ICC Cricket World Cup 1979

Cricket World Cup 1979, also known as the 'Prudential Cup' was the second edition of the series. The host nation was England and the event took place from June 9 to June 23. Total eight teams participated in this mega event who played the preliminary matches in 2 groups of 4 each. The top two teams from each group contested in the semifinals. The winners played the final match.

Then, the matches were played in a traditional fashion. Same white uniforms, red balls and played only during the day-light. The match use to start early and consisted of 60 overs.

West Indies and England played the final at the Lord's cricket ground in London. West Indies won by 92 runs. The Prudential Cup was lifted by the captain of West Indies, Clive Lloyd. This was the second consecutive time the West Indies won the World Cup. The other two semifinalists were New Zealand and Pakistan.

Venue : England
Date : 9 June 1979 to 23 June 1979
Teams Played:
Group A : England, Pakistan, Australia, Canada.
Group B : West Indies, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, India.
Winner: West Indies (Beated England By 92 Runs).
Man of The Match: Vivian Richards - Scored 138 runs.

Summary :-

Group A: Canada v Pakistan - June 9, 1979 at Leeds
Pakistan won by 8 wickets.
Canada 139-9 (60 ov); Pakistan 140-2 (40.1 ov).


Group A: England v Australia - June 9, 1979 at Lord's
England won by 6 wickets.
Australia 159-9 (60 ov); England 160-4 (47.1 ov).

Group B: India v West Indies - June 9, 1979 at Birmingham
West Indies won by 9 wickets.
India 190 (53.1 ov); West Indies 194-1 (51.3 ov).

Group B: New Zealand v Sri Lanka - June 9, 1979 at Nottingham
New Zealand won by 9 wickets.
Sri Lanka 189 (56.5 ov); New Zealand 190-1 (47.4 ov).

Group A: Australia v Pakistan - June 13, 1979 at Nottingham
Pakistan won by 89 runs.
Pakistan 286-7 (60 ov); Australia 197 (57.1 ov).

Group A: England v Canada - June 13, 1979 at Manchester
England won by 8 wickets.
Canada 45 (40.3 ov); England 46-2 (13.5 ov).

Group B: India v New Zealand - June 13, 1979 at Leeds
New Zealand won by 8 wickets.
India 182 (55.5 ov); New Zealand 183-2 (57 ov).

Group B: Sri Lanka v West Indies - June 13, 1979 at The Oval
Match abandoned.

Group A: Australia v Canada - June 16, 1979 at Birmingham
Australia won by 7 wickets.
Canada 105 (33.2 ov); Australia 106-3 (26 ov).

Group A: England v Pakistan - June 16, 1979 at Leeds
England won by 14 runs.
England 165-9 (60 ov); Pakistan 151 (56 ov).

Group B: India v Sri Lanka - June 16, 1979 at Manchester
Sri Lanka won by 47 runs.
Sri Lanka 238-5 (60 ov); India 191 (54.1 ov).

Group B: New Zealand v West Indies - June 16, 1979 at Nottingham
West Indies won by 32 runs.
West Indies 244-7 (60 ov); New Zealand 212-9 (60 ov).

Semi-Final: England v New Zealand - June 20, 1979 at Manchester
England won by 9 runs.
England 221-8 (60 ov); New Zealand 212-9 (60 ov).

Semi-Final: Pakistan v West Indies - June 20, 1979 at The Oval
West Indies won by 43 runs.
West Indies 293-6 (60 ov); Pakistan 250 (56.2 ov).

Final: England v West Indies - June 23, 1979 at Lord's
West Indies won by 92 runs.
West Indies 286-9 (60 ov); England 194 (51 ov).

the first ever worldcup

The first ICC Cricket World Cup was played in England, in the year 1975. It marked the debut of the premier ODI tournament. It is also known Prudential Cup 1975


ICC Cricket World Cup, counted amongst the premier tournaments in men's ODI cricket, made its debut in the year 1975. It was hosted by England and officially known as the Prudential Cup, since it was sponsored by the Prudential Assurance Company. The first edition of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) World Cup, it stretched from June 7 to June 21, with eight nations competing for the trophy. The eight teams included all the six test-playing nations of that time i.e. namely Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, & West Indies, along with Sri Lanka and a composite team from East Africa.

