World Series Cricket results are the results of the main games played in the now defunct World Series Cricket (WSC) competition. World Series Cricket was a break away professional cricket competition staged between 1977 and 1979, organized by Kerry Packer for his Australian television network, the Nine Network. The matches ran in opposition to established international cricket. World Series Cricket drastically changed the nature of cricket, and its influence continues to be felt today.The intention for creating World Series Cricket is not to offer the media and broadcasting rights by the Australian cricket board to him and after few years when board agreed to give broadcast rights to kerry packers then he no more interested to run the world series cricket and this how IPL started in India with the same thought and mindset.
WSC involved a three-way competition between the WSC Australia XI, WSC West Indies XI, and WSC World XI, a team composed of players from the other cricketing nations, although a number of West Indian players also played in the World team when they were not playing for the West Indies. Towards the end of the competition a fourth team named the Cavaliers was added for the Country Cavaliers Tour. It was composed of players not selected by the other three sides for that rounds' fixtures; this was a way of making better use of all the players contracted to the competition.
The series originated due to two main factors—the widespread view that players were not paid sufficient amounts to make a living from cricket, and that Packer wished to secure the exclusive broadcasting rights to Australian cricket, then held by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). After the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) refused to accept Channel Nine's bid to gain exclusive television rights to Australia's Test matches in 1976, Packer set up his own series by secretly signing agreements with leading players from the national cricket teams of Australia, England, Pakistan, South Africa, and the West Indies.
Official cricket won a series of minor victories. WSC was unable to call the Australian team "Australia", or use the official rules of cricket, which are copyright of the MCC.[1] The Australian team therefore became "WSC Australia XI", and former Australian captain and leading commentator Richie Benaud took the job of writing rules and playing conditions for the series. WSC was also shut out of traditional cricket venues, so Packer leased two Australian football stadiums, VFL Park in Melbourne and Football Park in Adelaide, a trotting track in Perth, Gloucester Park, and the Sydney Showground.
1977–78Edit
Another of the victories of official cricket was to ban WSC from using the term "Test match".[1] The five-day matches were therefore retitled "Supertests" in WSC.
The Supertests for the 1977–78 season were five-day matches. Two separate series were played, WSC West Indies XI vs WSC Australia XI, and World XI vs WSC Australia XI.
The International Cup consisted of one-day limited overs matches, with both sides allocated forty overs of eight balls each. Two points were awarded for a win, one for a no result or abandonment. If points were level, combined run rate would determine position. The two top two sides contested the first semi-final. The winner of that match progressed to the final, while the loser played the bottom side in the second semi-final for the other place in the final. The final was a one-off winner-takes-all match.
For the 1978–79 season the Supertest format was changed to a round-robin format, with the top team going to the final, and the other two teams playing-off in a semi-final. The Supertests were also changed from the traditional five-day Test match format to four-day day–night matches.
By winning both matches the WSC World XI qualified for the final. A semi-final between WSC Australia and WSC West Indies determined the other finalist.
For the 1978–79 season the limited overs International Cup saw both sides allocated fifty overs of six balls each. Two points were assigned for a win, one for a no result. If teams were level on points, combined run-rate would be used to separate them. The top two teams would contest a best-of-four final series.
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A crowd of 44,377 attended the first match of the 1978–79 International Cup, under the new floodlights at the SCG.[2]
In 1979, following the tour of New Zealand, the WSC Australians team set off for a more extensive tour to the Caribbean that would encompass five Supertest games and twelve one-day games against the WSC West Indies.
SupertestsEdit
For this series the Supertests reverted to a traditional five-day format.
