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The 1979 Cricket World Cup (officially called the Prudential Cup '79) was the second edition of the Cricket World Cup.Organised by the International Cricket Conference, it was held in England from 9 to 23 June 1979.
Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches] Test ODI FC LA; 12 July 1979 England India: 1–0 [4] — — — International tournaments Start date Tournament Winners 22 May 1979: 1979 ICC Trophy Sri Lanka: 9 June 1979: 1979 Prudential World Cup West Indies
For example, the Prudential Cup trophies were used for the first three editions (1975, 1979, and 1983) when Prudential plc was the sponsor. Similarly, subsequent tournaments used different designs until the permanent trophy was introduced.
Team Total Opponent Ground West Indies 293/6 Pakistan The Oval, London Pakistan 286/7 Australia Trent Bridge, Nottingham West Indies 286/9 England Lord's, London Pakistan
This is a list of cricketers who represented their country at the 1979 Cricket World Cup in England which took place from 9 June 1979 to 23 June 1979. The oldest player at the 1979 Cricket World Cup was Garnet Brisbane (40) of Canada while the youngest player was Sudath Pasqual (17) of Sri Lanka.
The Prudential Trophy was the name used for One Day International cricket tournaments held in England from 1972 until 1982. During this time, Prudential also sponsored the World Cup tournaments in 1975 , 1979 and 1983 .
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The final of the 1979 ICC Cricket World Cup was played in Lord's, London on 23 June. This was the second time that Lord's had hosted an ICC Cricket World Cup final. The match was won by the West Indies when they defeated England by 92 runs to lift the trophy.