1979 ICC Trophy

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1979 ICC Trophy
Dates22 May – 21 June 1979
Administrator(s) International Cricket Council
Cricket format Limited overs cricket
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)England
ChampionsFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Participants15
Most runs Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Duleep Mendis (221)
Most wickets Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Vaughan (14)
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The 1979 ICC Trophy was a limited overs cricket tournament held in England between 22 May and 21 June 1979. It was the inaugural ICC Trophy tournament to be staged, with matches between the 15 participating teams played over 60 overs a side and with white clothing and red balls. All matches were played in the Midlands.

Contents

The tournament served as the Cricket World Cup qualification process – the two finalists, Sri Lanka and Canada, qualified to take part in the 1979 World Cup. The World Cup began on 9 June, just three days after Sri Lanka and Canada qualified for it by winning their ICC Trophy semi-finals. The ICC Trophy final was held on 21 June at Worcestershire's ground at New Road, two days before the World Cup final. Sri Lanka won the first ICC Trophy defeating Canada by 60 runs in the final.

East Africa who played in the first World Cup did not qualify this time, which meant there would be no nation from the African region participating in the 1979 World Cup.

Squads

Competition format

The 15 teams were divided into three groups of five. Each team played each other team in its group once in matches played between 22 May and 4 June, scoring four points for a win and two for a no-result (match started but not finished) or abandoned entirely without a ball being bowled. The three group winners and the team with the fourth-highest points total after the group stage went forward to the semi-finals, the top team playing the fourth-ranked side and the team with the second-highest number of points playing the third. Where teams finished with equal points totals, run rate was used to separate them.

Group matches

Note: A number of matches used their allotted reserve day.

Group A

Points table

PosTeamPldWLAbNRPts RR Qualification
1Flag of Bermuda 1910.svg  Bermuda 43010142.591Advanced to Semi-finals as group winner
2East Africa Cricket Team Flag.png  East Africa 4210110−0.279
3Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 4110280.052
4Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 412106−0.589
5Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 403012−0.897
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Fixtures

May 22, 1979
Scorecard
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg
154/9 (60.0 overs)
v
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
