World Series Cricket player records

The following lists are of records in Supertests played in World Series Cricket from 1977 to 1979.

Supertests

Records from all Supertests played in World Series Cricket. There were four series of Supertests:

  • 1977/78: Australia v West Indies (3 Matches)
  • 1978: Australia v World XI (3)
  • 1978/79: Australia v West Indies v World XI (5 [3 round robin, 1 semi-final, 1 final])
  • 1979: West Indies v Australia (5)

Team records

Results

Team Matches Won Lost Drawn W/L %W %L %D
Australia 15 4 7 4 0.57 26.66 46.66 26.66
West Indies 11 3 4 4 0.75 27.27 36.36 36.36
World XI 6 5 1 0 5 83.33 16.66 0
Source:[1]

Highest team total

Highest team total (450 plus)
Score
(Overs) 		Team Versus Venue Date
625 (114.3) World XI Australia Gloucester Park, Perth, Western Australia 27-30 January 1978
538-6 (100.5) Australia World XI VFL Park, Melbourne, Victoria 9-13 February 1978
481(109.4) West Indies Australia Sabina Park, Jamaica 23-26 February 1979
476-5 (113.1) West Indies Australia Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana 25-28 March 1979
471(163.3) World XI West Indies Sydney Cricket Ground, New South Wales 21-23 December 1978
Source:[2]

Bowling

Most wickets in the tournament

  • Note: Only top 10 players shown. Sorted by wickets then bowling average.
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
Andy Roberts West Indies 13 417.3 99 1207 50 6/69 7/104 24.14 2.608 56.68 1
Ray Bright Australia 15 420 97 1248 42 6/52 7/64 29.71 2.88 64.25 2
Michael Holding West Indies 9 255.1 37 808 35 5/48 7/97 23.09 2.993 44.45 1
Joel Garner West Indies 7 284.3 43 867 35 5/52 7/113 24.77 2.598 62.25 1
Colin Croft West Indies 7 291.7 55 866 30 5/65 6/104 28.87 2.835 58.20 1
Len Pascoe Australia 9 242.1 55 866 30 3/20 5/75 32.00 3.523 58.20 0
Max Walker Australia 7 191 38 712 28 7/88 9/130 25.43 2.800 78.87 2
Imran Khan World XI 5 146.5 27 521 25 4/24 7/103 20.84 3.150 40.05 0
Gary Gilmour Australia 7 255 56 784 23 4/26 7/129 34.87 3.097 66.50 0
Source:[3]

Best innings bowling figures

Note: Only top ten performances listed.

Bowling figures:
Wickets-Runs (Overs) 		Bowler Country Versus Venue Date
7-23 (14) Dennis Lillee Australia West Indies Sydney Cricket Ground 21 January 1979
7-88 (28.3) Max Walker Australia World XI RAS 14 January 1978
6-52 (23) Ray Bright Australia West Indies Sydney Cricket Ground 21 January 1979
6-69 (12) Andy Roberts World XI Australia RAS 14 January 1978
6-81 (54.4) Albert Padmore West Indies Australia Queen's Park Oval 16 March 1979
6-125 (33.2) Dennis Lillee Australia West Indies Antigua Recreation Ground 6 April 1979
5-20 (12) Greg Chappell Australia West Indies Football Park 31 December 1977
5-39 (25.5) Garth Le Roux World XI Australia VFL Park 8 December 1978
5-48 (21) Michael Holding West Indies Australia Queen's Park Oval 16 March 1979
5-51 (18.5) Dennis Lillee Australia World XI Sydney Cricket Ground 2 February 1979
Source:[4]

Best match bowling figures

Note: Only top ten performances listed.

Bowling figures:
Wickets-Runs (Overs) 		Bowler Country Versus Venue Date
9-56 (29) Dennis Lillee Australia West Indies Sydney Cricket Ground 21 January 1979
9-101 (36.1) Garth Le Roux World XI Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 2 February 1979
9-130 (39) Max Walker Australia World XI RAS 14 January 1978
8-168 (43.2) Dennis Lillee Australia West Indies Sabina Park 23 February 1979
8-64 (30.5) Ray Bright Australia West Indies Sydney Cricket Ground 21 January 1979
7-97 (49.0) Michael Holding West Indies Australia Queen's Park Oval 16 March 1979
7-103 (26.0) Imran Khan World XI Australia Gloucester Park 27 January 1978
7-104 (28) Andy Roberts West Indies Australia VFL Park 2 December 1977
7-113 (26) Joel Garner West Indies Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 16 December 1977
7-113 (27) Max Walker Australia World XI VFL Park 9 February 1978
Source:[5]

