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Home > Cricket > World Cup 2003 > Flashback

Prudential World Cup 1979

Mohandas Menon | January 06, 2003


SUMMARY OF MATCHES

CountriesMatches PlayedWonLostNo ResultSemi FinalRunner UpWinner
West Indies44----1
England 541--1-
Pakistan422-1--
New Zealand422-1--
Sri Lanka211----
Australia312----
India3-3----
Canada3-3----

The abandoned match (without a ball being bowled) between Sri Lanka and West Indies at the Oval, has not been included in the above summary.

HIGHEST TEAM TOTALS

ScoreOversMatchVenueDate
293-6 (60 overs)West Indies v PakistanThe Oval20-06-79
286-7(60 overs)Pakistan v AustraliaNottingham13-06-79
286-9(60 overs)West Indies v EnglandLord's23-06-79

HIGHEST TEAM AGGREGATES

ScoreOversMatchVenueDate
543-16(116.2 overs)W Indies(293-6)v Pakistan (250)The Oval 20-06-79

LOWEST COMPLETED TEAM TOTALS

ScoreOversMatchVenueDate
45(40.3 overs)Canada v EnglandManchester14-06-79
105(33.2 overs)Canada v AustraliaBirmingham16-06-79

LOWEST MATCH AGGREGATES

ScoreOversMatchVenueDate
91-12(54.2 overs)Canada (45) v England (46-2)Manchester14-06-79

INDIVIDUAL HUNDREDS(2)

BatsmenMatchVenueDateScore
IVA Richards W Indies v EnglandLord's23-06-79138*
CG GreenidgeW Indies v IndiaBirmingham09-06-79106*

HIGHEST RUN AGGREGATES

PlayerMatchesInsNoRunsHSAvg10050
CG Greenidge (WI)441253106*84.3312
IVA Richards (WI)442217138*108.50 1-
GA Gooch (Eng)5512107152.50-2

CENTURY PARTNERSHIPS FOR EACH WICKET (8)

1st wkt (4)

RunsPlayersMatchVenueDate
138CG Greenidge (106*) / DL Haynes (47)Wi v Ind Birmingham 09-06-79
132CG Greenidge (73) / DL Haynes (65)WI v Pak The Oval20-06-79
129JM Brearley (64) / G Boycott (57)Eng v WI Lord's23-06-79
100JG Wright (48) / BA Edgar (84*)NZ v Ind Leeds13-06-79

2nd wkt (2)

RunsPlayersMatchVenueDate
166Majid Khan (81) / Zaheer Abbas (93)Pak v WI The Oval20-06-79
126*GM Turner (83*) / GP Howarth (63*)NZ v SL Nottingham 09-06-79

3rd wkt (1)

RunsPlayersMatchVenueDate
108JM Brearley (44) / GA Gooch (53)Eng v Aus Lord's09-06-79

4th wkt (Best)

RunsPlayersMatchVenueDate
71AMJ Hilditch (72) / GN Yallop (37)Aus v Pak Nottingham 13-06-79

5th wkt (1)

RunsPlayersMatchVenueDate
139 IVA Richards (138*) / CL King (86) WI v Eng Lord's23-06-79

6th wkt (Best)

RunsPlayersMatchVenueDate
40 SM Gavaskar (55) / Kapil Dev (25) Ind v NZ Leeds 13-06-79

7th wkt (Best)

RunsPlayersMatchVenueDate
52 Asif Iqbal (51) / Wasim Raja (21) Pak v Eng Leeds16-06-79

8th wkt (Best)

RunsPlayersMatchVenueDate
41DW Randall (42*) / RW Taylor (12)Eng v NZ Manchester 20-06-79

9th wkt (Best)

RunsPlayersMatchVenueDate
43RW Taylor (20*) / RGD Willis (24)Eng v Pak Leeds16-06-79

10th wkt (Best)

RunsPlayersMatchVenueDate
27 S Venkataraghavan (13*) / BS Bedi (13) Ind v WI Birmingham 09-06-79

FOUR OR MORE WICKETS IN A MATCH (7)

AnalysisBowlerMatchVenueDate
5-21AG HurstAustralia v CanadaBirmingham16-06-79
5-38J GarnerWest Indies v EnglandLord's23-06-79
4- 8CM OldEngland v CanadaManchester14-06-79
4-11RGD WillisEngland v CanadaManchester14-06-79
4-15M HendrickEngland v PakistanLeeds16-06-79
4-33MA HoldingWest Indies v IndiaBirmingham09-06-79
4-56Asif IqbalPakistan v West IndiesThe Oval20-06-79

HIGHEST WICKET AGGREGATES

PlayerCountryMatchesOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverage4 wicketsBest
M HendrickEng556141491014.9014-15
BJ McKechnieNZ445.54141915.67-3-24
CM OldEng55810157917.4414-8
Asif IqbalPak4475157917.4414-56

MOST DISMISSALS IN A MATCH

DismissalsWicketkeeperMatchVenueDate
3 (3ct)WK LeesNew Zealand v IndiaLeeds13-06-79
3 (3ct)DL MurrayWest Indies v PakistanThe Oval20-06-79

LEADING WICKET-KEEPERS

PlayerCountryMatchesDismissalsCatchesstumpings
DL MurrayWest Indies4770
Wasim BariPakistan4761

MOST CATCHES BY A FIELDER IN A MATCH

Nine fielders have held two catches each

LEADING FIELDERS

NameCountryMatchesCatches
Asif Iqbal Pakistan44
AI KallicharranWest Indies44
JM BrearleyEngland54

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