England Vs West Indies Final
Prudential World Cup in England - 1979 (1979) · Lord's, London · 23 June 1979 · England won the toss and chose to bowl
West Indies won by 92 runs · Man of the Match: Viv Richards
West Indies won by 92 runs. Viv Richards top-scored with 138* for West Indies. Joel Garner took 5/38. Man of the Match: Viv Richards.
West Indies, 286/9
| Gordon Greenidge | run out (Derek Randall) | 9 | 31 |
| Desmond Haynes | caught (Mike Hendrick) | 20 | 27 |
| Viv Richards | not out | 138 | 157 |
| Alvin Kallicharran | bowled | 4 | 17 |
| Clive Lloyd | caught (Chris Old) | 13 | 33 |
| Collis King | caught (Derek Randall) | 86 | 66 |
| Deryck Murray | caught (David Gower) | 5 | 9 |
| Andy Roberts | caught (Mike Brearley) | 0 | 7 |
| Joel Garner | caught (Bob Taylor) | 0 | 5 |
| Michael Holding | bowled | 0 | 6 |
| Colin Croft | not out | 0 | 2 |
Extras: 11
Ian Botham 12.00-2-44-2Mike Hendrick 12.00-2-50-2Chris Old 12.00-0-55-2Geoff Boycott 6.00-0-38-0Phil Edmonds 12.00-2-40-2Graham Gooch 4.00-0-27-0Wayne Larkins 2.00-0-21-0
England, 194/10
| Geoff Boycott | caught (Alvin Kallicharran) | 57 | 105 |
| Mike Brearley | caught (Collis King) | 64 | 130 |
| Derek Randall | bowled | 15 | 22 |
| Graham Gooch | bowled | 32 | 28 |
| David Gower | bowled | 0 | 4 |
| Ian Botham | caught (Viv Richards) | 4 | 3 |
| Wayne Larkins | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Phil Edmonds | not out | 5 | 8 |
| Chris Old | bowled | 0 | 2 |
| Bob Taylor | caught (Deryck Murray) | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Hendrick | bowled | 0 | 5 |
Extras: 17
Andy Roberts 9.00-2-33-0Michael Holding 8.00-1-16-2Colin Croft 10.00-1-42-3Joel Garner 11.00-0-38-5Viv Richards 10.00-0-35-0Collis King 3.00-0-13-0
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