The 1979 English cricket season was the 80th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. The second Cricket World Cup was played and West Indies defeated England in the final. The County Championship was won by Essex for the first time.
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
World Cup
Test series India tour
County Championship
Gillette Cup
Benson & Hedges Cup
Sunday League
Leading batsmen
Leading bowlers
References
External links CricketArchive – season and tournament itineraries
Annual reviews Playfair Cricket Annual 1980 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1980