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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 1979 ICC Trophy
| image =
| caption = 
| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]
| cricket format = [[Limited overs cricket]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]]
| host = England
| champions = {{cr|SRI}}
| runner up = {{cr|CAN}}
| count = 1
| participants = 15
| matches = 
| attendance = 
| player of the series =
| most runs ={{cricon|SRI}} [[Duleep Mendis]] (221)
| most wickets ={{cricon|CAN}} [[John Vaughan (cricketer)|John Vaughan]] (14)
| next_year = 1982
| next_tournament = 1982 ICC Trophy
}}
The '''1979 ICC Trophy''' was a [[limited overs cricket]] tournament held in England between 22 May and 21 June 1979. It was the inaugural [[ICC Trophy]] tournament to be staged, with matches between the 15 participating teams played over 60 overs a side and with white clothing and red balls. All matches were played in the [[English Midlands|Midlands]].

The tournament served as the [[Cricket World Cup qualification]] process – the two finalists, [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] and [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]], qualified to take part in the [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979 World Cup]]. The World Cup began on 9 June, just three days after Sri Lanka and Canada qualified for it by winning their ICC Trophy semi-finals. The ICC Trophy final was held on 21 June at [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]]'s ground at [[New Road, Worcester|New Road]], two days before the World Cup final. Sri Lanka won the first ICC Trophy defeating Canada by 60 runs in the final.

[[East Africa cricket team|East Africa]] who played in the first World Cup did not qualify this time, which meant there would be no nation from the African region participating in the [[1979 Cricket World Cup|1979 World Cup]].

==Squads==
{{Main|1979 ICC Trophy squads}}

==Competition format==

The 15 teams were divided into three groups of five. Each team played each other team in its group once in matches played between 22 May and 4 June, scoring four points for a win and two for a no-result (match started but not finished) or abandoned entirely without a ball being bowled. The three group winners and the team with the fourth-highest points total after the group stage went forward to the semi-finals, the top team playing the fourth-ranked side and the team with the second-highest number of points playing the third. Where teams finished with equal points totals, [[run rate]] was used to separate them.

==Group matches==

''Note: A number of matches used their allotted reserve day.''

===Group A===
====Points table====
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR
|update= complete
|winpoints=4
|nrpoints=2
|tiepoints=2
|show_tie=yes
|tie_header=<abbr title="Abandoned">Ab</abbr>
|nrr_header=<abbr title="Run Rate">[[Run rate|RR]]</abbr>
|source=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-trophy-1979-61172/points-table-standings ESPNcricinfo]

|win_BER=3
|loss_BER=0
|nr_BER=0
|tie_BER=1
|nrr_BER=2.591

|win_ESTA=2
|loss_ESTA=1
|nr_ESTA=1
|nrr_ESTA=-0.279

|win_SIN=1
|loss_SIN=2
|tie_SIN=1
|nrr_SIN=-0.589

|win_ARG=0
|loss_ARG=3
|nr_ARG=1
|nrr_ARG=-0.897

|win_PNG=1
|loss_PNG=1
|nr_PNG=2
|nrr_PNG=0.052


|team1=BER
|team2=ESTA
|team4=SIN
|team3=PNG
|team5=ARG


|name_BER={{cr|BER|1910}}
|name_ESTA={{cr|East Africa}}
|name_SIN={{cr|SIN}}
|name_PNG={{cr|PNG}}
|name_ARG={{cr|ARG}}



| col_Q=#cfc

|result1=Q

|status_text_H=Host
|res_col_header = Q
|text_Q=Advanced to [[#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]] as group winner

}}

====Fixtures====
{{Limited overs matches
 | date = May 22, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|ARG}}
 | score1 = 154/9 (60.0 overs)
 | score2 = 155/9 (59.2 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|SIN}}
 | runs1= [[Tony Ferguson (cricketer)|Tony Ferguson]] 43
 | wickets1 = [[Lawrence Young Ken Sen]] 5/44 (12 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Goh Swee Heng]] 40
 | wickets2 = Alan Morris 4/25 (12 overs)
 | result = Singapore won by 1 wicket
 | toss = Toss unknown
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66445.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Pickwick Cricket Club Ground]], [[Birmingham]]
 | umpires =  PD Ogden (ENG)
 | motm = 
 | rain = 
}}
----

