International cricket in 1979

International cricket season

International cricket

in 1978–79 | in 1979–80

The 1979 international cricket season extended from May to August 1979.[1][2]

## Season overview

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International tours

Start date  | Home team  | Away team  | Results [Matches]
Test | ODI | FC | LA
12 July 1979 |  England |  India | 1–0 [4]  | —  | —  | —
International tournaments
Start date  | Tournament  | Winners
22 May 1979 |  1979 ICC Trophy |  Sri Lanka
9 June 1979 |  1979 Prudential World Cup |  West Indies

## May

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### 1979 ICC Trophy

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Main article: 1979 ICC Trophy

Group A

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1 |  Bermuda | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.064 | 14
2 |  East Africa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.258 | 10
3 |  Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.717 | 8
4 |  Singapore | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.146 | 6
5 |  Argentina | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.261 | 2

Group B

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1 |  Denmark | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.742 | 16
2 |  Canada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.092 | 12
3 |  Bangladesh | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.654 | 8
4 |  Fiji | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.626 | 2
5 |  Malaysia | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.558 | 2

Group C

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1 |  Sri Lanka | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.820 | 10
2 |  Wales | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.277 | 10
3 |  United States | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.022 | 10
4 |  Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.726 | 6
5 |  Israel | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.110 | 4

Group stage

No.  | Date  | Team 1  | Captain 1  | Team 2  | Captain 2  | Venue  | Result
ICCT 1 | 22 May |  Argentina | Christopher Nino |  Singapore | Pritam Singh | Pickwick Cricket Club Ground, Birmingham |  Singapore by 1 wicket
ICCT 2 | 22–23 May |  Papua New Guinea | Nigel Agonia |  East Africa | Narendra Thakker | Fordhouses Cricket Club Ground, Wolverhampton | No result
ICCT 3 | 22–23 May |  Canada | Garnet Brisbane |  Malaysia | Rasiah Ratnalingham | Warwick Cricket Club Ground, Warwick |  Canada by 44 runs
ICCT 4 | 22 May |  Fiji | Inoke Tambualevu |  Denmark | Klaus Buus | Orleton Park, Wellington |  Denmark by 8 wickets
ICCT 5 | 22 May |  United States | Anil Lashkari |  Israel | Jerrold Kessel | Blossomfield Cricket Club Ground, Solihull |  United States by 41 runs
ICCT 6 | 22–23 May |  Wales | David Jones |  Netherlands | Chris van Schouwenburg | Enville Cricket Club Ground, Stourbridge |  Wales by 15 runs (revised)
ICCT 7 | 24 May |  Argentina | Christopher Nino |  East Africa | Narendra Thakker | Bulls Head Ground, Coventry |  East Africa by 5 wickets
ICCT 8 | 24 May |  Papua New Guinea | Nigel Agonia |  Bermuda | Gladstone Brown | Amblecote, Stourbridge |  Bermuda by 7 wickets
ICCT 9 | 24 May |  Bangladesh | Raqibul Hasan |  Fiji | Inoke Tambualevu | Water Orton Cricket Club Ground, Birmingham |  Bangladesh by 22 runs
ICCT 10 | 24 May |  Malaysia | Rasiah Ratnalingham |  Denmark | Klaus Buus | Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster |  Denmark by 7 wickets