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World Series Cricket results are the results of the main games played in the now defunct World Series Cricket WSC competition World Series Cricket was a break away professional cricket competition staged between 1977 and 1979 organized by Kerry Packer for his Australian television network the Nine Network The matches ran in opposition to established international cricket World Series Cricket drastically changed the nature of cricket and its influence continues to be felt today The intention for creating World Series Cricket is not to offer the media and broadcasting rights by the Australian cricket board to him and after few years when board agreed to give broadcast rights to kerry packers then he no more interested to run the world series cricket and this how IPL started in India with the same thought and mindset WSC involved a three way competition between the WSC Australia XI WSC West Indies XI and WSC World XI a team composed of players from the other cricketing nations although a number of West Indian players also played in the World team when they were not playing for the West Indies Towards the end of the competition a fourth team named the Cavaliers was added for the Country Cavaliers Tour It was composed of players not selected by the other three sides for that rounds fixtures this was a way of making better use of all the players contracted to the competition Contents 1 Origin 2 1977 78 2 1 Supertests 2 1 1 WSC West Indies XI vs WSC Australia XI 2 1 2 WSC World XI vs WSC Australia XI 2 2 International Cup 3 1978 79 3 1 Supertests 3 2 International Cup 4 1979 tour to the West Indies 4 1 Supertests 5 ReferencesOrigin EditThe series originated due to two main factors the widespread view that players were not paid sufficient amounts to make a living from cricket and that Packer wished to secure the exclusive broadcasting rights to Australian cricket then held by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC After the Australian Cricket Board ACB refused to accept Channel Nine s bid to gain exclusive television rights to Australia s Test matches in 1976 Packer set up his own series by secretly signing agreements with leading players from the national cricket teams of Australia England Pakistan South Africa and the West Indies Official cricket won a series of minor victories WSC was unable to call the Australian team Australia or use the official rules of cricket which are copyright of the MCC 1 The Australian team therefore became WSC Australia XI and former Australian captain and leading commentator Richie Benaud took the job of writing rules and playing conditions for the series WSC was also shut out of traditional cricket venues so Packer leased two Australian football stadiums VFL Park in Melbourne and Football Park in Adelaide a trotting track in Perth Gloucester Park and the Sydney Showground 1977 78 EditAnother of the victories of official cricket was to ban WSC from using the term Test match 1 The five day matches were therefore retitled Supertests in WSC Supertests Edit Main article WSC West Indies cricket team in Australia in 1977 78 The Supertests for the 1977 78 season were five day matches Two separate series were played WSC West Indies XI vs WSC Australia XI and World XI vs WSC Australia XI WSC West Indies XI vs WSC Australia XI Edit 2 4 December 1977 scorecardWSC Australia XI nbsp v nbsp WSC West Indies XI256 56 2 overs Ray Bright 69 Michael Holding 4 60 12 overs 214 49 overs Viv Richards 79 Len Pascoe 3 70 14 overs 192 36 6 overs David Hookes 63 Andy Roberts 4 52 13 overs 7 237 50 7 overs Viv Richards 