{{Limited overs matches
 | date = May 22–23, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|PNG}}
 | score1 = 101/8 (40.2 overs)
 | score2 = 
 | team2 = {{cr|East Africa}}
 | runs1= [[Api Leka]] 51
 | wickets1 = Ramesh Patel 3/27 (12 Overs)
 | runs2 = 
 | wickets2 = 
 | toss = Toss unknown
 | result = No result
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66446.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Fordhouses Cricket Club Ground]], [[Wolverhampton]]
 | umpires = unknown
 | motm = 
 | rain = Reserve day used
}}
----

{{Limited overs matches
 | date = May 24, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|ARG}}
 | score1 = 147 (59.2 overs)
 | score2 = 148/5 (53.2 overs)
 | team2 ={{cr|East Africa}}
 | runs1= Tony Ferguson 44
 | wickets1 = [[Jaswinder Warah]] 3/13 (3.4 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Narendra Thakker]] 44
 | wickets2 = [[Peter Stocks]] 3/18 (12 overs)
 | result = East Africa won by 5 wickets
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66451.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Bulls Head Ground]], [[Coventry]]
 | umpires = unknown
 | motm = 
 | toss = Toss unknown
 | rain = 
}}

----
 
{{Limited overs matches
 | date = 24 May 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|PNG}}
 | score1 = 90 (38.5 overs)
 | score2 = 92/3 (23.2 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|BER|1910}}
 | runs1= Charles Harrison 25
 | wickets1 = [[Clevie Wade]] 3/16 (3.5 Overs)
 | runs2 = [[Lionel Thomas (cricketer)|Lionel Thomas]] 27
 | wickets2 = [[Api Leka]] 1/13 (3 Overs)
 | result = Bermuda won by 7 wickets
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66452.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[War Memorial Athletic Ground]], [[Amblecote]], [[Stourbridge]]
 | umpires = unknown
 | motm = 
 | toss = Toss unknown
 | rain = 
}}

----

{{Limited overs matches
 | date = May 29–30, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|ARG}}
 | score1 = 86/4 (33.0 overs)
 | score2 = 
 | team2 = {{cr|PNG}}
 | runs1= Michael Ryan 30*
 | wickets1 = K Alewa 1/8 (8 Overs)
 | runs2 = 
 | wickets2 = 
 | result = No result
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66457.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Banbury Cricket Club Ground]], [[Banbury]]
 | umpires = unknown
 | motm = 
 | toss = Toss unknown
 | rain = Reserve day used
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches
 | date = May 29–30, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|BER|1910}}
 | score1 = 
 | score2 = 
 | team2 = {{cr|SIN}}
 | runs1= 
 | wickets1 = 
 | runs2 = 
 | wickets2 = 
 | result = Match abandoned without a ball bowled
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/330957.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Fordhouses Cricket Club Ground]], [[Wolverhampton]]
 | umpires = unknown
 | motm = 
 | rain = Reserve day used
}}
----

{{Limited overs matches
 | date = May 31 – June 1st, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|ARG}}
 | score1 = 81 (54.4 overs)
 | score2 = 85/1 (15.5 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|BER|1910}}
 | runs1= Malcolm Gibson 18
 | wickets1 = [[Clarence Parfitt]] 3/16 (12 Overs)
 | runs2 = [[Winston Reid (Bermudian cricketer)|Winston Reid]] 43*
 | wickets2 = Douglas Annand 1/35 (7 Overs)
 | result = Bermuda won by 9 wickets
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66459.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Haden Hill Park]], [[Old Hill]]
 | umpires = unknown
 | motm = 
 | toss = Toss unknown
 | rain = Reserve day used
}}
----

{{Limited overs matches
 | date = May 31st, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|SIN}}
 | score1 = 131/9 (60.0 overs)
 | score2 = 132/5 (52.2 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|East Africa}}
 | runs1= RCK da Silva 33
 | wickets1 = Charanjive Sharma 3/11 (6 Overs)
 | runs2 = [[Jawahir Shah]] 38
 | wickets2 = RCK da Silva 1/12 (6 Overs)
 | result = East Africa won by 5 wickets
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66460.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[London Road, Shrewsbury|London Road]], [[Shrewsbury]]
 | umpires = MV Panting (ENG) & WH Miles (ENG)
 | motm = 
 | toss = Toss unknown
 | rain = 
}}

