World Series Cricket player records

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

Contents

Supertests

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

Team records

Results

TeamMatchesWonLostDrawnW/L%W%L%D
Aus WSC.png Australia 154740.5726.6646.6626.66
Windies WSC.png West Indies 113440.7527.2736.3636.36
World WSC.png World XI 6510583.3316.660
Source: [1]

Highest team total

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

Bowling

Most wickets in the tournament

PlayerTeamMatchesOversMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR5WI
Dennis Lillee Aus WSC.png Australia 14522.11061800677/239/5626.873.29553.354
Andy Roberts Windies WSC.png West Indies 13417.3991207506/697/10424.142.60856.681
Ray Bright Aus WSC.png Australia 15420971248426/527/6429.712.8864.252
Michael Holding Windies WSC.png West Indies 9255.137808355/487/9723.092.99344.451
Joel Garner Windies WSC.png West Indies 7284.343867355/527/11324.772.59862.251
Colin Croft Windies WSC.png West Indies 7291.755866305/656/10428.872.83558.201
Len Pascoe Aus WSC.png Australia 9242.155866303/205/7532.003.52358.200
Max Walker Aus WSC.png Australia 719138712287/889/13025.432.80078.872
Imran Khan World WSC.png World XI 5146.527521254/247/10320.843.15040.050
Gary Gilmour Aus WSC.png Australia 725556784234/267/12934.873.09766.500
Source: [3]

Best innings bowling figures

Note: Only top ten performances listed.

Bowling figures:
Wickets-Runs (Overs)
BowlerCountryVersusVenueDate
7-23 (14) Dennis Lillee Aus WSC.png Australia Windies WSC.png West Indies Sydney Cricket Ground 21 January 1979
7-88 (28.3) Max Walker Aus WSC.png Australia World WSC.png World XI RAS 14 January 1978
6-52 (23) Ray Bright Aus WSC.png Australia Windies WSC.png West Indies Sydney Cricket Ground 21 January 1979
6-69 (12) Andy Roberts World WSC.png World XI Aus WSC.png Australia RAS 14 January 1978
6-81 (54.4) Albert Padmore Windies WSC.png West Indies Aus WSC.png Australia Queen's Park Oval 16 March 1979
6-125 (33.2) Dennis Lillee Aus WSC.png Australia Windies WSC.png West Indies Antigua Recreation Ground 6 April 1979
5-20 (12) Greg Chappell Aus WSC.png Australia Windies WSC.png West Indies Football Park 31 December 1977
5-39 (25.5) Garth Le Roux World WSC.png World XI Aus WSC.png Australia VFL Park 8 December 1978
5-48 (21) Michael Holding Windies WSC.png West Indies Aus WSC.png Australia Queen's Park Oval 16 March 1979
5-51 (18.5) Dennis Lillee Aus WSC.png Australia World WSC.png 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)
BowlerCountryVersusVenueDate
9-56 (29) Dennis Lillee Aus WSC.png Australia Windies WSC.png West Indies Sydney Cricket Ground 21 January 1979
9-101 (36.1) Garth Le Roux World WSC.png World XI Aus WSC.png Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 2 February 1979
9-130 (39) Max Walker Aus WSC.png Australia World WSC.png World XI RAS 14 January 1978
8-168 (43.2) Dennis Lillee Aus WSC.png Australia Windies WSC.png West Indies Sabina Park 23 February 1979
8-64 (30.5) Ray Bright Aus WSC.png Australia Windies WSC.png West Indies Sydney Cricket Ground 21 January 1979
7-97 (49.0) Michael Holding Windies WSC.png West Indies Aus WSC.png Australia Queen's Park Oval 16 March 1979
7-103 (26.0) Imran Khan World WSC.png World XI Aus WSC.png Australia Gloucester Park 27 January 1978
7-104 (28) Andy Roberts Windies WSC.png West Indies Aus WSC.png Australia VFL Park 2 December 1977
7-113 (26) Joel Garner Windies WSC.png West Indies Aus WSC.png Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 16 December 1977
7-113 (27) Max Walker Aus WSC.png Australia World WSC.png World XI VFL Park 9 February 1978
Source: [5]

Best match bowling averages

PlayerTeamMatchesBallsRunsWktsAveBBIBBMEconSR5WI
Garth Le Roux World WSC.png World XI 36482701715.885/399/1012.5038.12
Mike Proctor World WSC.png World XI 44942251416.074/335/582.7335.20
Imran Khan World WSC.png World XI 59995212520.844/247/1033.1239.90
Michael Holding Windies WSC.png West Indies 916438083523.085/487/972.9546.91
Andy Roberts Windies WSC.png West Indies 13280912075024.146/697/1042.5756.11
Clive Rice World WSC.png World XI 3402169724.142/383/642.5257.40
Joel Garner Windies WSC.png West Indies 719858673524.775/527/1132.6256.71
Max Walker Aus WSC.png Australia 714307122824.777/889/1302.9851.02
Greg Chappell Aus WSC.png Australia 14352156626.005/205/452.6558.61
Richard Austin Windies WSC.png West Indies 2267133526.603/593/1092.9853.40
Source: [6]

