Match Details
Toss
England , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
West Indies won the 1979 Prudential World Cup
Match number
Season
Match days
23 June 1979 (60-over match)
23/06Result
Final, Prudential World Cup at London, Jun 23 1979
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![West Indies]( "West Indies")
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![England]( "England")
194 (51/60 ov)
Player of the Match
23/06Result
Final, Prudential World Cup at London, Jun 23 1979
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![West Indies]( "West Indies")
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![England]( "England")
194 (51/60 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Scorecard Summary
WEST INDIES 286/9 (60 OVERS)
- Collis King86 (66)
- Viv Richards*138 (157)
- Ian Botham2/44 (12)
- Phil Edmonds2/40 (12)
ENGLAND 194 (51 OVERS)
- Geoff Boycott57 (105)
- Mike Brearley64 (130)
- Colin Croft3/42 (10)
- Joel Garner5/38 (11)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsKing leaves Richards in the shade
West Indies were struggling at 99 for 4 in the 1979 final when their last front-line batsman came in and set the roof on fire
'That shot is my invention'
Richards' manufactured flick for six off Hendrick's final delivery in 1979 was the perfect finishing touch for West Indies
Viv delivers the goods
Richards played second fiddle to Collis King for a while during the 1979 final, but his was the pivotal contribution
I saw Richards in his prime
Watching Garner, Richards and King punish England left a young fan awestruck at Lord's
Joel Garner mows England down in the 1979 final
After England's openers had batted too slowly in the 1979 final, their middle order was destroyed by Big Bird's steepling bounce and accuracy
