World Series Cricket player records

Supertests

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

• 1977/78 Australia v West Indies (3 Matches)
• 1978 Australia v World XI (3)
• 1978/79 Australia v West Indies v World XI (5 [3 round robin, 1 semi-final, 1 final])
• 1979 West Indies v Australia (5)

Team totals

Highest team total

Highest team total (450 plus)

Score (Overs)	Team	Versus	Venue	Date
625 (114.3)	World XI	Australia	Gloucester Park, Perth, Western Australia	27-30 January 1978
538-6 (100.5)	Australia	World XI	VFL Park, Melbourne, Victoria	9-13 February 1978
481(109.4)	West Indies	Australia	Sabina Park, Jamaica	23-26 February 1979
476-5 (113.1)	West Indies	Australia	Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana	25-28 March 1979
471(163.3)	World XI	West Indies	Sydney Cricket Ground, New South Wales	21-23 December 1977
Source: Cricinfo

Bowling

Most wickets in the tournament

• Note: Only top 10 players shown. Sorted by wickets then bowling average.

Player	Team	Matches	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	5WI
Dennis Lillee	Australia	14	522.1	106	1800	67	7/23	9/56	26.87	3.295	53.35	4
Andy Roberts	West Indies	13	417.3	99	1207	50	6/69	7/104	24.14	2.608	56.68	1
Ray Bright	Australia	15	420	97	1248	42	6/52	7/64	29.71	2.88	64.25	2
Michael Holding	West Indies	9	255.1	37	808	35	5/48	7/97	23.09	2.993	44.45	1
Joel Garner	West Indies	7	284.3	43	867	35	5/52	7/113	24.77	2.598	62.25	1
Colin Croft	West Indies	7	291.7	55	866	30	5/65	6/104	28.87	2.835	58.20	1
Len Pascoe	Australia	9	242.1	55	866	30	3/20	5/75	32.00	3.523	58.20	0
Max Walker	Australia	7	191	38	712	28	7/88	9/130	25.43	2.800	78.87	2
Imran Khan	World XI	5	146.5	27	521	25	4/24	7/103	20.84	3.150	40.05	0
Gary Gilmour	Australia	7	255	56	784	23	4/26	7/129	34.87	3.097	3.09	0

Best bowling

Note: Only top ten performances listed.

Bowling figures: Wickets-Runs (Overs)	Bowler	Country	Versus	Venue	Date
7-23 (14)	Dennis Lillee	Australia	West Indies	SCG	21 Jan '79
7-88 (28.3)	Max Walker	Australia	World XI	RAS	14 Jan '78
6-52 (23)	Ray Bright	Australia	West Indies	SCG	21 Jan '79
6-69 (12)	Andy Roberts	World XI	Australia	RAS	14 Jan '78
6-81 (54.4)	Albert Padmore	West Indies	Australia	Queen's Park Oval	16 Mar '79
6-125 (33.2)	Dennis Lillee	Australia	West Indies	ARG	6 Apr '79
5-20 (12)	Greg Chappell	Australia	West Indies	Football Park	31 Dec '77
5-39 (25.5)	Garth Le Roux	World XI	Australia	VFL Park	8 Dec '78
5-48 (21)	Michael Holding	West Indies	Australia	Queen's Park Oval	16 Mar '79
5-51 (18.5)	Dennis Lillee	Australia	World XI	SCG	2 Feb '79

Batting

Most runs in the tournament

• Note : Only top 10 players shown.

Player	Team	M	I	NO	Runs	Avg	100s	50s	HS
Greg Chappell	Australia	14	26	1	1415	56.60	5	4	246*
Viv Richards	West Indies	14	25	2	1281	55.69	4	4	177
Ian Chappell	Australia	14	27	2	893	35.72	1	5	141
David Hookes	Australia	12	22	2	771	38.55	1	7	116
Gordon Greenidge	West Indies	13	23	2	754	35.90	1	4	140
Clive Lloyd	West Indies	13	21	3	683	37.94	1	3	197
Bruce Laird	Australia	13	26	1	630	25.20	3	1	122
Roy Fredericks	West Indies	10	18	0	621	34.50	0	4	89
Lawrence Rowe	West Indies	9	15	2	570	43.85	2	2	175
Barry Richards	World XI	5	8	1	554	79.14	2	2	207

Highest individual scores

Note: Only top ten scores listed.

Runs	Batsman	Team	Versus	Venue	Date
246*	Greg Chappell	Australia	World XI	VFL Park	9 Feb '78
207	Barry Richards	World XI	Australia	Gloucester Park	27 Jan '78
197	Clive Lloyd	West Indies	Australia	Sabina Park	23 Feb '79
177	Viv Richards	World XI	Australia	Gloucester Park	28 Jan '78
175	Lawrence Rowe	West Indies	Australia	VFL Park	12 Jan '79
174	Greg Chappell	Australia	World XI	Gloucester Park	27 Jan '78
170	Viv Richards	World XI	Australia	VFL Park	9 Feb '78
150	Greg Chappell	Australia	West Indies	Queen's Park Oval	16 Mar '79
141	Ian Chappell	Australia	West Indies	Football Park	31 Dec '77
140	Gordon Greenidge	West Indies	World XI	Gloucester Park	27 Jan '78

• Viv Richards played for the World XI in the 1977/78 Supertests against Australia.