England Vs New Zealand 1St Sf
Prudential World Cup in England - 1979 (1979) · Old Trafford, Manchester · 20 June 1979 · New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl
England won by 9 runs · Man of the Match: Graham Gooch
England won by 9 runs. Graham Gooch top-scored with 71 for England. Mike Hendrick took 3/55. Man of the Match: Graham Gooch.
England, 221/8
| Geoff Boycott | caught (Geoff Howarth) | 2 | 14 |
| Mike Brearley | caught (Warren Lees) | 53 | 115 |
| Wayne Larkins | caught (Jeremy Coney) | 7 | 37 |
| Graham Gooch | bowled | 71 | 84 |
| David Gower | run out | 1 | 1 |
| Ian Botham | lbw | 21 | 30 |
| Derek Randall | not out | 42 | 50 |
| Chris Old | caught (Warren Lees) | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Taylor | run out | 12 | 25 |
| Bob Willis | not out | 1 | 2 |
Did not bat: Mike Hendrick
Extras: 11
Richard Hadlee 12.00-4-32-1Gary Troup 12.00-1-38-1Lance Cairns 12.00-2-47-1Jeremy Coney 12.00-0-47-1Brian McKechnie 12.00-1-46-2
New Zealand, 212/9
| John Wright | run out | 69 | 137 |
| Bruce Edgar | lbw | 17 | 38 |
| Geoff Howarth | lbw | 7 | 12 |
| Jeremy Coney | lbw | 11 | 39 |
| Glenn Turner | lbw | 30 | 51 |
| Mark Burgess | run out | 10 | 13 |
| Richard Hadlee | bowled | 15 | 32 |
| Warren Lees | bowled | 23 | 20 |
| Lance Cairns | caught (Mike Brearley) | 14 | 6 |
| Brian McKechnie | not out | 4 | 9 |
| Gary Troup | not out | 3 | 3 |
Extras: 9
Ian Botham 12.00-3-42-1Mike Hendrick 12.00-0-55-3Chris Old 12.00-1-33-1Geoff Boycott 9.00-1-24-1Graham Gooch 3.00-1-8-0Bob Willis 12.00-1-41-1
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