# World Series Cricket results

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.
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.

## Origin

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. 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

Another of the victories of official cricket was to ban WSC from using the term "Test match". The five-day matches were therefore retitled "Supertests" in WSC.

### Supertests

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

* 2–4 December 1977 scorecard
* WSC West Indies XI won by 3 wickets VFL Park, Melbourne, Victoria Umpires: Jack Collins and Douglas Sang Hue
* 16–18 December 1977 scorecard
* WSC West Indies XI won by 9 wickets RAS Showground, Sydney, New South Wales Umpires: Gary Duperouzel and Peter Enright
* 31 December 1977 – 3 January 1978 scorecard
* WSC Australia XI won by 220 runs Football 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

* 14–19 January 1978 scorecard
* WSC World XI won by 4 wickets RAS Showground, Sydney, New South Wales Umpires: Jack Collins and Douglas Sang Hue
* 27–30 January 1978 scorecard
* WSC World XI won by an innings and 73 runs Football Park, Adelaide, South Australia Umpires: Gary Duperouzel and Peter Enright
* 9–13 February 1978 scorecard
* WSC Australia XI won by 41 runs VFL Park, Melbourne, Victoria Umpires: Jack Collins and Douglas Sang Hue
WSC World XI won the series 2–1.

### International Cup

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 | RR |
| WSC West Indies XI | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5.84 |
| WSC World XI | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5.07 |
| WSC Australia XI | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5.01 |
* 10 December 1977 Scorecard
| WSC World XI 9/204 (40 overs) | v | WSC Australia XI 155 (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 runs Football Park, Adelaide, South Australia
* 11 December 1977 Scorecard
| WSC Australia XI 8/203 (40 overs) | v | WSC West Indies XI 4/204 (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 wickets Football Park, Adelaide, South Australia
* 24 December 1977 Scorecard
| WSC World XI 7/248 (40 overs) | v | WSC West Indies XI 182 (32.2 overs) |
| Barry Richards 95 Andy Roberts 3/27 (8 overs) | | Clive Lloyd & David Holford 31 Tony Greig 3/36 (6 overs) |
* WSC World XI won by 66 runs VFL Park, Melbourne, Victoria
* 26 December 1977 Scorecard
| WSC Australia XI | v | WSC World XI |
* Match abandoned without a ball bowled VFL Park, Melbourne, Victoria
* 27 December 1977 Scorecard
| WSC Australia XI 1/12 (3.1 overs) | v | WSC West Indies XI |
| Rick McCosker 8* Michael Holding 1/7 (2 overs) | | |
* No result VFL Park, Melbourne, Victoria
* 28 December 1977 Scorecard
| WSC World XI 184 (39.4 overs) | v | WSC West Indies XI 5/187 (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 wickets Football Park, Adelaide, South Australia
* 7 January 1978 Scorecard
| WSC Australia XI 121 (28 overs) | v | WSC West Indies XI 4/123 (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 wickets Gloucester Park, Perth, Western Australia
* 8 January 1978 Scorecard
| WSC World XI 9/145 (30 overs) | v | WSC Australia XI 7/146 (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 wickets Gloucester Park, Perth, Western Australia
* 9 January 1978 Scorecard
| WSC World XI 130 (35.2 overs) | v | WSC West Indies XI 2/131 (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 wickets Gloucester Park, Perth, Western Australia
* 21 January 1978 Scorecard
| WSC Australia XI 8/224 (40 overs) | v | WSC West Indies XI 5/225 (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 wickets RAS Showground, Sydney, New South Wales
* 22 January 1978 Scorecard
| WSC West Indies XI 7/235 (40 overs) | v | WSC World XI 8/236 (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 wickets RAS Showground, Sydney, New South Wales
* 23 January 1978 Scorecard
| WSC Australia XI 9/193 (38 overs) | v | WSC World XI 9/138 (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 Scorecard
| WSC West Indies XI 188 (37 overs) | v | WSC World XI 166 (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 runs RAS Showground, Sydney, New South Wales
2nd Semi-Final
* 4 February 1978 Scorecard
| WSC World XI 128 (29 overs) | v | WSC Australia XI 4/129 (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 wickets RAS Showground, Sydney, New South Wales
Final
* 5 February 1978 Scorecard
| WSC West Indies XI 124 (26.5 overs) | v | WSC Australia XI 99 (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 runs RAS Showground, Sydney, New South Wales

## 1978–79
### Supertests

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 scorecard
* WSC World XI won by 102 runs VFL Park, Melbourne, Victoria Umpires: Gary Duperouzel and Jack Collins
* 21–23 December 1978 scorecard
* WSC World XI won by an innings and 4 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, New South Wales Umpires: Gary Duperouzel and Peter Enright
* 12–15 January 1979 scorecard
* Match drawn VFL 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 scorecard
* WSC Australia XI won by 10 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, New South Wales Umpires: Gary Duperouzel and Jack Collins
Final
* 2–4 February 1979 scorecard
* WSC World XI won by 5 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, New South Wales Umpires: Douglas Sang Hue & Jack Collins Player of the match: Garth Le Roux

