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England vs New Zealand, 1st Semi-Final at Manchester, Jun 20 1979 - Full Scorecard

RESULT

1st Semi-Final, Manchester, June 20, 1979, Prudential World Cup

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England

221/8

New Zealand

(60 ov, T:222) 212/9

England won by 9 runs

Player Of The Match

Graham Gooch

, ENG

71 (84)

England Innings

New Zealand Innings

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England (60 ovs maximum)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Mike Brearley (c)	c †Lees b Coney	53	115	114	3	0	46.08
Geoff Boycott	c Howarth b Hadlee	2	14	30	0	0	14.28
Wayne Larkins	c Coney b McKechnie	7	37	40	0	0	18.91
Graham Gooch	b McKechnie	71	84	105	1	3	84.52
David Gower	run out	1	1	2	0	0	100.00
Ian Botham	lbw b Cairns	21	30	31	2	0	70.00
Derek Randall	not out	42	50	66	1	1	84.00
Chris Old	c †Lees b Troup	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
Bob Taylor †	run out	12	25	30	1	0	48.00
Bob Willis	not out	1	2	1	0	0	50.00
Extras	(lb 8, w 3)	11
Total	60 Ov (RR: 3.68)	221/8
Did not bat: Mike Hendrick
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Geoff Boycott), 2-38 (Wayne Larkins), 3-96 (Mike Brearley), 4-98 (David Gower), 5-145 (Ian Botham), 6-177 (Graham Gooch), 7-178 (Chris Old), 8-219 (Bob Taylor)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Richard Hadlee	12	4	32	1	2.66	-	-	-
Gary Troup	12	1	38	1	3.16	-	-	-
Lance Cairns	12	2	47	1	3.91	-	-	-
Jeremy Coney	12	0	47	1	3.91	-	-	-
Brian McKechnie	12	1	46	2	3.83	-	-	-

New Zealand (T: 222 runs from 60 ovs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
John Wright	run out	69	137	142	9	0	50.36
Bruce Edgar	lbw b Old	17	38	58	1	0	44.73
Geoff Howarth	lbw b Boycott	7	12	13	1	0	58.33
Jeremy Coney	lbw b Hendrick	11	39	56	0	0	28.20
Glenn Turner	lbw b Willis	30	51	67	2	0	58.82
Mark Burgess (c)	run out	10	13	28	0	0	76.92
Richard Hadlee	b Botham	15	32	44	0	0	46.87
Warren Lees †	b Hendrick	23	20	33	0	1	115.00
Lance Cairns	c Brearley b Hendrick	14	6	5	1	1	233.33
Brian McKechnie	not out	4	9	13	0	0	44.44
Gary Troup	not out	3	3	2	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 5, w 4)	9
Total	60 Ov (RR: 3.53)	212/9
Fall of wickets: 1-47 (Bruce Edgar), 2-58 (Geoff Howarth), 3-104 (Jeremy Coney), 4-112 (John Wright), 5-132 (Mark Burgess), 6-162 (Glenn Turner), 7-180 (Richard Hadlee), 8-195 (Lance Cairns), 9-208 (Warren Lees)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Ian Botham	12	3	42	1	3.50	-	-	-
Mike Hendrick	12	0	55	3	4.58	-	-	-
Chris Old	12	1	33	1	2.75	-	-	-
Geoff Boycott	9	1	24	1	2.66	-	-	-
Graham Gooch	3	1	8	0	2.66	-	-	-
Bob Willis	12	1	41	1	3.41	-	-	-

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Match Details

Old Trafford, Manchester
Toss	New Zealand, elected to field first
Series	Prudential World Cup
Season	1979
Player Of The Match	Graham Gooch
Series result	England advanced
Match number	ODI no. 72
Match days	day (60-over match)
ODI debut	Wayne Larkins
Umpires	John Langridge Ken Palmer

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New Zealand Innings

Player Name		R	B
JG Wright	run out	69	137
BA Edgar	lbw	17	38
GP Howarth	lbw	7	12
JV Coney	lbw	11	39
GM Turner	lbw	30	51
MG Burgess	run out	10	13
RJ Hadlee	bowled	15	32
WK Lees	bowled	23	20
BL Cairns	caught	14	6
BJ McKechnie	not out	4	9
GB Troup	not out	3	3
Extras	(b 5, w 4)
Total	212(9 wkts; 60 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
IT Botham	12	3	42	1	3.5
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

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	47	John Wright	Bruce Edgar
2nd	11	Geoff Howarth	John Wright
3rd	46	Jeremy Coney	John Wright
4th	8	Glenn Turner	John Wright
5th	20	Mark Burgess	Glenn Turner
6th	30	Glenn Turner	Richard Hadlee
7th	18	Richard Hadlee	Warren Lees
8th	15	Lance Cairns	Warren Lees
9th	13	Brian McKechnie	Warren Lees
10th	4	Brian McKechnie	Gary Troup

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Prudential World Cup

Group A

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
ENG	3	3	0	12	-
PAK	3	2	1	8	-
AUS	3	1	2	4	-
CAN	3	0	3	0	-

Group B

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
WI	3	2	0	10	-
NZ	3	2	1	8	-
SL	3	1	1	6	-
IND	3	0	3	0	-

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