World Series Cricket Australia XI

World Series Cricket Australia XI
Personnel
Captain	Ian Chappell
Team information
Colours	Canary yellow
Founded	1977
Home ground	Various
	WSC Australia XI Kit
	WSC Australia XI Kit

The World Series Cricket Australia XI was a cricket team representing Australia in World Series Cricket (WSC). Their first game was against the WSC West Indies in 1977. World Series Cricket ended in 1979 after the Australian XI tour to the West Indies. The side was made up of current Australian international cricketers and some recently retired former Test players. The side was captained by Ian Chappell who had recently retired from first-class and international cricket, but returned to captain the side.^[1]

Captain

Ian Chappell

ColoursCanary yellow

Founded1977

Home groundVarious

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Ian Chappell (c)	Ray Bright
Greg Chappell	Trevor Chappell
Ian Davis	Ross Edwards
Gus Gilmour	David Hookes
Martin Kent	Bruce Laird
Rob Langer	Dennis Lillee
Rick McCosker	Garth McKenzie
Ashley Mallett	Mick Malone
Rod Marsh	Kerry O'Keeffe
Len Pascoe	Wayne Prior
Ian Redpath	Richie Robinson
Jeff Thomson	Max Walker
Doug Walters	Graeme Watson
Kepler Wessels	Dennis Yagmich

Score (Overs)	Team	Versus	Venue	Date
538-6 (100.5)	Australia	World XI	VFL Park, Melbourne, Victoria	9–13 February 1978
415-6(128)	Australia	West Indies	ARG, Antigua	6–10 April 1979
393-5 (92.4)	Australia	World XI	Gloucester Park, Perth, Western Australia	27–30 January 1978
388(105.2)	Australia	West Indies	Football Park, Adelaide, South Australia	31 December 1977 - 3 January 1978
366(121.5)	Australia	West Indies	VFL Park, Melbourne, Victoria	21–23 December 1978

Player	Team	Matches	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	5WI
Dennis Lillee	Australia	14	522.1	106	1800	67	7/23	9/56	26.87	3.295	53.35	4
Ray Bright	Australia	15	420	97	1248	42	6/52	7/64	29.71	2.88	64.25	2
Max Walker	Australia	7	191	38	712	28	7/88	9/130	25.43	2.800	78.87	2
Len Pascoe	Australia	9	242.1	55	866	30	3/20	5/75	32.00	3.523	58.20	0
Gary Gilmour	Australia	7	255	56	784	23	4/26	7/129	34.87	3.097	3.09	0

Bowling figures: Wickets-Runs (Overs)	Bowler	Country	Versus	Venue	Date
7-23 (14)	Dennis Lillee	Australia	West Indies	SCG	21 Jan '79
7-88 (28.3)	Max Walker	Australia	World XI	RAS	14 Jan '78
6-52 (23)	Ray Bright	Australia	West Indies	SCG	21 Jan '79
6-125 (33.2)	Dennis Lillee	Australia	West Indies	ARG	6 Apr '79
5-20 (12)	Greg Chappell	Australia	West Indies	Football Park	31 Dec '77
5-51 (18.5)	Dennis Lillee	Australia	World XI	SCG	2 Feb '79
5-62 (14)	Max Walker	Australia	World XI	VFL Park	9 Feb '78
5-78 (20)	Jeff Thomson	Australia	West Indies	Queen's Park Oval	16 March '79
5-82 (15)	Dennis Lillee	Australia	World XI	VFL Park	9 Feb '78
5-149 (31.2)	Ray Bright	Australia	World XI	Gloucester Park	27 Jan '78

Player	Team	M	I	NO	Runs	Avg	50s	100s	HS
Greg Chappell	Australia	14	26	1	1415	56.60	5	4	246*
Ian Chappell	Australia	14	27	2	893	35.72	5	1	141
David Hookes	Australia	12	22	2	771	38.55	7	1	116
Bruce Laird	Australia	13	26	1	630	25.20	3	1	122
Rod Marsh	Australia	15	28	1	531	19.67	1	1	102*

World Series Cricket Australia XI

Players

Honours

Records (Supertests)

Highest team total

Most wickets

Best bowling

Most runs in the tournament

Highest individual scores

Record against opponents

Supertests

One Day Games

See also

References

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