SUMMARY OF MATCHES
| Countries | Matches Played | Won | Lost | No Result | Semi Final | Runner Up | Winner |
| West Indies | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| England | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Pakistan | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - |
| New Zealand | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| India | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Canada | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
The abandoned match (without a ball being bowled) between Sri Lanka and West Indies at the Oval, has not been included in the above summary.
HIGHEST TEAM TOTALS
| Score | Overs | Match | Venue | Date |
| 293-6 | (60 overs) | West Indies v Pakistan | The Oval | 20-06-79 |
| 286-7 | (60 overs) | Pakistan v Australia | Nottingham | 13-06-79 |
| 286-9 | (60 overs) | West Indies v England | Lord's | 23-06-79 |
HIGHEST TEAM AGGREGATES
| Score | Overs | Match | Venue | Date |
| 543-16 | (116.2 overs) | W Indies(293-6)v Pakistan (250) | The Oval | 20-06-79 |
LOWEST COMPLETED TEAM TOTALS
| Score | Overs | Match | Venue | Date |
| 45 | (40.3 overs) | Canada v England | Manchester | 14-06-79 |
| 105 | (33.2 overs) | Canada v Australia | Birmingham | 16-06-79 |
LOWEST MATCH AGGREGATES
| Score | Overs | Match | Venue | Date |
| 91-12 | (54.2 overs) | Canada (45) v England (46-2) | Manchester | 14-06-79 |
INDIVIDUAL HUNDREDS(2)
| Batsmen | Match | Venue | Date | Score |
| IVA Richards | W Indies v England | Lord's | 23-06-79 | 138* |
| CG Greenidge | W Indies v India | Birmingham | 09-06-79 | 106* |
HIGHEST RUN AGGREGATES
| Player | Matches | Ins | No | Runs | HS | Avg | 100 | 50 |
| CG Greenidge (WI) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 253 | 106* | 84.33 | 1 | 2 |
| IVA Richards (WI) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 217 | 138* | 108.50 | 1 | - |
| GA Gooch (Eng) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 210 | 71 | 52.50 | - | 2 |
CENTURY PARTNERSHIPS FOR EACH WICKET (8)
1st wkt (4)
| Runs | Players | Match | Venue | Date |
| 138 | CG Greenidge (106*) / DL Haynes (47) | Wi v Ind | Birmingham | 09-06-79 |
| 132 | CG Greenidge (73) / DL Haynes (65) | WI v Pak | The Oval | 20-06-79 |
| 129 | JM Brearley (64) / G Boycott (57) | Eng v WI | Lord's | 23-06-79 |
| 100 | JG Wright (48) / BA Edgar (84*) | NZ v Ind | Leeds | 13-06-79 |
2nd wkt (2)
| Runs | Players | Match | Venue | Date |
| 166 | Majid Khan (81) / Zaheer Abbas (93) | Pak v WI | The Oval | 20-06-79 |
| 126* | GM Turner (83*) / GP Howarth (63*) | NZ v SL | Nottingham | 09-06-79 |
3rd wkt (1)
| Runs | Players | Match | Venue | Date |
| 108 | JM Brearley (44) / GA Gooch (53) | Eng v Aus | Lord's | 09-06-79 |
4th wkt (Best)
| Runs | Players | Match | Venue | Date |
| 71 | AMJ Hilditch (72) / GN Yallop (37) | Aus v Pak | Nottingham | 13-06-79 |
5th wkt (1)
| Runs | Players | Match | Venue | Date |
| 139 | IVA Richards (138*) / CL King (86) | WI v Eng | Lord's | 23-06-79 |
6th wkt (Best)
| Runs | Players | Match | Venue | Date |
| 40 | SM Gavaskar (55) / Kapil Dev (25) | Ind v NZ | Leeds | 13-06-79 |
7th wkt (Best)
| Runs | Players | Match | Venue | Date |
| 52 | Asif Iqbal (51) / Wasim Raja (21) | Pak v Eng | Leeds | 16-06-79 |
8th wkt (Best)
| Runs | Players | Match | Venue | Date |
| 41 | DW Randall (42*) / RW Taylor (12) | Eng v NZ | Manchester | 20-06-79 |
9th wkt (Best)
| Runs | Players | Match | Venue | Date |
| 43 | RW Taylor (20*) / RGD Willis (24) | Eng v Pak | Leeds | 16-06-79 |
10th wkt (Best)
| Runs | Players | Match | Venue | Date |
| 27 | S Venkataraghavan (13*) / BS Bedi (13) | Ind v WI | Birmingham | 09-06-79 |
FOUR OR MORE WICKETS IN A MATCH (7)
| Analysis | Bowler | Match | Venue | Date |
| 5-21 | AG Hurst | Australia v Canada | Birmingham | 16-06-79 |
| 5-38 | J Garner | West Indies v England | Lord's | 23-06-79 |
| 4- 8 | CM Old | England v Canada | Manchester | 14-06-79 |
| 4-11 | RGD Willis | England v Canada | Manchester | 14-06-79 |
| 4-15 | M Hendrick | England v Pakistan | Leeds | 16-06-79 |
| 4-33 | MA Holding | West Indies v India | Birmingham | 09-06-79 |
| 4-56 | Asif Iqbal | Pakistan v West Indies | The Oval | 20-06-79 |
HIGHEST WICKET AGGREGATES
| Player | Country | Matches | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Average | 4 wickets | Best |
| M Hendrick | Eng | 5 | 56 | 14 | 149 | 10 | 14.90 | 1 | 4-15 |
| BJ McKechnie | NZ | 4 | 45.5 | 4 | 141 | 9 | 15.67 | - | 3-24 |
| CM Old | Eng | 5 | 58 | 10 | 157 | 9 | 17.44 | 1 | 4-8 |
| Asif Iqbal | Pak | 4 | 47 | 5 | 157 | 9 | 17.44 | 1 | 4-56 |
MOST DISMISSALS IN A MATCH
| Dismissals | Wicketkeeper | Match | Venue | Date |
| 3 (3ct) | WK Lees | New Zealand v India | Leeds | 13-06-79 |
| 3 (3ct) | DL Murray | West Indies v Pakistan | The Oval | 20-06-79 |
LEADING WICKET-KEEPERS
| Player | Country | Matches | Dismissals | Catches | stumpings |
| DL Murray | West Indies | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Wasim Bari | Pakistan | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
MOST CATCHES BY A FIELDER IN A MATCH
| Nine fielders have held two catches each |
LEADING FIELDERS
| Name | Country | Matches | Catches |
| Asif Iqbal | Pakistan | 4 | 4 |
| AI Kallicharran | West Indies | 4 | 4 |
| JM Brearley | England | 5 | 4 |
Also read: