# World Series Cricket World XI

The World Series Cricket Rest Of The World XI was a cricket team representing the Rest of the World in World Series Cricket (WSC). Their first game was against the Australia XI in 1978. World Series Cricket ended in 1979 after the Australia XI tour to West Indies. The side was captained by former England captain Tony Greig, who was assigned to recruit his teammates. Greig's former England teammates Derek Underwood, Dennis Amiss, John Snow and star wicketkeeper Alan Knott were signed along with many players from Pakistan, including national icon Imran Khan. Rest Of The World XI also offered competitive international class cricket to players from South Africa, who were then barred from international cricket, such as Barry Richards, Garth Le Roux and Mike Procter.

## Players

| No. | Player | Nationality |
| 1 | Tony Greig | England |
| 2 | Dennis Amiss | England |
| 3 | Asif Iqbal | Pakistan |
| 4 | Eddie Barlow | South Africa |
| 5 | Richard Hadlee | New Zealand |
| 6 | Imran Khan | Pakistan |
| 7 | Javed Miandad | Pakistan |
| 8 | Alan Knott | England |
| 9 | Garth Le Roux | South Africa |
| 10 | Haroon Rashid | Pakistan |
| 11 | Majid Khan | Pakistan |
| 12 | Mushtaq Mohammed | Pakistan |
| 13 | Mike Procter | South Africa |
| 14 | Clive Rice | South Africa |
| 15 | Barry Richards | South Africa |
| 16 | Sarfraz Nawaz | Pakistan |
| 17 | John Snow | England |
| 18 | Taslim Arif | Pakistan |
| 19 | Derek Underwood | England |
| 20 | Bob Woolmer | England |
| 21 | Zaheer Abbas | Pakistan |

## Records (Supertests)

The following are records by players who exclusively played WSC matches for the World XI

### Highest team total

Highest team total (over 350 runs only)
| Score (Overs) | Team | Versus | Venue | Date |
| 625 (114.3) | Rest Of The World XI | Australia XI | Gloucester Park | 27–30 January 1978 |
| 471(163.3) | Rest Of The World XI | West Indies XI | Sydney Cricket Ground | 21–23 December 1978 |
| 434 (86.1) | Rest Of The World XI | Australia XI | VFL Park | 9–13 February 1978 |
| 290(74.3) | Rest Of The World XI | Australia XI | Sydney Showground | 14–19 January 1978 |
| 257(140) | Rest Of The World XI | Australia XI | VFL Park | 8–11 December 1978 |

### Most runs

* Note: Only top 5 players shown.
| Player | Team | M | I | NO | Runs | Avg | 50s | 100s | HS |
| Barry Richards | Rest Of The World XI | 5 | 8 | 1 | 554 | 79.14 | 2 | 2 | 207 |
| Zaheer Abbas | Rest Of The World XI | 4 | 7 | 0 | 214 | 30.57 | 1 | 0 | 91 |
| Asif Iqbal | Rest Of The World XI | 5 | 8 | 0 | 209 | 26.12 | 0 | 1 | 107 |
| Mike Procter | Rest Of The World XI | 4 | 7 | 1 | 182 | 30.33 | 2 | 0 | 66 |
| Clive Rice | Rest Of The World XI | 3 | 5 | 0 | 151 | 30.20 | 1 | 0 | 83 |

### Highest individual scores

Note: Only top five scores listed.
| Runs | Batsman | Team | Versus | Venue | Date |
| 207 | Barry Richards | Rest Of The World XI | Australia XI | Gloucester Park | 27 January 1978 |
| 107 | Asif Iqbal | Rest Of The World XI | Australia XI | Sydney Cricket Ground | 21 December 1978 |
| 101* | Barry Richards | Rest Of The World XI | Australia XI | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2 February 1979 |
| 91 | Zaheer Abbas | Rest Of The World XI | West Indies XI | Sydney Cricket Ground | 21 December 1978 |
| 83 | Clive Rice | Rest Of The World XI | West Indies XI | Sydney Cricket Ground | 21 December 1978 |

### Most wickets

* Note: Sorted by wickets then bowling average.
| Player | Team | Matches | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5WI |
| Imran Khan | Rest Of The World XI | 5 | 999 | 521 | 25 | 4/24 | 7/103 | 20.84 | 3.12 | 39.9 | 0 |
| Garth le Roux | Rest Of The World XI | 3 | 648 | 270 | 17 | 5/39 | 9/101 | 15.88 | 2.50 | 38.10 | 2 |
| Derek Underwood | Rest Of The World XI | 5 | 1254 | 441 | 16 | 4/59 | 6/95 | 27.56 | 2.11 | 78.30 | 0 |
| Mike Procter | Rest Of The World XI | 4 | 494 | 225 | 14 | 4/33 | 5/58 | 16.07 | 2.73 | 35.2 | 0 |
| Clive Rice | Rest Of The World XI | 3 | 402 | 169 | 7 | 2/38 | 3/64 | 24.14 | 2.52 | 57.40 | 0 |

### Best bowling

* Note: Only top 5 figures shown.
| Bowling figures: Wickets/Runs (Overs) | Bowler | Country | Versus | Venue | Date |
| 5/39 (25.5) | Garth le Roux | Rest Of The World XI | Australia XI | VFL Park | 8 December 1978 |
| 5/57 (18.4) | Garth le Roux | Rest Of The World XI | Australia XI | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2 February 1979 |
| 4/24 (7) | Imran Khan | Rest Of The World XI | Australia XI | Gloucester Park | 27 January 1978 |
| 4/30 (15.2) | Imran Khan | Rest Of The World XI | Australia XI | VFL Park | 8 December 1978 |
| 4/33 (9.7) | Mike Procter | Rest Of The World XI | Australia XI | Sydney Showground | 14 January 1978 |