The 1979 Cricket World Cup was the second edition of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Cricket World Cup. It was held from 9th to 23rd June 1975 in England.
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Teams - 6 Test playing teams (Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan & West Indies) and 2 non-test playing nations (Sri Lanka & Canada). The preliminary matches were played in 2 groups of 4 each. The top two teams from each group then played the knock-out rounds of semi-finals and final.
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ICC 1979 World Cup Trivia and Facts
- There was no 'Man of the Series' awarded in 1979.
- Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) was the highest scorer of the 1979 cricket world cup. He scored 253 runs in the tournament.
- Mike Hendrick (England) was the highest wicket of the 1979 cricket world cup. He took 10 wickets in the tournament
- Vivian Richards scored the highest individual score of 1979 world cup. He scored 138* from 157 balls against England in the final.