1979 Prudential World Cup - Stats
West Indies won the tournament
Most runs
Full list| Player | M | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Greenidge West Indies | 4 | 4 | 253 | 106 | 84.33 | 62.32 | 17 | 3 |
| Viv Richards West Indies | 4 | 4 | 217 | 138 | 108.50 | 74.06 | 13 | 4 |
| Graham Gooch England | 5 | 5 | 210 | 71 | 52.50 | 63.83 | 18 | 4 |
| Glenn Turner New Zealand | 4 | 4 | 176 | 83 | 88.00 | 56.05 | 12 | 0 |
| John Wright New Zealand | 4 | 4 | 166 | 69 | 41.50 | 50.00 | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Brearley England | 5 | 5 | 161 | 64 | 32.20 | 39.85 | 12 | 0 |
| Majid Khan Pakistan | 4 | 4 | 150 | 81 | 37.50 | 60.73 | 15 | 1 |
| Zaheer Abbas Pakistan | 4 | 4 | 148 | 93 | 37.00 | 66.07 | 13 | 2 |
| Desmond Haynes West Indies | 4 | 4 | 144 | 65 | 36.00 | 55.17 | 9 | 1 |
| Andrew Hilditch Australia | 3 | 3 | 143 | 72 | 47.67 | 53.56 | 9 | 0 |
Most wickets
Full list| Player | M | Overs | Wkts | Runs | Avg | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hendrick England | 5 | 56 | 10 | 149 | 14.90 | 2.66 |
| Brian McKechnie New Zealand | 4 | 45.5 | 9 | 141 | 15.67 | 3.08 |
| Asif Iqbal Pakistan | 4 | 47 | 9 | 157 | 17.44 | 3.34 |
| Chris Old England | 5 | 58 | 9 | 157 | 17.44 | 2.71 |
| Michael Holding West Indies | 4 | 41 | 8 | 106 | 13.25 | 2.59 |
| Colin Croft West Indies | 4 | 43 | 8 | 140 | 17.50 | 3.26 |
| Joel Garner West Indies | 4 | 47 | 8 | 172 | 21.50 | 3.66 |
| Sikander Bakht Pakistan | 4 | 41 | 7 | 108 | 15.43 | 2.63 |
| Bob Willis England | 4 | 44.3 | 7 | 109 | 15.57 | 2.45 |
| Majid Khan Pakistan | 4 | 47 | 7 | 117 | 16.71 | 2.49 |
Highest scores
Full list| Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | vs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viv Richards West Indies | 138* | 157 | 11 | 3 | ENG |
| Gordon Greenidge West Indies | 106* | 173 | 9 | 1 | IND |
| Zaheer Abbas Pakistan | 93 | 122 | 8 | 1 | WI |
| Collis King West Indies | 86 | 66 | 10 | 3 | ENG |
| Bruce Edgar New Zealand | 84* | 167 | 8 | 0 | IND |
| Glenn Turner New Zealand | 83* | 143 | 4 | 0 | SL |
| Majid Khan Pakistan | 81 | 124 | 7 | 0 | WI |
| Gundappa Viswanath India | 75 | 134 | 7 | 0 | WI |
| Clive Lloyd West Indies | 73* | 80 | 4 | 0 | NZ |
| Gordon Greenidge West Indies | 73 | 107 | 5 | 1 | PAK |
Best bowling figures
Full list| Player | Figures | Overs | vs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Hurst Australia | 5/21 | 10 | CAN |
| Joel Garner West Indies | 5/38 | 11 | ENG |
| Chris Old England | 4/8 | 10 | CAN |
| Bob Willis England | 4/11 | 10.3 | CAN |
| Mike Hendrick England | 4/15 | 12 | PAK |
| Michael Holding West Indies | 4/33 | 12 | IND |
| Asif Iqbal Pakistan | 4/56 | 11 | WI |
| Brian McKechnie New Zealand | 3/24 | 12 | IND |
| Brian McKechnie New Zealand | 3/25 | 10.5 | SL |
| Sarfraz Nawaz Pakistan | 3/26 | 10 | CAN |
Most sixes
Full list| Player | 6s | 4s | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viv Richards West Indies | 4 | 13 | 217 |
| Graham Gooch England | 4 | 18 | 210 |
| Gordon Greenidge West Indies | 3 | 17 | 253 |
| Collis King West Indies | 3 | 13 | 132 |
| Duleep Mendis Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 78 |
| Zaheer Abbas Pakistan | 2 | 13 | 148 |
| Majid Khan Pakistan | 1 | 15 | 150 |
| Desmond Haynes West Indies | 1 | 9 | 144 |
| Geoff Howarth New Zealand | 1 | 9 | 70 |
| Ian Botham England | 1 | 5 | 65 |
Most 50s / 100s
| Player | 100s | 50s | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Greenidge West Indies | 1 | 2 | 253 |
| Viv Richards West Indies | 1 | 0 | 217 |
| Graham Gooch England | 0 | 2 | 210 |
| Mike Brearley England | 0 | 2 | 161 |
| Majid Khan Pakistan | 0 | 2 | 150 |
| Asif Iqbal Pakistan | 0 | 2 | 129 |
| Glenn Turner New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 176 |
| John Wright New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 166 |
| Zaheer Abbas Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 148 |
| Desmond Haynes West Indies | 0 | 1 | 144 |
Best strike rate (min 30 balls)
| Player | SR | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collis King West Indies | 121.10 | 132 | 109 |
| Wasim Raja Pakistan | 105.41 | 39 | 37 |
| Kapil Dev India | 96.36 | 53 | 55 |
| Duleep Mendis Sri Lanka | 92.86 | 78 | 84 |
| Javed Miandad Pakistan | 90.20 | 46 | 51 |
| Clive Lloyd West Indies | 81.46 | 123 | 151 |
| Geoff Howarth New Zealand | 80.46 | 70 | 87 |
| Viv Richards West Indies | 74.06 | 217 | 293 |
| Mark Burgess New Zealand | 72.58 | 45 | 62 |
| Asif Iqbal Pakistan | 71.27 | 129 | 181 |
Best economy (min 10 overs)
| Player | Econ | Overs | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Porter Australia | 1.83 | 18 | 3 |
| Geoff Dymock Australia | 2.06 | 31 | 2 |
| Bob Willis England | 2.45 | 44.3 | 7 |
| Majid Khan Pakistan | 2.49 | 47 | 7 |
| Michael Holding West Indies | 2.59 | 41 | 8 |
| Richard Hadlee New Zealand | 2.60 | 45 | 5 |
| Sikander Bakht Pakistan | 2.63 | 41 | 7 |
| Mike Hendrick England | 2.66 | 56 | 10 |
| Stanley De Silva Sri Lanka | 2.70 | 20 | 2 |
| Chris Old England | 2.71 | 58 | 9 |
Most catches (fielder)
Most dismissals (keeper)
| Player | Dis | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deryck Murray | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Wasim Bari | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Warren Lees | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Kevin Wright | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Taylor | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Sunil Jayasinghe | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Surinder Khanna | 1 | 1 | 0 |