1	6th	2.146
Argentina	4th	0	3	1	2	2,261

Games

May 22nd scorecard	Birmingham	Argentina 154-9 (60)	-	Singapore 155-9 (59.2)
		Singapore wins with 1 wicket

May 22-23 Scorecard	Wolverhampton	Papua New Guinea 101-8 (40.2)	-	East Africa
		No result

May 24th scorecard	Coventry	Argentina 147 (59.2)	-	East Africa 148-5 (53.2)
		East Africa wins with 5 wickets

May 24th scorecard	Amblecote	Papua New Guinea 90 (38.5)	-	Bermuda 92-3 (23.2)
		Bermuda wins with 7 wickets

May 29-30 scorecard	Banbury	Argentina 86-4 (33)	-	Papua New Guinea
		No result

May 29-30 scorecard	Wolverhampton	Bermuda	-	Singapore
		Match abandoned

May 31st - June 1st scorecard	Haden Hill	Argentina 81 (54.4)	-	Bermuda 85-1 (15.5)
		Bermuda wins with 9 wickets

May 31 scorecard	Shrewsbury	Singapore 131-9 (60)	-	East Africa 132-5 (52.2)
		East Africa wins with 5 wickets

June 4th scorecard	Bournville	East Africa 94-9 (60)	-	Bermuda 100-1 (29)
		Bermuda wins with 9 wickets

June 4th scorecard	West Bromwich	Papua New Guinea 174 (55.1)	-	Singapore 87 (54.3)
		Papua New Guinea wins with 87 runs

Group B

table

Group B	Sp.	S.	N	NO	P	RR
Denmark	4th	4th	0	0	16	2,742
Canada	4th	3	1	0	12	3,092
Bangladesh	4th	2	2	0	8th	2,654
Fiji	4th	0	3	1	2	2,626
Malaysia	4th	0	3	1	2	2,558

Games

May 22nd scorecard	Wellington	Fiji 89 (33.5)	-	Denmark 93-2 (35.1)
		Denmark wins with 8 wickets

May 22-23 Scorecard	Warwick	Canada 185 (59.3)	-	Malaysia 141 (52.3)
		Canada wins with 44 runs

May 24th scorecard	Birmingham	Bangladesh 103 (43)	-	Fiji 81 (35.2)
		Bangladesh wins with 22 runs

May 24th scorecard	Kidderminster	Malaysia 150 (60)	-	Denmark 151-3 (40)
		Denmark wins with 7 wickets

May 29 scorecard	Lichfield	Canada 190-9 (60)	-	Bangladesh 141 (50.3)
		Canada wins with 49 runs

May 29-30 scorecard	Kenilworth	Fiji	-	Malaysia
		Match abandoned

May 31st - June 1st scorecard	Walsall	Malaysia 114 (45.5)	-	Bangladesh 115-3 (41.2)
		Bangladesh wins with 7 wickets

May 31st - June 1st scorecard	Dorridge	Denmark 118 (57)	-	Canada 72 (32.4)
		Denmark wins with 46 runs

June 4th scorecard	Birmingham	Denmark 165-8 (60)	-	Bangladesh 155 (58.5)
		Denmark wins with 10 runs

June 4th scorecard	Solihull	Canada 209-6 (60)	-	Fiji 153 (53.5)
		Canada wins with 56 runs

Group C

table

Group C	Sp.	S.	N	NO	P	RR
Sri Lanka	4th	2	1	1	10	3,820
Wales	4th	2	1	1	10	3,277
United States	4th	2	1	1	10	3,022
Netherlands	4th	1	2	1	6th	2,726
Israel	4th	1	3	0	4th	2.110

Games

May 22nd scorecard	Solihull	United States 126 (49.1)	-	Israel 85 (46)
		United States won with 41 runs

May 22-23 Scorecard	Enville	Wales 170-7 (60)	-	Netherlands 59-2 (30)
		Wales wins by 15 runs

Wales won by 15 runs, having scored 15 more runs than the Netherlands after 30 overs.

May 24th scorecard	Banbury	Israel 105 (51.5)	-	Netherlands 107-2 (32.1)
		Netherlands win with 8 wickets

May 24th scorecard	Northampton	United States 168 (56.3)	-	Sri Lanka 170-4 (40)
		Sri Lanka wins with 6 wickets

May 29-30 scorecard	Leamington Spa	Netherlands	-	United States
		Match abandoned

May 29-30 scorecard	Hinckley	Sri Lanka	-	Wales
		Match abandoned

May 31st - June 1st scorecard	Astwood Bank	Wales 234-5 (60)	-	Israel 143-9 (60)
		Wales wins with 91 runs

May 31st - June 1st scorecard	Shirley	Sri Lanka 212-8 (60)	-	Netherlands 167-8 (60)
		Sri Lanka wins with 45 runs

June 4th scorecard	Kenilworth	Israel	-	Sri Lanka
		Israel wins by walkover

June 4th scorecard	Solihull	United States 190 (54.3)	-	Wales 182 (58.5)
		United States won by 8 runs

Semifinals

June 6th scorecard	Burton-on-Trent	Bermuda 181 (58.1)	-	Canada 186-6 (57.5)
		Canada wins with 4 wickets

June 6th scorecard	Birmingham	Sri Lanka 318-8 (60)	-	Denmark 110 (42.5)
		Sri Lanka wins with 208 runs

final

June 21 scorecard	Worcester	Sri Lanka 324-8 (60)	-	Canada 264-5 (60)
		Sri Lanka wins with 60 runs

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Explanation of the abbreviations: Col. = games; S = victories; N = defeats; U = tie; NR = No Result; P = points; RR = run rate