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International cricket in 1979
International cricket season
The 1979 international cricket season extended from May to August 1979.[1][2]
Season overview
May
1979 ICC Trophy
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Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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| Group stage
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| No.
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Date
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Team 1
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Captain 1
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Team 2
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Captain 2
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Venue
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Result
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| ICCT 1 |
22 May |
 Argentina |
Christopher Nino |
 Singapore |
Pritam Singh |
Pickwick Cricket Club Ground, Birmingham |
Singapore by 1 wicket
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| ICCT 2 |
22–23 May |
 Papua New Guinea |
Nigel Agonia |
 East Africa |
Narendra Thakker |
Fordhouses Cricket Club Ground, Wolverhampton |
No result
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| ICCT 3 |
22–23 May |
 Canada |
Garnet Brisbane |
 Malaysia |
Rasiah Ratnalingham |
Warwick Cricket Club Ground, Warwick |
Canada by 44 runs
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| ICCT 4 |
22 May |
 Fiji |
Inoke Tambualevu |
 Denmark |
Klaus Buus |
Orleton Park, Wellington |
Denmark by 8 wickets
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| ICCT 5 |
22 May |
 United States |
Anil Lashkari |
 Israel |
Jerrold Kessel |
Blossomfield Cricket Club Ground, Solihull |
United States by 41 runs
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| ICCT 6 |
22–23 May |
 Wales |
David Jones |
 Netherlands |
Chris van Schouwenburg |
Enville Cricket Club Ground, Stourbridge |
Wales by 15 runs (revised)
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| ICCT 7 |
24 May |
Argentina |
Christopher Nino |
East Africa |
Narendra Thakker |
Bulls Head Ground, Coventry |
East Africa by 5 wickets
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| ICCT 8 |
24 May |
Papua New Guinea |
Nigel Agonia |
 Bermuda |
Gladstone Brown |
Amblecote, Stourbridge |
Bermuda by 7 wickets
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| ICCT 9 |
24 May |
 Bangladesh |
Raqibul Hasan |
Fiji |
Inoke Tambualevu |
Water Orton Cricket Club Ground, Birmingham |
Bangladesh by 22 runs
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| ICCT 10 |
24 May |
Malaysia |
Rasiah Ratnalingham |
Denmark |
Klaus Buus |
Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster |
Denmark by 7 wickets
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| ICCT 11 |
24 May |
Israel |
Jerrold Kessel |
Netherlands |
Chris van Schouwenburg |
Banbury Twenty Cricket Club Ground, Banbury |
Netherlands by 8 wickets
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| ICCT 12 |
24 May |
United States |
Anil Lashkari |
 Sri Lanka |
Anura Tennekoon |
Northampton Saints Cricket Club Ground, Northampton |
Sri Lanka by 6 wickets
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| ICCT 13 |
24 May |
Argentina |
Christopher Nino |
Papua New Guinea |
Nigel Agonia |
Banbury Twenty Cricket Club Ground, Banbury |
No result
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| ICCT 13a |
29–30 May |
Bermuda |
Anil Lashkari |
Singapore |
Pritam Singh |
Fordhouses Cricket Club Ground, Wolverhampton |
Match abandoned
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| ICCT 14 |
29 May |
Canada |
Garnet Brisbane |
Bangladesh |
Raqibul Hasan |
Lichfield Cricket Club Ground, Lichfield |
Canada by 49 runs
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| ICCT 14a |
29–30 May |
Fiji |
Inoke Tambualevu |
Malaysia |
Rasiah Ratnalingham |
Leamington Cricket Club Ground, Leamington Spa |
Match abandoned
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| ICCT 14b |
29–30 May |
Netherlands |
Chris van Schouwenburg |
United States |
Anil Lashkari |
Kenilworth Wardens Cricket Club Ground, Kenilworth |
Match abandoned
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| ICCT 14c |
29–30 May |
Sri Lanka |
Anura Tennekoon |
Wales |
David Jones |
Leicester Road, Hinckley |
Match abandoned
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| ICCT 15 |
31 May-1 June |
Argentina |
Christopher Nino |
Bermuda |
Anura Tennekoon |
Haden Hill Park, Old Hill |
Bermuda by 9 wickets
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| ICCT 16 |
31 May |
Singapore |
Pritam Singh |
East Africa |
Anura Tennekoon |
London Road, Shrewsbury |
East Africa cricket team by 5 wickets
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| ICCT 17 |
31 May-1 June |
Malaysia |
Rasiah Ratnalingham |
Bangladesh |
Raqibul Hasan |
Gorway Ground, Walsall |
Bangladesh by 7 wickets
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| ICCT 18 |
31 May-1 June |
Denmark |
Anil Lashkari |
Canada |
Garnet Brisbane |
Knowle and Dorridge Cricket Club Ground, Dorridge |
Denmark by 46 runs
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| ICCT 19 |
31 May-1 June |
Wales |
David Jones |
Israel |
Jerrold Kessel |
Astwood Bank Cricket Club Ground, Redditch |
Wales by 91 runs
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| ICCT 20 |
31 May-1 June |
Sri Lanka |
Anura Tennekoon |
Netherlands |
Chris van Schouwenburg |
Scorers, Shirley |
Netherlands by 45 runs
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| ICCT 21 |
4 June |
East Africa |
Charanjive Sharma |
Bermuda |
Anura Tennekoon |
Bournville Cricket Ground, Bournville |
Bermuda by 9 wickets
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| 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
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| ICCT 23 |
4 June |
Denmark |
Klaus Buus |
Bangladesh |
Raqibul Hasan |
Kings Heath Cricket Club Ground, Solihull |
Denmark by 10 runs
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| ICCT 24 |
4 June |
Canada |
Bryan Mauricette |
Fiji |
Inoke Tambualevu |
Solihull Cricket Club Ground, Solihull |
Canada by 56 runs
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| ICCT 24a |
4 June |
Israel |
Jerrold Kessel |
Sri Lanka |
Anura Tennekoon |
Kenilworth Wardens Cricket Club Ground, Kenilworth |
Israel by walkover
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| ICCT 25 |
4 June |
United States |
Anil Lashkari |
Wales |
David Jones |
Olton and West Warwickshire Cricket Club Ground, Solihull |
United States by 8 runs
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| Semi finals
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| No.
