4th Final: WSC Australia v WSC West Indies at Melbourne, Jan 30, 1979

World Series Cricket International Cup - 4th Final WSC Australia v WSC West Indies

1978/79 season

Played at VFL Park, Melbourne, on 30 January 1979 (50-over match) Result WSC West Indies won on faster scoring rate (revised target)

	WSC Australia innings (50 overs maximum)			R
		KC Wessels	c Austin b Julien	35
		IM Chappell	run out	14
		GS Chappell	run out	36
		DW Hookes	b King	16
		IC Davis	c Austin b Daniel	0
		MF Kent	b Daniel	62
		RW Marsh	b Roberts	34
		GJ Gilmour	c Julien b Garner	4
		DK Lillee	run out	2
		MF Malone	run out	10
		MHN Walker	not out	0
		Extras	(b 3, lb 23, nb 1)	27
		Total	(all out; 50 overs; 209 mins)	240	(4.80 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-48 (IM Chappell), 2-55 (Wessels), 3-112, 4-113, 5-113, 6-212, 7-225, 8-230, 9-238, 10-240

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	AME Roberts	10	0	31	1	3.10
	BD Julien	10	0	41	1	4.10
	J Garner	10	0	40	1	4.00
	WW Daniel	10	0	50	2	5.00
	CL King	8	0	39	1	4.87
	IVA Richards	2	0	12	0	6.00

	WSC West Indies innings (target: 241 runs from 50 overs)			R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
		CG Greenidge	c Marsh b Gilmour	40
		RA Austin	c Lillee b Malone	26
		RC Fredericks	c Walker b Gilmour	4
		IVA Richards	lbw b Gilmour	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
		CH Lloyd	not out	72
		LG Rowe	lbw b Lillee	31
		CL King	c Marsh b Lillee	3
		BD Julien	c GS Chappell b Hookes	25
		AME Roberts	c Lillee b Hookes	8
		J Garner	not out	12
		Extras	(lb 7)	7
		Total	(8 wickets; 46 overs; 210 mins)	228	(4.95 runs per over)

Did not bat WW Daniel

Fall of wickets1-48 (Austin), 2-65 (Fredericks), 3-65 (Richards), 4-80 (Greenidge), 5-128 (Rowe), 6-132 (King), 7-172 (Julien), 8-192 (Roberts)

	Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
	DK Lillee	8	1	23	2	2.87
	MF Malone	10	1	47	1	4.70
	GS Chappell	5	0	24	0	4.80
	GJ Gilmour	10	1	46	3	4.60
	MHN Walker	8	0	50	0	6.25
	DW Hookes	5	0	31	2	6.20

Toss WSC Australia, who chose to bat first
Series WSC West Indies won the 1978/79 World Series Cricket International Cup

Player of the match CH Lloyd (WSC West Indies)

Umpires G Duperouzel and C Hoy