1st Semi-Final - England vs New Zealand at Old Traford
1979 World Cup, Match 13 -England beat New Zealand by 9 runs in the first semi-final to reach the final at Old Trafford in Manchester. Graham Gooch was awarded man of the match for his brilliant fifty. 1979 World Cup, 1st Semi-Final - 20th June 1979, England
1979 World Cup, 1st Semi-Final - 20th June 1979, England vs New Zealand at Old Trafford in Manchester, Scorecard
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⇒ Toss: New Zealand won the toss and elected to field first
⇒ Umpires: JG Langridge and KE Palmer
⇒ Match Result: England won by 9 runs to enter into the Final
⇒ Man of the Match: Graham Gooch
England Batting
⇒ Mike Brearley (C) c Lees b Coney 53
⇒ Geoffery Boycott c Howarth b Hadlee 2
⇒ Wayne Larkins c Coney b McKechnie 7
⇒ Graham Gooch b McKechnie 71
⇒ David Gower run out 1
⇒ Ian Botham lbw b Cairns 21
⇒ Derek Randall not out 42
⇒ Chris Old c Lees b Troup 0
⇒ Bob Taylor (WK) run out 12
⇒ Bob Willis not out 1
⇒ Did Not Bat - Mike Hendrick
Extras : 11 (Wides: 3 No Balls: 0 Byes: 0 Leg Byes: 8)
Total : 221/8 (Overs: 60.0)
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
⇒ 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 Batting
⇒ John Wright run out 69
⇒ Bruce Edgar lbw b Old 17
⇒ Geoff Howarth lbw b Boycott 7
⇒ Jeremy Coney lbw b Hendrick 11
⇒ Glenn Turner lbw b Willis 30
⇒ Mark Burgess (C) run out 10
⇒ Richard Hadlee b Botham 15
⇒ Warren Lees (WK) b Hendrick 23
⇒ Lance Cairns c Brearley b Hendrick 14
⇒ Brian McKechnie not out 4
⇒ Gary Troup not out 3
Extras : 9 (Wides: 4 No Balls: 0 Byes: 5 Leg Byes: 0)
Total : 212/9 (Overs: 60.0)
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
⇒ 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
