England vs West Indies, Final at London, Jun 23 1979 - Match Result

RESULT

Final, Lord's, June 23, 1979, Prudential World Cup

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286/9

(51/60 ov, T:287) 194

West Indies won by 92 runs

Player Of The Match

, WI

138* (157)

Viv Richards has become the top scorer for WI in ODIs with 574 runs, going past Greenidge's 479

This is the highest match aggregate (480) involving England & West Indies in ODIs

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Scorecard summary

West Indies • 286/9(60 overs)

138* (157)

2/40 (12)

86 (66)

2/44 (12)

England • 194/10(51 overs)

64 (130)

5/38 (11)

57 (105)

3/42 (10)

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Match details

Lord's, London
Toss	England, elected to field first
Series	Prudential World Cup
Season	1979
Player Of The Match	Viv Richards
Series result	West Indies won the 1979 Prudential World Cup
Match number	ODI no. 74
Match days	day (60-over match)
Umpires	Barrie Meyer Dickie Bird

Match Coverage

I saw Richards in his prime

Watching Garner, Richards and King punish England left a young fan awestruck at Lord's

I saw Richards in his prime

Kings for a day

There are great players and then there are players who are great for World Cups

Kings for a day

King leaves Richards in the shade

West Indies were struggling at 99 for 4 in the 1979 final when their last front-line batsman came in and set the roof on fire

King leaves Richards in the shade

Clive Lloyd drops Geoff Boycott in the 1979 final... on purpose?

The West Indies captain's spilling a catch off Boycott in the title match went on to serve his side well

Clive Lloyd drops Geoff Boycott in the 1979 final... on purpose?

All hail the king

On World Cup final day, let us remember the man who stamped his name on the first two

All hail the king

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England Innings

Player Name		R	B
JM Brearley	caught	64	130
G Boycott	caught	57	105
DW Randall	bowled	15	22
GA Gooch	bowled	32	28
DI Gower	bowled	0	4
IT Botham	caught	4	3
W Larkins	bowled	0	1
PH Edmonds	not out	5	8
CM Old	bowled	0	2
RW Taylor	caught	0	1
M Hendrick	bowled	0	5
Extras	(lb 12, nb 3, w 2)
Total	194(10 wkts; 51 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	129	Geoff Boycott	Mike Brearley
2nd	6	Geoff Boycott	Derek Randall
3rd	48	Graham Gooch	Derek Randall
4th	0	Graham Gooch	David Gower
5th	3	Ian Botham	David Gower
6th	0	Ian Botham	Wayne Larkins
7th	6	Phil Edmonds	Ian Botham
8th	0	Chris Old	Phil Edmonds
9th	2	Bob Taylor	Phil Edmonds
10th	0	Mike Hendrick	Phil Edmonds

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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	-