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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.
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
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 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.
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 .
This is a list of statistics for the 1979 Cricket World Cup. Team statistics ... This table lists the five highest scores of the tournament. [3] Player Team Score
The Prudential Cup was the sponsored title of the first three men's Cricket World Cups: 1975 Cricket World Cup; 1979 Cricket World Cup; 1983 Cricket 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 Worcestershire's ground at New Road, two days before the World Cup final. Sri Lanka won the first ICC Trophy defeating Canada by 60 runs in the final. East Africa who ...