World Series Cricket World XI

World Series Cricket Rest Of The World XI
Personnel
Captain	Tony Greig
Team information
Colours	Pale blue
Founded	1977
Home ground	None
	WSC Rest Of The World XI Kit
	WSC Rest Of The World XI Kit

The World Series Cricket Rest Of The World XI was a cricket team representing the Rest of the World in World Series Cricket (WSC).^[1] Their first game was against the Australia XI in 1978. World Series Cricket ended in 1979 after the Australia XI tour to West Indies. The side was captained by former England captain Tony Greig, who was assigned to recruit his teammates. Greig's former England teammates Derek Underwood, Dennis Amiss, John Snow and star wicketkeeper Alan Knott were signed along with many players from Pakistan, including national icon Imran Khan. Rest Of The World XI also offered competitive international class cricket to players from South Africa, who were then barred from international cricket, such as Barry Richards, Garth Le Roux and Mike Procter.

Players

No.	Player	Nationality
1	Tony Greig	England
2	Dennis Amiss	England
3	Asif Iqbal	Pakistan
4	Eddie Barlow	South Africa
5	Richard Hadlee	New Zealand
6	Imran Khan	Pakistan
7	Javed Miandad	Pakistan
8	Alan Knott	England
9	Garth Le Roux	South Africa
10	Haroon Rashid	Pakistan
11	Majid Khan	Pakistan
12	Mushtaq Mohammed	Pakistan
13	Mike Procter	South Africa
14	Clive Rice	South Africa
15	Barry Richards	South Africa
16	Sarfraz Nawaz	Pakistan
17	John Snow	England
18	Taslim Arif	Pakistan
19	Derek Underwood	England
20	Bob Woolmer	England
21	Zaheer Abbas	Pakistan

Records (Supertests)

The following are records by players who exclusively played WSC matches for the World XI

Highest team total

Highest team total (over 350 runs only)^[2]

Score (Overs)	Team	Versus	Venue	Date
625 (114.3)	Rest Of The World XI	Australia XI	Gloucester Park	27–30 January 1978
471(163.3)	Rest Of The World XI	West Indies XI	Sydney Cricket Ground	21–23 December 1978
434 (86.1)	Rest Of The World XI	Australia XI	VFL Park	9–13 February 1978
290(74.3)	Rest Of The World XI	Australia XI	Sydney Showground	14–19 January 1978
257(140)	Rest Of The World XI	Australia XI	VFL Park	8–11 December 1978

Most runs

Note: Only top 5 players shown.^[3]

Player	Team	M	I	NO	Runs	Avg	50s	100s	HS
Barry Richards	Rest Of The World XI	5	8	1	554	79.14	2	2	207
Zaheer Abbas	Rest Of The World XI	4	7	0	214	30.57	1	0	91
Asif Iqbal	Rest Of The World XI	5	8	0	209	26.12	0	1	107
Mike Procter	Rest Of The World XI	4	7	1	182	30.33	2	0	66
Clive Rice	Rest Of The World XI	3	5	0	151	30.20	1	0	83

Highest individual scores

Note: Only top five scores listed.^[4]

Runs	Batsman	Team	Versus	Venue	Date
207	Barry Richards	Rest Of The World XI	Australia XI	Gloucester Park	27 January 1978
107	Asif Iqbal	Rest Of The World XI	Australia XI	Sydney Cricket Ground	21 December 1978
101*	Barry Richards	Rest Of The World XI	Australia XI	Sydney Cricket Ground	2 February 1979
91	Zaheer Abbas	Rest Of The World XI	West Indies XI	Sydney Cricket Ground	21 December 1978
83	Clive Rice	Rest Of The World XI	West Indies XI	Sydney Cricket Ground	21 December 1978

Most wickets

Note: Sorted by wickets then bowling average.^[5]

Player	Team	Matches	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	5WI
Imran Khan	Rest Of The World XI	5	999	521	25	4/24	7/103	20.84	3.12	39.9	0
Garth le Roux	Rest Of The World XI	3	648	270	17	5/39	9/101	15.88	2.50	38.10	2
Derek Underwood	Rest Of The World XI	5	1254	441	16	4/59	6/95	27.56	2.11	78.30	0
Mike Procter	Rest Of The World XI	4	494	225	14	4/33	5/58	16.07	2.73	35.2	0
Clive Rice	Rest Of The World XI	3	402	169	7	2/38	3/64	24.14	2.52	57.40	0

Best bowling

Note: Only top 5 figures shown.^[6]

Bowling figures: Wickets/Runs (Overs)	Bowler	Country	Versus	Venue	Date
5/39 (25.5)	Garth le Roux	Rest Of The World XI	Australia XI	VFL Park	8 December 1978
5/57 (18.4)	Garth le Roux	Rest Of The World XI	Australia XI	Sydney Cricket Ground	2 February 1979
4/24 (7)	Imran Khan	Rest Of The World XI	Australia XI	Gloucester Park	27 January 1978
4/30 (15.2)	Imran Khan	Rest Of The World XI	Australia XI	VFL Park	8 December 1978
4/33 (9.7)	Mike Procter	Rest Of The World XI	Australia XI	Sydney Showground	14 January 1978

References

^ "World XI into final". The Canberra Times (via Trove). Fairfax Media. 24 December 1978. p. 24. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
^ "Highest totals". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
^ "Most runs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
^ "High scores". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
^ "Most wickets". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
^ "Best bowling figures in an innings". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2023.