155/9 (59.2 overs)
Goh Swee Heng 40
Alan Morris 4/25 (12 overs)
Singapore won by 1 wicket
Pickwick Cricket Club Ground, Birmingham
Umpires: PD Ogden (ENG)
  • Toss unknown
May 22–23, 1979
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
101/8 (40.2 overs)
v
Api Leka 51
Ramesh Patel 3/27 (12 Overs)
No result
Fordhouses Cricket Club Ground, Wolverhampton
Umpires: unknown
  • Toss unknown
  • Reserve day used
May 24, 1979
Scorecard
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg
147 (59.2 overs)
v
East Africa Cricket Team Flag.png  East Africa
148/5 (53.2 overs)
Tony Ferguson 44
Jaswinder Warah 3/13 (3.4 overs)
Narendra Thakker 44
Peter Stocks 3/18 (12 overs)
East Africa won by 5 wickets
Bulls Head Ground, Coventry
Umpires: unknown
  • Toss unknown
24 May 1979
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
90 (38.5 overs)
v
Flag of Bermuda 1910.svg  Bermuda
92/3 (23.2 overs)
Charles Harrison 25
Clevie Wade 3/16 (3.5 Overs)
Lionel Thomas 27
Api Leka 1/13 (3 Overs)
Bermuda won by 7 wickets
War Memorial Athletic Ground, Amblecote, Stourbridge
Umpires: unknown
  • Toss unknown
May 29–30, 1979
Scorecard
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg
86/4 (33.0 overs)
v
Michael Ryan 30*
K Alewa 1/8 (8 Overs)
No result
Banbury Cricket Club Ground, Banbury
Umpires: unknown
  • Toss unknown
  • Reserve day used
May 29–30, 1979
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
Fordhouses Cricket Club Ground, Wolverhampton
Umpires: unknown
  • Reserve day used
May 31 – June 1st, 1979
Scorecard
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg
81 (54.4 overs)
v
Flag of Bermuda 1910.svg  Bermuda
85/1 (15.5 overs)
Malcolm Gibson 18
Clarence Parfitt 3/16 (12 Overs)
Winston Reid 43*
Douglas Annand 1/35 (7 Overs)
Bermuda won by 9 wickets
Haden Hill Park, Old Hill
Umpires: unknown
  • Toss unknown
  • Reserve day used
May 31st, 1979
Scorecard
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg
131/9 (60.0 overs)
v
East Africa Cricket Team Flag.png  East Africa
132/5 (52.2 overs)
RCK da Silva 33
Charanjive Sharma 3/11 (6 Overs)
Jawahir Shah 38
RCK da Silva 1/12 (6 Overs)
East Africa won by 5 wickets
London Road, Shrewsbury
Umpires: MV Panting (ENG) & WH Miles (ENG)
  • Toss unknown
June 4, 1979
Scorecard
East Africa  East Africa Cricket Team Flag.png
94/9 (60.0 overs)
v
Flag of Bermuda 1910.svg  Bermuda
100/1 (29.0 overs)
Jawahir Shah 15
Winston Trott 3/8 (12 Overs)
Bermuda won by 9 wickets
Bournville Cricket Ground, Bournville
Umpires: unknown
  • Toss unknown
June 4, 1979
Scorecard
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg
174 (55.1 overs)
v
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
87 (54.3 overs)
Api Leka 48
Lawrence Young Ken Sen 4/30 (9.1 Overs)
Rex Martens 26
K Alewa 3/13 (12 Overs)
Papua New Guinea won by 87 runs
West Bromwich Dartmouth Cricket Club Ground, West Bromwich
Umpires: unknown
  • Toss unknown