ICCT 11 | 24 May |  Israel | Jerrold Kessel |  Netherlands | Chris van Schouwenburg | Banbury Twenty Cricket Club Ground, Banbury |  Netherlands by 8 wickets
ICCT 12 | 24 May |  United States | Anil Lashkari |  Sri Lanka | Anura Tennekoon | Northampton Saints Cricket Club Ground, Northampton |  Sri Lanka by 6 wickets
ICCT 13 | 24 May |  Argentina | Christopher Nino |  Papua New Guinea | Nigel Agonia | Banbury Twenty Cricket Club Ground, Banbury | No result
ICCT 13a | 29–30 May |  Bermuda | Anil Lashkari |  Singapore | Pritam Singh | Fordhouses Cricket Club Ground, Wolverhampton | Match abandoned
ICCT 14 | 29 May |  Canada | Garnet Brisbane |  Bangladesh | Raqibul Hasan | Lichfield Cricket Club Ground, Lichfield |  Canada by 49 runs
ICCT 14a | 29–30 May |  Fiji | Inoke Tambualevu |  Malaysia | Rasiah Ratnalingham | Leamington Cricket Club Ground, Leamington Spa | Match abandoned
ICCT 14b | 29–30 May |  Netherlands | Chris van Schouwenburg |  United States | Anil Lashkari | Kenilworth Wardens Cricket Club Ground, Kenilworth | Match abandoned
ICCT 14c | 29–30 May |  Sri Lanka | Anura Tennekoon |  Wales | David Jones | Leicester Road, Hinckley | Match abandoned
ICCT 15 | 31 May-1 June |  Argentina | Christopher Nino |  Bermuda | Anura Tennekoon | Haden Hill Park, Old Hill |  Bermuda by 9 wickets
ICCT 16 | 31 May |  Singapore | Pritam Singh |  East Africa | Anura Tennekoon | London Road, Shrewsbury | East Africa cricket team by 5 wickets
ICCT 17 | 31 May-1 June |  Malaysia | Rasiah Ratnalingham |  Bangladesh | Raqibul Hasan | Gorway Ground, Walsall |  Bangladesh by 7 wickets
ICCT 18 | 31 May-1 June |  Denmark | Anil Lashkari |  Canada | Garnet Brisbane | Knowle and Dorridge Cricket Club Ground, Dorridge |  Denmark by 46 runs
ICCT 19 | 31 May-1 June |  Wales | David Jones |  Israel | Jerrold Kessel | Astwood Bank Cricket Club Ground, Redditch |  Wales by 91 runs
ICCT 20 | 31 May-1 June |  Sri Lanka | Anura Tennekoon |  Netherlands | Chris van Schouwenburg | Scorers, Shirley |  Netherlands by 45 runs
ICCT 21 | 4 June |  East Africa | Charanjive Sharma |  Bermuda | Anura Tennekoon | Bournville Cricket Ground, Bournville |  Bermuda by 9 wickets
ICCT 22 | 4 June |  Papua New Guinea | Nigel Agonia |  Singapore | Pritam Singh | West Bromwich Dartmouth Cricket Club Ground, West Bromwich |  Papua New Guinea by 87 runs
ICCT 23 | 4 June |  Denmark | Klaus Buus |  Bangladesh | Raqibul Hasan | Kings Heath Cricket Club Ground, Solihull |  Denmark by 10 runs
ICCT 24 | 4 June |  Canada | Bryan Mauricette |  Fiji | Inoke Tambualevu | Solihull Cricket Club Ground, Solihull |  Canada by 56 runs
ICCT 24a | 4 June |  Israel | Jerrold Kessel |  Sri Lanka | Anura Tennekoon | Kenilworth Wardens Cricket Club Ground, Kenilworth |  Israel by walkover
ICCT 25 | 4 June |  United States | Anil Lashkari |  Wales | David Jones | Olton and West Warwickshire Cricket Club Ground, Solihull |  United States by 8 runs
Semi finals
No.  | Date  | Team 1  | Captain 1  | Team 2  | Captain 2  | Venue  | Result
ICCT 26 | 6 June |  Sri Lanka | Anura Tennekoon |  Denmark | Klaus Buus | Mitchells and Butlers' Ground, Birmingham |  Sri Lanka by 208 runs
ICCT 27 | 6 June |  Bermuda | Bryan Mauricette |  Canada | Garnet Brisbane | Allied Breweries Ground, Burton-on-Trent |  Canada by 4 wickets
Final
No.  | Date  | Team 1  | Captain 1  | Team 2  | Captain 2  | Venue  | Result
ICCT 28 | 21 June |  Sri Lanka | Anura Tennekoon |  Canada | Garnet Brisbane | New Road, Worcester |  Sri Lanka by 60 runs