56 Max Walker 3 43 13 overs WSC West Indies XI won by 3 wicketsVFL Park Melbourne Victoria Umpires Jack Collins and Douglas Sang Hue 16 18 December 1977 scorecardWSC Australia XI nbsp v nbsp WSC West Indies XI251 56 overs David Hookes 81 Andy Roberts 3 48 15 overs 336 65 2 overs Viv Richards 88 Max Walker 3 71 13 overs 182 44 2 overs Rick McCosker 56 Joel Garner 4 58 13 overs 1 101 16 5 overs Roy Fredericks 49 Len Pascoe 1 31 5 7 overs WSC West Indies XI won by 9 wicketsRAS Showground Sydney New South Wales Umpires Gary Duperouzel and Peter Enright 31 December 1977 3 January 1978 scorecardWSC Australia XI nbsp v nbsp WSC West Indies XI388 105 2 overs Ian Chappell 141 Andy Roberts 3 67 20 2 overs 145 39 7 overs Gordon Greenidge 40 Greg Chappell 5 20 12 overs 8 267 dec 75 overs Bruce Laird 106 Collis King 4 78 19 overs 290 62 3 overs Viv Richards 123 Ray Bright 4 74 20 overs WSC Australia XI won by 220 runsFootball Park Adelaide South Australia Umpires Gary Duperouzel and Douglas Sang Hue WSC West Indies XI won the series 2 1 WSC World XI vs WSC Australia XI Edit 14 19 January 1978 scorecardWSC Australia XI nbsp v nbsp WSC World XI304 82 7 overs Bruce Laird 106 Mike Procter 4 33 9 7 overs 290 74 3 overs Viv Richards 119 Max Walker 7 88 28 3 overs 128 28 4 overs Martin Kent 31 Andy Roberts 6 69 12 overs 6 145 27 5 overs Gordon Greenidge 50 Gary Gilmour 4 26 4 overs WSC World XI won by 4 wicketsRAS Showground Sydney New South Wales Umpires Jack Collins and Douglas Sang Hue 27 30 January 1978 scorecardWSC Australia XI nbsp v nbsp WSC World XI393 92 4 overs Greg Chappell 174 Andy Roberts 3 65 17 overs 675 114 3 overs Barry Richards 207 Ray Bright 5 149 31 3 overs 159 47 overs Ross Edwards 39 Imran Khan 4 24 7 overs WSC World XI won by an innings and 73 runsFootball Park Adelaide South Australia Umpires Gary Duperouzel and Peter Enright 9 13 February 1978 scorecardWSC Australia XI nbsp v nbsp WSC World XI6 538 dec 100 5 overs Greg Chappell 246 Imran Khan 3 134 21 3 overs 434 86 1 overs Viv Richards 170 Ray Bright 3 98 22 overs 167 35 7 overs David Hookes 53 Joel Garner 5 52 14 7 overs 230 44 overs Alan Knott 41 Max Walker 5 62 14 overs WSC Australia XI won by 41 runsVFL Park Melbourne Victoria Umpires Jack Collins and Douglas Sang Hue WSC World XI won the series 2 1 International Cup Edit The International Cup consisted of one day limited overs matches with both sides allocated forty overs of eight balls each Two points were awarded for a win one for a no result or abandonment If points were level combined run rate would determine position The two top two sides contested the first semi final The winner of that match progressed to the final while the loser played the bottom side in the second semi final for the other place in the final The final was a one off winner takes all match Team Pts Pld W L A RRWSC West Indies XI 11 8 5 2 1 5 84WSC World XI 7 8 3 4 1 5 07WSC Australia XI 6 8 2 4 2 5 0110 December 1977 ScorecardWSC World XI nbsp 9 204 40 overs v nbsp WSC Australia XI155 34 2 overs Tony Greig 59 Max Walker 3 38 8 overs Rick McCosker 38 Derek Underwood 4 31 6 overs WSC World XI won by 49 runsFootball Park Adelaide South Australia 11 December 1977 ScorecardWSC Australia XI nbsp 8 203 40 overs v nbsp WSC West Indies XI4 204 33 5 overs Greg Chappell 45 Andy Roberts 2 26 8 overs Roy Fredericks 64 Max Walker 1 45 8 overs WSC West Indies XI won by 6 wicketsFootball Park Adelaide South Australia 24 December 1977 ScorecardWSC World XI nbsp 7 248 40 overs v nbsp WSC West Indies XI182 32 2 overs Barry Richards 95 Andy Roberts 3 27 8 overs Clive Lloyd amp David Holford 31 Tony Greig 3 36 6 