International cricket in 1979

The 1979 international cricket season extended from May to August 1979.[1][2]

Season overview

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International tours
Start date Home team Away team Results [Matches]
Test ODI FC LA
12 July 1979  England  India 1–0 [4]
International tournaments
Start date Tournament Winners
22 May 1979 England 1979 ICC Trophy  Sri Lanka
9 June 1979 England 1979 Prudential World Cup  West Indies

May

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1979 ICC Trophy

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Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ICCT 1 22 May  Argentina Christopher Nino  Singapore Pritam Singh Pickwick Cricket Club Ground, Birmingham  Singapore by 1 wicket
ICCT 2 22–23 May  Papua New Guinea Nigel Agonia  East Africa Narendra Thakker Fordhouses Cricket Club Ground, Wolverhampton No result
ICCT 3 22–23 May  Canada Garnet Brisbane  Malaysia Rasiah Ratnalingham Warwick Cricket Club Ground, Warwick  Canada by 44 runs
ICCT 4 22 May  Fiji Inoke Tambualevu  Denmark Klaus Buus Orleton Park, Wellington  Denmark by 8 wickets
ICCT 5 22 May  United States Anil Lashkari  Israel Jerrold Kessel Blossomfield Cricket Club Ground, Solihull  United States by 41 runs
ICCT 6 22–23 May  Wales David Jones  Netherlands Chris van Schouwenburg Enville Cricket Club Ground, Stourbridge  Wales by 15 runs (revised)
ICCT 7 24 May  Argentina Christopher Nino  East Africa Narendra Thakker Bulls Head Ground, Coventry  East Africa by 5 wickets
ICCT 8 24 May  Papua New Guinea Nigel Agonia  Bermuda Gladstone Brown Amblecote, Stourbridge  Bermuda by 7 wickets
ICCT 9 24 May  Bangladesh Raqibul Hasan  Fiji Inoke Tambualevu Water Orton Cricket Club Ground, Birmingham  Bangladesh by 22 runs
ICCT 10 24 May  Malaysia Rasiah Ratnalingham  Denmark Klaus Buus Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster  Denmark by 7 wickets
ICCT 11 24 May  Israel Jerrold Kessel  Netherlands Chris van Schouwenburg Banbury Twenty Cricket Club Ground, Banbury  Netherlands by 8 wickets
ICCT 12 24 May  United States Anil Lashkari  Sri Lanka Anura Tennekoon Northampton Saints Cricket Club Ground, Northampton  Sri Lanka by 6 wickets
ICCT 13 24 May  Argentina Christopher Nino  Papua New Guinea Nigel Agonia Banbury Twenty Cricket Club Ground, Banbury No result
ICCT 13a 29–30 May  Bermuda Anil Lashkari  Singapore Pritam Singh Fordhouses Cricket Club Ground, Wolverhampton Match abandoned
ICCT 14 29 May  Canada Garnet Brisbane  Bangladesh Raqibul Hasan Lichfield Cricket Club Ground, Lichfield  Canada by 49 runs
ICCT 14a 29–30 May  Fiji Inoke Tambualevu  Malaysia Rasiah Ratnalingham Leamington Cricket Club Ground, Leamington Spa Match abandoned
ICCT 14b 29–30 May  Netherlands Chris van Schouwenburg  United States Anil Lashkari Kenilworth Wardens Cricket Club Ground, Kenilworth Match abandoned
ICCT 14c 29–30 May  Sri Lanka Anura Tennekoon  Wales David Jones Leicester Road, Hinckley Match abandoned
ICCT 15 31 May-1 June  Argentina Christopher Nino  Bermuda Anura Tennekoon Haden Hill Park, Old Hill  Bermuda by 9 wickets
ICCT 16 31 May  Singapore Pritam Singh  East Africa Anura Tennekoon London Road, Shrewsbury East Africa cricket team by 5 wickets
ICCT 17 31 May-1 June  Malaysia Rasiah Ratnalingham  Bangladesh Raqibul Hasan Gorway Ground, Walsall  Bangladesh by 7 wickets
ICCT 18 31 May-1 June  Denmark Anil Lashkari  Canada Garnet Brisbane Knowle and Dorridge Cricket Club Ground, Dorridge  Denmark by 46 runs
ICCT 19 31 May-1 June  Wales David Jones  Israel Jerrold Kessel Astwood Bank Cricket Club Ground, Redditch  Wales by 91 runs
ICCT 20 31 May-1 June  Sri Lanka Anura Tennekoon  Netherlands Chris van Schouwenburg Scorers, Shirley  Netherlands by 45 runs
ICCT 21 4 June  East Africa Charanjive Sharma  Bermuda Anura Tennekoon Bournville Cricket Ground, Bournville  Bermuda by 9 wickets
ICCT 22 4 June  Papua New Guinea Nigel Agonia  Singapore Pritam Singh West Bromwich Dartmouth Cricket Club Ground, West Bromwich  Papua New Guinea by 87 runs
ICCT 23 4 June  Denmark Klaus Buus  Bangladesh Raqibul Hasan Kings Heath Cricket Club Ground, Solihull  Denmark by 10 runs
ICCT 24 4 June  Canada Bryan Mauricette  Fiji Inoke Tambualevu Solihull Cricket Club Ground, Solihull  Canada by 56 runs
ICCT 24a 4 June  Israel Jerrold Kessel  Sri Lanka Anura Tennekoon Kenilworth Wardens Cricket Club Ground, Kenilworth  Israel by walkover
ICCT 25 4 June  United States Anil Lashkari  Wales David Jones Olton and West Warwickshire Cricket Club Ground, Solihull  United States by 8 runs
Semi finals
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ICCT 26 6 June  Sri Lanka Anura Tennekoon  Denmark Klaus Buus Mitchells and Butlers' Ground, Birmingham  Sri Lanka by 208 runs
ICCT 27 6 June  Bermuda Bryan Mauricette  Canada Garnet Brisbane Allied Breweries Ground, Burton-on-Trent  Canada by 4 wickets
Final
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ICCT 28 21 June  Sri Lanka Anura Tennekoon  Canada Garnet Brisbane New Road, Worcester  Sri Lanka by 60 runs

