result
Final, London, Sep 8 1979, Gillette Cup (England)
269/8
(56.3/60 ov, target 270)224
Somerset won by 45 runs
player of the match

Somerset
Match centre
Lord's, London | |
Toss | Northamptonshire, elected to field first |
Series | Gillette Cup (England) |
Season | 1979 |
Player Of The Match | ![]() Viv Richards |
Series result | Somerset won the 1979 Gillette Cup (England) |
Match days | - day match (60-over match) |
Umpires | ![]() David Constant![]() John Langridge |
Player Name | R | B | |
G Cook | run out | 44 | 97 |
W Larkins | lbw | 0 | 5 |
RG Williams | hit wicket | 8 | 8 |
AJ Lamb | stumped | 78 | 127 |
P Willey | caught | 5 | 15 |
TJ Yardley | caught | 20 | 34 |
G Sharp | bowled | 22 | 30 |
Sarfraz Nawaz | not out | 16 | 21 |
TM Lamb | bowled | 4 | 8 |
BJ Griffiths | bowled | 0 | 2 |
PJ Watts | absent hurt | ||
Extras | (b 6, lb 9, nb 7, w 5) | ||
Total | 224(9 wkts; 56.3 ovs) |
Player Name | O | M | R | W | Econ |
J Garner | 10.3 | 3 | 29 | 6 | 2.76 |
IT Botham | 10 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 2.7 |
KF Jennings | 12 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 2.42 |
GI Burgess | 9 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 4.11 |
VJ Marks | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5.5 |
IVA Richards | 9 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 4.89 |
D Breakwell | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 |
WKT | RUNS | Players |