// CRICKET / ODI WORLD CUP / 1979
1979
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup
ENGLAND
8 TEAMSCOMPLETE
CHAMPIONS
WI
WEST INDIES
FINAL
won by 92 runs
RUNNERS-UP
ENG
ENGLAND
THE STORY
Viv Richards made 138 not out in the final.
TOP SCORER / STANDOUT
Gordon Greenidge (253 runs)