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1979 English cricket season

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1979

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The 1979 English cricket season saw the second Cricket World Cup played in England. West Indies defeated England in the final.

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The County Championship was won by Essex for the first time in their history.

Honours

  • County Championship - Essex
  • Gillette Cup - Somerset
  • Sunday League - Somerset
  • Benson & Hedges Cup - Essex
  • Minor Counties Championship - Suffolk
  • Second XI Championship - Warwickshire II
  • Wisden - Joel Garner, Sunil Gavaskar, Graham Gooch, Derek Randall, Brian Rose

    • Annual reviews

  • Playfair Cricket Annual 1980
  • Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1980

    • References

    1979 English cricket season Wikipedia
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