World Series Cricket tour of New Zealand
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{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name = WSC Australia XI against WSC World XI in New Zealand
| team2_image = World WSC.png
| team2_name = WSC World XI
| team1_image = Aus WSC.png
| team1_name = WSC Australia XI
| from_date = 4 November 1978
| to_date = 19 November 1978
| team2_captain = Tony Greig
| team1_captain = Ian Chappell
| no_of_ODIs = 9
| team1_ODIs_won = 3
| team2_ODIs_won = 5
| team1_ODIs_most_runs = Ian Chappell (164)
| team2_ODIs_most_runs = Dennis Amiss (181)
| team1_ODIs_most_wickets = Max Walker (17)
| team2_ODIs_most_wickets = Richard Hadlee (18)
| player_of_ODI_series =
| no_of_tests = 1
| team1_tests_won = 1
| team2_tests_won = 0
| team1_tests_most_runs = Greg Chappell (163)
| team2_tests_most_runs = Dennis Amiss (48)
| team1_tests_most_wickets = Dennis Lillee (12)
| team2_tests_most_wickets = Richard Hadlee (7)
| player_of_test_series =
}}
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
| class="wikitable" border="1" |
| Date
! Fixture ! Venue |
|---|
| 4 Nov 1978
|4-day game |
| 8 Nov 1978
|1st ODI |
| 9 Nov 1978
|2nd ODI |
| 10 Nov 1978
|3rd ODI |
| 12 Nov 1978
|3-day game |
| 16 Nov 1978
|4th ODI |
| 18 Nov 1978
|5th ODI |
| 19 Nov 1978
|6th ODI |
Four Day Game
{{Test match
|date = 4–6 November 1978 (4 Day Match)
|team1 = 20px WSC Australia XI
|team2 = WSC World XI 20px
|score-team1-inns1 = 184 (56.1 overs)
|runs-team1-inns1 = Greg Chappell 74
|wickets-team1-inns1 = Bernard Julien 3/19 (10.1)
|score-team2-inns1 = 128 (36 overs)
|runs-team2-inns1 = Dennis Amiss 43
|wickets-team2-inns1 = Dennis Lillee 7/59 (18)
|score-team1-inns2 = 196 (58.4 overs)
|runs-team1-inns2 = Greg Chappell 89
|wickets-team1-inns2 = Richard Hadlee 5/26 (15)
|score-team2-inns2 = 87 (27.2 overs)
|runs-team2-inns2 = Richard Hadlee 21
|wickets-team2-inns2 = Dennis Lillee 5/30 (14)
|result = WSC Australia XI won by 167 runs
|venue = Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
|umpires =
|motm =
|report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38618.html scorecard]
|toss = WSC World XI won the toss and chose to field
|rain =
}}
Three Day Game
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 12–14 November 1978
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = 20px WSC Australia XI
| score1 =
| score2 =
| team2 = WSC World XI 20px
| runs1 =
| wickets1 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = No Result
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38632.html Scorecard]
| venue = Cooks Gardens, Wanganui
| umpires =
| motm =
| toss =
| rain = First day lost to rain; remaining two days rescheduled as ODIs
| notes =
}}
ODI Series
=1st ODI=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 8 November 1978
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = 20px WSC Australia XI
| score1 = 136 (49.1 overs)
| score2 = 106 (30.2 overs)
| team2 = WSC World XI 20px
| runs1 = Rick McCosker 39
| wickets1 = Albert Padmore 4/28 (10)
| runs2 = Dennis Amiss 63*
| wickets2 = Max Walker 5/26 (9.2)
| result = WSC Australia XI won by 30 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38622.html Scorecard]
| venue = Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
| umpires =
| motm =
| toss =
| rain =
| notes = 50 over match
}}
=2nd ODI=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 9 November 1978
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = 20px WSC World XI
| score1 = 178 (46.3 overs)
| score2 = 94 (37.3 overs)
| team2 = WSC Australia XI 20px
| runs1 = Lawrence Rowe 52
| wickets1 = Dennis Lillee 3/15 (8.3)
| runs2 = Ian Davis 30
| wickets2 = Derek Underwood 3/12 (8.3)
| result = WSC World XI won by 84 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38625.html Scorecard]
| venue = Tauranga Domain Outer Ground, Tauranga
| umpires =
| motm =
| toss =
| rain =
| notes = 50 over match
}}
=3rd ODI=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 10 November 1978
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = 20px WSC World XI
| score1 =
| score2 =
| team2 = WSC Australia XI 20px
| runs1 =
| wickets1 =
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = Match abandoned without a ball being bowled
