Michael Holding stops a ball from Bruce Laird off his own bowling, WSC Australia v WSC West Indies, second match, 1st day, RAS Showground, Sydney, December 16, 1977© Fairfax Media/Getty Images
David Hookes clutches his head after being hit during the WSC Super Test in Sydney. He sustained a broken jaw, WSC Australia v WSC West Indies, Sydney, December 16, 1977© The Cricketer International
Day-night cricket was a Packer innovation and one which saved World Series Cricket. The first such match took place on December 14, 1977 and was sparsely attended, but the idea caught on quickly and by the second season 1978-79 even the Supertestswere played partially under lights.© ESPNcricinfo Ltd