1979 Prudential World CupFinal · ODI
West Indies beat England by 92 runs in the final
Lord's, London, . England won the toss and chose to bowl.
Match report
From the scorecardEngland won the toss and chose to bowl. West Indies made 286 for 9 in 60 overs, Viv Richards 138 not out from 157 balls and Collis King 86 from 66 balls. Phil Edmonds took 2 for 40.
England were bowled out for 194, Mike Brearley 64 from 130 balls and Geoff Boycott 57 from 105 balls. Joel Garner took 5 for 38.
West Indies won by 92 runs.
Key performers
West Indies innings
286/9(60 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Greenidgerun out (DW Randall) | run out (DW Randall) | 9 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 29.03 |
| Desmond Haynesc M Hendrick b CM Old | c M Hendrick b CM Old | 20 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 74.07 |
| Viv Richardsnot out | not out | 138* | 157 | 11 | 3 | 87.90 |
| Alvin Kallicharranb M Hendrick | b M Hendrick | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 23.53 |
| Clive Lloyd (c)c & b CM Old | c & b CM Old | 13 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 39.39 |
| Collis Kingc DW Randall b PH Edmonds | c DW Randall b PH Edmonds | 86 | 66 | 10 | 3 | 130.30 |
| Deryck Murray †c DI Gower b PH Edmonds | c DI Gower b PH Edmonds | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Andy Robertsc JM Brearley b M Hendrick | c JM Brearley b M Hendrick | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Joel Garnerc †RW Taylor b IT Botham | c †RW Taylor b IT Botham | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Michael Holdingb IT Botham | b IT Botham | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Colin Croftnot out | not out | 0* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 10) | (b 1, lb 10) | 11 | ||||
| Total60 Ov (RR 4.77) | 60 Ov (RR 4.77) | 286/9 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 22-1 (CG Greenidge), 36-2 (DL Haynes), 55-3 (AI Kallicharran), 99-4 (CH Lloyd), 238-5 (CL King), 252-6 (DL Murray), 258-7 (AME Roberts), 260-8 (J Garner), 272-9 (MA Holding)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Botham | 12 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 3.67 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hendrick | 12 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 4.17 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Old | 12 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 4.58 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Boycott | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 6.33 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Edmonds | 12 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 3.33 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Graham Gooch | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne Larkins | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 10.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England innings
194(51 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Brearley (c)c CL King b MA Holding | c CL King b MA Holding | 64 | 130 | 7 | 0 | 49.23 |
| Geoff Boycottc AI Kallicharran b MA Holding | c AI Kallicharran b MA Holding | 57 | 105 | 3 | 0 | 54.29 |
| Derek Randallb CEH Croft | b CEH Croft | 15 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 68.18 |
| Graham Goochb J Garner | b J Garner | 32 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 114.29 |
| David Gowerb J Garner | b J Garner | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ian Bothamc IVA Richards b CEH Croft | c IVA Richards b CEH Croft | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Wayne Larkinsb J Garner | b J Garner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Phil Edmondsnot out | not out | 5* | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Chris Oldb J Garner | b J Garner | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bob Taylor †c †DL Murray b J Garner | c †DL Murray b J Garner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mike Hendrickb CEH Croft | b CEH Croft | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras(lb 12, w 2, nb 3) | (lb 12, w 2, nb 3) | 17 | ||||
| Total51 Ov (RR 3.80) | 51 Ov (RR 3.80) · Target 287 | 194 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 129-1 (JM Brearley), 135-2 (G Boycott), 183-3 (DW Randall), 183-4 (GA Gooch), 186-5 (DI Gower), 186-6 (W Larkins), 192-7 (IT Botham), 192-8 (CM Old), 194-9 (RW Taylor), 194-10 (M Hendrick)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Roberts | 9 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 3.67 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Holding | 8 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 2.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Colin Croft | 10 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 4.20 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Garner | 11 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 3.45 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Viv Richards | 10 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 3.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Collis King | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |