England vs West Indies, Final at London, , Jun 23 1979 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

Final, Lord's, June 23, 1979, Prudential World Cup

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West Indies

286/9

England

(51/60 ov, T:287) 194

West Indies won by 92 runs

Player Of The Match

Viv Richards

, WI

138* (157)

West Indies with the World Cup trophy•Jun 23, 1979•PA Photos/Getty Images

Viv Richards pulls, England v West Indies, Lord's, World Cup final, 23 June 1979

Richards cuts loose in the final •Jun 23, 1979•AllSport UK Ltd

Collis King on his way to 86 in the final, England v West Indies, World Cup final, 1979

Collis King on his way to 86 in the final•Jun 23, 1979•Getty Images

West Indian delight at Lord's, England v West Indies, World Cup final, 1979

West Indian delight at Lord's•Jun 23, 1979•Getty Images

Clive Lloyd holds aloft the 1979 World Cup, June 23, 1979

Clive Lloyd holds aloft the 1979 World Cup•Jun 23, 1979•AllSportUK

Geoff Boycott get hits on the shoulder, West Indies v England, Lord's, June 23, 1979

Running to stand still: Geoff Boycott's plodding 57 off 105 cost England the match •Jun 23, 1979•Getty Images

Collis King on his way to 86 in the final, England v West Indies, World Cup final, Lord's, June 23, 1979

Collis King on his way to 86 in the final•Jun 23, 1979•Getty Images

Spectators run onto the field after West Indies' victory, England v West Indies, World Cup final, 1979

Spectators run onto the field after West Indies' victory•Jun 23, 1979•Getty Images

Viv Richards pulls•Jun 23, 1979•AllSport UK Ltd

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I saw Richards in his prime

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Kings for a day

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King leaves Richards in the shade

West Indies were struggling at 99 for 4 in the 1979 final when their last front-line batsman came in and set the roof on fire

Clive Lloyd drops Geoff Boycott in the 1979 final... on purpose?

The West Indies captain's spilling a catch off Boycott in the title match went on to serve his side well

All hail the king

On World Cup final day, let us remember the man who stamped his name on the first two

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England Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
JM Brearley	caught	64	130
G Boycott	caught	57	105
DW Randall	bowled	15	22
GA Gooch	bowled	32	28
DI Gower	bowled	0	4
IT Botham	caught	4	3
W Larkins	bowled	0	1
PH Edmonds	not out	5	8
CM Old	bowled	0	2
RW Taylor	caught	0	1
M Hendrick	bowled	0	5
Extras	(lb 12, nb 3, w 2)
Total	194(10 wkts; 51 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
AME Roberts	9	2	33	0	3.66
MA Holding	8	1	16	2	2
CEH Croft	10	1	42	3	4.2
J Garner	11	0	38	5	3.45
IVA Richards	10	0	35	0	3.5
CL King	3	0	13	0	4.33

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	129	Geoff Boycott	Mike Brearley
2nd	6	Geoff Boycott	Derek Randall
3rd	48	Graham Gooch	Derek Randall
4th	0	Graham Gooch	David Gower
5th	3	Ian Botham	David Gower
6th	0	Ian Botham	Wayne Larkins
7th	6	Phil Edmonds	Ian Botham
8th	0	Chris Old	Phil Edmonds
9th	2	Bob Taylor	Phil Edmonds
10th	0	Mike Hendrick	Phil Edmonds

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Prudential World Cup

Group A

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
ENG	3	3	0	12	-
PAK	3	2	1	8	-
AUS	3	1	2	4	-
CAN	3	0	3	0	-

Group B

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
WI	3	2	0	10	-
NZ	3	2	1	8	-
SL	3	1	1	6	-
IND	3	0	3	0	-

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