WSC Aust. vs WSC World XI, at Melbourne, Jan 23 1978 - Full Scorecard
RESULT
Melbourne, January 23, 1978, World Series Cricket International Cup
(38/38 ov) 193/9
(29.1/29.1 ov, T:147) 138/9
WSC Aust. won by 9 runs (revised target)
WSC Australia  (38 ovs maximum)
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b Snow | 21 | 41 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 51.21 | |||
| c Zaheer Abbas b Greig | 50 | 93 | 115 | 5 | 0 | 53.76 | |||
| b Underwood | 31 | 44 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 70.45 | |||
| c Snow b Underwood | 20 | 23 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 86.95 | |||
| run out | 14 | 28 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |||
| c Richards b Underwood | 14 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 116.66 | |||
| run out | 4 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 30.76 | |||
| b Imran Khan | 3 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | |||
| not out | 17 | 20 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 85.00 | |||
| c Procter b Snow | 8 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 47.05 | |||
| not out | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Extras | (lb 7, nb 3, w 1) | 11 | |||||||
| Total | 38 Ov (RR: 5.07) | 193/9 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-44 (Ian Chappell, 9.3 ov), 2-102 (Greg Chappell, 21.5 ov), 3-104 (Ian Davis, 22.8 ov), 4-136 (Rod Marsh, 27.5 ov), 5-155 (Gary Gilmour, 29.7 ov), 6-156 (Martin Kent, 29.8 ov), 7-163 (Doug Walters, 32.2 ov), 8-167 (Ross Edwards, 33.5 ov), 9-186 (Mick Malone, 36.8 ov) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 2.46 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 3.00 | - | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3.75 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 4.35 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 4.50 | - | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 3.75 | - | 0 | 0 |
WSC World XIÂ Â (T: 147 runs from 29.1 ovs)
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Walters b Pascoe | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| c IM Chappell b Malone | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| c †Marsh b Walker | 32 | 73 | 96 | 2 | 0 | 43.83 | |||
| c Pascoe b Walters | 10 | 34 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 29.41 | |||
| c †Marsh b Gilmour | 59 | 74 | 95 | 3 | 0 | 79.72 | |||
| c Malone b Gilmour | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 | |||
| b Walker | 9 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 90.00 | |||
| b Gilmour | 10 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 125.00 | |||
| c Edwards b Walker | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 | |||
| not out | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | |||
| not out | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
| Extras | (lb 3, nb 2) | 5 | |||||||
| Total | 29.1 Ov (RR: 4.73) | 138/9 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-1 (Dennis Amiss, 1.3 ov), 2-1 (Barry Richards, 2.7 ov), 3-25 (Zaheer Abbas, 12.5 ov), 4-60 (Bob Woolmer, 18.7 ov), 5-67 (Imran Khan, 19.8 ov), 6-97 (Tony Greig, 24.1 ov), 7-130 (Asif Iqbal, 27.5 ov), 8-131 (Alan Knott, 27.7 ov), 9-137 (Mike Procter, 28.6 ov) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1.50 | - | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1.78 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3.25 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 5.35 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 6.1 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 5.02 | - | 0 | 1 |
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Match Flow
WSC Australia innings
Rain stopped play from 3.17-3.36pm - WSC Australia 35-0 (IM Chappell 12*, Davis 22*, 8.2 overs
When play resumed the match was reduced to 38 overs per side
WSC World XI innings
Rain came at 10.12pm and when play was halted WSC World XI needed to have scored 148 runs to win
IC Davis 50 in 90 balls, 112 minutes with 5 fours
7 ball-over, WSC Australia innings - 6th over
Asif Iqbal 50: 65 balls, 84 mins, 1 four
12th men: BM Laird (WSC Australia), Majid Khan (WSC World XI)
Revised Target set by using Countback to score at equivalent point of team 1
Match Details
GroundVFL Park, Melbourne
TossWSC World XI, elected to field first
Season1977/78
Match daysday (40-over match)
Umpires
PointsWSC Australia 2, WSC World XI 0
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