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played some hefty strokes in scoring his 32, taking England to 183/2. However, the loss of Derek Randall triggered the most devastating collapse in World Cup history, as England lost 8 wickets for 11 runs. They were eventually all out for 194 in 51 overs.
263:(57 from 105 balls, 3 fours) scored very slowly. They put together a very methodical opening partnership of 129 runs in 38 overs, playing as if the match were a five-day Test. By the time both batsmen were out, the run rate had risen too high. 2942: 2913: 226:
England was making their first appearance at a World Cup final after defeating New Zealand by 9 runs in the semi-finals. This was also the first appearance by a European nation at a World Cup final.
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Fall of wickets: 1-129 (Brearley), 2-135 (Boycott), 3-183 (Randall), 4-183 (Gooch), 5-186 (Gower), 6-186 (Larkins), 7-192 (Botham), 8-192 (Old), 9-194 (Taylor), 10-194 (Hendrick)
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Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Greenidge), 2-36 (Haynes), 3-55 (Kallicharran), 4-99 (Lloyd), 5-238 (King), 6-252 (Murray), 7-258 (Roberts), 8-260 (Garner), 9-272 (Holding)
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England won the toss and chose to field first. The West Indies got off to a bad start, falling to 99/4 with the loss of Greenidge, Haynes, Kallicharan, and captain
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West Indies reached a second consecutive final after defeating Pakistan by 43 runs in the semi-final. Previously, they had won the 1975 final.
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final. The match was won by the West Indies when they defeated England by 92 runs to lift the trophy.
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The match was the second consecutive World Cup final hosted at Lord's, following the inaugural
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The English batsmen got off to a good start. But the openers,
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Index

1979 Cricket World Cup Final
1979 ICC Cricket World Cup
West Indies
England
Cricket West Indies
England
Lord's Cricket Ground
London
England
Player of the match
Viv Richards
Umpires
Dickie Bird
Barrie Meyer
1975
1983
1979 ICC Cricket World Cup
Lord's
London
ICC Cricket World Cup
1975 final
Bob Willis
Clive Lloyd
Vivian Richards
Collis King
Mike Brearley
Geoff Boycott
Graham Gooch
Vivian Richards
Man of the Match

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