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
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
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
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
