1979 Cricket World Cup statistics

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

Contents

Team statistics

Highest team totals

The following table lists the ten highest team scores during this tournament. [1]

TeamTotalOpponentGround
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 293/6Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan The Oval, London
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 286/7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Trent Bridge, Nottingham
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 286/9Flag of England.svg  England Lord's, London
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 250/10WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies] The Oval, London
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 244/7Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 238/5Flag of India.svg  India Old Trafford, Manchester
Flag of England.svg  England 221/8Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Old Trafford, Manchester
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 212/9WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 212/9Flag of England.svg  England Old Trafford, Manchester
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 197/10Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Batting statistics

Most runs

The top five highest run scorers in are listed below. [2]

PlayerTeamInningsRuns
Gordon Greenidge WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 4253
Viv Richards WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 4217
Graham Gooch Flag of England.svg  England 5210
Glenn Turner Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4176
John Wright Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4166

Highest individual scores

This table lists the five highest scores of the tournament. [3]

PlayerTeamScoreBallsOpponentGround
Viv Richards WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 138 not out 157Flag of England.svg  England Lord's, London
Gordon Greenidge WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 106 not out 173Flag of India.svg  India Edgbaston, Birmingham
Zaheer Abbas Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 93122WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies The Oval, London
Collis King WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 8666Flag of England.svg  England Lord's, London
Bruce Edgar Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 84 not out 167Flag of India.svg  India Headingley, Leeds

Highest partnerships

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

Highest partnerships for each wicket
WicketRunsTeamPlayersOppositionGround
1st138WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Gordon Greenidge Desmond Haynes Flag of India.svg  India Edgbaston, Birmingham
2nd166Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Majid Khan Zaheer Abbas WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies The Oval, London
3rd108Flag of England.svg  England Mike Brearley Graham Gooch Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Lord's, London
4th71Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Andrew Hilditch Graham Yallop Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Trent Bridge, Nottingham
5th139WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Viv Richards Collis King Flag of England.svg  England Lord's, London
6th40Flag of India.svg  India Sunil Gavaskar Kapil Dev Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Headingley, Leeds
7th52Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Asif Iqbal Wasim Raja Flag of England.svg  England Headingley, Leeds
8th41Flag of England.svg  England Derek Randall Bob Taylor Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Old Trafford, Manchester
9th43Flag of England.svg  England Bob Taylor Bob Willis Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Headingley, Leeds
10th27Flag of India.svg  India Srinivas Venkataraghavan Bishan Bedi WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Edgbaston, Birmingham
Highester partnerships for any wicket
2nd166Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Majid Khan Zaheer Abbas WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies The Oval, London
5th139WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Viv Richards Collis King Flag of England.svg  England Lord's, London
1st138WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Gordon Greenidge Desmond Haynes Flag of India.svg  India Edgbaston, Birmingham
1st132WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Gordon Greenidge Desmond Haynes Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan The Oval, London
1st129Flag of England.svg  England Mike Brearley Geoff Boycott WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Lord's, London

Bowling statistics

Most wickets

The leading wicket-takers of the tournament are listed below. [6]

PlayerTeamMatchesWickets
Mike Hendrick Flag of England.svg  England 510
Brian McKechnie Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 49
Asif Iqbal Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 49
Chris Old Flag of England.svg  England 59
Michael Holding WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 48
Colin Croft WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 48
Joel Garner WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 48

Best bowling figures

This table lists the top five best bowling figures. [7]

PlayerTeamFiguresOpponentGround
Alan Hurst Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5/21Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Edgbaston, Birmingham
Joel Garner WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 5/38Flag of England.svg  England Lord's, London
Chris Old Flag of England.svg  England 4/8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Old Trafford, Manchester
Bob Willis Flag of England.svg  England 4/11Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Old Trafford, Manchester
Mike Hendrick Flag of England.svg  England 4/15Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Headingley, Leeds

Fielding statistics

Most dismissals

The wicket-keepers who made the most dismissals in the tournament are listed below. [8]

PlayerTeamMatchesDismissalsCaughtStumped
Deryck Murray WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 4770
Wasim Bari Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 4761
Warren Lees Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4660
Kevin Wright Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3550
Bob Taylor Flag of England.svg  England 5440

Most catches

The table below shows the outfielders who took the most catches in the tournament. [9]

PlayerTeamMatchesCatches
Asif Iqbal Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 44
Alvin Kallicharran WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 44
Mike Brearley Flag of England.svg  England 54
Jeremy Coney Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 43
Clive Lloyd WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 43
Viv Richards WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 43
Sadiq Mohammad Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 43
Mike Hendrick Flag of England.svg  England 53

References

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