World Series Cricket Australia XI
| World Series Cricket Australia XI | |||
| Captain: |  Ian Chappell |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Founded: | 1977 | ||
| Home ground: | Various | ||
| First-class debut: | West Indies | ||
| in 1st Supertest, December 1977 | |||
| at VFL Park, Melbourne, Australia | |||
The World Series Cricket Australia XI was a cricket team representing Australia in World Series Cricket (WSC). Their first game was against the WSC West Indies in 1977. World Series Cricket ended in 1979 after the Australian XI tour to the West Indies. The side was made up of current Australian international cricketers and some recently retired former Test players. The side was captained by Ian Chappell who had recently retired from first-class and international cricket, but returned to captain the side.
Players
Honours
- Runners-up 1977/78 International Cup
- Runners-up 1978/79 Supertest Series
- Runners-up 1978/79 International Cup
Records (Supertests)
Highest team total
| Score (Overs) |
Team | Versus | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 538-6 (100.5) | Australia | World XI | VFL Park, Melbourne, Victoria | 9-13 February 1978 |
| 415-6(128) | Australia | West Indies | ARG, Antigua | 6-10 April 1979 |
| 393-5 (92.4) | Australia | World XI | Gloucester Park, Perth, Western Australia | 27-30 January 1978 |
| 388(105.2) | Australia | West Indies | Football Park, Adelaide, South Australia | 31 December 1977 - 3 January 1978 |
| 366(121.5) | Australia | West Indies | VFL Park, Melbourne, Victoria | 21 - 23 December 1978 |
- Note: Sorted by wickets then bowling average.
| Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Lillee | Australia | 14 | 522.1 | 106 | 1800 | 67 | 7/23 | 9/56 | 26.87 | 3.295 | 53.35 | 4 |
| Ray Bright | Australia | 15 | 420 | 97 | 1248 | 42 | 6/52 | 7/64 | 29.71 | 2.88 | 64.25 | 2 |
| Max Walker | Australia | 7 | 191 | 38 | 712 | 28 | 7/88 | 9/130 | 25.43 | 2.800 | 78.87 | 2 |
| Len Pascoe | Australia | 9 | 242.1 | 55 | 866 | 30 | 3/20 | 5/75 | 32.00 | 3.523 | 58.20 | 0 |
| Gary Gilmour | Australia | 7 | 255 | 56 | 784 | 23 | 4/26 | 7/129 | 34.87 | 3.097 | 3.09 | 0 |
Best bowling
Note: 5 wickets in an innings listed.
| Bowling figures: Wickets-Runs (Overs) |
Bowler | Country | Versus | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-23 (14) | Dennis Lillee | Australia | West Indies | SCG | 21 Jan '79 |
| 7-88 (28.3) | Max Walker | Australia | World XI | RAS | 14 Jan '78 |
| 6-52 (23) | Ray Bright | Australia | West Indies | SCG | 21 Jan '79 |
| 6-125 (33.2) | Dennis Lillee | Australia | West Indies | ARG | 6 Apr '79 |
| 5-20 (12) | Greg Chappell | Australia | West Indies | Football Park | 31 Dec '77 |
| 5-51 (18.5) | Dennis Lillee | Australia | World XI | SCG | 2 Feb '79 |
| 5-62 (14) | Max Walker | Australia | World XI | VFL Park | 9 Feb '78 |
| 5-78 (20) | Jeff Thomson | Australia | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval | 16 March '79 |
| 5-82 (15) | Dennis Lillee | Australia | World XI | VFL Park | 9 Feb '78 |
| 5-149 (31.2) | Ray Bright | Australia | World XI | Gloucester Park | 27 Jan '78 |
Most runs in the tournament
- Note: Only top 5 players shown.
| Player | Team | M | I | NO | Runs | Avg | 50s | 100s | HS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Chappell | Australia | 14 | 26 | 1 | 1415 | 56.60 | 5 | 4 | 246* | |||
| Ian Chappell | Australia | 14 | 27 | 2 | 893 | 35.72 | 1 | 5 | 141 | |||
| David Hookes | Australia | 12 | 22 | 2 | 771 | 38.55 | 1 | 7 | 116 | |||
| Bruce Laird | Australia | 13 | 26 | 1 | 630 | 25.20 | 3 | 1 | 122 | |||
| Rod Marsh | Australia | 15 | 28 | 1 | 531 | 19.67 | 1 | 1 | 102* | |||
Highest individual scores
Note: Only top five scores listed.
| Runs | Batsman | Team | Versus | Venue | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 246* | Greg Chappell | Australia | World XI | VFL Park | 9 Feb '78 | ||
| 174 | Greg Chappell | Australia | World XI | Gloucester Park | 27 Jan '78 | ||
| 150 | Greg Chappell | Australia | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval | 16 Mar '79 | ||
| 141 | Ian Chappell | Australia | West Indies | Football Park | 31 Dec '77 | ||
| 129 | Rick McCosker | Australia | World XI | VFL Park | 9 Feb '78 | ||
Record against opponents
Supertests
| Team | Pld | W | L | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Indies | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| World XI | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
International Cup
1977/78
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | A | RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Indies | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5.84 |
| World XI | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5.07 |
| Australia | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5.01 |
1978/79
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | A | RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.65 |
| West Indies | 11 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3.51 |
| World XI | 10 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3.44 |
Overall
| Opponent | Pld | W | L | A | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Indies | 15 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| World XI | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
