<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← 1975 1983 → </Td> </Tr> <P> The final of the 1979 ICC Cricket World Cup was played in Lord's, London on 23 June . This was the second time that Lord's had hosted an ICC Cricket World Cup final . The match was won by the West Indies when they defeated England by 92 runs to lift the trophy . </P> <P> England won the toss and chose to field first . The West Indies got off to a bad start, falling to 99 / 4 with the loss of Greenidge, Haynes, Kallicharan, and captain Clive Lloyd . However, Vivian Richards (138 from 157 balls, 11 fours, 3 sixes) and Collis King (86 from 66 balls, 10 fours, 3 sixes) consolidated the innings . King especially ripped through the English bowling, with a strike rate of 130.3 . The West Indies were already at 5 / 238 when the 139 run partnership ended with the loss of Collis King . Vivian Richards and the tail then took the West Indies to a very imposing total of 286 (9 wickets, 60 overs). </P> <P> The English batsmen got off to a good start . But the openers, Mike Brearley (64 from 130 balls, 7 fours) and Geoff Boycott (57 from 105 balls, 3 fours) scored very slowly . They put together a very methodical opening partnership of 129 runs in 38 overs, playing as if the match were a five - day Test . By the time both batsmen were out, the run rate had risen too high . Graham Gooch played some hefty strokes in scoring his 32, taking England to 183 / 2 . However, the loss of Gooch triggered the most devastating collapse in World Cup history, as England lost 8 / 11 . They were eventually all out for 194 in 51 overs . Vivian Richards was declared Man of the Match . </P>

Who scored 138 not out to win the man of the match award in the 1979 world cup final