June

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1979 Cricket World Cup

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Group stage
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 61 9 June  India Srinivas Venkataraghavan  West Indies Clive Lloyd Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham  West Indies by 9 wickets
ODI 62 9 June  New Zealand Mark Burgess  Sri Lanka Anura Tennekoon Trent Bridge, Nottingham  New Zealand by 9 wickets
ODI 63 9 June  England Mike Brearley  Australia Kim Hughes Lord's, London  England by 6 wickets
ODI 64 9 June  Canada Bryan Mauricette  Pakistan Asif Iqbal Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds  Pakistan by 8 wickets
ODI 64a 13 June  Sri Lanka Anura Tennekoon  West Indies Clive Lloyd Kennington Oval, London Match abandoned
ODI 65 13 June  India Srinivas Venkataraghavan  New Zealand Mark Burgess Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds  New Zealand by 8 wickets
ODI 66 13–14 June  Australia Kim Hughes  Pakistan Asif Iqbal Trent Bridge, Nottingham  Pakistan by 89 runs
ODI 67 13–14 June  England Mike Brearley  Canada Bryan Mauricette Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester  England by 8 wickets
ODI 68 16–18 June  India Srinivas Venkataraghavan  Sri Lanka Bandula Warnapura Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester  Sri Lanka by 47 runs
ODI 69 16 June  New Zealand Mark Burgess  West Indies Clive Lloyd Trent Bridge, Nottingham  West Indies by 32 runs
ODI 70 16 June  Australia Kim Hughes  Canada Bryan Mauricette Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham  Australia by 7 wickets
ODI 71 16 June  England Mike Brearley  Pakistan Asif Iqbal Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds  England by 14 runs
Semi-finals
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 72 20 June  England Mike Brearley  New Zealand Mark Burgess Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester  England by 9 runs
ODI 73 20 June  Pakistan Asif Iqbal  West Indies Clive Lloyd Kennington Oval, London  West Indies by 43 runs
Final
No. Date Team 1 Captain 1 Team 2 Captain 2 Venue Result
ODI 74 23 June  England Mike Brearley  West Indies Clive Lloyd Lord's, London  West Indies by 92 runs

July

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India in England

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Test Series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
Test 851 12–16 July Mike Brearley Srinivas Venkataraghavan Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham  England by an innings and 83 runs
Test 852 2–7 August Mike Brearley Srinivas Venkataraghavan Lord's, London Match drawn
Test 853 16–21 August Mike Brearley Srinivas Venkataraghavan Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds Match drawn
Test 854 30 Aug–4 September Mike Brearley Srinivas Venkataraghavan Kennington Oval, London Match drawn

References

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  1. ^ "Season 1980". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Season 1980 overview". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2020.