----

{{Limited overs matches
 | date = June 4, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|East Africa}}
 | score1 = 94/9 (60.0 overs)
 | score2 = 100/1 (29.0 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|BER|1910}}
 | runs1= Jawahir Shah 15
 | wickets1 = [[Winston Trott]] 3/8 (12 Overs)
 | runs2 = [[Winston Reid (Bermudian cricketer)]] 59*
 | wickets2 = [[Hitesh Mehta]] 1/20 (10 Overs)
 | result = Bermuda won by 9 wickets
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66465.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Bournville Cricket Ground]], [[Bournville]]
 | umpires = unknown
 | motm = 
 | toss = Toss unknown
 | rain = 
}}

----

{{Limited overs matches
 | date = June 4, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|PNG}}
 | score1 = 174 (55.1 overs)
 | score2 = 87 (54.3 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|SIN}}
 | runs1= [[Api Leka]] 48
 | wickets1 = Lawrence Young Ken Sen 4/30 (9.1 Overs)
 | runs2 = Rex Martens 26
 | wickets2 = K Alewa 3/13 (12 Overs)
 | result = Papua New Guinea won by 87 runs
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66466.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[West Bromwich Dartmouth Cricket Club|West Bromwich Dartmouth Cricket Club Ground]], [[West Bromwich]]
 | umpires = unknown
 | motm = 
 | toss = Toss unknown
 | rain = 
}}

=== Group B ===
====Points Table====
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR
|update= complete
|winpoints=4
|nrpoints=2
|tiepoints=2
|show_tie=yes
|tie_header=<abbr title="Abandoned">Ab</abbr>
|nrr_header=<abbr title="Run Rate">[[Run rate|RR]]</abbr>
|source=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-trophy-1979-61172/points-table-standings ESPNcricinfo]

|win_BER=4
|loss_BER=0
|nr_BER=0
|tie_BER=0
|nrr_BER=0.759

|win_ESTA=3
|loss_ESTA=1
|nr_ESTA=0
|nrr_ESTA=0.429

|win_PNG=2
|loss_PNG=2
|nr_PNG=0
|nrr_PNG=0.031

|win_SIN=0
|loss_SIN=3
|tie_SIN=1
|nrr_SIN=-0.816

|win_ARG=0
|loss_ARG=3
|tie_ARG=1
|nrr_ARG=-0.941

|team1=BER
|team2=ESTA
|team3=PNG
|team4=SIN
|team5=ARG


|name_BER={{cr|DEN}}
|name_ESTA={{cr|CAN}}
|name_SIN={{cr|FIJ}}
|name_PNG={{cr|BAN}}
|name_ARG={{cr|Malaysia}}



| col_Q=#cfc
| col_E=#ffc

|result1=Q
|result2=E


|status_text_H=Host
|res_col_header = Q
|text_Q=Advanced to [[#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]] as group winner
|text_E=Advanced to [[#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]] 4th team because of highest points

}}

====Fixtures====
{{Limited overs matches
 | date = May 22–23, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}}
 | score1 = 185 (59.3 overs)
 | score2 = 141 (52.3 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|MAS}}
 | runs1= [[Cecil Marshall]] 77
 | wickets1 = Rasiah Ratnalingham 3/18 (12 Overs)
 | runs2 = Mahinder Singh 35* 
 | wickets2 = [[John Vaughan (cricketer)|John Vaughan]] 4/33 (12 Overs)
 | result = Canada won by 44 runs
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66447.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Warwick Cricket Club]], [[Warwick]]
 | umpires = Unknown
 | motm = 
 | toss = Toss Unknown
 | rain = Reserve day used
}}
----

{{Limited overs matches
 | date = May 22, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|FIJ}}
 | score1 = 89 (33.5 overs)
 | score2 = 93/2 (35.1 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|DEN}}
 | runs1= Roderick Jepsen 14
 | wickets1 = [[Ole Mortensen]] 4/14 (12 Overs)
 | runs2 = [[Henrik Mortensen]] 52*
 | wickets2 = P Dakai 2/18 (10 Overs)
 | result = Denmark won by 8 wickets
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66448.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Orleton Park]], [[Wellington, Shropshire|Wellington]]
 | umpires = Unknown
 | motm = 
 | toss = Toss Unknown
 | rain = 
}}

