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The second edition of the World Cup Cricket was held in England. Eight teams participated in the event. The matches consisted of 60 overs. The various venues in England hosted the 15 matches played in the tournament.
Headingley Cricket Ground in Leeds, Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, County Cricket Ground at Edgbaston in Birmingham, Trent Bridge in Nottingham and Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester were the main venues of the matches.
It was the final match of Pakistani players Majid Khan and Asif Iqbal and the first match of Boycott and Brearley, Old and Taylor of England and the West Indies players Greenidge and Haynes. Canada did not participate in the tournament for the next 24 years. It reappeared in Cricket World Cup 2003.
CG Greenidge of West Indies hit 253 runs and set the record for the highest run-scorer. Hendrick of England took 10 wickets and became the Highest wicket-taker and Asif Iqbal, the wicket keeper of Pakistan took 4 catches and set the record for the player to take most number of catches.
The finals of the tournament held at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London was a witness to the victory of West Indies in their match against the host team England.
Group A |
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| June 9, 1979 | Australia 159/9 (60 overs) |
v | England 160/4 (47.1 overs) |
England won by 6 wickets Lord’s, London |
| June 9, 1979 | Canada 139/9 (60 overs) |
v | Pakistan 140/2 (40.1 overs) |
Pakistan won by 8 wickets Headingley, Leeds |
| June 14, 1979 | Pakistan 286/7 (60 overs) |
v | Australia 197 all out (57.1 overs) |
Pakistan won by 89 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| June 14, 1979 | Canada 45 all out (40.3 overs) |
v | England 46/2 (13.5 overs) |
England won by 8 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester |
| June 16, 1979 | Canada 105 all out (33.2 overs) |
v | Australia 106/3 (26 overs) |
Australia won by 7 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| June 16, 1979 | England 165/9 (60 overs) |
v | Pakistan 151 all out (56 overs) |
England won by 14 runs Headingley, Leeds |
Group B |
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| June 9, 1979 | India 190 all out (53.1 overs) |
v | West Indies 194/1 (51.3 overs) |
West Indies won by 9 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| June 9, 1979 | Sri Lanka 189 all out (56.5 overs) |
v | New Zealand 190/1 (47.4 overs) |
New Zealand won by 9 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| 13, 14, 15 June 1979 | Sri Lanka | v | West Indies | No result The Oval, London |
| June 13, 1979 | India 182 all out (55.5 overs) |
v | New Zealand 183/2 (57 overs) |
New Zealand won by 8 wickets Headingley, Leeds |
| June 18, 1979 | Sri Lanka 238/5 (60 overs) |
v | India 191 all out (54.1 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 47 runs Old Trafford, Mancheste |
| June 16, 1979 | West Indies 244/7 (60 overs) |
v | New Zealand 212/9 (60 overs) |
West Indies won by 32 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
Semi-finals |
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| June 20, 1979 | West Indies 293/6 (60 overs) |
v | Pakistan 250 all out (56.2 overs) |
West Indies won by 43 runs The Oval, London |
| June 20, 1979 | England 221/8 (60 overs) |
v | New Zealand 212/9 (60 overs) |
England won by 9 runs Old Trafford, Mancheste |
Final |
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| June 23, 1979 | West Indies 286/9 (60 overs) |
v | England 194 all out (51 overs) |
West Indies won by 92 runs Lord’s, London |