1978–79 World Series Cricket Supertests

In the 1978–79 season, the new World Series Cricket (WSC) held a supertest competition in Australia between three teams; Australia, the West Indies and the World XI. It introduced finals to the competition for the first time.[1]

Results

First match
8-11 December 1978
scorecard
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175 (99.4 overs)
Javed Miandad 59
Dennis Lillee 4/51 (32.4 overs)
150 (83.5 overs)
Ian Chappell 48
Garth Le Roux 5/39 (25.5 overs)
257 (140 overs)
Mike Procter 66
Gary Gilmour 3/57 (29 overs)
180 (98.2 overs)
Greg Chappell 81
Imran Khan 4/30 (15.2 overs)
World XI won by 102 runs
VFL Park, Melbourne
Umpires: Gary Duperouzel and Jack Collins
  • no toss
  • 4-day match
Second match
21-23 December 1978
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471 (163.3 overs)
Asif Iqbal 107
Albert Padmore 4/102 (39.3 overs)
217 (70.5 overs)
Lawrence Rowe 85
Mike Procter 3/36 (8.5 overs)
210 (62.2 overs)
Andy Roberts 45
Derek Underwood 3/68 (24 overs)
World XI won by an innings and 44 runs
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Gary Duperouzel and Peter Enright
Player of the match: Clive Rice (WXI)
  • World XI elected to bat first
  • 4-day match
Third match
12-15 January 1979
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366 (121.5 overs)
Kepler Wessels 126
Joel Garner 3/79 (32 overs)
419 (163.1 overs)
Lawrence Rowe 175
Dennis Lillee 3/91 (42 overs)
304/9d (152 overs)
Ian Chappell 65
Richard Austin 4/85 (53 overs)
126/2 (57 overs)
Gordon Greenidge 58*
Mick Malone 2/41 (13 overs)
Match drawn
VFL Park, Melbourne
Umpires: Douglas Sang Hue and Gary Duperouzel
Player of the match: Lawrence Rowe (WIN)
  • Australia elected to bat first
  • 4-day match
Semi final
21-24 January 1979
scorecard
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163 (67 overs)
Gordon Greenidge 39
Ray Bright 6/52 (23 overs)
185 (86.4 overs)
David Hookes 69
Colin Croft 5/65 (26 overs)
89 (37.5 overs)
Clive Lloyd 29
Dennis Lillee 7/23 (14 overs)
68/0 (24.5 overs)
Kepler Wessels 40*
Australia won by 10 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Gary Duperouzel and Jack Collins
  • West Indies elected to bat first
  • 4-day match
Final
2-4 February 1979
scorecard
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172 (50.4 overs)
David Hookes 33
Garth Le Roux 5/57 (18.4 overs)
168 (64.5 overs)
Garth Le Roux 33*
Dennis Lillee 5/51 (18.5 overs)
219 (87.3 overs)
David Hookes 96
Garth Le Roux 4/44 (17.3 overs)
226/5 (57.1 overs)
Barry Richards 101*
Gary Gilmour 2/75 (22 overs)
World XI won by 5 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: Douglas Sang Hue and Jack Collins
Player of the match: Garth Le Roux (WXI)
  • Australia elected to bat first
  • 4-day match

References

  1. ^ Gideon Haigh (29 November 2017). "Do we remember the cricket in World Series Cricket?". The Cricket Monthly. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
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