1978–79 World Series Cricket Supertests

In World Series Cricket January 2026 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.https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1125680/gideon-haigh-on-how-we-remember-world-series-cricket Do we remember the cricket in World Series Cricket? The Cricket Monthly Gideon Haigh 29 November 2017 2 January 2026 Results First match 8-11 December 1978 World XI 20px|link= 20px|link= Australia 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 Gary Duperouzel and Jack Collins scorecard no toss 4-day match Second match 21-23 December 1978 World XI 20px|link= 20px|link= West Indies 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 Gary Duperouzel and Peter Enright Clive Rice (WXI) scorecard World XI elected to bat first 4-day match Third match 12-15 January 1979 Australia 20px|link= 20px|link= West Indies 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 Douglas Sang Hue and Gary Duperouzel Lawrence Rowe (WIN) scorecard Australia elected to bat first 4-day match Semi-final 21-24 January 1979 West Indies 20px|link= 20px|link= Australia 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 Gary Duperouzel and Jack Collins scorecard West Indies elected to bat first 4-day match Final 2-4 February 1979 Australia 20px|link= 20px|link= World XI 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 Douglas Sang Hue and Jack Collins Garth Le Roux (WXI) scorecard Australia elected to bat first 4-day match References Category:1978 in Australian cricket Category:1978–79 Australian cricket season Category:1979 in Australian cricket Category:1978 in West Indian cricket Category:1979 in West Indian cricket Category:International cricket competitions from 1975–76 to 1980 Category:World Series Cricket