8 countries participated in the 1979 Cricket World Cup.
The 1979 Cricket World Cup was held in England.
West Indies won the 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.
Bryan Mauricette was the captain of the Canadian Cricket team in the 1979 Cricket World Cup.
Mike Brearley was the captain of the England Cricket team in the 1979 Cricket World Cup.
England was the runner-up of the 1979 Cricket World Cup.
Mark Burgess was the captain of the New Zealand 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.
15 matches were played in the 1979 Cricket World Cup.