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38628.html Scorecard]
| venue = Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
| umpires =
| motm =
| toss =
| rain = Rescheduled for New Plymouth on 15 November
| notes = 50 over match
}}
=4th ODI=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 13 November 1978
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = 20px WSC World XI
| score1 = 149/7 (30 overs)
| score2 = 124 (28.1 overs)
| team2 = WSC Australia XI 20px
| runs1 = Barry Richards 51
| wickets1 = Ray Bright 2/34 (6)
| runs2 = Rod Marsh 45
| wickets2 = Richard Hadlee 3/8 (5.1)
| result = WSC World XI won by 25 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38633.html Scorecard]
| venue = Cooks Gardens, Wanganui
| umpires =
| motm =
| toss =
| rain = 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
| notes = 50 over match
}}
=5th ODI=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 14 November 1978
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = 20px WSC Australia XI
| score1 = 178 (49.5 overs)
| score2 = 75 (31.2 overs)
| team2 = WSC World XI 20px
| runs1 = Ian Chappell 66
| wickets1 = Collis King 5/47 (9.5)
| runs2 = Clive Rice 36*
| wickets2 = Mick Malone 4/9 (10)
| result = WSC Australia XI won by 103 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38635.html Scorecard]
| venue = Cooks Gardens, Wanganui
| umpires =
| motm =
| toss =
| rain =
| notes = 50 over match
}}
=6th ODI=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 15 November 1978
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = 20px WSC World XI
| score1 = 156 (42.5 overs)
| score2 = 68 (37.2 overs)
| team2 = WSC Australia XI 20px
| runs1 = Dennis Amiss 71
| wickets1 = Doug Walters 4/17 (4.5)
| runs2 = Ian Davis 20
| wickets2 = Mike Proctor 4/6 (9)
| result = WSC World XI won by 88 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38636.html Scorecard]
| venue = Pukekura Park, New Plymouth
| umpires =
| motm =
| toss =
| rain =
| notes = 50 over match
}}
=7th ODI=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 16 November 1978
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = 20px WSC Australia XI
| score1 = 171/8 (40 overs)
| score2 = 164 (37.2 overs)
| team2 = WSC World XI 20px
| runs1 = Ian Chappell 49
| wickets1 = Collis King 3/27 (6)
| runs2 = Lawrence Rowe 36
| wickets2 = Max Walker 4/36 (8)
| result = WSC Australia XI won by 7 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38637.html Scorecard]
| venue = Te Whiti Park, Lower Hutt
| umpires =
| motm =
| toss =
| rain = Match reduced to 40 overs per side prior to start
| notes = 50 over match
}}
=8th ODI=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 18 November 1978
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = 20px WSC World XI
| score1 = 147/3 (37 overs)
| score2 = 107 (31 overs)
| team2 = WSC Australia XI 20px
| runs1 = Barry Richards 64
| wickets1 = Mick Malone 2/23 (10)
| runs2 = Rick McCosker 31
| wickets2 = Collis King 5/36 (10)
| result = WSC World XI won by 40 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38650.html Scorecard]
| venue = Nelson Cricket Ground, Hastings
| umpires =
| motm =
| toss =
| rain = Match reduced to 37 overs per side prior to start
| notes = 50 over match
}}
=9th ODI=
{{Limited overs matches
| date = 19 November 1978
| time =
| daynight =
| team1 = 20px WSC Australia XI
| score1 = 118 (40.4 overs)
| score2 = 122/9 (39.3 overs)
| team2 = WSC World XI 20px
| runs1 = Doug Walters 29
Rod Marsh 29
| wickets1 = Richard Hadlee 4/25 (10)
| runs2 = Clive Rice 46
| wickets2 = Max Walker 3/19 (9.3)
| result = WSC World XI won by 1 wicket
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38651.html Scorecard]
| venue = Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
| umpires =
| motm =
| toss =
| rain =
| notes = 50 over match
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.espncricinfo.com/worldseries/engine/series/322657.html World Series Cricket in New Zealand 1978] – ESPNCricinfo
{{World Series Cricket}}
{{International cricket tours of New Zealand}}
Category:1978 in New Zealand cricket
Category:International cricket competitions from 1975–76 to 1980
Category:Multi-national cricket tours of New Zealand
Category:New Zealand cricket seasons from 1970–71 to 1999–2000