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Tuesday, January 9, 1979

WSC Australia v WSC West Indies at Melbourne, Jan 9, 1979


World Series Cricket International Cup
WSC Australia v WSC West Indies
1978/79 season

Played at VFL Park, Melbourne, on 9 January 1979 (50-over match)

Result WSC Australia won by 71 runs

WSC Australia innings (50 overs maximum) R

KC Wessels c King b Holding 54

BM Laird c King b Holding 2

GS Chappell lbw b Julien 12

R Edwards c wicketkeeperMurray b Julien 0

DW Hookes b Roberts 46
captain IM Chappell c Lloyd b King 26
wicketkeeper RW Marsh b Daniel 15

GJ Gilmour b Roberts 5

MF Malone c Richards b Daniel 5

MHN Walker c Lloyd b Daniel 1

W Prior not out 0

Extras (b 2, lb 6) 8



Total (all out; 49.3 overs; 209 mins) 174 (3.51 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-2 (Laird), 2-33 (GS Chappell), 3-33 (Edwards), 4-93 (Wessels), 5-138 (Hookes), 6-152 (IM Chappell), 7-164, 8-166, 9-174, 10-174

Bowling O M R W Econ

AME Roberts 10 3 22 2 2.20

MA Holding 10 0 31 2 3.10

BD Julien 10 0 22 2 2.20

WW Daniel 9.3 0 26 3 2.73

CL King 10 0 65 1 6.50

WSC West Indies innings (target: 175 runs from 50 overs) R 6s

CG Greenidge c Wessels b Prior 17


DL Haynes not out 21


IVA Richards lbw b Gilmour 6

captain CH Lloyd c wicketkeeperMarsh b Gilmour 29 4

JC Allen lbw b Walker 3


BD Julien c wicketkeeperMarsh b Walker 1


CL King c Prior b GS Chappell 0

wicketkeeper DL Murray c GS Chappell b Walker 2


AME Roberts c Hookes b Walker 13


MA Holding b Walker 0


WW Daniel b Malone 8


Extras (lb 3) 3





Total (all out; 39.5 overs; 168 mins) 103 (2.58 runs per over)

Fall of wickets0-?* (Haynes, retired not out), 1-20 (Richards), 2-32 (Greenidge), 3-65 (Allen), 4-69 (Julien), 5-71 (King), 6-73 (Murray), 7-81 (Lloyd), 8-89 (Roberts), 9-89 (Holding), 10-103 (Daniel)

Bowling O M R W Econ

W Prior 5 0 18 1 3.60

MF Malone 9.5 4 17 1 1.72

GJ Gilmour 10 3 21 2 2.10

MHN Walker 10 3 23 5 2.30

GS Chappell 5 1 21 1 4.20

Toss WSC West Indies, who chose to field first
Points WSC Australia 2, WSC West Indies 0

Player of the match MHN Walker (WSC Australia)

Umpires C Hoy and D Sang Hue

Match notes

  • DL Haynes retired hurt on 13* from ?/0 to 89/9

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