----

{{Limited overs matches
 | date = May 24, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
 | score1 = 103 (43.0 overs)
 | score2 = 81 (35.2 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|FIJ}}
 | runs1= [[Omar Khaled]] 28
 | wickets1 = Metusela Isimeli 3/14 (9 Overs)
 | runs2 = Jaswant Singh 12
 | wickets2 = [[Ashraful Haque (cricketer)|Ashraful Haq]] 7/23 (9.1 Overs)
 | result = Bangladesh won by 22 runs
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66453.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Water Orton Cricket Club Ground]], [[Water Orton]]
 | umpires = Unknown
 | motm = 
 | toss = Toss unknown
 | rain = 
|notes=[[Ashraful Haque (cricketer)|Ashraful Haque]] became the first bowler to get 7 wickets in a single match in any ICC Trophy.
}}
 
----
{{Limited overs matches
 | date = May 24, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|MAS}}
 | score1 = 150 (60.0 overs)
 | score2 = 151/3 (40.0 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|DEN}}
 | runs1= Chan Yow Choy 28
 | wickets1 = [[Carsten Morild]] 3/32 (12 Overs)
 | runs2 = [[Carsten Morild]] 66*
 | wickets2 = Bhupinder Singh Gill 2/27 (8 Overs)
 | result = Denmark won by 7 wickets
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66454.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Chester Road North Ground]], [[Kidderminster]]
 | umpires = Unknown
 | motm = 
 | toss = Toss unknown
 | rain = 
}}
----

{{Limited overs matches
 | date = May 29, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}}
 | score1 = 190/9 (60.0 overs)
 | score2 = 141 (50.3 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
 | runs1= [[Franklyn Dennis]] 61
 | wickets1 = [[Jahangir Shah]] 4/17 (12 Overs) 
 | runs2 = [[Raqibul Hasan (cricketer, born 1953)|Raqibul Hasan]] 34
 | wickets2 = [[John Vaughan (cricketer)|John Vaughan]] 3/28 (12 Overs)
 | result = Canada won by 49 runs
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66458.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Lichfield Cricket Club Ground]], [[Lichfield]]
 | umpires = Unknown
 | motm = 
 | toss = Toss unknown
 | rain = 
}}

----

{{Limited overs matches
 | date = May 29–30, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|FIJ}}
 | score1 = 
 | score2 = 
 | team2 = {{cr|MAS}}
 | runs1= 
 | wickets1 = 
 | runs2 = 
 | wickets2 = 
 | result = Match abandoned without a ball bowled
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/330951.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Kenilworth Wardens Cricket Club]], [[Kenilworth]]
 | umpires = Unknown
 | motm = 
 | rain = Reserve day used
}}
----

{{Limited overs matches
 | date = May 31 – June 1, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|MAS}}
 | score1 = 114 (45.5 overs)
 | score2 = 115/3 (41.2 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
 | runs1= P Banerji Nair 34
 | wickets1 = [[Daulat Zaman]] 4/23 (9 Overs)
 | runs2 = [[Jahangir Shah]] 39*
 | wickets2 = S Marimuthu 1/15 (10 Overs)
 | result = Bangladesh won by 7 wickets
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66461.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Gorway Ground]], [[Walsall]]
 | umpires = Unknown
 | motm = 
 | toss = Toss unknown
 | rain = Reserve day used
}}

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{{Limited overs matches
 | date =  May 31 – June 1, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|DEN}}
 | score1 = 118 (57.0 overs)
 | score2 = 72 (32.4 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
 | runs1= [[Henrik Mortensen]] 36
 | wickets1 = [[Martin Stead]] 4/16 (9 Overs)
 | runs2 = [[John Vaughan (cricketer)|John Vaughan]] 16
 | wickets2 = Carsten Morild 4/16 (12 Overs)
 | result = Denmark won by 46 runs
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66462.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Knowle and Dorridge Cricket Club Ground]], [[Knowle, West Midlands|Knowle]]
 | umpires = Unknown
 | motm = 
 | toss = Toss unknown
 | rain = Reserve day used
}}
----

{{Limited overs matches
 | date = June 4, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|DEN}}
 | score1 = 165/8 (60.0 overs)
 | score2 = 155 (58.5 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
 | runs1= [[Keld Kristensen]] 74
 | wickets1 = [[Daulat Zaman]] 2/42 (12 Overs)
 | runs2 = [[Ashraful Haque (cricketer)|Ashraful Haq]] 31
 | wickets2 = [[Torben Nielsen]] 3/16 (12 Overs)
 | result = Denmark won by 10 runs
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66467.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Kings Heath Cricket Club Ground]], [[Kings Heath]]
 | umpires = Unknown
 | motm = 
 | toss = Toss unknown 
 | rain = 
}}

