1979 Cricket World Cup Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	RR
1	England	3	3	0	0	0	12	3.066
2	Pakistan	3	2	1	0	0	8	3.602
3	Australia	3	1	2	0	0	4	3.164
4	Canada	3	0	3	0	0	0	1.606

Australia vs England[]

9 June 1979 Scorecard

Australia  159/9 (60 overs)	v	England 160/4 (47.1 overs)
Andrew Hilditch 47 (108) Geoffrey Boycott 2/15 (6 overs)		Graham Gooch 53 (96) Trevor Laughlin 2/38 (9.1 overs)

England won by 6 wickets Lord's, London, England Umpires: David Constant and Barrie Meyer Player of the match: Graham Gooch

Canada vs Pakistan[]

9 June 1979 Scorecard

Canada  139/9 (60 overs)	v	Pakistan 140/2 (40.1 overs)
Glenroy Sealy 45 (110) Sarfraz Nawaz 3/26 (10 overs)		Sadiq Mohammad 57* (122) John Valentine 1/18 (9 overs)

Pakistan won by 8 wickets Headingley, Leeds, England Umpires: Dickie Bird and Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Sadiq Mohammad

Pakistan vs Australia[]

14 June 1979 Scorecard

Pakistan  286/7 (60 overs)	v	Australia 197 all out (57.1 overs)
Asif Iqbal 61 (57) Gary Cosier 3/54 (12 overs)		Andrew Hilditch 72 (129) Sikander Bakht 3/34 (11 overs)

Pakistan won by 89 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England Umpires: Dickie Bird and Ken Palmer Player of the match: Asif Iqbal

• Reserve day used; June 13 washed out

Canada vs England[]

14 June 1979 Scorecard

Canada  45 all out (40.3 overs)	v	England 46/2 (13.5 overs)
Franklyn Dennis 21 (99) Chris Old 4/8 (10 overs)		Graham Gooch 21* (31) Robert Callender 1/14 (6 overs)

England won by 8 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester, England Umpires: John Langridge and Barrie Meyer Player of the match: Chris Old

• Reserve day used; June 13 washed out.

Canada vs Australia[]

16 June 1979 Scorecard

Canada  105 all out (33.2 overs)	v	Australia 106/3 (26 overs)
John Vaughan 29 (43) Alan Hurst 5/21 (10 overs)		Kim Hughes 27 (40) Cornelius Henry 2/27 (10 overs)

Australia won by 7 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham, England Umpires: David Constant and John Langridge Player of the match: Alan Hurst

England vs Pakistan[]

16 June 1979 Scorecard

England  165/9 (60 overs)	v	Pakistan 151 all out (56 overs)
Graham Gooch 33 (90) Majid Khan 3/27 (12 overs)		Asif Iqbal 51 (104) Mike Hendrick 4/15 (12 overs)

England won by 14 runs Headingley, Leeds, England Umpires: Lloyd Budd and David Evans Player of the match: Mike Hendrick

References[]

External links[]

• Cricket World Cup 1979 from Cricinfo