1979 Cricket World Cup – In Numbers
Highest Wicket Takers
Mike Hendrick (England) (10 wickets in five matches)
Brian McKechnie (New Zealand) (Nine wickets in four matches)
Asif Iqbal (Pakistan) (Nine wickets in four matches)
Chris Old (England) (Nine wickets in five matches)
Michael Holding (West Indies) (Eight wickets in four matches)
Highest Scores
Vivian Richards (138 not out for West Indies against England at lord's)
Gordon Greenidge (106 not out for West Indies against India in Birmingham)
Zaheer Abbas (93 for Pakistan against West Indies at the Oval)
Collis King (86 for West Indies against England at Lord's)
Bruce Edgar (84 not out for New Zealand against India in Leeds)
Best Bowling Figures
- Alan Hurst (5 for 21 for Australia against Canada in Birmingham)
- Joel Garner (5 for 38 for West Indies against England at Lord's)
- Chris Old (4 for 8 for England against Canada in Manchester)
- Bob Willis (4 for 11 for England against Canada in Manchester)
- Mike Hendrick (4 for 15 for England against Pakistan in Leeds)