## June

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### 1979 Cricket World Cup

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Main article: 1979 Prudential World Cup

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1  |  England | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 12  | 3.066
2  |  Pakistan | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 8  | 3.602
3  |  Australia | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 3.164
4  |  Canada | 3  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1.606

Source: ESPNcricinfo

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1  |  West Indies | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 10  | 3.928
2  |  New Zealand | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 8  | 3.553
3  |  Sri Lanka | 3  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 6  | 3.558
4  |  India | 3  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3.128

Source: ESPNcricinfo

Group stage

No.  | Date  | Team 1  | Captain 1  | Team 2  | Captain 2  | Venue  | Result
ODI 61 | 9 June |  India | Srinivas Venkataraghavan |  West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham |  West Indies by 9 wickets
ODI 62 | 9 June |  New Zealand | Mark Burgess |  Sri Lanka | Anura Tennekoon | Trent Bridge, Nottingham |  New Zealand by 9 wickets
ODI 63 | 9 June |  England | Mike Brearley |  Australia | Kim Hughes | Lord's, London |  England by 6 wickets
ODI 64 | 9 June |  Canada | Bryan Mauricette |  Pakistan | Asif Iqbal | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds |  Pakistan by 8 wickets
ODI 64a | 13 June |  Sri Lanka | Anura Tennekoon |  West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Kennington Oval, London | Match abandoned
ODI 65 | 13 June |  India | Srinivas Venkataraghavan |  New Zealand | Mark Burgess | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds |  New Zealand by 8 wickets
ODI 66 | 13–14 June |  Australia | Kim Hughes |  Pakistan | Asif Iqbal | Trent Bridge, Nottingham |  Pakistan by 89 runs
ODI 67 | 13–14 June |  England | Mike Brearley |  Canada | Bryan Mauricette | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester |  England by 8 wickets
ODI 68 | 16–18 June |  India | Srinivas Venkataraghavan |  Sri Lanka | Bandula Warnapura | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester |  Sri Lanka by 47 runs
ODI 69 | 16 June |  New Zealand | Mark Burgess |  West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Trent Bridge, Nottingham |  West Indies by 32 runs
ODI 70 | 16 June |  Australia | Kim Hughes |  Canada | Bryan Mauricette | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham |  Australia by 7 wickets
ODI 71 | 16 June |  England | Mike Brearley |  Pakistan | Asif Iqbal | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds |  England by 14 runs
Semi-finals
No.  | Date  | Team 1  | Captain 1  | Team 2  | Captain 2  | Venue  | Result
ODI 72 | 20 June |  England | Mike Brearley |  New Zealand | Mark Burgess | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester |  England by 9 runs
ODI 73 | 20 June |  Pakistan | Asif Iqbal |  West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Kennington Oval, London |  West Indies by 43 runs
Final
No.  | Date  | Team 1  | Captain 1  | Team 2  | Captain 2  | Venue  | Result
ODI 74 | 23 June |  England | Mike Brearley |  West Indies | Clive Lloyd | Lord's, London |  West Indies by 92 runs

## July

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### India in England

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Main article: Indian cricket team in England in 1979

Test Series

No.  | Date  | Home captain  | Away captain  | Venue  | Result
Test 851 | 12–16 July | Mike Brearley | Srinivas Venkataraghavan | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham |  England by an innings and 83 runs
Test 852 | 2–7 August | Mike Brearley | Srinivas Venkataraghavan | Lord's, London | Match drawn
Test 853 | 16–21 August | Mike Brearley | Srinivas Venkataraghavan | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | Match drawn
Test 854 | 30 Aug–4 September | Mike Brearley | Srinivas Venkataraghavan | Kennington Oval, London | Match drawn

## References

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1. ^ "Season 1980". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
2. ^ "Season 1980 overview". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2020.

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