Final - England vs West Indies at Lords

1979 World Cup, Match 15 - West Indies beat England in the final of Prudential Cup 1979 to claim their 2nd consecutive world cup title at Lord's in London. Vivian Richards was awarded man of the match for his unbeaten century.

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1979 World Cup, Final - 23rd June 1979, England vs West Indies at Lord's in London, Scorecard

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⇒ Toss: England won the toss and elect to field
⇒ Umpires: Dickie Bird and Barrie Meyer
⇒ Match Result: West Indies won by 92 runs to lift the Prudential World Cup 1979
⇒ Man of the Match: Vivian Richards

West Indies Batting

⇒ Gordon Greenidge run out (Randall) 9 (31)
⇒ Desmond Haynes c Hendrick b Chris Old 20 (27) 3 ‘4s’
⇒ Vivian Richards not out 138 (157) 11 ‘4s’ 3 ‘6s’
⇒ Alvin Kallicharran b Mike Hendrick 4 (17)
⇒ Clive Lloyd (C) c&b Chris Old 13 (33) 2 ‘4s’
⇒ Collis King c Randall b Phil Edmonds 86 (66) 10 ‘4s’ 3 ‘6s’
⇒ Deryck Murray (WK) c Gower b Phil Edmonds 5 (9) 1 ‘4s’
⇒ Andy Roberts c Brearley b Mike Hendrick 0 (7)
⇒ Joel Garner c Taylor b Ian Botham 0 (5)
⇒ Michael Holding b Ian Botham 0 (6)
⇒ Colin Croft not out 0 (2)

Extras : 11 (Wides: 0 No Balls: 0 Byes: 1 Leg Byes: 10)

Total : 286/9 (Overs: 60.0)

Fall of Wickets : 1-22 (Greenidge), 2-36 (Haynes), 3-55 (Kallicharran), 4-99 (Lloyd), 5-238 (King), 6-252 (Murray), 7-258 (Roberts), 8-260 (Garner), 9-272 (Holding)

England Bowling

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⇒ Ian Botham 12-2-44-2
⇒ Mike Hendrick 12-2-50-2
⇒ Chris Old 12-0-55-2
⇒ Geoff Boycott 6-0-38-0
⇒ Phil Edmonds 12-2-40-2
⇒ Graham Gooch 4-0-27-0
⇒ Wayne Larkins 2-0-21-0

England Batting

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⇒ Mike Brearley (C) c King b Michael Holding 64 (130) 7 ‘4s’
⇒ Geoff Boycott c Kallicharran b Michael Holding 57 (105) 3 ‘4s’
⇒ Derek Randall b Colin Croft 15 (22)
⇒ Graham Gooch b Joel Garner 32 (28) 4 ‘4s’
⇒ David Gower b Joel Garner 0 (4)
⇒ Ian Botham c Richards b Colin Croft 4 (3)
⇒ Wayne Larkins b Joel Garner 0 (1)
⇒ Phil Edmonds not out 5 (8)
⇒ Chris Old b Joel Garner 0 (2)
⇒ Bob Taylor (WK) c Murray b Joel Garner 0 (1)
⇒ Mike Hendrick b Colin Croft 0 (5)

Extras : 17 (Wides: 2 No Balls: 3 Byes: 0 Leg Byes: 12)

Total : 194 all out (Overs: 51.0)

Fall of Wickets : 1-129 (Brearley), 2-135 (Boycott), 3-183 (Gooch), 4-183 (Gower), 5-186 (Randall), 6-186 (Larkins), 7-192 (Botham), 8-192 (Old), 9-194 (Taylor), 10-194 (Hendrick)

West Indies Bowling

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⇒ Andy Roberts 9-2-33-0
⇒ Michael Holding 8-1-16-2
⇒ Colin Croft 10-1-42-3
⇒ Joel Garner 11-0-38-5
⇒ Vivian Richards 10-0-35-0
⇒ Collis King 3-0-13-0

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