List of World Series Cricket international five-wicket hauls explained

World Series Cricket (WSC) was a break away professional cricket competition staged between 1977 and 1979.^[1]

Formed by Australian business man Kerry Packer following the refusal of the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) to accept the bid of Packer's Channel Nine to gain exclusive television rights to Australia's Test matches, World Series Cricket involved matches between WSC Australia XI, WSC World XI and WSC West Indies. The teams included leading Australian, English, Pakistani, South African and West Indian players, most notably England captain Tony Greig, West Indies captain Clive Lloyd, Australian captain Greg Chappell and former Australian captain Ian Chappell.

The teams played five day "Supertests" and one day "International Cup" matches in Australia and the West Indies. The first WSC game, a Supertest between the Australians and the West Indians, began at VFL Park on 2 December 1977.

Sixteen Supertest five wicket hauls were by players from all three of the WSC teams. The first of these was by Greg Chappell on 1 January 1978. Dennis Lillee's seven wickets for twenty three runs (7/23) was the best bowling figures in World Series Cricket and Lillee also holds the record for most Supertest five wicket hauls with four.

Eight International Cup five wicket hauls were taken during World Series Cricket, with Andy Roberts claiming the first on 3 February 1978. No player took more than one five wicket haul and WSC World XI player Garth Le Roux returned the best figures with five wickets for six runs, against WSC Australia XI.

Key

• Date – Date the fifth wicket was taken.
• Inn – The innings of the match in which the five-wicket haul was taken.
• Overs – Number of overs bowled in that innings.
• - Overs consisting of eight deliveries.
• Runs – Runs conceded.
• Wkts – Number of wickets taken.
• Batsmen – The batsmen whose wickets were taken in the five-wicket haul.
• Result – The result for the player's team in that match.

Supertest five wicket hauls

No.	Player	Date	For	Against	Inn	Venue	Overs	Wkts	Runs	Batsmen	Result
1		1 January 1978			2		12*	5	20	RC Fredericks CG Greenidge LG Rowe CL King J Garner	Won[2]
2		16 January 1978			2		28.3*	7	88	align=left	CG Greenidge CH Lloyd AW Greig IVA Richards MJ Procter AME Roberts J Garner	Lost[3]
3		17 January 1978	World XI		3	RAS Showground, Sydney	12*	6	69	BM Laird RS Langer IM Chapell GS Chappell RW Marsh GJ Gilmour	Won
4		28 January 1978			1		31.3*	5	149	align=left	BA Richards Imran Khan APE Knott CG Greenidge WW Daniel	Lost[4]
5		12 February 1978			3		14.7*	5	52	IC Davis GS Chappell R Edwards DW Hookes MHN Walker	Lost[5]
6		13 February 1978			4	VFL Park, Melbourne	15*	5	82	BA Richards IVA Richards AW Greig Imran Khan J Garner	Won
7		13 February 1978			4	VFL Park, Melbourne	14*	5	62	CG Greenidge Zaheer Abbas AME Roberts Asif Iqbal WW Daniel	Won
8		5 November 1978			2		18	7	59	BA Richards DL Amiss AW Greig APE Knott BD Julien JA Snow AL Padmore	Won[6]
9		5 November 1978			3	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	15	5	26	IC Davis IM Chapell DW Hookes RB McCosker GJ Gilmour	Lost
10		6 November 1978			4	Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland	14	5	30	DL Amiss RA Woolmer CEB Rice CL King RJ Hadlee	Won
11		9 December 1978			2	VFL Park, Melbourne	25.5	5	39	BM Laird RJ Bright DW Hookes IM Chappell DK Lillee	Won[7]
12		21 January 1979			1		23	6	52	CG Greenisge IVA Richards LG Rowe JC Allen DL Murray AL Padmore	Won[8]
13		23 January 1979			2	SCG, Sydney	26	5	65	KC Wessels GS Chappell IM Chappell DW Hookes RW Marsh	Lost
14		24 January 1979			3	SCG, Sydney	14	7	23	RA Austin CG Greenidge JC Allen LG Rowe IVA Richards DL Murray WW Daniel	Won
15		2 February 1979			1	SCG, Sydney	18.4	5	57	BM Laird IM Chppell MF Kent RW Marsh LS Pascoe	Won[9]
16		3 February 1979			2	SCG, Sydney	18.5	5	51	EJ Barlow MJ Procter AW Greig Imran Khan DL Underwood	Lost
17		16 March 1979			1		21	5	48	IM Chappell GS Chappell DW Hookes TM Chappell RJ Bright	Lost[10]
18		18 March 1979			2	Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain	20	5	78	RC Fredericks LG Rowe IVA Richards CH Lloyd MA Holding	Won
19		9 April 1979			2		33.2	6	125	DL Haynes RC Fredericks IVA Richards CH Lloyd LG Rowe MA Holding	Won[11]

