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Cricket World Cup 1979 was held in England. 1979 Cricket World Cup final was played West Indies and England. England, under their shrewd captain, Mike Brearley, was fantastic throughout the tournament. Throughout the Cricket World Cup 1979, English team remained unbeaten; however, they lost the 1979 Cricket World Cup final against West Indies by a huge margin of 92 runs. In 1979 Cricket World Cup final, England was chasing a victory target of 287. They had a century stand for the first wicket between Geoff Boycott and Mike Brearley. However, they were too slow that some fans could have easily misunderstood, as if they were playing a five day match.
West Indies bowlers bowled some tight spells of pace bowling, especially Joel Garner, who dismissed half the English side. Colin Croft took 3 and the rest two wickets were taken by ‘Whispering death’ Michael Holding. These fast bowlers were not only excellent in the Cricket World Cup final, but throughout the Cricket World Cup 1979. |