Group B

Points Table

PosTeamPldWLAbNRPts RR Qualification
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 44000160.759Advanced to Semi-finals as group winner
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 43100120.429Advanced to Semi-finals 4th team because of highest points
3Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 4220080.031
4Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 403102−0.816
5Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 403102−0.941
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Fixtures

May 22–23, 1979
Scorecard
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
185 (59.3 overs)
v
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
141 (52.3 overs)
Cecil Marshall 77
Rasiah Ratnalingham 3/18 (12 Overs)
Mahinder Singh 35*
John Vaughan 4/33 (12 Overs)
Canada won by 44 runs
Warwick Cricket Club, Warwick
Umpires: Unknown
  • Toss Unknown
  • Reserve day used
May 22, 1979
Scorecard
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg
89 (33.5 overs)
v
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
93/2 (35.1 overs)
Roderick Jepsen 14
Ole Mortensen 4/14 (12 Overs)
Henrik Mortensen 52*
P Dakai 2/18 (10 Overs)
Denmark won by 8 wickets
Orleton Park, Wellington
Umpires: Unknown
  • Toss Unknown
May 24, 1979
Scorecard
Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg
103 (43.0 overs)
v
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
81 (35.2 overs)
Omar Khaled 28
Metusela Isimeli 3/14 (9 Overs)
Jaswant Singh 12
Ashraful Haq 7/23 (9.1 Overs)
Bangladesh won by 22 runs
Water Orton Cricket Club Ground, Water Orton
Umpires: Unknown
  • Toss unknown
  • Ashraful Haque became the first bowler to get 7 wickets in a single match in any ICC Trophy.
May 24, 1979
Scorecard
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg
150 (60.0 overs)
v
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
151/3 (40.0 overs)
Chan Yow Choy 28
Carsten Morild 3/32 (12 Overs)
Carsten Morild 66*
Bhupinder Singh Gill 2/27 (8 Overs)
Denmark won by 7 wickets
Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster
Umpires: Unknown
  • Toss unknown
May 29, 1979
Scorecard
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
190/9 (60.0 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
141 (50.3 overs)
Franklyn Dennis 61
Jahangir Shah 4/17 (12 Overs)
Raqibul Hasan 34
John Vaughan 3/28 (12 Overs)
Canada won by 49 runs
Lichfield Cricket Club Ground, Lichfield
Umpires: Unknown
  • Toss unknown
May 29–30, 1979
Scorecard
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg
v
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
Kenilworth Wardens Cricket Club, Kenilworth
Umpires: Unknown
  • Reserve day used
May 31 – June 1, 1979
Scorecard
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg
114 (45.5 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
115/3 (41.2 overs)
P Banerji Nair 34
Daulat Zaman 4/23 (9 Overs)
Jahangir Shah 39*
S Marimuthu 1/15 (10 Overs)
Bangladesh won by 7 wickets
Gorway Ground, Walsall
Umpires: Unknown
  • Toss unknown
  • Reserve day used
May 31 – June 1, 1979
Scorecard
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg
118 (57.0 overs)
v
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
72 (32.4 overs)
Henrik Mortensen 36
Martin Stead 4/16 (9 Overs)
John Vaughan 16
Carsten Morild 4/16 (12 Overs)
Denmark won by 46 runs
Knowle and Dorridge Cricket Club Ground, Knowle
Umpires: Unknown
  • Toss unknown
  • Reserve day used
June 4, 1979
Scorecard
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg
165/8 (60.0 overs)
v
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
155 (58.5 overs)
Keld Kristensen 74
Daulat Zaman 2/42 (12 Overs)
Ashraful Haq 31
Torben Nielsen 3/16 (12 Overs)
Denmark won by 10 runs
Kings Heath Cricket Club Ground, Kings Heath
Umpires: Unknown
  • Toss unknown
June 4, 1979
Scorecard
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
209/6 (60.0 overs)
v
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
153 (53.5 overs)
John Vaughan 68*
Frederick Valentine 2/34 (12 Overs)
CAC Browne 34
Jitendra Patel 3/22 (12 Overs)
Canada won by 56 runs
Solihull Cricket Club Ground, Solihull
Umpires: Unknown
  • Toss unknown

Group C

Points table

PosTeamPldWLAbNRPts RR Qualification
1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 42110101.028Advanced to Semi-finals as group winner
2Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 42110100.653
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4211010−0.042
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4121060.119
5Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 413004−1.219
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Fixtures

