The 1979 Cricket World Cup (aka Prudential World Cup, 1979) was the second edition of the tournament. It was held in England. West Indies beat England by 92 runs at Lord's to won their second world cup.
| Top 5 Batsman | |||||||||||
| Player | Team | Matches | I | R | HS | Avg. | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| G Greenidge | WI | 4 | 4 | 253 | 106 | 84.33 | 62.31 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viv Richards | WI | 4 | 4 | 217 | 138 | 108.5 | 74.06 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| G Gooch | ENG | 5 | 5 | 210 | 71 | 52.50 | 63.82 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 4 |
| G Turner | NZ | 4 | 4 | 176 | 83* | 69.00 | 69.23 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| J Wright | NZ | 4 | 4 | 166 | 69 | 40.20 | 77.60 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
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| Top Bowlers | ||||||||
| Bowler | Team | M | Wkts | BBI | Avg. | Econ | SR | 5w |
| GM Hendrick | ENG | 5 | 10 | 4/15 | 14.90 | 2.66 | 33.6 | 0 |
| B McKechnie | NZ | 4 | 9 | 3/24 | 15.66 | 3.07 | 30.5 | 0 |
| Asif Iqbal | PAK | 4 | 9 | 4/56 | 17.44 | 3.34 | 31.3 | 0 |
| CM Old | ENG | 5 | 9 | 4/8 | 17.44 | 2.70 | 38.6 | 0 |
| MS Holding | WI | 4 | 8 | 4/33 | 13.25 | 2.58 | 30.7 | 0 |
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| Top Individual Scores | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Opposition | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Ground |
| Viv Richards | WI | ENG | 138* | 157 | 87.89 | 11 | 33 | Lord's |
| DL Amiss | WI | IND | 106* | 173 | 61.27 | 9 | 1 | Birmingham |
| Zaheer Abbas | PAK | WI | 93 | 122 | 76.22 | 8 | 1 | The Oval |
| CL King | WI | ENG | 86 | 66 | 130.3 | 10 | 3 | Lord's |
| BA Edgar | NZ | IND | 84* | 167 | 50.29 | 8 | 0 | Leeds |
| Top Bowling Figures in an inning | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowler | Team | Opp. | Bowling Figures | Ground |
| AG Hurst | AUS | CAN | 5/21 in 12 Overs | Birmingham |
| J Garner | WI | ENG | 5/38 in 12 Overs | Lords |
| CM Old | ENG | CAN | 5/48 in 12 Overs | Manchester |
| RGD Wills | ENG | CAN | 4/11 in 12 Overs | Manchester |
| M Hendrick | ENG | PAK | 4/20 in 12 Overs | Leeds |
| Highest Partnerships | |||||
| Partners | Team | Runs | Wkt | Opp. | Ground |
| Majid Khan & Zaheer Abbas | PAK | 166 | 2nd | WI | The Oval |
| IVA Richards & CL King | WI | 139 | 5th | ENG | Lord's |
| CG Greenidge & DL Haynes | WI | 138 | 1st | IND | Birmingham |
| CG Greenidge & DL Haynes | WI | 132 | 1st | PAK | The Oval |
| JM Brearley & G Boycott | ENG | 129 | 1st | WI | Lord's |
| Most Dismissals as Wicket-Keepers | |||||
| Wicket-Keeper | Team | Matches | Dismissals | Catches | Stumps |
| Deryck Murray | WI | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Wasim Bari | PAK | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Warren Lees | NZ | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Kevin Wright | AUS | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Taylor | ENG | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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| Most Dismissals as Fielders | ||||
| Player | Team | Matches | Catches | Max |
| Asif Iqbal | PAK | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| A.Kallicharan | WI | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Mike Brearley | ENG | 5 | 4 | 2 |