International Cup five wicket hauls

No.	Player	Date	For	Against	Inn	Venue	Overs	Wkts	Runs	Batsmen	Result
1		3 February 1978			2		8*	5	17	align=left	DL Amiss RA Woolmer Majid Khan Asif Iqbal BA Richards	Won[12]
2		5 February 1978			2	RAS Showground, Sydney	5.7*	5	29	align=left	IC Davis RW Marsh GJ Gilmour DK Lillee LS Pascoe	Won[13]
3		28 November 1978			1	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	9.3	5	19	align=left	LG Rowe JC Allen BD Julien DL Murray J Garner	Won[14]
4		18 December 1978			2	VFL Park, Melbourne	10	5	30	align=left	Zaheer Abbas BA Richards Javed Miandad MJ Procter Asif Iqbal	Won[15]
5		1 January 1979			1	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane	6.1	5	6	align=left	GS Chappell IR Redpath TM Chappell MF Malone W Prior	Won[16]
6		9 January 1979			2	VFL Park, Melbourne	10	5	23	align=left	JC Allen IBD Julien DL Murray AME Roberts MA Holding	Won[17]
7		21 February 1979			1		7.3	5	31	align=left	CL King DL Murray MA Holding J Garner WW Daniel	Won[18]
8		4 April 1979			1		9	5	21	align=left	BM Laird MF Kent IM Chappell RJ Bright MF Malone	Won[19]

See also

• List of World Series Cricket international centuries

Notes and References

1. Web site: Walker. Max. Cricket. 6 November 2011.
2. Web site: WSC Australia v WSC West Indies World Series Cricket Supertests 1977/78 (3rd Supertest). CricketArchive. 8 November 2011.
3. Web site: WSC Australia v WSC World XI World Series Cricket Supertests 1977/78 (4th Supertest). CricketArchive. 13 November 2011.
4. Web site: WSC Australia v WSC World XI World Series Cricket Supertests 1977/78 (5th Supertest). CricketArchive. 14 November 2011.
5. Web site: WSC Australia v WSC World XI World Series Cricket Supertests 1977/78 (6th Supertest). CricketArchive. 14 November 2011.
6. Web site: WSC World XI v WSC Australia World Series Cricket 1978/79 . CricketArchive . 7 February 2024 .
7. Web site: WSC Australia v WSC World XI World Series Cricket Supertests 1978/79. CricketArchive. 15 November 2011.
8. Web site: WSC Australia v WSC West Indies World Series Cricket Supertests 1978/79 (Semi-Final). CricketArchive. 15 November 2011.
9. Web site: WSC Australia v WSC World XI World Series Cricket Supertests 1978/79 (Final). Cricket Archive. 15 November 2011.
10. Web site: WSC West Indies v WSC Australia WSC Australia in West Indies 1978/79 (3rd Supertest). CriciketArchive. 17 November 2011.
11. Web site: WSC West Indies v WSC Australia WSC Australia in West Indies 1978/79 (5th Supertest). CricketArchive. 18 November 2011.
12. Web site: WSC West Indies v WSC World XI World Series Cricket International Cup 1977/78 (1st Semi-Final). CricketArchive. 10 November 2011.
13. Web site: WSC Australia v WSC West Indies World Series Cricket International Cup 1977/78 (Final). CricketArchive. 10 November 2011.
14. Web site: WSC Australia v WSC West Indies World Series Cricket International Cup 1978/79. CricketArchive. 10 November 2011.
15. Web site: WSC Australia v WSC World XI World Series Cricket International Cup 1978/79. CricketArchive. 11 November 2011.
16. Web site: WSC Australia v WSC World XI World Series Cricket International Cup 1978/79. CricketArchive. 11 November 2011.
17. Web site: WSC Australia v WSC West Indies World Series Cricket International Cup 1978/79. CricketArchive. 11 November 2011.
18. Web site: WSC West Indies v WSC Australia WSC Australia in West Indies 1978/79 (2nd ODI). CricketArchive. 11 November 2011.
19. Web site: WSC West Indies v WSC Australia WSC Australia in West Indies 1978/79 (11th ODI). CricketArchive. 12 November 2011.