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{{Limited overs matches
 | date = June 4, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}}
 | score1 = 209/6 (60.0 overs)
 | score2 = 153 (53.5 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|FIJ}}
 | runs1= [[John Vaughan (cricketer)|John Vaughan]] 68*
 | wickets1 = Frederick Valentine 2/34 (12 Overs)
 | runs2 = CAC Browne 34
 | wickets2 = [[Jitendra Patel]] 3/22 (12 Overs)
 | result = Canada won by 56 runs
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66468.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Solihull Cricket Club Ground]], [[Solihull]]
 | umpires = Unknown
 | motm = 
 | toss = Toss unknown
 | rain = 
}}

===Group C===
====Points table====
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR
|update= complete
|winpoints=4
|nrpoints=2
|tiepoints=2
|show_tie=yes
|tie_header=<abbr title="Abandoned">Ab</abbr>
|nrr_header=<abbr title="Run Rate">[[Run rate|RR]]</abbr>
|source=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-trophy-1979-61172/points-table-standings ESPNcricinfo]

|win_BER=2
|loss_BER=1
|nr_BER=0
|tie_BER=1
|nrr_BER=1.028

|win_ESTA=2
|loss_ESTA=1
|tie_ESTA=1
|nrr_ESTA=0.653

|win_PNG=2
|loss_PNG=1
|tie_PNG=1
|nrr_PNG=-0.042

|win_SIN=1
|loss_SIN=2
|tie_SIN=1
|nrr_SIN=0.119

|win_ARG=1
|loss_ARG=3
|tie_ARG=0
|nrr_ARG=-1.219

|team1=BER
|team2=ESTA
|team3=PNG
|team4=SIN
|team5=ARG


|name_BER={{cr|SL}}
|name_ESTA={{cr|Wales}}
|name_SIN={{cr|NED}}
|name_PNG={{cr|USA}}
|name_ARG={{cr|ISR}}



| col_Q=#cfc

|result1=Q


|res_col_header = Q
|text_Q=Advanced to [[#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]] as group winner
}}

====Fixtures====

{{Limited overs matches
 | date = May 22, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|USA}}
 | score1 = 126 (49.1 overs)
 | score2 = 85 (46.0 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|ISR}}
 | runs1= Neil Lashkari 44
 | wickets1 = Reuben Reuben 4/37 (11.1 Overs)
 | runs2 = Barry Kanpol 24*
 | wickets2 = Stephen Jones 3/16 (12 Overs)
 | result = United States won by 41 runs
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66449.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Blossomfield Cricket Club]], [[Blossomfield]]
 | umpires = AJ Inman (Eng), L. Burton (Eng)
 | motm = 
 | toss = Toss unknown
 | rain = 
}}

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{{Limited overs matches
 | date = 22–23 May 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|WAL}}
 | score1 = 170/7 (60.0 overs)
 | score2 = 59/2 (30.0 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|NED}}
 | runs1= [[Jeffris Hopkins]] 71
 | wickets1 = Peter van Wel 2/11 (9 Overs)
 | runs2 = [[Chris van Schouwenburg]]
 | wickets2 = [[Nigel Owen]] 2/20 (12 Overs)
 | result = Wales won by 26 runs (revised target)
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66450.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Enville, Staffordshire|Enville]]
 | umpires = DB Jones (ENG) & DA Duckers (ENG)
 | motm = 
 | toss = Toss unknown
 | rain = Reserve day used
}}
----

{{Limited overs matches
 | date = May 24, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|ISR}}
 | score1 = 105 (51.5 overs)
 | score2 = 107/2 (32.1 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|NED}}
 | runs1= David Moss 39
 | wickets1 = Rob van Weelde 3/12 (8 Overs)
 | runs2 = A Bakker 60*
 | wickets2 = Barry Kanpol 2/14 (8 Overs)
 | result = Netherlands won by 8 wickets
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66455.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Banbury XX Cricket Club]], [[Banbury]]
 | umpires =  K Turner (ENG) & GA Brown (ENG)
 | motm = 
 | toss = Toss unknown
 | rain = 
}}