overs WSC World XI won by 66 runsVFL Park Melbourne Victoria 26 December 1977 ScorecardWSC Australia XI nbsp v nbsp WSC World XIMatch abandoned without a ball bowledVFL Park Melbourne Victoria 27 December 1977 ScorecardWSC Australia XI nbsp 1 12 3 1 overs v nbsp WSC West Indies XIRick McCosker 8 Michael Holding 1 7 2 overs No resultVFL Park Melbourne Victoria 28 December 1977 ScorecardWSC World XI nbsp 184 39 4 overs v nbsp WSC West Indies XI5 187 35 7 overs Barry Richards 39 Michael Holding 2 14 7 4 overs Collis King 62 Tony Greig 1 25 4 overs WSC West Indies XI won by 5 wicketsFootball Park Adelaide South Australia 7 January 1978 ScorecardWSC Australia XI nbsp 121 28 overs v nbsp WSC West Indies XI4 123 24 1 overs Greg Chappell 29 Joel Garner 4 32 6 overs Viv Richards 54 Gary Gilmour 2 46 8 overs WSC West Indies XI won by 6 wicketsGloucester Park Perth Western Australia 8 January 1978 ScorecardWSC World XI nbsp 9 145 30 overs v nbsp WSC Australia XI7 146 27 1 overs Dennis Amiss 47 Max Walker 3 19 6 overs Greg Chappell 87 Imran Khan 3 13 5 overs WSC Australia XI won by 3 wicketsGloucester Park Perth Western Australia 9 January 1978 ScorecardWSC World XI nbsp 130 35 2 overs v nbsp WSC West Indies XI2 131 20 3 overs Asif Iqbal 39 Wayne Daniel 3 22 8 overs Gordon Greenidge 75 John Snow 1 23 6 overs WSC West Indies XI won by 8 wicketsGloucester Park Perth Western Australia 21 January 1978 ScorecardWSC Australia XI nbsp 8 224 40 overs v nbsp WSC West Indies XI5 225 34 2 overs Ian Davis 69 Michael Holding 2 28 6 overs Jim Allen 83 Doug Walters 1 13 3 overs WSC West Indies XI won by 5 wicketsRAS Showground Sydney New South Wales 22 January 1978 ScorecardWSC West Indies XI nbsp 7 235 40 overs v nbsp WSC World XI8 236 39 4 overs Collis King 96 Eddie Barlow 2 18 3 overs Bob Woolmer 60 Collis King 2 34 8 overs WSC World XI won by 2 wicketsRAS Showground Sydney New South Wales 23 January 1978 ScorecardWSC Australia XI nbsp 9 193 38 overs v nbsp WSC World XI9 138 29 1 overs Ian Davis 50 Derek Underwood 3 48 8 overs Asif Iqbal 59 Gary Gilmour 3 41 6 1 overs WSC Australia XI won by 9 runs revised target VFL Park Melbourne Victoria 1st Semi Final 3 February 1978 ScorecardWSC West Indies XI nbsp 188 37 overs v nbsp WSC World XI166 36 7 overs Collis King 65 Imran Khan 3 28 7 overs Tony Greig 46 Andy Roberts 5 17 8 overs WSC West Indies XI won by 22 runsRAS Showground Sydney New South Wales 2nd Semi Final 4 February 1978 ScorecardWSC World XI nbsp 128 29 overs v nbsp WSC Australia XI4 129 28 6 overs Zaheer Abbas 57 Max Walker 2 23 6 overs Greg Chappell 36 John Snow 1 19 5 overs WSC Australia XI won by 6 wicketsRAS Showground Sydney New South Wales Final 5 February 1978 ScorecardWSC West Indies XI nbsp 124 26 5 overs v nbsp WSC Australia XI99 18 7 overs Gordon Greenidge 51 Len Pascoe 3 21 6 overs David Hookes 29 Wayne Daniel 5 29 5 7 overs WSC West Indies XI won by 25 runsRAS Showground Sydney New South Wales1978 79 EditSupertests Edit For the 1978 79 season the Supertest format was changed to a round robin format with the top team going to the final and the other two teams playing off in a semi final The Supertests were also changed from the traditional five day Test match format to four day day night matches 8 11 December 1978 scorecardWSC Australia XI nbsp v nbsp WSC World XI150 83 5 overs Ian Chappell 48 Garth Le Roux 5 39 25 5 overs 175 99 4 overs Javed Miandad 59 Dennis Lillee 4 51 32 4 overs 180 98 2 overs Greg Chappell 81 Imran Khan 4 30 15 2 257 140 overs Majid Khan 77 Gary Gilmour 3 57 29 overs WSC World XI won by 102 runsVFL Park Melbourne Victoria Umpires Gary Duperouzel and Jack Collins 