World Series Cricket Australia XI
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| Captain: |
 Ian Chappell |
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| Founded: | 1977 |
| Home ground: | Various |
| First-class debut: |
West Indies XI 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 XI | Rest of the World XI | VFL Park, Melbourne, Victoria | 9–13 February 1978 |
| 415-6(128) | Australia XI | West Indies XI | ARG, Antigua | 6–10 April 1979 |
| 393-5 (92.4) | Australia XI | Rest of the World XI | Gloucester Park, Perth, Western Australia | 27–30 January 1978 |
| 388(105.2) | Australia XI | West Indies XI | Football Park, Adelaide, South Australia | 31 December 1977 - 3 January 1978 |
| 366(121.5) | Australia XI | West Indies XI | 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 XI | 14 | 522.1 | 106 | 1800 | 67 | 7/23 | 9/56 | 26.87 | 3.295 | 53.35 | 4 |
| Ray Bright | Australia XI | 15 | 420 | 97 | 1248 | 42 | 6/52 | 7/64 | 29.71 | 2.88 | 64.25 | 2 |
| Max Walker | Australia XI | 7 | 191 | 38 | 712 | 28 | 7/88 | 9/130 | 25.43 | 2.800 | 78.87 | 2 |
| Len Pascoe | Australia XI | 9 | 242.1 | 55 | 866 | 30 | 3/20 | 5/75 | 32.00 | 3.523 | 58.20 | 0 |
| Gary Gilmour | Australia XI | 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 XI | West Indies XI | SCG | 21 Jan '79 |
| 7-88 (28.3) | Max Walker | Australia XI | Rest of the World XI | RAS | 14 Jan '78 |
| 6-52 (23) | Ray Bright | Australia XI | West Indies XI | SCG | 21 Jan '79 |
| 6-125 (33.2) | Dennis Lillee | Australia XI | West Indies XI | ARG | 6 Apr '79 |
| 5-20 (12) | Greg Chappell | Australia XI | West Indies XI | Football Park | 31 Dec '77 |
| 5-51 (18.5) | Dennis Lillee | Australia XI | Rest of the World XI | SCG | 2 Feb '79 |
| 5-62 (14) | Max Walker | Australia XI | Rest of the World XI | VFL Park | 9 Feb '78 |
| 5-78 (20) | Jeff Thomson | Australia XI | West Indies XI | Queen's Park Oval | 16 March '79 |
| 5-82 (15) | Dennis Lillee | Australia XI | Rest of the World XI | VFL Park | 9 Feb '78 |
| 5-149 (31.2) | Ray Bright | Australia XI | Rest of the 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 XI | 14 | 26 | 1 | 1415 | 56.60 | 5 | 4 | 246* | |||
| Ian Chappell | Australia XI | 14 | 27 | 2 | 893 | 35.72 | 1 | 5 | 141 | |||
| David Hookes | Australia XI | 12 | 22 | 2 | 771 | 38.55 | 1 | 7 | 116 | |||
| Bruce Laird | Australia XI | 13 | 26 | 1 | 630 | 25.20 | 3 | 1 | 122 | |||
| Rod Marsh | Australia XI | 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 XI | Rest of the World XI | VFL Park | 9 Feb '78 | ||
| 174 | Greg Chappell | Australia XI | Rest of the World XI | Gloucester Park | 27 Jan '78 | ||
| 150 | Greg Chappell | Australia XI | West Indies XI | Queen's Park Oval | 16 Mar '79 | ||
| 141 | Ian Chappell | Australia XI | West Indies XI | Football Park | 31 Dec '77 | ||
| 129 | Rick McCosker | Australia XI | Rest of the World XI | VFL Park | 9 Feb '78 | ||
Record against opponents
Supertests
| Team | Pld | W | L | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Indies XI | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Rest of the World XI | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
One Day Games
| Opponent | Pld | W | L | A | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Indies XI | 24 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Rest of the World XI | 17 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Cavaliers XI | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
See also
- World Series Cricket results
- World Series Cricket player records
- WSC West Indies XI
- WSC Rest of the World XI
- WSC Cavaliers XI
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