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The 1979 tournament saw the first qualifiers in a World Cup. The 1979 ICC Trophy was held during late May and early June at various grounds in the English Midlands, with the two finalists qualifying for the World Cup where they joined the six Test nations who qualified automatically. [1]
The tournament served as the Cricket World Cup qualification process – the two finalists, Sri Lanka and Canada, qualified to take part in the 1979 World Cup. The World Cup began on 9 June, just three days after Sri Lanka and Canada qualified for it by winning their ICC Trophy semi-finals. The ICC Trophy final was held on 21 June at ...
The number of qualifying berths available from the World Cup Qualifier currently stands at two for the 2023 event, but has varied from a minimum of one (1982, 1986, 1990) to a maximum of five (2005). Zimbabwe is the most successful team, having won three consecutive titles between 1982 and 1990, while Scotland and Sri Lanka are the only other ...
The 1979 World Cup saw the introduction of the ICC Trophy competition to select non-Test playing teams for the World Cup, [22] with Sri Lanka and Canada qualifying. [23] The West Indies won a second consecutive World Cup tournament, defeating the hosts England by 92 runs in the final.
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 1978 FIFA World Cup was the 11th edition of the FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football world championship tournament among the men's senior national teams. It was held in Argentina between 1 and 25 June.
This is a list of statistics for the 1979 Cricket World Cup. Team statistics. Highest team totals The following table lists the ten highest team scores during this ...
World Cup qualification: Alex Young (2), Ralph Brand: 45,000 [3] 285 14 May 1961: Tehelne Pole Stadion, Bratislava (A) Czechoslovakia: 0–4 World Cup qualification: 50,000 [3] 286 26 September 1961: Hampden Park, Glasgow (H) Czechoslovakia: 3–2 World Cup qualification: Ian St. John, Denis Law (2) 51,590 [3] 287 7 October 1961: Windsor Park ...