21 23 December 1978 scorecardWSC West Indies XI nbsp v nbsp WSC World XI217 70 5 overs Lawrence Rowe 85 Mike Procter 3 36 8 5 overs 471 163 3 overs Asif Iqbal 107 Albert Padmore 4 102 39 3 overs 210 62 2 overs Andy Roberts 45 Derek Underwood 3 68 24 overs WSC World XI won by an innings and 4 runsSydney Cricket Ground New South Wales Umpires Gary Duperouzel and Peter Enright 12 15 January 1979 scorecardWSC Australia XI nbsp v nbsp WSC West Indies XI366 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 304 152 overs Ian Chappell 65 Ryan Austin 4 85 53 overs 2 126 57 overs Gordon Greenidge 58 Mick Malone 2 41 13 overs Match drawnVFL Park Melbourne Victoria Umpires Gary Duperouzel and Douglas Sang Hue Player of the match Lawrence Rowe By winning both matches the WSC World XI qualified for the final A semi final between WSC Australia and WSC West Indies determined the other finalist Semi Final 21 24 January 1979 scorecardWSC Australia XI nbsp v nbsp WSC West Indies XI185 86 4 overs David Hookes 69 Colin Croft 5 65 26 overs 163 67 overs Gordon Greenidge 39 Ray Bright 6 52 23 overs 0 68 24 5 overs Kepler Wessels 40 89 37 5 overs Clive Lloyd 29 Dennis Lillee 7 23 14 overs WSC Australia XI won by 10 wicketsSydney Cricket Ground New South Wales Umpires Gary Duperouzel and Jack Collins Final 2 4 February 1979 scorecardWSC Australia XI nbsp v nbsp WSC World XI172 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 5 226 57 1 overs Barry Richards 101 Gary Gilmour 2 75 22 overs WSC World XI won by 5 wicketsSydney Cricket Ground New South Wales Umpires Douglas Sang Hue amp Jack Collins Player of the match Garth Le Roux International Cup Edit For the 1978 79 season the limited overs International Cup saw both sides allocated fifty overs of six balls each Two points were assigned for a win one for a no result If teams were level on points combined run rate would be used to separate them The top two teams would contest a best of four final series Team Pts Pld W L A RRWSC Australia XI 15 12 7 4 1 3 65WSC West Indies XI 11 12 5 6 1 3 51WSC World XI 10 12 4 6 2 3 44A crowd of 44 377 attended the first match of the 1978 79 International Cup under the new floodlights at the SCG 2 28 November 1978 D N ScorecardWSC West Indies XI nbsp 128 47 3 overs v nbsp WSC Australia XI5 129 37 overs Gordon Greenidge 41 Greg Chappell 5 19 9 3 overs Ian Davis 48 Joel Garner 2 18 8 overs WSC Australia XI won by 5 wicketsSydney Cricket Ground New South Wales Umpires Jack Collins and Douglas Sang Hue 29 November 1978 D N ScorecardWSC Australia XI nbsp 6 223 50 overs v nbsp WSC World XI4 99 30 3 overs Ian Chappell 66 Derek Underwood 3 40 10 overs Zaheer Abbas 32 Mick Malone 2 11 7 overs WSC Australia XI won on higher run rateSydney Cricket Ground New South Wales 4 December 1978 D N ScorecardWSC World XI nbsp 163 48 1 overs v nbsp WSC Australia XI100 43 2 overs Javed Miandad 62 Dennis Lillee 4 30 9 1 overs Ian Davis 29 Garth Le Roux 3 13 8 overs WSC World XI won by 63 runsSydney Cricket Ground New South Wales 13 December 1978 D N ScorecardWSC Australia XI nbsp 217 50 overs v nbsp WSC World XI179 45 5 overs Greg Chappell 79 Imran Khan 4 40 10 overs Clive Rice 44 Greg Chappell 3 26 10 overs WSC Australia XI won by 38 runsSydney Cricket Ground New South Wales Player of the match Greg Chappell 14 December 1978 D N ScorecardWSC World XI nbsp 9 112 38 overs v nbsp WSC West Indies XI2 116 23 4 overs Clive Rice 44 Michael Holding 3 16 10 overs Gordon Greenidge 58 Imran Khan 1 16 5 overs WSC West Indies XI won by 8 wicketsSydney Cricket Ground New South Wales Player of the match Gordon Greenidge 16 December 1978 D N ScorecardWSC