### International Cup

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 | RR |
| WSC Australia XI | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3.65 |
| WSC West Indies XI | 11 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3.51 |
| WSC World XI | 10 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3.44 |
A crowd of 44,377 attended the first match of the 1978–79 International Cup, under the new floodlights at the SCG.
* 28 November 1978 (D/N) Scorecard
| WSC West Indies XI 128 (47.3 overs) | v | WSC Australia XI 5/129 (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 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, New South Wales Umpires: Jack Collins and Douglas Sang Hue
* 29 November 1978 (D/N) Scorecard
| WSC Australia XI 6/223 (50 overs) | v | WSC World XI 4/99 (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-rate Sydney Cricket Ground, New South Wales
* 4 December 1978 (D/N) Scorecard
| WSC World XI 163 (48.1 overs) | v | WSC Australia XI 100 (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 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, New South Wales
* 13 December 1978 (D/N) Scorecard
| WSC Australia XI 217 (50 overs) | v | WSC World XI 179 (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 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, New South Wales Player of the match: Greg Chappell
* 14 December 1978 (D/N) Scorecard
| WSC World XI 9/112 (38 overs) | v | WSC West Indies XI 2/116 (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 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, New South Wales Player of the match: Gordon Greenidge
* 16 December 1978 (D/N) Scorecard
| WSC World XI 8/194 (50 overs) | v | WSC West Indies XI |
| Asif Iqbal 54 Andy Roberts 2/33 (10 overs) | | |
* No result VFL Park, Melbourne, Victoria
* 18 December 1978 (D/N) Scorecard
| WSC Australia XI 6/239 (50 overs) | v | WSC World XI 167 (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 runs VFL Park, Melbourne, Victoria Player of the match: Len Pascoe
* 19 December 1978 (D/N) Scorecard
| WSC Australia XI 6/216 (50 overs) | v | WSC West Indies XI 5/217 (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 wickets VFL Park, Melbourne, Victoria Player of the match: Desmond Haynes
* 27 December 1978 (D/N) Scorecard
| WSC West Indies XI 66 (33.4 overs) | v | WSC Australia XI 4/69 (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 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, New South Wales Player of the match: Greg Chappell
* 28 December 1978 (D/N) Scorecard
| WSC World XI | v | WSC Australia XI |
* Match abandoned without a ball bowled Sydney Cricket Ground, New South Wales
* 30 December 1978 Scorecard
| WSC World XI 197 (49.3 overs) | v | WSC West Indies XI 107 (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 runs The Gabba, Brisbane, Queensland Umpires: Peter Enright and Col Hoy Player of the match: Barry Richards
* 31 December 1978 Scorecard
| WSC Australia XI 165 (48.3 overs) | v | WSC West Indies XI 126 (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 runs The Gabba, Brisbane, Queensland Umpires: Peter Enright and Col Hoy Player of the match: Clive Lloyd
* 1 January 1979 Scorecard
| WSC Australia XI 54 (28.1 overs) | v | WSC World XI 2/55 (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 wickets The Gabba, Brisbane, Queensland Umpires: Peter Enright and Col Hoy Player of the match: Garth Le Roux
* 2 January 1979 Scorecard
| WSC World XI 142 (47.4 overs) | v | WSC West Indies XI 3/146 (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 wickets Oxley Oval, Port Macquarie, New South Wales Player of the match: Wayne Daniel
* 3 January 1979 (D/N) Scorecard
| WSC World XI 9/157 (50 overs) | v | WSC West Indies XI 3/160 (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 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, New South Wales Player of the match: Gordon Greenidge
* 8 January 1979 (D/N) Scorecard
| WSC World XI 102 (41.4 overs) | v | WSC West Indies XI 67 (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 runs VFL Park, Melbourne, Victoria Umpires: Col Hoy and Douglas Sang Hue Player of the match: Imran Khan
* 9 January 1979 (D/N) Scorecard
| WSC Australia XI 174 (49.3 overs) | v | WSC West Indies XI 103 (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 runs VFL Park, Melbourne, Victoria Umpires: Col Hoy and Douglas Sang Hue Player of the match: Max Walker
* 17 January 1979 (D/N) Scorecard
| WSC Australia XI 9/149 (50 overs) | v | WSC West Indies XI 4/65 (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-rate Sydney Cricket Ground, New South Wales Player of the match: Richard Austin
Finals
* 27 January 1979 (D/N) Scorecard
| WSC Australia XI 5/208 (50 overs) | v | WSC West Indies XI 9/169 (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 runs VFL Park, Melbourne, Victoria Player of the match: Kepler Wessels
* 28 January 1979 (D/N) Scorecard
| WSC Australia XI 8/189 (50 overs) | v | WSC West Indies XI 6/192 (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 wickets VFL Park, Melbourne, Victoria Umpires: Gary Duperouzel and Col Hoy Player of the match: Collis King
* 29 January 1979 (D/N) Scorecard
| WSC Australia XI 6/200 (49 overs) | v | WSC West Indies XI 3/202 (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 wickets VFL Park, Melbourne, Victoria Player of the match: Gordon Greenidge
* 30 January 1979 (D/N) Scorecard
| WSC Australia XI 240 (50 overs) | v | WSC West Indies XI 8/228 (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-rate VFL 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

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

For this series the Supertests reverted to a traditional five-day format.
* 23–26 February 1979 Scorecard
* WSC West Indies XI won by 369 runs Sabina Park, Jamaica Umpires: Douglas Sang Hue Player of the match: Clive Lloyd
* 9–13 March 1979 Scorecard
* Match drawn Kensington Oval, Barbados Umpires: Douglas Sang Hue Player of the match: Ian Chappell
* 16–20 March 1979 Scorecard
* WSC Australia XI won by 24 runs Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago Umpires: Douglas Sang Hue Player of the match: Greg Chappell
* 25–28 March 1979 Scorecard
* Match drawn Bourda, Guyana Umpires: Douglas Sang Hue Player of the match: Collis King
* No play on first day due to rain and riot
* 6–10 April 1979 Scorecard
* Match drawn ARG, Antigua Umpires: Douglas Sang Hue Player of the match: Greg Chappell
Drawn series 1–1.