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Date
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Team 1
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Captain 1
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Team 2
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Captain 2
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Venue
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Result
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| ICCT 26 |
6 June |
Sri Lanka |
Anura Tennekoon |
Denmark |
Klaus Buus |
Mitchells and Butlers' Ground, Birmingham |
Sri Lanka by 208 runs
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| ICCT 27 |
6 June |
Bermuda |
Bryan Mauricette |
Canada |
Garnet Brisbane |
Allied Breweries Ground, Burton-on-Trent |
Canada by 4 wickets
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| Final
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| No.
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Date
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Team 1
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Captain 1
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Team 2
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Captain 2
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Venue
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Result
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| ICCT 28 |
21 June |
Sri Lanka |
Anura Tennekoon |
Canada |
Garnet Brisbane |
New Road, Worcester |
Sri Lanka by 60 runs
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June
1979 Cricket World Cup
| Group stage
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| No.
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Date
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Team 1
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Captain 1
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Team 2
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Captain 2
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Venue
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Result
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| ODI 61 |
9 June |
 India |
Srinivas Venkataraghavan |
 West Indies |
Clive Lloyd |
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham |
West Indies by 9 wickets
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| ODI 62 |
9 June |
 New Zealand |
Mark Burgess |
Sri Lanka |
Anura Tennekoon |
Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
New Zealand by 9 wickets
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| ODI 63 |
9 June |
 England |
Mike Brearley |
 Australia |
Kim Hughes |
Lord's, London |
England by 6 wickets
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| ODI 64 |
9 June |
Canada |
Bryan Mauricette |
 Pakistan |
Asif Iqbal |
Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds |
Pakistan by 8 wickets
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| ODI 64a |
13 June |
Sri Lanka |
Anura Tennekoon |
West Indies |
Clive Lloyd |
Kennington Oval, London |
Match abandoned
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| ODI 65 |
13 June |
India |
Srinivas Venkataraghavan |
New Zealand |
Mark Burgess |
Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds |
New Zealand by 8 wickets
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| ODI 66 |
13–14 June |
Australia |
Kim Hughes |
Pakistan |
Asif Iqbal |
Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
Pakistan by 89 runs
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| ODI 67 |
13–14 June |
England |
Mike Brearley |
Canada |
Bryan Mauricette |
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester |
England by 8 wickets
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| ODI 68 |
16–18 June |
India |
Srinivas Venkataraghavan |
Sri Lanka |
Bandula Warnapura |
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester |
Sri Lanka by 47 runs
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| ODI 69 |
16 June |
New Zealand |
Mark Burgess |
West Indies |
Clive Lloyd |
Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
West Indies by 32 runs
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| ODI 70 |
16 June |
Australia |
Kim Hughes |
Canada |
Bryan Mauricette |
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham |
Australia by 7 wickets
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| ODI 71 |
16 June |
England |
Mike Brearley |
Pakistan |
Asif Iqbal |
Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds |
England by 14 runs
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| Semi-finals
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| No.
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Date
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Team 1
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Captain 1
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Team 2
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Captain 2
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Venue
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Result
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| ODI 72 |
20 June |
England |
Mike Brearley |
New Zealand |
Mark Burgess |
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester |
England by 9 runs
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| ODI 73 |
20 June |
Pakistan |
Asif Iqbal |
West Indies |
Clive Lloyd |
Kennington Oval, London |
West Indies by 43 runs
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| Final
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| No.
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Date
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Team 1
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Captain 1
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Team 2
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Captain 2
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Venue
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Result
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| ODI 74 |
23 June |
England |
Mike Brearley |
West Indies |
Clive Lloyd |
Lord's, London |
West Indies by 92 runs
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July
India in England
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