Match Details
Series
Toss
New Zealand , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
England advanced
Match number
Season
Match days
20 June 1979 (60-over match)
06/20Result
1st SF, Prudential World Cup at Manchester, Jun 20 1979
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![England]( "England")
221/8 -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
212/9 (60 ov)
Player of the Match
06/20Result
1st SF, Prudential World Cup at Manchester, Jun 20 1979
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![England]( "England")
221/8 -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
212/9 (60 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Scorecard Summary
ENGLAND 221/8 (60 OVERS)
- Mike Brearley53 (115)
- Graham Gooch71 (84)
- Sir Richard Hadlee1/32 (12)
- Brian McKechnie2/46 (12)
NEW ZEALAND 212/9 (60 OVERS)
- Glenn Turner30 (51)
- John Wright69 (137)
- Geoff Boycott1/24 (9)
- Mike Hendrick3/55 (12)
Match Coverage
All Match News'1979 was the closest we got to a World Cup final'
John Wright remembers playing his first world tournament in an era when it was little more than an interruption to the county season
