World Series Cricket tour of New Zealand
Appearance
WSC Australia XI against WSC World XI in New Zealand | |||
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WSC Australia XI | WSC World XI | ||
Dates | 4 November 1978 – 19 November 1978 | ||
Captains | Ian Chappell | Tony Greig | |
Test series | |||
Result | WSC Australia XI won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
Most runs | Greg Chappell (163) | Dennis Amiss (48) | |
Most wickets | Dennis Lillee (12) | Richard Hadlee (7) | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | WSC World XI won the 9-match series 5–3 | ||
Most runs | Ian Chappell (164) | Dennis Amiss (181) | |
Most wickets | Max Walker (17) | Richard Hadlee (18) |
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 |
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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
Three Day Game
ODI Series
1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
4th ODI
13 November 1978
Scorecard |
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- 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
6th ODI
7th ODI
8th ODI
9th ODI
References
External links
- World Series Cricket in New Zealand 1978 – ESPNCricinfo