1979 Cricket World Cup Group A From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts RR 1 England 3 3 0 0 0 12 3.066 2 Pakistan 3 2 1 0 0 8 3.602 3 Australia 3 1 2 0 0 4 3.164 4 Canada 3 0 3 0 0 0 1.606 Source: ESPNcricinfo 9 June 1979 Scorecard Australia 159/9 (60 overs) v England160/4 (47.1 overs) Andrew Hilditch 47 (108) Geoffrey Boycott 2/15 (6 overs) Graham Gooch 53 (96) Trevor Laughlin 2/38 (9.1 overs) England won by 6 wickets Lord's, London, England Umpires: David Constant (Eng) and Barrie Meyer (Eng) Player of the match: Graham Gooch (Eng) Canada vs Pakistan 9 June 1979 Scorecard Canada 139/9 (60 overs) v Pakistan140/2 (40.1 overs) Glenroy Sealy 45 (110) Sarfraz Nawaz 3/26 (10 overs) Sadiq Mohammad 57* (122) John Valentine 1/18 (9 overs) Pakistan won by 8 wickets Headingley, Leeds, England Umpires: Dickie Bird (Eng) and Alan Whitehead (Eng) Player of the match: Sadiq Mohammad (Pak) Pakistan vs Australia 13, 14 June 1979 Scorecard Pakistan 286/7 (60 overs) v Australia197 (57.1 overs) Asif Iqbal 61 (57) Gary Cosier 3/54 (12 overs) Andrew Hilditch 72 (129) Sikander Bakht 3/34 (11 overs) Pakistan won by 89 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England Umpires: Dickie Bird (Eng) and Ken Palmer (Eng) Player of the match: Asif Iqbal (Pak) Reserve day used Canada vs England 14 June 1979 Scorecard Canada 45 (40.3 overs) v England46/2 (13.5 overs) Franklyn Dennis 21 (99) Chris Old 4/8 (10 overs) Graham Gooch 21* (31) Robert Callender 1/14 (6 overs) England won by 8 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester, England Umpires: John Langridge (Eng) and Barrie Meyer (Eng) Player of the match: Chris Old (Eng) Reserve day used; June 13 washed out. Canada vs Australia 16 June 1979 Scorecard Canada 105 (33.2 overs) v Australia106/3 (26 overs) John Vaughan 29 (43) Alan Hurst 5/21 (10 overs) Kim Hughes 27 (40) Cornelius Henry 2/27 (10 overs) Australia won by 7 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham, England Umpires: David Constant (Eng) and John Langridge (Eng) Player of the match: Alan Hurst (Aus) England vs Pakistan 16 June 1979 Scorecard England 165/9 (60 overs) v Pakistan151 (56 overs) Graham Gooch 33 (90) Majid Khan 3/27 (12 overs) Asif Iqbal 51 (104) Mike Hendrick 4/15 (12 overs) England won by 14 runs Headingley, Leeds, England Umpires: Lloyd Budd (Eng) and David Evans (Eng) Player of the match: Mike Hendrick (Eng) References Cricket portalEngland portalSports portalWorld portal External links Cricket World Cup 1979 from Cricinfo vte1979 Cricket World CupGeneral information Squads Umpires and Officials Stats & Records Broadcasting Sponsorship Venues Stages Group A Group B Knockout stage Final This article related to an International cricket competition is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte Related Articles
