1979 Cricket World Cup statistics
This is a list of statistics for the 1979 Cricket World Cup.
Team statistics
[edit]Highest team totals
[edit]The following table lists the ten highest team scores during this tournament.[1]
| Team | Total | Opponent | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|
 West Indies |
293/6 |  Pakistan |
The Oval, London |
| Pakistan |
286/7 |  Australia |
Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| West Indies |
286/9 |  England |
Lord's, London |
| Pakistan |
250/10 | West Indies] |
The Oval, London |
| West Indies |
244/7 |  New Zealand |
Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
 Sri Lanka |
238/5 |  India |
Old Trafford, Manchester |
| England |
221/8 | New Zealand |
Old Trafford, Manchester |
| New Zealand |
212/9 | West Indies |
Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| New Zealand |
212/9 | England |
Old Trafford, Manchester |
| Australia |
197/10 | Pakistan |
Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
Batting statistics
[edit]Most runs
[edit]The top five highest run scorers in are listed below.[2]
| Player | Team | Innings | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Greenidge | West Indies |
4 | 253 |
| Viv Richards | West Indies |
4 | 217 |
| Graham Gooch | England |
5 | 210 |
| Glenn Turner | New Zealand |
4 | 176 |
| John Wright | New Zealand |
4 | 166 |
Highest individual scores
[edit]This table lists the five highest scores of the tournament.[3]
| Player | Team | Score | Balls | Opponent | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viv Richards | West Indies |
138 not out | 157 | England |
Lord's, London |
| Gordon Greenidge | West Indies |
106 not out | 173 | India |
Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Zaheer Abbas | Pakistan |
93 | 122 | West Indies |
The Oval, London |
| Collis King | West Indies |
86 | 66 | England |
Lord's, London |
| Bruce Edgar | New Zealand |
84 not out | 167 | India |
Headingley, Leeds |
Highest partnerships
[edit]The following tables are lists of the highest partnerships for the tournament.[4][5]
| Wicket | Runs | Team | Players | Opposition | Ground | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 138 | West Indies
|
Gordon Greenidge | Desmond Haynes | India
|
Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| 2nd | 166 | Pakistan
|
Majid Khan | Zaheer Abbas | West Indies
|
The Oval, London |
| 3rd | 108 | England
|
Mike Brearley | Graham Gooch | Australia
|
Lord's, London |
| 4th | 71 | Australia
|
Andrew Hilditch | Graham Yallop | Pakistan
|
Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| 5th | 139 | West Indies
|
Viv Richards | Collis King | England
|
Lord's, London |
| 6th | 40 | India
|
Sunil Gavaskar | Kapil Dev | New Zealand
|
Headingley, Leeds |
| 7th | 52 | Pakistan
|
Asif Iqbal | Wasim Raja | England
|
Headingley, Leeds |
| 8th | 41 | England
|
Derek Randall | Bob Taylor | New Zealand
|
Old Trafford, Manchester |
| 9th | 43 | England
|
Bob Taylor | Bob Willis | Pakistan
|
Headingley, Leeds |
| 10th | 27 | India
|
Srinivas Venkataraghavan | Bishan Bedi | West Indies
|
Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| 2nd | 166 | Pakistan
|
Majid Khan | Zaheer Abbas | West Indies
|
The Oval, London |
| 5th | 139 | West Indies
|
Viv Richards | Collis King | England
|
Lord's, London |
| 1st | 138 | West Indies
|
Gordon Greenidge | Desmond Haynes | India
|
Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| 1st | 132 | West Indies
|
Gordon Greenidge | Desmond Haynes | Pakistan
|
The Oval, London |
| 1st | 129 | England
|
Mike Brearley | Geoff Boycott | West Indies
|
Lord's, London |
Bowling statistics
[edit]Most wickets
[edit]The leading wicket-takers of the tournament are listed below.[6]
| Player | Team | Matches | Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Hendrick | England |
5 | 10 |
| Brian McKechnie | New Zealand |
4 | 9 |
| Asif Iqbal | Pakistan |
4 | 9 |
| Chris Old | England |
5 | 9 |
| Michael Holding | West Indies |
4 | 8 |
| Colin Croft | West Indies |
4 | 8 |
| Joel Garner | West Indies |
4 | 8 |
Best bowling figures
[edit]This table lists the top five best bowling figures.[7]
| Player | Team | Figures | Opponent | Ground |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Hurst | Australia |
5/21 |  Canada |
Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Joel Garner | West Indies |
5/38 | England |
Lord's, London |
| Chris Old | England |
4/8 | Canada |
Old Trafford, Manchester |
| Bob Willis | England |
4/11 | Canada |
Old Trafford, Manchester |
| Mike Hendrick | England |
4/15 | Pakistan |
Headingley, Leeds |
Fielding statistics
[edit]Most dismissals
[edit]The wicket-keepers who made the most dismissals in the tournament are listed below.[8]
| Player | Team | Matches | Dismissals | Caught | Stumped |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deryck Murray | West Indies |
4 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Wasim Bari | Pakistan |
4 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Warren Lees | New Zealand |
4 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Kevin Wright | Australia |
3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Taylor | England |
5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Most catches
[edit]The table below shows the outfielders who took the most catches in the tournament.[9]
| Player | Team | Matches | Catches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asif Iqbal | Pakistan |
4 | 4 |
| Alvin Kallicharran | West Indies |
4 | 4 |
| Mike Brearley | England |
5 | 4 |
| Jeremy Coney | New Zealand |
4 | 3 |
| Clive Lloyd | West Indies |
4 | 3 |
| Viv Richards | West Indies |
4 | 3 |
| Sadiq Mohammad | Pakistan |
4 | 3 |
| Mike Hendrick | England |
5 | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Cricket World Cup: Highest Totals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "Cricket World Cup: Highest Run Scorers". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "Cricket World Cup: High Scores". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "Cricket World Cup: Highest partnerships by wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "Cricket World Cup: Highest partnerships by runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "Cricket World Cup: Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "Cricket World Cup: Best Bowling Figures". ESPN Circinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ^ "Cricket World Cup: Most Dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "Cricket World Cup: Most Catches". ESPN Circinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
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