World XI nbsp 8 194 50 overs v nbsp WSC West Indies XIAsif Iqbal 54 Andy Roberts 2 33 10 overs No resultVFL Park Melbourne Victoria 18 December 1978 D N ScorecardWSC Australia XI nbsp 6 239 50 overs v nbsp WSC World XI167 42 3 overs Greg Chappell 62 Derek Underwood 2 33 10 overs Mike Procter 41 Len Pascoe 5 30 10 overs WSC Australia XI won by 72 runsVFL Park Melbourne Victoria Player of the match Len Pascoe 19 December 1978 D N ScorecardWSC Australia XI nbsp 6 216 50 overs v nbsp WSC West Indies XI5 217 48 1 overs Bruce Laird 68 Joel Garner 1 17 10 overs Desmond Haynes 97 Max Walker 2 32 10 overs WSC West Indies XI won by 5 wicketsVFL Park Melbourne Victoria Player of the match Desmond Haynes 27 December 1978 D N ScorecardWSC West Indies XI nbsp 66 33 4 overs v nbsp WSC Australia XI4 69 18 3 overs Lawrence Rowe 25 Greg Chappell 4 15 9 overs David Hookes 35 Wayne Daniel 2 26 5 overs WSC Australia XI won by 6 wicketsSydney Cricket Ground New South Wales Player of the match Greg Chappell 28 December 1978 D N ScorecardWSC World XI nbsp v nbsp WSC Australia XIMatch abandoned without a ball bowledSydney Cricket Ground New South Wales 30 December 1978 ScorecardWSC World XI nbsp 197 49 3 overs v nbsp WSC West Indies XI107 34 1 overs Barry Richards 92 Andy Roberts 3 35 10 overs Collis King 25 Garth Le Roux 4 27 10 overs WSC World XI won by 90 runsThe Gabba Brisbane Queensland Umpires Peter Enright and Col Hoy Player of the match Barry Richards 31 December 1978 ScorecardWSC Australia XI nbsp 165 48 3 overs v nbsp WSC West Indies XI126 37 3 overs Ian Chappell 52 Collis King 3 42 9 overs Clive Lloyd 64 Dennis Lillee 3 15 8 overs WSC Australia XI won by 39 runsThe Gabba Brisbane Queensland Umpires Peter Enright and Col Hoy Player of the match Clive Lloyd 1 January 1979 ScorecardWSC Australia XI nbsp 54 28 1 overs v nbsp WSC World XI2 55 12 3 Rod Marsh 15 Garth Le Roux 5 6 6 1 overs Javed Miandad 25 Max Walker 2 35 6 overs WSC World XI won by 8 wicketsThe Gabba Brisbane Queensland Umpires Peter Enright and Col Hoy Player of the match Garth Le Roux 2 January 1979 ScorecardWSC World XI nbsp 142 47 4 overs v nbsp WSC West Indies XI3 146 28 2 overs Majid Khan 38 Wayne Daniel 4 29 10 overs Viv Richards 83 Clive Rice 1 10 5 overs WSC West Indies XI won by 7 wicketsOxley Oval Port Macquarie New South Wales Player of the match Wayne Daniel 3 January 1979 D N ScorecardWSC World XI nbsp 9 157 50 overs v nbsp WSC West Indies XI3 160 36 4 overs Tony Greig 62 Wayne Daniel 4 33 10 overs Gordon Greenidge 82 Garth Le Roux 2 37 8 overs WSC West Indies XI won by 7 wicketsSydney Cricket Ground New South Wales Player of the match Gordon Greenidge 8 January 1979 D N ScorecardWSC World XI nbsp 102 41 4 overs v nbsp WSC West Indies XI67 29 4 overs Tony Greig 19 Joel Garner 2 15 7 overs Collis King 20 Imran Khan 3 12 7 overs WSC World XI won by 35 runsVFL Park Melbourne Victoria Umpires Col Hoy and Douglas Sang Hue Player of the match Imran Khan 9 January 1979 D N ScorecardWSC Australia XI nbsp 174 49 3 overs v nbsp WSC West Indies XI103 39 5 overs Kepler Wessels 54 Wayne Daniel 3 26 9 3 overs Clive Lloyd 29 Max Walker 5 23 10 overs WSC Australia XI won by 71 runsVFL Park Melbourne Victoria Umpires Col Hoy and Douglas Sang Hue Player of the match Max Walker 17 January 1979 D N ScorecardWSC Australia XI nbsp 9 149 50 overs v nbsp WSC West Indies XI4 65 12 overs Ian Davis 32 Richard Austin 3 30 10 overs Richard Austin 22 Len Pascoe 3 38 6 overs WSC West Indies XI won on higher run rateSydney Cricket Ground New South Wales Player of the match Richard Austin Finals 27 January 1979 D N ScorecardWSC Australia XI nbsp 