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221-8
Series badge Won toss. Elected to bowlNZL
212-9
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Overs: 60.0 RR: 3.68 vs seam: 3.50
Overs: 60.0 RR: 3.53 vs seam: 3.38
Wed 20/06/79 England v New Zealand, Prudential World Cup, Semi-Final, Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
ENGLAND WIN England won by 9 runs
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England - 1st Inns 221-8 (60.0; RR: 3.68)

BATTER   R B 4 6 SR
JM Brearley c Lees b Coney 53 115 3 0 46.09
G Boycott c Howarth b Hadlee 2 14 0 0 14.29
W Larkins c Coney b McKechnie 7 37 0 0 18.92
GA Gooch b McKechnie 71 84 1 3 84.52
DI Gower run out 1 1 0 0 100.00
IT Botham lbw b Cairns 21 30 2 0 70.00
DW Randall not out 42 50 1 1 84.00
CM Old c Lees b Troup 0 2 0 0 0.00
RW Taylor run out 12 25 1 0 48.00
RGD Willis not out 1 2 0 0 50.00
M Hendrick  
Extras (0b, 8lb, 3w, 0nb) 11  
TOTAL 221-8 (60.0 overs; RR: 3.68)

Fall of wickets

13-1 (G Boycott 0.0 ov), 38-2 (W Larkins 0.0 ov), 96-3 (JM Brearley 0.0 ov), 98-4 (DI Gower 0.0 ov), 145-5 (IT Botham 0.0 ov), 177-6 (GA Gooch 0.0 ov), 178-7 (CM Old 0.0 ov), 219-8 (RW Taylor 0.0 ov)

BOWLERS O M R W Econ Wd NB
RJ Hadlee 12.0 4 32 1 2.67 0 0
GB Troup 12.0 1 38 1 3.17 0 0
BL Cairns 12.0 2 47 1 3.92 0 0
JV Coney 12.0 0 47 1 3.92 0 0
BJ McKechnie 12.0 1 46 2 3.83 0 0

New Zealand - 1st Inns 212-9 (60.0; RR: 3.53)

BATTER   R B 4 6 SR
JG Wright run out 69 137 9 0 50.36
BA Edgar lbw b Old 17 38 1 0 44.74
GP Howarth lbw b Boycott 7 12 1 0 58.33
JV Coney lbw b Hendrick 11 39 0 0 28.21
GM Turner lbw b Willis 30 51 2 0 58.82
MG Burgess run out 10 13 0 0 76.92
RJ Hadlee b Botham 15 32 0 0 46.88
WK Lees b Hendrick 23 20 0 1 115.00
BL Cairns c Brearley b Hendrick 14 6 1 1 233.33
BJ McKechnie not out 4 9 0 0 44.44
GB Troup not out 3 3 0 0 100.00
Extras (5b, 0lb, 4w, 0nb) 9  
TOTAL 212-9 (60.0 overs; RR: 3.53)

Fall of wickets

47-1 (BA Edgar 0.0 ov), 58-2 (GP Howarth 0.0 ov), 104-3 (JV Coney 0.0 ov), 112-4 (JG Wright 0.0 ov), 132-5 (MG Burgess 0.0 ov), 162-6 (GM Turner 0.0 ov), 180-7 (RJ Hadlee 0.0 ov), 195-8 (BL Cairns 0.0 ov), 208-9 (WK Lees 0.0 ov)

BOWLERS O M R W Econ Wd NB
IT Botham 12.0 3 42 1 3.50 0 0
M Hendrick 12.0 0 55 3 4.58 0 0
CM Old 12.0 1 33 1 2.75 0 0
G Boycott 9.0 1 24 1 2.67 0 0
GA Gooch 3.0 1 8 0 2.67 0 0
RGD Willis 12.0 1 41 1 3.42 0 0

Match Info

Match

England v New Zealand at Manchester, Prudential World Cup, Semi-Final

Date

Wednesday June 20, 1979

Toss

New Zealand won the toss and elected to field

Time

10:00am UTC

Venue

Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester

Umpires

JG Langridge, KE Palmer

England Team

Playing XI

G Boycott, RGD Willis, RW Taylor, CM Old, M Hendrick, GA Gooch, JM Brearley, DW Randall, IT Botham, DI Gower, W Larkins

New Zealand Team

Playing XI

MG Burgess, GM Turner, RJ Hadlee, JV Coney, BL Cairns, GP Howarth, BJ McKechnie, WK Lees, GB Troup, JG Wright, BA Edgar