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{{Limited overs matches
 | date = May 24, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|USA}}
 | score1 = 168 (56.3 overs)
 | score2 = 170/4 (40.0 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
 | runs1= Wayne Stuger 48
 | wickets1 = [[Sridharan Jeganathan]] 2/30 (12 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Roy Dias]] 76
 | wickets2 = [[WG Bovell]] 2/30 (6 over)
 | result = Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66456.html Scorecard]
 | venue = Saints Ground, [[Northampton]]
 | umpires = PG Berry (ENG) & PG Bell (ENG)
 | motm = 
 | toss = Toss unknown
 | rain = 
}}

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{{Limited overs matches
 | date = May 29–30, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
 | score1 = 
 | score2 = 
 | team2 = {{cr|WAL}}
 | runs1= 
 | wickets1 = 
 | runs2 = 
 | wickets2 = 
 | result = Match abandoned without a ball bowled
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/331006.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Leicester Road]], [[Hinckley]]
 | umpires = Unknown
 | motm = 
 | rain = Reserve day used
}}

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{{Limited overs matches
 | date = May 29–30, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|NED}}
 | score1 = 
 | score2 = 
 | team2 = {{cr|USA}}
 | runs1= 
 | wickets1 = 
 | runs2 = 
 | wickets2 = 
 | result = Match abandoned without a ball bowled
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/331027.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Leamington Cricket Club Ground]], [[Leamington Spa]]
 | umpires = Unknown
 | motm = 
 | rain = 
}}

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{{Limited overs matches
 | date = June 1, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|WAL}}
 | score1 = 234/5 (60.0 overs)
 | score2 = 143/9 (60.0 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|ISR}}
 | runs1= [[Jeffris Hopkins]] 92
 | wickets1 = Nissam Reube 2/38 (12 overs)
 | runs2 = Jerrold Kessel 32
 | wickets2 = [[Alan Geoghegan]] 3/23 (12 overs)
 | result = Wales won by 91 runs
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66463.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Astwood Bank Cricket Club Ground]], [[Redditch]]
 | umpires = Unknown
 | motm = 
 | toss = Toss unknown
 | rain = Reserve day used
}}

----

{{Limited overs matches
 | date = June 1st, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
 | score1 = 212/8 (60.0 overs)
 | score2 = 167/8 (60.0 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|NED}}
 | runs1= [[Duleep Mendis]] 51
 | wickets1 = Rob van Weelde 3/22 (12 overs)
 | runs2 = A Bakker 74
 | wickets2 = [[Bandula Warnapura]] 2/21 (12 overs)
 | result = Sri Lanka won by 45 runs
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66464.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Scorers, Shirley|Scorers]], [[Shirley, West Midlands|Shirley]]
 | umpires = BJ Turner (ENG) & TJ Cox (ENG)
 | motm = 
 | toss = Toss unknown
 | rain = Reserve day used
}}

----

{{Limited overs matches
 | date = June 4, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|USA}}
 | score1 = 190 (54.3 overs)
 | score2 = 182 (58.5 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|WAL}}
 | runs1= [[Anil Lashkari]] 73
 | wickets1 = Stuart Carey 3/18 (8 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Geoff Ellis]]
 | wickets2 = Kamaran Rasheed 5/17 (8 overs)
 | result = United States won by 8 runs
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66469.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Olton and West Warwickshire Cricket Club]], [[Solihull]]
 | umpires =  S Grainger (ENG) & WP Judd (ENG)
 | motm = 
 | toss = Toss unknown
 | rain = 
}}

----

{{Limited overs matches
 | date = June 4, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|ISR}}
 | score1 = 
 | score2 = 
 | team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
 | runs1= 
 | wickets1 = 
 | runs2 = 
 | wickets2 = 
 | result = Israel won by a walkover
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/330986.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Kenilworth Cricket Club Ground]], [[Kenilworth|Warwick Road]]
 | umpires = N/A
 | motm = 
 | rain = 
|notes=Sri Lanka refused on political grounds to play against Israel<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-11-01|title=Sri Lanka's Blind Alignment With US-Israeli War Mongers|url=https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/sri-lankas-blind-alignment-with-us-israeli-war-mongers/|access-date=2021-10-07|website=Colombo Telegraph|language=en-US}}</ref>
}}

== Knockout Stage ==

=== Semi-finals ===

{{Limited overs matches
 | date = June 6, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
 | score1 = 318/8 (60 overs)
 | score2 = 110 (42.5 over)
 | team2 = {{cr|DEN}}
 | runs1= [[Roy Dias]] 88
 | wickets1 = [[Henrik Mortensen]] 2/54 (12 Overs)
 | runs2 = Keld Kristensen 34
 | wickets2 = [[Sudath Pasqual]] 3/7 (6.5 overs)
 | result = Sri Lanka won by 208 runs
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66470.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Ind Coope Ground|Allied Breweries Ground]], [[Burton-on-Trent]]
 | umpires = Unknown
 | motm = 
 | toss = Toss unknown
 | rain = 
}}

