In chronological order, the following players scored centuries in the 1979 Cricket World Cup:
The second of these took place in the final of the competition.
Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) scored most runs in the 1979 Cricket World Cup. He scored 253 runs.
Mike Hendrick (England) took most wickets in the 1979 Cricket World Cup. He took 10 wickets in 1979 Cricket World Cup.
Kim Hughes was the captain of the Australian Cricket team in the 1979 Cricket World Cup.
Srinivas Venkataraghavan was the captain of the Indian Cricket team in the 1979 Cricket World Cup.
Asif Iqbal was the captain of the Pakistan Cricket team in the 1979 Cricket World Cup.
Anura Tennekoon was the captain of the Sri Lankan Cricket team in the 1979 Cricket World Cup.
Mark Burgess was the captain of the New Zealand Cricket team in the 1979 Cricket World Cup.
Clive Lloyd was the captain of the West Indies Cricket team in the 1979 Cricket World Cup.
Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan was the captain of the Indian cricket team in the 1979 World Cup.
Indian captain in cricket world cup in 1975 and 1979 was Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan
The 1979 Cricket World Cup was sponsored by Prudential Assurance Company and was officially known as Prudential World Cup.
Viv Richards (West Indies) won the man of the match award in the 1979 Cricket World Cup Final.