Prudential World Cup 1979
Semi-Final: England vs New Zealand | England won by 9 runs
Match Details
| Toss | New Zealand, who chose to field | Tournament | Prudential World Cup 1979 |
| Umpires
|
JG Langridge and KE Palmer | Match Date | 20 Jun 1979 |
| Match Referee | Ground | Old Trafford, | |
| Player of Match | Graham Gooch (England) |
England Innings |
R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Brearley * | c Warren Lees b Jeremy Coney | 53 | 114 | 115 | 3 | 0 | 46.09 |
| 2 | Geoff Boycott | c Geoff Howarth b Sir Richard Hadlee | 2 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| 3 | Wayne Larkins | c Jeremy Coney b Brian McKechnie | 7 | 40 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 18.92 |
| 4 | Graham Gooch | b Brian McKechnie | 71 | 105 | 84 | 1 | 3 | 84.52 |
| 5 | David Gower | run out | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 6 | Ian Botham | lbw Lance Cairns | 21 | 31 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 70.00 |
| 7 | Derek Randall | not out | 42 | 66 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 84.00 |
| 8 | Chris Old | c Warren Lees b Gary Troup | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 9 | Bob Taylor † | run out | 12 | 30 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 48.00 |
| 10 | Bob Willis | not out | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| 11 | Mike Hendrick | Did not bat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extra | lb 8, w 3 | 11 | ||||||
| Total | 8 wickets; 60.0 overs; | 221 | 3.68 runs per over | |||||
Fall of wickets 1-13 ( Geoff Boycott, 0.0 ) ; 2-38 ( Wayne Larkins, 0.0 ) ; 3-96 ( Mike Brearley, 0.0 ) ; 4-98 ( David Gower, 0.0 ) ; 5-145 ( Ian Botham, 0.0 ) ; 6-177 ( Graham Gooch, 0.0 ) ; 7-178 ( Chris Old, 0.0 ) ; 8-219 ( Bob Taylor, 0.0 )
Bowling |
Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 12.0 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Troup | 12.0 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Cairns | 12.0 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Coney | 12.0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian McKechnie | 12.0 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand Innings |
R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Wright | run out | 69 | 142 | 137 | 9 | 0 | 50.36 |
| 2 | Bruce Edgar | lbw Chris Old | 17 | 58 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 44.74 |
| 3 | Geoff Howarth | lbw Geoff Boycott | 7 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 58.33 |
| 4 | Jeremy Coney | lbw Mike Hendrick | 11 | 56 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 28.21 |
| 5 | Glenn Turner | lbw Bob Willis | 30 | 67 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 58.82 |
| 6 | Mark Burgess * | run out | 10 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 76.92 |
| 7 | Sir Richard Hadlee | b Ian Botham | 15 | 44 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 46.88 |
| 8 | Warren Lees † | b Mike Hendrick | 23 | 33 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 115.00 |
| 9 | Lance Cairns | c Mike Brearley b Mike Hendrick | 14 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 233.33 |
| 10 | Brian McKechnie | not out | 4 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| 11 | Gary Troup | not out | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extra | b 5, w 4 | 9 | ||||||
| Total | 9 wickets; 60.0 overs; | 212 | 3.53 runs per over | |||||
Fall of wickets 1-47 ( Bruce Edgar, 0.0 ) ; 2-58 ( Geoff Howarth, 0.0 ) ; 3-104 ( Jeremy Coney, 0.0 ) ; 4-112 ( John Wright, 0.0 ) ; 5-132 ( Mark Burgess, 0.0 ) ; 6-162 ( Glenn Turner, 0.0 ) ; 7-180 ( Sir Richard Hadlee, 0.0 ) ; 8-195 ( Lance Cairns, 0.0 ) ; 9-208 ( Warren Lees, 0.0 )
Bowling |
Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Botham | 12.0 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hendrick | 12.0 | 0 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Old | 12.0 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Boycott | 9.0 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Graham Gooch | 3.0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Willis | 12.0 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
