# World Series Cricket tour of New Zealand

In 1978, prior to the start of the second season of World Series Cricket, the WSC Australia XI and WSC World XI teams embarked on a brief tour of New Zealand, the first time that WSC teams had played outside Australia. A four-day game played in Auckland was to be followed by a three-day single innings game and a total of six one day games between the two sides over a 16-day period. The abandonment of the third one-day game led to the scheduling of an additional game at the same venue later in the tour. The planned three-day game became a pair of one-day games after the first day was washed out, which led to a final total of nine one-day games on the schedule.

## Itinerary

| Date | Fixture | Venue |
| 4 Nov 1978 | 4-day game | Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland |
| 8 Nov 1978 | 1st ODI | Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland |
| 9 Nov 1978 | 2nd ODI | Tauranga Domain Outer Ground, Tauranga |
| 10 Nov 1978 | 3rd ODI | Pukekura Park, New Plymouth |
| 12 Nov 1978 | 3-day game | Cooks Gardens, Wanganui |
| 16 Nov 1978 | 4th ODI | Te Whiti Park, Lower Hutt |
| 18 Nov 1978 | 5th ODI | Nelson Cricket Ground, Hastings |
| 19 Nov 1978 | 6th ODI | Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland |

## Four Day Game

* 4–6 November 1978 (4 Day Match) scorecard
* WSC Australia XI won by 167 runs Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
* WSC World XI won the toss and chose to field

## Three Day Game

* 12–14 November 1978 Scorecard
| WSC Australia XI | v | WSC World XI |
* No Result Cooks Gardens, Wanganui
* First day lost to rain; remaining two days rescheduled as ODIs

## ODI Series
### 1st ODI

* 8 November 1978 Scorecard
| WSC Australia XI 136 (49.1 overs) | v | WSC World XI 106 (30.2 overs) |
| Rick McCosker 39 Albert Padmore 4/28 (10) | | Dennis Amiss 63* Max Walker 5/26 (9.2) |
* WSC Australia XI won by 30 runs Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
* 50 over match

### 2nd ODI

* 9 November 1978 Scorecard
| WSC World XI 178 (46.3 overs) | v | WSC Australia XI 94 (37.3 overs) |
| Lawrence Rowe 52 Dennis Lillee 3/15 (8.3) | | Ian Davis 30 Derek Underwood 3/12 (8.3) |
* WSC World XI won by 84 runs Tauranga Domain Outer Ground, Tauranga
* 50 over match

### 3rd ODI

* 10 November 1978 Scorecard
| WSC World XI | v | WSC Australia XI |
* Match abandoned without a ball being bowled Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
* Rescheduled for New Plymouth on 15 November
* 50 over match

### 4th ODI

* 13 November 1978 Scorecard
| WSC World XI 149/7 (30 overs) | v | WSC Australia XI 124 (28.1 overs) |
| Barry Richards 51 Ray Bright 2/34 (6) | | Rod Marsh 45 Richard Hadlee 3/8 (5.1) |
* WSC World XI won by 25 runs Cooks Gardens, Wanganui
* The rain of the previous day meant a new wicket was required; the delayed start led to the game being reduced to 30 overs each
* 50 over match

### 5th ODI

* 14 November 1978 Scorecard
| WSC Australia XI 178 (49.5 overs) | v | WSC World XI 75 (31.2 overs) |
| Ian Chappell 66 Collis King 5/47 (9.5) | | Clive Rice 36* Mick Malone 4/9 (10) |
* WSC Australia XI won by 103 runs Cooks Gardens, Wanganui
* 50 over match

### 6th ODI

* 15 November 1978 Scorecard
| WSC World XI 156 (42.5 overs) | v | WSC Australia XI 68 (37.2 overs) |
| Dennis Amiss 71 Doug Walters 4/17 (4.5) | | Ian Davis 20 Mike Proctor 4/6 (9) |
* WSC World XI won by 88 runs Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
* 50 over match

### 7th ODI

* 16 November 1978 Scorecard
| WSC Australia XI 171/8 (40 overs) | v | WSC World XI 164 (37.2 overs) |
| Ian Chappell 49 Collis King 3/27 (6) | | Lawrence Rowe 36 Max Walker 4/36 (8) |
* WSC Australia XI won by 7 runs Te Whiti Park, Lower Hutt
* Match reduced to 40 overs per side prior to start
* 50 over match

### 8th ODI

* 18 November 1978 Scorecard
| WSC World XI 147/3 (37 overs) | v | WSC Australia XI 107 (31 overs) |
| Barry Richards 64 Mick Malone 2/23 (10) | | Rick McCosker 31 Collis King 5/36 (10) |
* WSC World XI won by 40 runs Nelson Cricket Ground, Hastings
* Match reduced to 37 overs per side prior to start
* 50 over match

### 9th ODI

* 19 November 1978 Scorecard
| WSC Australia XI 118 (40.4 overs) | v | WSC World XI 122/9 (39.3 overs) |
| Doug Walters 29 Rod Marsh 29 Richard Hadlee 4/25 (10) | | Clive Rice 46 Max Walker 3/19 (9.3) |
* WSC World XI won by 1 wicket Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
* 50 over match