England Vs Canada 8Th Match
Prudential World Cup in England - 1979 (1979) · Old Trafford, Manchester · 13 June 1979
England won by 8 wickets (with 277 balls remaining)
England won by 8 wickets (with 277 balls remaining). Franklyn Dennis top-scored with 21 for Canada. Chris Old took 4/8.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Old Trafford, Manchester
- Date
- 13 June 1979
- Toss
- Canada, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 8 wickets (with 277 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Chris Old
- Captains
- Bryan Mauricette (Canada), Mike Brearley (England)
- Debut
- Robert Callender (Canada)
- Umpires
- BJ Meyer and JG Langridge
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Canada won the toss and chose to bat. It was Robert Callender's first ODI.
Canada batted first and made 45 all out. Franklyn Dennis top-scored with 21 off 99 balls. Chris Old took 4 for 8 for England. From 25 for 3 they lost 7 wickets for 20 runs, to 45 for 10. That was well below the 1970s average first-innings total at Old Trafford, 187 across 10 ODIs.
Chasing 46, England made 46 for 2. Graham Gooch top-scored with 21 not out off 31 balls.
England won by 8 wickets (with 277 balls remaining). Canada's 45 all out is the lowest completed total at Old Trafford.
CANADA: 45 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Chappell | lbw | 5 | 31 |
| Glenroy Sealy | c Ian Botham | 3 | 9 |
| Franklyn Dennis | hit wicket | 21 | 99 |
| Tariq Javed | lbw | 4 | 40 |
| John Vaughan | bowled | 1 | 10 |
| Cecil Marshall | bowled | 2 | 7 |
| Bryan Mauricette | bowled | 0 | 8 |
| Martin Stead | bowled | 0 | 12 |
| Jitendra Patel | bowled | 1 | 14 |
| Robert Callender | bowled | 0 | 3 |
| John Valentine | not out | 3 | 11 |
Extras 5 · Total 45 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 10.3 | 3 | 11 | 4 |
| Mike Hendrick | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Ian Botham | 9 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| Geoff Miller | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Geoff Boycott | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chris Old | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Glenroy Sealy), 2-13 (Christopher Chappell), 3-25 (Tariq Javed), 4-29 (John Vaughan), 5-37 (Cecil Marshall), 6-38 (Bryan Mauricette), 7-41 (Martin Stead), 8-41 (Franklyn Dennis), 9-42 (Robert Callender), 10-45 (Jitendra Patel)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Christopher Chappell and Glenroy Sealy | 5 |
| second | Christopher Chappell and Franklyn Dennis | 8 |
| third | Franklyn Dennis and Tariq Javed | 12 |
| fourth | Franklyn Dennis and John Vaughan | 4 |
| fifth | Franklyn Dennis and Cecil Marshall | 8 |
| sixth | Franklyn Dennis and Bryan Mauricette | 1 |
| seventh | Franklyn Dennis and Martin Stead | 3 |
| eighth | Franklyn Dennis and Jitendra Patel | 0 |
| ninth | Jitendra Patel and Robert Callender | 1 |
| tenth | Jitendra Patel and John Valentine | 3 |
ENGLAND: 46 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Boycott | not out | 14 | 36 |
| Mike Brearley | lbw | 0 | 10 |
| Derek Randall | bowled | 5 | 11 |
| Graham Gooch | not out | 21 | 31 |
Did not bat: David Gower, Ian Botham, Geoff Miller, Bob Taylor, Chris Old, Bob Willis, Mike Hendrick
Extras 6 · Total 46 for 2
| Bowler (Canada) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Valentine | 7 | 2 | 20 | 1 |
| Robert Callender | 6 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| Martin Stead | 0.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Mike Brearley), 2-11 (Derek Randall)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Geoff Boycott and Mike Brearley | 3 |
| second | Geoff Boycott and Derek Randall | 8 |
| third | Geoff Boycott and Graham Gooch | 35 |
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