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wc27 England v New Zealand

Prudential World Cup 1979 (Semi-Final)

Venue Old Trafford, Manchester on 20th June 1979 (60-over match)

Balls per over 6

Toss New Zealand won the toss and decided to field

Result England won by 9 runs

Umpires JG Langridge, KE Palmer

Man of the match GA Gooch

England innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*JM Brearley	c Lees b Coney	53	115	114	3	-
G Boycott	c Howarth b Hadlee	2	14	30	-	-
W Larkins	c Coney b McKechnie	7	37	40	-	-
GA Gooch	b McKechnie	71	84	105	1	3
DI Gower	run out	1	1	2	-	-
IT Botham	lbw b Cairns	21	30	31	2	-
DW Randall	not out	42	50	66	1	1
CM Old	c Lees b Troup	0	2	2	-	-
+RW Taylor	run out	12	25	30	1	-
RGD Willis	not out	1	2	1	-	-
M Hendrick	did not bat
Extras	(8 lb, 3 w)	11
Total	(8 wickets, innings closed, 60 overs)	221
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Boycott), 2-38 (Larkins), 3-96 (Brearley), 4-98 (Gower), 5-145 (Botham), 6-177 (Gooch), 7-178 (Old), 8-219 (Taylor)

New Zealand bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Hadlee	12	4	32	1	-	-
Troup	12	1	38	1	-	-
Cairns	12	2	47	1	-	-
Coney	12	0	47	1	-	-
McKechnie	12	1	46	2	-	-

New Zealand innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JG Wright	run out	69	137	142	9	-
BA Edgar	lbw b Old	17	38	58	1	-
GP Howarth	lbw b Boycott	7	12	13	1	-
JV Coney	lbw b Hendrick	11	39	56	-	-
GM Turner	lbw b Willis	30	51	67	2	-
*MG Burgess	run out	10	13	28	-	-
RJ Hadlee	b Botham	15	32	44	-	-
+WK Lees	b Hendrick	23	20	33	-	1
BL Cairns	c Brearley b Hendrick	14	6	5	1	1
BJ McKechnie	not out	4	9	13	-	-
GB Troup	not out	3	3	2	-	-
Extras	(5 b, 4 w)	9
Total	(9 wickets, innings closed, 60 overs)	212
Fall of wickets: 1-47 (Edgar), 2-58 (Howarth), 3-104 (Coney), 4-112 (Wright), 5-132 (Burgess), 6-162 (Turner), 7-180 (Hadlee), 8-195 (Cairns), 9-208 (Lees)

England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Botham	12	3	42	1	-	-
Hendrick	12	0	55	3	-	-
Old	12	1	33	1	-	-
Boycott	9	1	24	1	-	-
Gooch	3	1	8	0	-	-
Willis	12	1	41	1	-	-

Notes
--> JM Brearley passed 4000 runs in ListA Matches when he reached 13
--> W Larkins made his debut in ODIs
--> GA Gooch passed 3000 runs in ListA Matches when he reached 70
--> DW Randall passed 4000 runs in ListA Matches when he reached 7
--> JG Wright passed his previous highest ODIs score of 48
--> JG Wright passed 1500 runs in ListA Matches when he reached 66

a2449 o72 wc27	England v New Zealand
	Prudential World Cup 1979 (Semi-Final)
Venue	Old Trafford, Manchester on 20th June 1979 (60-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	New Zealand won the toss and decided to field
Result	England won by 9 runs
Umpires	JG Langridge, KE Palmer
Man of the match	GA Gooch