5 208 50 overs v nbsp WSC West Indies XI9 169 50 overs Kepler Wessels 136 Michael Holding 1 35 10 overs Gordon Greenidge 55 Max Walker 3 33 10 overs WSC Australia XI won by 39 runsVFL Park Melbourne Victoria Player of the match Kepler Wessels 28 January 1979 D N ScorecardWSC Australia XI nbsp 8 189 50 overs v nbsp WSC West Indies XI6 192 28 5 overs Kepler Wessels 40 Wayne Daniel 2 51 10 overs Viv Richards 44 Dennis Lillee 2 36 9 5 overs WSC West Indies XI won by 4 wicketsVFL Park Melbourne Victoria Umpires Gary Duperouzel and Col Hoy Player of the match Collis King 29 January 1979 D N ScorecardWSC Australia XI nbsp 6 200 49 overs v nbsp WSC West Indies XI3 202 46 overs Kepler Wessels 70 Wayne Daniel 2 42 10 overs Gordon Greenidge 81 Max Walker 2 48 10 overs WSC West Indies XI won by 7 wicketsVFL Park Melbourne Victoria Player of the match Gordon Greenidge 30 January 1979 D N ScorecardWSC Australia XI nbsp 240 50 overs v nbsp WSC West Indies XI8 228 46 overs Martin Kent 62 Wayne Daniel 2 50 10 overs Clive Lloyd 72 Gary Gilmour 3 46 10 overs WSC West Indies XI won on higher run rateVFL Park Melbourne Victoria Umpires Gary Duperouzel and Col Hoy Player of the match Clive Lloyd WSC West Indies XI won the finals 3 1 1979 tour to the West Indies EditMain article World Series Cricket tour of the West Indies In 1979 following the tour of New Zealand the WSC Australians team set off for a more extensive tour to the Caribbean that would encompass five Supertest games and twelve one day games against the WSC West Indies Supertests Edit For this series the Supertests reverted to a traditional five day format 23 26 February 1979 ScorecardWSC West Indies XI nbsp v nbsp WSC Australia XI188 56 2 overs Clive Lloyd 56 Dennis Lillee 4 68 18 2 overs 106 37 overs David Hookes 23 Wayne Daniel 3 24 7 overs 481 109 4 overs Clive Lloyd 197 Dennis Lillee 4 100 25 overs 194 51 4 overs Ray Bright 47 Michael Holding 3 37 10 overs WSC West Indies XI won by 369 runsSabina Park Jamaica Umpires Douglas Sang Hue Player of the match Clive Lloyd 9 13 March 1979 ScorecardWSC West Indies XI nbsp v nbsp WSC Australia XI239 58 overs Roy Fredericks 89 Dennis Lillee 3 56 13 overs 311 106 1 overs Martin Kent 78 Michael Holding 4 67 26 1 overs 133 4 29 overs Roy Fredericks 53 Len Pascoe 3 20 4 overs 294 102 5 overs Greg Chappell 90 Richard Austin 3 59 24 5 overs Match drawnKensington Oval Barbados Umpires Douglas Sang Hue Player of the match Ian Chappell 16 20 March 1979 ScorecardWSC West Indies XI nbsp v nbsp WSC Australia XI230 69 4 overs Andy Roberts 50 Jeff Thomson 5 78 20 overs 246 100 overs Bruce Laird 122 Michael Holding 5 48 21 overs 274 89 5 overs Roy Fredericks 72 Ian Chappell 3 35 10 overs 282 144 4 overs Greg Chappell 150 Albert Padmore 6 81 54 4 overs WSC Australia XI won by 24 runsQueen s Park Oval Trinidad and Tobago Umpires Douglas Sang Hue Player of the match Greg Chappell 25 28 March 1979 ScorecardWSC West Indies XI nbsp v nbsp WSC Australia XI476 113 1 overs Collis King 110 Jeff Thomson 4 84 25 overs 341 112 1 overs Greg Chappell 113 Joel Garner 3 60 26 overs 3 117 33 overs Trevor Chappell 28 Colin Croft 2 32 8 overs Match drawnBourda Guyana Umpires Douglas Sang Hue Player of the match Collis KingNo play on first day due to rain and riot 6 10 April 1979 ScorecardWSC West Indies XI nbsp v nbsp WSC Australia XI438 124 2 overs Lawrence Rowe 135 Dennis Lillee 6 125 33 2 overs 234 69 2 overs Greg Chappell 104 Colin Croft 4 56 18 2 overs 6 415 128 overs Rod Marsh 102 Michael Holding 2 74 25 overs Match drawnARG Antigua Umpires Douglas Sang Hue Player of the 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