The 1979 English cricket season was the 80th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. The second Cricket World Cup was played and West Indies defeated England in the final. The County Championship was won by Essex for the first time.
1979, english, cricket, season, 80th, which, county, championship, been, official, competition, second, cricket, world, played, west, indies, defeated, england, final, county, championship, essex, first, time, 19781980, contents, honours, world, test, series, . The 1979 English cricket season was the 80th in which the County Championship had been an official competition The second Cricket World Cup was played and West Indies defeated England in the final The County Championship was won by Essex for the first time 1979 English cricket season 19781980 Contents 1 Honours 2 World Cup 3 Test series 3 1 India tour 4 County Championship 5 Gillette Cup 6 Benson amp Hedges Cup 7 Sunday League 8 Leading batsmen 9 Leading bowlers 10 References 11 External links 12 Annual reviewsHonours editCounty Championship Essex Gillette Cup Somerset Sunday League Somerset Benson amp Hedges Cup Essex Minor Counties Championship Suffolk Second XI Championship Warwickshire II Wisden Joel Garner Sunil Gavaskar Graham Gooch Derek Randall Brian RoseWorld Cup editMain article 1979 Cricket World CupTest series editIndia tour edit Main article Indian cricket team in England in 1979County Championship editMain article 1979 County ChampionshipGillette Cup editMain article 1979 Gillette CupBenson amp Hedges Cup editMain article 1979 Benson amp Hedges CupSunday League editMain article 1979 John Player LeagueLeading batsmen editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it July 2010 Leading bowlers editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it July 2010 References editExternal links editCricketArchive season and tournament itinerariesAnnual reviews editPlayfair Cricket Annual 1980 Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1980 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1979 English cricket season amp oldid 1118696267, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