The format of the first ICC World Cup comprised of preliminary matches, which were played in 2 groups, each of them with 4 teams. Each of the teams played with the other and the top two teams from each group proceeded to the knock-out round of semi-final. The winning teams then played against each other in the final match. Each of the matches comprised of 60 overs per team, with 6 balls in one over. The players wore traditional white clothing and played with red balls. In the tournament, all matches were played during the daytime.

The matches of first ODI World Cup were played in Lord's Cricket Ground (London), The Oval (London), Edgbaston Cricket Ground (Birmingham), Old Trafford Cricket Ground (Manchester), Trent Bridge (Nottingham) and Headingley Stadium (Leeds). The final match was played by Australia and West Indies, in which the latter emerged as the winner. There was no Man of Series in the tournament. It saw the maximum runs being taken by Glenn Turner (333) and the most number of wickets claimed by Gary Gilmour (11).

1975 Prudential World Cup statistics
• Administrator - International Cricket Council
• Cricket format - One Day International
• Tournament formats - Round robin and Knockout
• Host - England
• Champions - West Indies (1st title)
• Participants - 8
• Matches played - 15
• Attendance - 158,000 (10,533 per match)
• Most runs - Glenn Turner (333)
• Most wickets - Gary Gilmour (11)

Results Summary

• 1st Match: England v India at Lord's - Jun 7, 1975, England won by 202 runs (Eng 334/4; Ind 132/3)
• 2nd Match: East Africa v New Zealand at Birmingham - Jun 7, 1975, New Zealand won by 181 runs (NZ 309/5; EA 128/8)
• 3rd Match: Australia v Pakistan at Leeds - Jun 7, 1975, Australia won by 73 runs (Aus 278/7; Pak 205)
• 4th Match: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Manchester - Jun 7, 1975, West Indies won by 9 wickets (with 39.2 overs remaining) (SL 86; WI 87/1)
• 5th Match: England v New Zealand at Nottingham - Jun 11, 1975, England won by 80 runs (England 266/6; NZ 186)
• 6th Match: East Africa v India at Leeds - Jun 11, 1975, India won by 10 wickets (with 30.1 overs remaining) (EA 120; India 123/0)
• 7th Match: Australia v Sri Lanka at The Oval - Jun 11, 1975, Australia won by 52 runs (Aus 328/5; SL 276/4)
• 8th Match: Pakistan v West Indies at Birmingham - Jun 11, 1975, West Indies won by 1 wicket (with 2 balls remaining) (Pak 266/7; WI 267/9)
• 9th Match: England v East Africa at Birmingham - Jun 14, 1975, England won by 196 runs (Eng 290/5; EA 94)
• 10th Match: India v New Zealand at Manchester - Jun 14, 1975, New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 1.1 overs remaining) (Ind 230; NZ 233/6)
• 11th Match: Australia v West Indies at The Oval - Jun 14, 1975, West Indies won by 7 wickets (with 84 balls remaining) (Aus 192; WI 195/3)
• 12th Match: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Nottingham - Jun 14, 1975, Pakistan won by 192 runs (Pak 330/6; SL 138)
• 1st Semi Final: England v Australia at Leeds - Jun 18, 1975, Australia won by 4 wickets (with 31.2 overs remaining) (Eng 93; Aus 94/6)
• 2nd Semi Final: New Zealand v West Indies at The Oval - Jun 18, 1975, West Indies won by 5 wickets (with 19.5 overs remaining) (NZ 158; WI 159/5)
• Final: Australia v West Indies at Lord's - Jun 21, 1975, West Indies won by 17 runs (WI 291/8; Aus 274)