Batting

Most runs in the tournament

PlayerTeam M I NO Runs Avg 100s 50s HS
Greg Chappell Aus WSC.png Australia 14261141556.6054246*
Viv Richards Windies WSC.png West Indies 14252128155.7044177
Ian Chappell Aus WSC.png Australia 1427289335.7215141
David Hookes Aus WSC.png Australia 1222277138.5517116
Gordon Greenidge Windies WSC.png West Indies 1323275435.9014140
Clive Lloyd Windies WSC.png West Indies 1321368337.9413197
Bruce Laird Aus WSC.png Australia 1326163025.2031122
Roy Fredericks Windies WSC.png West Indies 1018062134.500489
Lawrence Rowe Windies WSC.png West Indies 915257043.8522175
Barry Richards World WSC.png World XI 58155479.1422207
Source: [7]

Highest average in the tournament

PlayerTeamMINORunsAvg100s50sHS
Greg Chappell Aus WSC.png Australia 14261141556.6054246*
Vivian Richards Windies WSC.png West Indies 14252128155.7044177
Lawrence Rowe Windies WSC.png West Indies 915257043.8522175
David Hookes Aus WSC.png Australia 1222277138.5517116
Clive Lloyd Windies WSC.png West Indies 1321368337.9413197
Gordon Greenidge Windies WSC.png West Indies 1323275435.9014140
Ian Chappell Aus WSC.png Australia 1427289335.7215141
Roy Fredericks Windies WSC.png West Indies 1018062134.500489
Andy Roberts Windies WSC.png West Indies 1320643931.350289
Deryck Murray Windies WSC.png West Indies 1015237729.000282
Source: [8]

Highest individual scores

Note: Only top ten scores listed.

RunsBatsmanTeamVersusVenueDate
246* Greg Chappell Aus WSC.png Australia World WSC.png World XI VFL Park 9 February 1978
207 Barry Richards World WSC.png World XI Aus WSC.png Australia Gloucester Park 27 January 1978
197 Clive Lloyd Windies WSC.png West Indies Aus WSC.png Australia Sabina Park 23 February 1979
177 Viv Richards World WSC.png World XI Aus WSC.png Australia Gloucester Park 28 January 1978
175 Lawrence Rowe Windies WSC.png West Indies Aus WSC.png Australia VFL Park 12 January 1979
174 Greg Chappell Aus WSC.png Australia World WSC.png World XI Gloucester Park 27 January 1978
170 Viv Richards World WSC.png World XI Aus WSC.png Australia VFL Park 9 February 1978
150 Greg Chappell Aus WSC.png Australia Windies WSC.png West Indies Queen's Park Oval 16 March 1979
141 Ian Chappell Aus WSC.png Australia Windies WSC.png West Indies Football Park 31 December 1977
140 Gordon Greenidge Windies WSC.png West Indies World WSC.png World XI Gloucester Park 27 January 1978
Source: [9]

Highest partnerships by wicket

WicketRunsFirst batsmanSecond batsmanTeamOppositionVenueDate
1st wicket234* Gordon Greenidge Barry Richards World WSC.png World XI Aus WSC.png Australia Gloucester Park 27 January 1978
2nd wicket219 Rick McCosker Greg Chappell Aus WSC.png Australia World WSC.png World XI VFL Park 9 February 1978
3rd wicket124 Richard Austin Lawrence Rowe Windies WSC.png West Indies Aus WSC.png Australia VFL Park 12 January 1979
4th wicket152 Greg Chappell David Hookes Aus WSC.png Australia World WSC.png World XI VFL Park 9 February 1978
5th wicket121 Lawrence Rowe Clive Lloyd Windies WSC.png West Indies Aus WSC.png Australia VFL Park 12 January 1979
6th wicket226 Clive Lloyd Andy Roberts Windies WSC.png West Indies Aus WSC.png Australia Sabina Park 23 February 1979
7th wicket161* Rod Marsh Ray Bright Aus WSC.png Australia Windies WSC.png West Indies Antigua Recreation Ground 6 April 1979
8th wicket116 Greg Chappell Ray Bright Aus WSC.png Australia World WSC.png World XI Gloucester Park 27 January 1978
9th wicket42 Alan Knott Andy Roberts World WSC.png World XI Aus WSC.png Australia VFL Park 9 February 1978
10th wicket78 Alan Knott Wayne Daniel World WSC.png World XI Aus WSC.png Australia VFL Park 9 February 1978
Source: [10]

References

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  5. "Records / World Series Cricket Supertests / Best Bowling Figures in a Match". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 6 January 2021.
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