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{{Limited overs matches
 | date = June 6, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|BER|1910}}
 | score1 = 181 (58.1 overs)
 | score2 = 186/6 (57.5 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
 | runs1= [[John Tucker (cricketer)|John Tucker]] 49
 | wickets1 = [[Cornelius Henry]] 2/17 (5.1 Overs)
 | runs2 = [[Bryan Mauricette]] 72
 | wickets2 = [[Winston Trott]] 2/14 (12 overs)
 | result = Canada won by 4 wickets 
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66471.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Mitchells and Butlers' Ground]], [[Birmingham]]
 | umpires = PG Berry (ENG) & GA Wenman (ENG)
 | motm = 
 | toss = Toss unknown
 | rain = 
}}

=== Final ===

{{Limited overs matches
 | date = June 21, 1979
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
 | score1 = 324/8 (60 overs)
 | score2 = 264/5 (60 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
 | runs1= [[Duleep Mendis]] 66
 | wickets1 = [[Glenroy Sealy]] 2/49 (12 Overs)
 | runs2 = [[John Vaughan (cricketer)|John Vaughan]] 80* 
 | wickets2 = [[Somachandra de Silva]] 1/42 (12 overs)
 | result = Sri Lanka won by 60 runs
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66472.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[New Road, Worcester|New Road]], [[Worcester, England|Worcester]]
 | umpires = Sam Hale (ENG) & FJ Law (ENG)
 | motm = 
 | toss = Toss unknown
 | rain = 
|Sri Lanka made the highest total in ICC Trophy.
}}

==Statistics==

===Most runs===
The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Player !! Team !! Runs !! Inns !! Avg !! Highest !! 100s !! 50s
|- style="background:gold"
| '''[[Duleep Mendis]]''' || '''{{cr|LKA}}''' || '''221''' || '''4''' || '''55.25''' || '''68''' || '''0''' || '''3'''
|-
| [[Roy Dias]] || {{cr|LKA}} || '''214''' || 4 || 71.33 || 88 || 0 || 2
|-
| [[John Vaughan (cricketer)|John Vaughan]] || {{cr|CAN}} || '''211''' || 6 || 70.33 || 80* || 0 || 2
|-
| Henrik Mortensen || {{cr|DEN}} || '''196''' || 5 || 98.00 || 55* || 0 || 2
|-
| [[Franklyn Dennis]] || {{cr|CAN}} || '''172''' || 6 || 28.66 || 61 || 0 || 1
|}

Source: [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/ICC_Trophy_1979/Batting_by_Runs.html CricketArchive]

===Most wickets===

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by [[bowling average]].
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Player !! Team !! Overs  !! Wkts !! Ave !! SR !! Econ !! Best
|- style="background:gold"
| '''[[John Vaughan (cricketer)|John Vaughan]]''' || '''{{cr|CAN}}''' || '''67.5''' || '''14''' || '''16.21''' || '''29.07''' || '''3.34''' || '''4/33'''
|-
| [[Winston Trott]] || {{cr|BER|1910}} || 47.0 || '''10''' || 8.00 || 28.20 || 1.70 || 3/8
|-
| Lawrence Young Ken Sen || {{cr|SIN}} || 31.1 || '''10''' || 10.10 || 18.70 || 3.24 || 5/44
|-
| [[Ashraful Haque (cricketer)|Ashraful Haque]] || {{cr|BAN}} || 36.2 || '''10''' || 10.70 || 21.80 || 2.94 || 7/23
|-
| [[Ole Mortensen]] || {{cr|DEN}} || 56.4 || '''10''' || 12.90 || 34.00 || 2.27 || 4/15
|}

Source: [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/ICC_Trophy_1979/Bowling_by_Wickets.html CricketArchive]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/ICCT79/ ICC Trophy 1979]

{{ICC Trophy}}

[[Category:1979 in cricket|ICC Trophy]]
[[Category:International cricket competitions from 1975–76 to 1980|ICC Trophy]]
[[Category:Cricket World Cup Qualifier]]
[[Category:International cricket competitions in England]]