Sheffield Shield, 1977/78
Tasmania v Queensland
North Tasmania C.A. Ground, Launceston
25,26,27,28 February 1978 (4-day match)
Result: Match drawn
Toss:
Umpires: LW Cox and A Edsall
Balls per over: 8
Close of Play:
Queensland 1st innings |
Nervous nineties is the period of batsman's innings when his or her score is between 90 and 99. During this phase many players bat extremely cautiously in order to avoid being out before they obtain a century.
Sheffield Shield, 1977/78
Tasmania v Queensland
North Tasmania C.A. Ground, Launceston
25,26,27,28 February 1978 (4-day match)
Result: Match drawn
Toss:
Umpires: LW Cox and A Edsall
Balls per over: 8
Close of Play:
Queensland 1st innings |
Sheffield Shield, 1977/78
New South Wales v South Australia
Sydney Cricket Ground
25,26,27,28 February 1978 (4-day match)
Result: South Australia won by 91 runs
Toss:
Umpires: TF Brooks and A Drake
Balls per over: 8
Close of Play:
South Australia 1st innings |
Sheffield Shield, 1977/78
Victoria v Western Australia
Melbourne Cricket Ground
24,25,26,27 February 1978 (4-day match)
Result: Western Australia won by 137 runs
Toss:
Umpires: RC Bailhache and CO Jones
Balls per over: 8
Close of Play:
Western Australia 1st innings |
Sheffield Shield, 1977/78
Tasmania v South Australia
Tasmania C.A. Ground, Hobart
18,19,20,21 February 1978 (4-day match)
Result: Match drawn
Toss:
Umpires: K Connor and J Stevens
Balls per over: 8
Close of Play:
South Australia 1st innings |
Sheffield Shield, 1977/78
New South Wales v Western Australia
Sydney Cricket Ground
18,19,20,21 February 1978 (4-day match)
Result: Western Australia won by 5 wickets
Toss:
Umpires: TF Brooks and RA French
Balls per over: 8
Close of Play:
New South Wales 1st innings |
Sheffield Shield, 1977/78
Victoria v Queensland
Melbourne Cricket Ground
17,18,19,20 February 1978 (4-day match)
Result: Victoria won by 2 wickets
Toss:
Umpires: RC Isherwood and CO Jones
Balls per over: 8
Close of Play:
Queensland 1st innings |
Sheffield Shield, 1977/78
South Australia v Victoria
Adelaide Oval
10,11,12,13 February 1978 (4-day match)
Result: South Australia won by 1 wicket
Toss:
Umpires: PM Cronin and MG O'Connell
First-class Debuts: WB Phillips (South Australia).
Balls per over: 8
Close of Play:
Victoria 1st innings |
Sheffield Shield, 1977/78
Queensland v Western Australia
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
10,11,12,13 February 1978 (4-day match)
Result: Match drawn
Toss:
Umpires: CE Harvey and MW Johnson
Balls per over: 8
Close of Play:
Western Australia 1st innings |
| World Series Cricket Other Matches WSC Australia v WSC World XI | 1977/78 season |
| Played at Girdlestone Park, Devonport, on 12 February 1978 (40-over match) Result WSC World XI won by 7 wickets (with 116 balls remaining) |
| WSC Australia innings (40 overs maximum) | R | ||||
| TM Chappell | c | 22 | |||
| KJ O'Keeffe | c | 46 | |||
| RS Langer | c | 17 | |||
| MF Kent | lbw b Padmore | 28 | |||
| KD Walters | c Julien b Padmore | 0 | |||
| GD Watson | c Rowe b Padmore | 7 | |||
| DB Yagmich | b Padmore | 7 | |||
| MF Malone | c Holford b Julien | 3 | |||
| GD McKenzie | c Holding b Julien | 2 | |||
| AA Mallett | c Majid Khan b Padmore | 5 | |||
| W Prior | not out | 1 | |||
| Extras | (b 2, lb 9, w 1) | 12 | |||
| Total | (all out; 27.7 overs; 158 mins) | 150 | (4.03 runs per 6 balls) | ||
| Fall of wickets1-49 (Chappell), 2-75 (Langer), 3-123 (Kent), 4-123 (Walters), 5-123 (O'Keeffe), 6-139 (Watson), 7-139 (Yagmich), 8-144, 9-144, 10-150 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | ||
| MA Holding | 5 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 3.90 | ||
| CL King | 5 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 4.95 | ||
| JA Snow | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3.93 | ||
| BD Julien | 8 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 3.56 | ||
| AL Padmore | 5.7 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 2.55 |
| WSC World XI innings (target: 151 runs from 40 overs) | R | ||||
| RC Fredericks | c Kent b Mallett | 23 | |||
| Majid Khan | c Malone b Mallett | 76 | |||
| JC Allen | not out | 34 | |||
| LG Rowe | c Chappell b O'Keeffe | 6 | |||
| CL King | not out | 4 | |||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 6, w 1) | 8 | |||
| Total | (3 wickets; 25.4 overs; 117 mins) | 151 | (4.44 runs per 6 balls) | ||
| Did not bat |
| Fall of wickets1-79 (Fredericks), 2-129 (Majid Khan), 3-147 (Rowe) |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | ||
| MF Malone | 6 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 5.37 | ||
| GD McKenzie | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4.35 | ||
| W Prior | 5 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 3.00 | ||
| AA Mallett | 6 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 4.75 | ||
| KJ O'Keeffe | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3.00 | ||
| MF Kent | 0.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 |
Balls per over 8
Toss Unknown
Player of the match AL Padmore (WSC World XI)