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England vs West Indies, Final at London, Jun 23 1979 - Playing XI

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)

	England	West Indies
1	Mike Brearley (c) wicketkeeper batter	Gordon Greenidge opening batter
2	Geoff Boycott opening batter	Desmond Haynes opening batter
3	Derek Randall middle-order batter	Viv Richards batting allrounder
4	Graham Gooch top-order batter	Alvin Kallicharran top-order batter
5	David Gower top-order batter	Clive Lloyd (c) middle-order batter
6	Ian Botham allrounder	Collis King
7	Wayne Larkins top-order batter	Deryck Murray † wicketkeeper batter
8	Phil Edmonds bowler	Andy Roberts bowler
9	Chris Old bowler	Joel Garner bowler
10	Bob Taylor † wicketkeeper batter	Michael Holding bowler
11	Mike Hendrick bowler	Colin Croft bowler

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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