# International cricket in 1979

The 1979 international cricket season extended from May to August 1979.

## Season overview

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

## May
### 1979 ICC Trophy

| Pos | Team | P | W | L | NR | Ab | RR | Pts |
| 1 | Bermuda | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.064 | 14 |
| 2 | East Africa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.258 | 10 |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.717 | 8 |
| 4 | Singapore | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.146 | 6 |
| 5 | Argentina | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.261 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | NR | Ab | RR | Pts |
| 1 | Denmark | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.742 | 16 |
| 2 | Canada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.092 | 12 |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.654 | 8 |
| 4 | Fiji | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.626 | 2 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.558 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | NR | Ab | RR | Pts |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.820 | 10 |
| 2 | Wales | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.277 | 10 |
| 3 | United States | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.022 | 10 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2.726 | 6 |
| 5 | Israel | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.110 | 4 |
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
### 1979 Cricket World Cup

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | RR |
| 1 | West Indies | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3.928 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.553 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.558 |
| 4 | India | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.128 |
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
### India in England

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 |