May 22, 1979
Scorecard
United States  Flag of the United States.svg
126 (49.1 overs)
v
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
85 (46.0 overs)
Neil Lashkari 44
Reuben Reuben 4/37 (11.1 Overs)
Barry Kanpol 24*
Stephen Jones 3/16 (12 Overs)
United States won by 41 runs
Blossomfield Cricket Club, Blossomfield
Umpires: AJ Inman (Eng), L. Burton (Eng)
  • Toss unknown
22–23 May 1979
Scorecard
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
170/7 (60.0 overs)
v
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
59/2 (30.0 overs)
Jeffris Hopkins 71
Peter van Wel 2/11 (9 Overs)
Wales won by 26 runs (revised target)
Enville
Umpires: DB Jones (ENG) & DA Duckers (ENG)
  • Toss unknown
  • Reserve day used
May 24, 1979
Scorecard
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg
105 (51.5 overs)
v
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
107/2 (32.1 overs)
David Moss 39
Rob van Weelde 3/12 (8 Overs)
A Bakker 60*
Barry Kanpol 2/14 (8 Overs)
Netherlands won by 8 wickets
Banbury XX Cricket Club, Banbury
Umpires: K Turner (ENG) & GA Brown (ENG)
  • Toss unknown
May 24, 1979
Scorecard
United States  Flag of the United States.svg
168 (56.3 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
170/4 (40.0 overs)
Wayne Stuger 48
Sridharan Jeganathan 2/30 (12 overs)
Roy Dias 76
WG Bovell 2/30 (6 over)
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
Saints Ground, Northampton
Umpires: PG Berry (ENG) & PG Bell (ENG)
  • Toss unknown
May 29–30, 1979
Scorecard
v
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
Leicester Road, Hinckley
Umpires: Unknown
  • Reserve day used
May 29–30, 1979
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
Leamington Cricket Club Ground, Leamington Spa
Umpires: Unknown
June 1, 1979
Scorecard
Wales  Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
234/5 (60.0 overs)
v
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
143/9 (60.0 overs)
Jeffris Hopkins 92
Nissam Reube 2/38 (12 overs)
Jerrold Kessel 32
Alan Geoghegan 3/23 (12 overs)
Wales won by 91 runs
Astwood Bank Cricket Club Ground, Redditch
Umpires: Unknown
  • Toss unknown
  • Reserve day used
June 1st, 1979
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
212/8 (60.0 overs)
v
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
167/8 (60.0 overs)
Duleep Mendis 51
Rob van Weelde 3/22 (12 overs)
A Bakker 74
Bandula Warnapura 2/21 (12 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 45 runs
Scorers, Shirley
Umpires: BJ Turner (ENG) & TJ Cox (ENG)
  • Toss unknown
  • Reserve day used
June 4, 1979
Scorecard
United States  Flag of the United States.svg
190 (54.3 overs)
v
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
182 (58.5 overs)
Anil Lashkari 73
Stuart Carey 3/18 (8 overs)
Geoff Ellis
Kamaran Rasheed 5/17 (8 overs)
United States won by 8 runs
Olton and West Warwickshire Cricket Club, Solihull
Umpires: S Grainger (ENG) & WP Judd (ENG)
  • Toss unknown
June 4, 1979
Scorecard
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg
v
Israel won by a walkover
Kenilworth Cricket Club Ground, Warwick Road
Umpires: N/A
  • Sri Lanka refused on political grounds to play against Israel [1]

Knockout Stage

Semi-finals

June 6, 1979
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
318/8 (60 overs)
v
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
110 (42.5 over)
Roy Dias 88
Henrik Mortensen 2/54 (12 Overs)
Keld Kristensen 34
Sudath Pasqual 3/7 (6.5 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 208 runs
Allied Breweries Ground, Burton-on-Trent
Umpires: Unknown
  • Toss unknown
June 6, 1979
Scorecard
Bermuda  Flag of Bermuda 1910.svg
181 (58.1 overs)
v
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
186/6 (57.5 overs)
John Tucker 49
Cornelius Henry 2/17 (5.1 Overs)
Bryan Mauricette 72
Winston Trott 2/14 (12 overs)
Canada won by 4 wickets
Mitchells and Butlers' Ground, Birmingham
Umpires: PG Berry (ENG) & GA Wenman (ENG)
  • Toss unknown

Final

June 21, 1979
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
324/8 (60 overs)
v
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
264/5 (60 overs)
Duleep Mendis 66
Glenroy Sealy 2/49 (12 Overs)
John Vaughan 80*
Somachandra de Silva 1/42 (12 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 60 runs
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Sam Hale (ENG) & FJ Law (ENG)
  • Toss unknown

Statistics

Most runs

The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.

PlayerTeamRunsInnsAvgHighest100s50s
Duleep Mendis Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 221455.256803
Roy Dias Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 214471.338802
John Vaughan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 211670.3380*02
Henrik MortensenFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 196598.0055*02
Franklyn Dennis Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 172628.666101

Source: CricketArchive

Most wickets

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.

PlayerTeamOversWktsAveSREconBest
John Vaughan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 67.51416.2129.073.344/33
Winston Trott Flag of Bermuda 1910.svg  Bermuda 47.0108.0028.201.703/8
Lawrence Young Ken SenFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 31.11010.1018.703.245/44
Ashraful Haque Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 36.21010.7021.802.947/23
Ole Mortensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 56.41012.9034.002.274/15

Source: CricketArchive

References

  1. ↑ "Sri Lanka's Blind Alignment With US-Israeli War Mongers". Colombo Telegraph. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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