1979 Cricket World Cup statistics

This is a list of statistics for the 1979 Cricket World Cup.

Team statistics

Highest team totals

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 cricket ground, London
Pakistan	250	West Indies]	The Oval, London
West Indies	244/7	New Zealand	Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Sri Lanka	238/5	India	Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester
England	221/8	New Zealand	Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester
New Zealand	212/9	West Indies	Trent Bridge, Nottingham
New Zealand	212/9	England	Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester
Australia	197	Pakistan	Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Batting statistics

Most runs

The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the tournament are included in this table.^[2]

Player	Team	Runs	Matches	Inns	Avg	S/R	HS	100s	50s	4s	6s
Gordon Greenidge	West Indies	253	4	4	84.33	62.31	106*	1	2	17	3
Sir Viv Richards	West Indies	217	4	4	108.50	74.06	138*	1	0	13+	4+
Graham Gooch	England	210	5	5	52.50	63.82	71	0	2	18	4
Glenn Turner	New Zealand	176	4	4	88.00	56.05	83*	0	1	12+	0+
John Wright	New Zealand	166	4	4	41.50	50.00	69	0	1	16+	0+

Highest scores

This table contains the top five highest scores of the tournament made by a batsman in a single innings.^[3]

Player	Team	Score	Balls	4s	6s	Opponent	Ground
Sir Viv Richards	West Indies	138*	157	11	3	[ England	Lord's cricket ground, London
Gordon Greenidge	West Indies	106*	173	9	1	India	Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham
Zaheer Abbas	Pakistan	93	122	8	1	West Indies	The Oval, London
Collis King	West Indies	86	66	10	3	England	Lord's cricket ground, London
Bruce Edgar	New Zealand	84*	167	8	0	India	Headingley Stadium, Leeds

Highest partnerships

The following tables are lists of the highest partnerships for the tournament.^[4][5]

By wicket
Wicket	Runs	Team	Players		Opposition	Ground
1st	138	West Indies	Gordon Greenidge	Desmond Haynes	India	Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham
2nd	166	Pakistan	Majid Khan	Zaheer Abbas	West Indies	The Oval, London
3rd	108	England	Mike Brearley	Graham Gooch	Australia	Lord's cricket ground, London
4th	71	Australia	Andrew Hilditch	Graham Yallop	Pakistan	Trent Bridge, Nottingham
5th	139	West Indies	Sir Viv Richards	Collis King	England	Lord's cricket ground, London
6th	40	India	Sunil Gavaskar	Kapil Dev	New Zealand	Headingley Stadium, Leeds
7th	52	Pakistan	Asif Iqbal	Wasim Raja	England	Headingley Stadium, Leeds
8th	41	England	Derek Randall	Bob Taylor	New Zealand	Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester
9th	43	England	Bob Taylor	Bob Willis	Pakistan	Headingley Stadium, Leeds
10th	27	India	Srinivas Venkataraghavan	Bishan Bedi	West Indies	Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham
By runs
2nd	166	Pakistan	Majid Khan	Zaheer Abbas	West Indies	The Oval, London
5th	139	West Indies	Sir Viv Richards	Collis King	England	Lord's cricket ground, London
1st	138	West Indies	Gordon Greenidge	Desmond Haynes	India	Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham
1st	132	West Indies	Gordon Greenidge	Desmond Haynes	Pakistan	The Oval, London
1st	129	England	Mike Brearley	Geoff Boycott	West Indies	Lord's cricket ground, London
2nd	126*	New Zealand	Glenn Turner	Geoff Howarth	Sri Lanka	Trent Bridge, Nottingham
3rd	108	England	Mike Brearley	Graham Gooch	Australia	Lord's cricket ground, London
1st	100	New Zealand	John Wright	Bruce Edgar	India	Headingley Stadium, Leeds
1st	99	Pakistan	Sadiq Mohammad	Majid Khan	Australia	Trent Bridge, Nottingham
2nd	96	Sri Lanka	Sunil Wettimuny	Roy Dias	India	Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester

Bowling statistics

Most wickets

The following table contains the five leading wicket-takers of the tournament.^[6]

Player	Team	Wkts	Mts	Ave	S/R	Econ	BBI
Mike Hendrick	England	10	5	14.90	33.6	2.66	4/15
Brian McKechnie	New Zealand	9	4	15.66	30.5	3.07	3/24
Asif Iqbal	Pakistan	9	4	17.44	31.3	3.34	4/56
Chris Old	England	9	5	17.44	38.6	2.70	4/8
Michael Holding	West Indies	8	4	13.25	30.7	2.58	4/33

Best bowling figures

This table lists the top five players with the best bowling figures in the tournament.^[7]

Player	Team	Overs	Figures	Opponent	Ground
Alan Hurst	Australia	10.0	5/21	Canada	Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham
Joel Garner	West Indies	11.0	5/38	England	Lord's cricket ground, LondonHeadingley Stadium, Leeds
Chris Old	England	10.0	4/8	Canada	Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester
Bob Willis	England	10.3	4/11	Canada	Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester
Mike Hendrick	England	12.0	4/15	Pakistan	Headingley Stadium, Leeds

Fielding statistics

Most dismissals

This is a list of the wicketkeepers who have made the most dismissals in the tournament.^[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

This is a list of the outfielders who have taken the most catches in the tournament.^[9]

Player	Team	Matches	Catches	Max
Asif Iqbal	Pakistan	4	4	2
Alvin Kallicharran	West Indies	4	4	2
Mike Brearley	England	5	4	2
Jeremy Coney	New Zealand	4	3	1
Clive Lloyd	West Indies	4	3	2
Sir Viv Richards	West Indies	4	3	1
Sadiq Mohammad	Pakistan	4	3	2
Mike Hendrick	England	5	3	1

References

1. "Cricket World Cup: Highest Totals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
2. "Cricket World Cup: Highest Run Scorers". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
3. "Cricket World Cup: High Scores". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
4. "Cricket World Cup: Highest partnerships by wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
5. "Cricket World Cup: Highest partnerships by runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
6. "Cricket World Cup: Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
7. "Cricket World Cup: Best Bowling Figures". ESPN Circinfo. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
8. "Cricket World Cup: Most Dismissals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
9. "Cricket World Cup: Most Catches". ESPN Circinfo. Retrieved 2011-08-23.

External links

• Cricket World Cup 1979 Stats from Cricinfo