World Series Cricket Australia XI
The World Series Cricket Australia XI was a cricket team representing Australia in World Series Cricket. 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.
Players
Honours
- Runners-up 1977/78 International Cup
- Runners-up 1978/79 Supertest Series
- Runners-up 1978/79 International Cup
Records (Supertests)
Highest team total
- Note: Sorted by wickets then bowling average.
Best bowling
Bowling figures: Wickets-Runs | Bowler | Country | Versus | Venue | Date |
7-23 | Dennis Lillee | Australia XI | West Indies XI | SCG | 21 Jan '79 |
7-88 | Max Walker | Australia XI | Rest of the World XI | RAS | 14 Jan '78 |
6-52 | Ray Bright | Australia XI | West Indies XI | SCG | 21 Jan '79 |
6-125 | Dennis Lillee | Australia XI | West Indies XI | ARG | 6 Apr '79 |
5-20 | Greg Chappell | Australia XI | West Indies XI | Football Park | 31 Dec '77 |
5-51 | Dennis Lillee | Australia XI | Rest of the World XI | SCG | 2 Feb '79 |
5-62 | Max Walker | Australia XI | Rest of the World XI | VFL Park | 9 Feb '78 |
5-78 | Jeff Thomson | Australia XI | West Indies XI | Queen's Park Oval | 16 March '79 |
5-82 | Dennis Lillee | Australia XI | Rest of the World XI | VFL Park | 9 Feb '78 |
5-149 | Ray Bright | Australia XI | Rest of the World XI | Gloucester Park | 27 Jan '78 |
Most runs in the tournament
- Note: Only top 5 players shown.
Highest individual scores