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Prudential World Cup, 1979 / Scorecard

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Prudential World Cup - 1st semi final

England v New Zealand

England won by 9 runs

England innings (60 overs maximum) R M B 4s 6s SR
JM Brearley* c †Lees b Coney 53 114 115 3 0 46.08
G Boycott c Howarth b Hadlee 2 30 14 0 0 14.28
W Larkins c Coney b McKechnie 7 40 37 0 0 18.91
GA Gooch b McKechnie 71 105 84 1 3 84.52
DI Gower run out 1 2 1 0 0 100.00
IT Botham lbw b Cairns 21 31 30 2 0 70.00
DW Randall not out 42 66 50 1 1 84.00
CM Old c †Lees b Troup 0 2 2 0 0 0.00
RW Taylor† run out 12 30 25 1 0 48.00
RGD Willis not out 1 1 2 0 0 50.00
Extras (lb 8, w 3) 11
Total (8 wickets; 60 overs) 221 (3.68 runs per over)
Did not bat M Hendrick
Fall of wickets 1-13 (Boycott), 2-38 (Larkins), 3-96 (Brearley), 4-98 (Gower), 5-145 (Botham), 6-177 (Gooch), 7-178 (Old), 8-219 (Taylor)
Bowling O M R W Econ
RJ Hadlee 12 4 32 1 2.66
GB Troup 12 1 38 1 3.16
BL Cairns 12 2 47 1 3.91
JV Coney 12 0 47 1 3.91
BJ McKechnie 12 1 46 2 3.83
New Zealand innings (target: 222 runs from 60 overs) R M B 4s 6s SR
JG Wright run out 69 142 137 9 0 50.36
BA Edgar lbw b Old 17 58 38 1 0 44.73
GP Howarth lbw b Boycott 7 13 12 1 0 58.33
JV Coney lbw b Hendrick 11 56 39 0 0 28.20
GM Turner lbw b Willis 30 67 51 2 0 58.82
MG Burgess* run out 10 28 13 0 0 76.92
RJ Hadlee b Botham 15 44 32 0 0 46.87
WK Lees† b Hendrick 23 33 20 0 1 115.00
BL Cairns c Brearley b Hendrick 14 5 6 1 1 233.33
BJ McKechnie not out 4 13 9 0 0 44.44
GB Troup not out 3 2 3 0 0 100.00
Extras (b 5, w 4) 9
Total (9 wickets; 60 overs) 212 (3.53 runs per over)
Fall of wickets 1-47 (Edgar), 2-58 (Howarth), 3-104 (Coney), 4-112 (Wright), 5-132 (Burgess), 6-162 (Turner), 7-180 (Hadlee), 8-195 (Cairns), 9-208 (Lees)
Bowling O M R W Econ
IT Botham 12 3 42 1 3.50
M Hendrick 12 0 55 3 4.58
CM Old 12 1 33 1 2.75
G Boycott 9 1 24 1 2.66
GA Gooch 3 1 8 0 2.66
RGD Willis 12 1 41 1 3.41
Match details
Toss New Zealand, who chose to field
Series England advanced
ODI debut W Larkins (England)
Player of the match GA Gooch (England)
Umpires JG Langridge and KE Palmer
 
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Tournament Results
England v West Indies at Lord's - Jun 23, 1979
West Indies won by 92 runs
England v New Zealand at Manchester - Jun 20, 1979
England won by 9 runs
Pakistan v West Indies at The Oval - Jun 20, 1979
West Indies won by 43 runs
India v Sri Lanka at Manchester - Jun 16-18, 1979
Sri Lanka won by 47 runs
Australia v Canada at Birmingham - Jun 16, 1979
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 204 balls remaining)
England v Pakistan at Leeds - Jun 16, 1979
England won by 14 runs
New Zealand v West Indies at Nottingham - Jun 16, 1979
West Indies won by 32 runs
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Photos

Jun 20, 1979

Ian Botham pulls Lance Cairns, England v New Zealand, World Cup, 1st semi-final, June 20, 1979

Ian Botham pulls Lance Cairns

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