Best match bowling averages

  • Note: Only top 10 players shown.
Player Team Matches Balls Runs Wkts Ave BBI BBM Econ SR 5WI
Garth Le Roux World XI 3 648 270 17 15.88 5/39 9/101 2.50 38.1 2
Mike Proctor World XI 4 494 225 14 16.07 4/33 5/58 2.73 35.2 0
Imran Khan World XI 5 999 521 25 20.84 4/24 7/103 3.12 39.9 0
Michael Holding West Indies 9 1643 808 35 23.08 5/48 7/97 2.95 46.9 1
Andy Roberts West Indies 13 2809 1207 50 24.14 6/69 7/104 2.57 56.1 1
Clive Rice World XI 3 402 169 7 24.14 2/38 3/64 2.52 57.4 0
Joel Garner West Indies 7 1985 867 35 24.77 5/52 7/113 2.62 56.7 1
Max Walker Australia 7 1430 712 28 24.77 7/88 9/130 2.98 51.0 2
Greg Chappell Australia 14 352 156 6 26.00 5/20 5/45 2.65 58.6 1
Richard Austin West Indies 2 267 133 5 26.60 3/59 3/109 2.98 53.4 0
Source:[6]

Batting

Most runs in the tournament

  • Note : Only top 10 players shown.
Player Team M I NO Runs Avg 100s 50s HS
Greg Chappell Australia 14 26 1 1415 56.60 5 4 246*
Viv Richards West Indies 14 25 2 1281 55.70 4 4 177
Ian Chappell Australia 14 27 2 893 35.72 1 5 141
David Hookes Australia 12 22 2 771 38.55 1 7 116
Gordon Greenidge West Indies 13 23 2 754 35.90 1 4 140
Clive Lloyd West Indies 13 21 3 683 37.94 1 3 197
Bruce Laird Australia 13 26 1 630 25.20 3 1 122
Roy Fredericks West Indies 10 18 0 621 34.50 0 4 89
Lawrence Rowe West Indies 9 15 2 570 43.85 2 2 175
Barry Richards World XI 5 8 1 554 79.14 2 2 207
Source:[7]

Highest average in the tournament

  • Note : Only top 10 players shown. Not including Barry Richards who only played one series.'
Player Team M I NO Runs Avg 100s 50s HS
Greg Chappell Australia 14 26 1 1415 56.60 5 4 246*
Vivian Richards West Indies 14 25 2 1281 55.70 4 4 177
Lawrence Rowe West Indies 9 15 2 570 43.85 2 2 175
David Hookes Australia 12 22 2 771 38.55 1 7 116
Clive Lloyd West Indies 13 21 3 683 37.94 1 3 197
Gordon Greenidge West Indies 13 23 2 754 35.90 1 4 140
Ian Chappell Australia 14 27 2 893 35.72 1 5 141
Roy Fredericks West Indies 10 18 0 621 34.50 0 4 89
Andy Roberts West Indies 13 20 6 439 31.35 0 2 89
Deryck Murray West Indies 10 15 2 377 29.00 0 2 82
Source:[8]

Highest individual scores

Note: Only top ten scores listed.

Runs Batsman Team Versus Venue Date
246* Greg Chappell Australia World XI VFL Park 9 February 1978
207 Barry Richards World XI Australia Gloucester Park 27 January 1978
197 Clive Lloyd West Indies Australia Sabina Park 23 February 1979
177 Viv Richards World XI Australia Gloucester Park 28 January 1978
175 Lawrence Rowe West Indies Australia VFL Park 12 January 1979
174 Greg Chappell Australia World XI Gloucester Park 27 January 1978
170 Viv Richards World XI Australia VFL Park 9 February 1978
150 Greg Chappell Australia West Indies Queen's Park Oval 16 March 1979
141 Ian Chappell Australia West Indies Football Park 31 December 1977
140 Gordon Greenidge West Indies World XI Gloucester Park 27 January 1978
Source:[9]
  • Viv Richards played for the World XI in the 1977/78 Supertests against Australia.

Highest partnerships by wicket

Wicket Runs First batsman Second batsman Team Opposition Venue Date
1st wicket 234* Gordon Greenidge Barry Richards World XI Australia Gloucester Park 27 January 1978
2nd wicket 219 Rick McCosker Greg Chappell Australia World XI VFL Park 9 February 1978
3rd wicket 124 Richard Austin Lawrence Rowe West Indies Australia VFL Park 12 January 1979
4th wicket 152 Greg Chappell David Hookes Australia World XI VFL Park 9 February 1978
5th wicket 121 Lawrence Rowe Clive Lloyd West Indies Australia VFL Park 12 January 1979
6th wicket 226 Clive Lloyd Andy Roberts West Indies Australia Sabina Park 23 February 1979
7th wicket 161* Rod Marsh Ray Bright Australia West Indies Antigua Recreation Ground 6 April 1979
8th wicket 116 Greg Chappell Ray Bright Australia World XI Gloucester Park 27 January 1978
9th wicket 42 Alan Knott Andy Roberts World XI Australia VFL Park 9 February 1978
10th wicket 78 Alan Knott Wayne Daniel World XI Australia VFL Park 9 February 1978
Source:[10]

References

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  2. ^ "Records / World Series Cricket Supertests / Highest Totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Records / World Series Cricket Supertests / Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Records / World Series Cricket Supertests / Best Bowling Figures in an Innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Records / World Series Cricket Supertests / Best Bowling Figures in a Match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Records / World Series Cricket Supertests / Best Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Records / World Series Cricket Supertests / Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Records / World Series Cricket Supertests / Highest Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Records / World Series Cricket Supertests / High Scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  10. ^ "New Zealand/Records/Test matches/Highest partnerships by wicket". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2021.