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.

WSC Australia XI against WSC World XI in New Zealand
 
  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)

Itinerary

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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

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4–6 November 1978 (4 Day Match)
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184 (56.1 overs)
Greg Chappell 74
Bernard Julien 3/19 (10.1)
128 (36 overs)
Dennis Amiss 43
Dennis Lillee 7/59 (18)
196 (58.4 overs)
Greg Chappell 89
Richard Hadlee 5/26 (15)
87 (27.2 overs)
Richard Hadlee 21
Dennis Lillee 5/30 (14)
WSC Australia XI won by 167 runs
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
  • WSC World XI won the toss and chose to field

Three Day Game

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12–14 November 1978
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  • First day lost to rain; remaining two days rescheduled as ODIs

ODI Series

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1st ODI

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8 November 1978
Scorecard
  WSC Australia XI
136 (49.1 overs)
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WSC World XI  
106 (30.2 overs)
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

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9 November 1978
Scorecard
  WSC World XI
178 (46.3 overs)
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WSC Australia XI  
94 (37.3 overs)
WSC World XI won by 84 runs
Tauranga Domain Outer Ground, Tauranga
  • 50 over match

3rd ODI

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10 November 1978
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Match abandoned without a ball being bowled
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
  • Rescheduled for New Plymouth on 15 November
  • 50 over match

4th ODI

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13 November 1978
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  WSC World XI
149/7 (30 overs)
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WSC Australia XI  
124 (28.1 overs)
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

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14 November 1978
Scorecard
  WSC Australia XI
178 (49.5 overs)
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WSC World XI  
75 (31.2 overs)
Clive Rice 36*
Mick Malone 4/9 (10)
WSC Australia XI won by 103 runs
Cooks Gardens, Wanganui
  • 50 over match

6th ODI

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15 November 1978
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  WSC World XI
156 (42.5 overs)
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WSC Australia XI  
68 (37.2 overs)
WSC World XI won by 88 runs
Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
  • 50 over match

7th ODI

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16 November 1978
Scorecard
  WSC Australia XI
171/8 (40 overs)
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WSC World XI  
164 (37.2 overs)
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

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18 November 1978
Scorecard
  WSC World XI
147/3 (37 overs)
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WSC Australia XI  
107 (31 overs)
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

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19 November 1978
Scorecard
  WSC Australia XI
118 (40.4 overs)
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WSC World XI  
122/9 (39.3 overs)
Clive Rice 46
Max Walker 3/19 (9.3)
WSC World XI won by 1 wicket
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
  • 50 over match

References

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