
Gordon Greenidge recovers after being mobbed on reaching his hundred, India v West Indies, Edgbaston, June 9, 1979© Wisden Cricket Monthly

The eight World Cup teams led by their captains - from left: Sri Lanka (Anura Tennekoon), Pakistan (Asif Iqbal), West Indies (Clive Lloyd), England (Mike Brearley), Australia (Kim Hughes), New Zealand (Mark Burgess), India (S Venkataraghavan) and Canada (Bryan Mauricette), Lord's, June 8, 1979© PA Photos

Eddie Barlow in action, June 1979© Getty Images