1979 Cricket World Cup 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. 1979 Cricket World Cup The 1979 Cricket World Cup (officially the Prudential Cup '79) was the second edition of the Cricket World Cup and was won by the West Indies, who had also won the inaugural tournament four years earlier. It was held in England from 9 to 23 June 1979. The format remained unchanged from 1975, with eight countries participating in the event. The preliminary matches were played
Cricket World Cup qualification able to qualify for the World Cup.The ICC World Cricket League have some steps (depending on the certain team) that all Associate and Affiliate members have to go through to be selected for the World Cup. The ICC World Cup Qualifier is a tournament to decide the final qualification for the World Cup. 12 teams participated in the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier and the top 4 teams qualified for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. But at the ICC Chief Executives' Committee meeting in September 2011, the ICC decided on a new qualifying format for the 2015 Cricket World Cup.