1978–79 World Series Cricket Supertests
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In World Series Cricket
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.[1]
- First match
- Second match
21-23 December 1978 scorecard |
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World XI won by an innings and 44 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Gary Duperouzel and Peter Enright Player of the match: Clive Rice (WXI) |
- World XI elected to bat first
- 4-day match
- Third match
12-15 January 1979 scorecard |
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Match drawn VFL Park, Melbourne Umpires: Douglas Sang Hue and Gary Duperouzel Player of the match: Lawrence Rowe (WIN) |
- Australia elected to bat first
- 4-day match
- Semi final
21-24 January 1979 scorecard |
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68/0 (24.5 overs) Kepler Wessels 40* |
- West Indies elected to bat first
- 4-day match
- Final
2-4 February 1979 scorecard |
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World XI won by 5 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Douglas Sang Hue and Jack Collins Player of the match: Garth Le Roux (WXI) |
- Australia elected to bat first
- 4-day match
References
- ↑ Gideon Haigh (29 November 2017). "Do we remember the cricket in World Series Cricket?". The Cricket Monthly. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
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