Australian World Series Cricket team in the West Indies in 1979
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WSC Australians | WSC West Indies | ||
Dates | 20 February 1979 – 13 April 1979 | ||
Captains | Ian Chappell | Clive Lloyd | |
Test series | |||
Result | 5-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
Most runs | Greg Chappell (620) | Roy Fredericks (363) | |
Most wickets | Dennis Lillee (23) | Michael Holding (24) | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | WSC West Indies won the 12-match series 8–2 | ||
Most runs | Martin Kent (278) | Gordon Greenidge (304) | |
Most wickets | Jeff Thomson (13) | Colin Croft (16) |
The World Series Cricket tour of the West Indies took place between February and April 1979. It was the second tour event of
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Note: Number of Supertests and One-Day matches in brackets
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Itinerary
Compared to previous international tours to the West Indies the schedule of the WSC tour was rigorous. The previous year the official
Date | Fixture | Venue |
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20 Feb 1979 | 1st ODI | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica |
21 Feb 1979 | 2nd ODI | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica |
23 Feb 1979 | 1st Supertest | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica |
3 Mar 1979 | 3rd ODI | St Lucia
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4 Mar 1979 | 4th ODI | St Lucia
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6 Mar 1979 | 5th ODI | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados |
7 Mar 1979 | 6th ODI | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados |
9 Mar 1979 | 2nd Supertest | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados |
16 Mar 1979 | 3rd Supertest | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
25 Mar 1979 | 4th Supertest | Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana |
29 Mar 1979 | 7th ODI | Albion Sports Complex, Berbice, Guyana |
31 Mar 1979 | 8th ODI | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
1 Apr 1979 | 9th ODI | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
2 Apr 1979 | 10th ODI | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
4 Apr 1979 | 11th ODI | Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica |
6 Apr 1979 | 5th Supertest | St John's, Antigua and Barbuda
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13 Apr 1979 | 12th ODI | St Kitts
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Supertests
1st Supertest
The Australian newspaper reported that never before had an Australian XI led by Ian Chappell been so humiliated in defeat. Australia had started well reducing the West Indies to 119–7. But Clive Lloyd as he had done so often before, resisted scoring a vital 56, aputting on 40 runs for the last wicket with the capable Wayne Daniel (17*). Chappell was delighted with his bowlers performance on a first day that closed with Australia 33/2, Ian out along with Bruce Laird and brother Trevor retired hurt. Twelve wickets would fall on the second day, Australia were bowled out for just 106, the four pronged West Indian attack making mince-meat of the Aussie batting card. With a lead of 76 the West Indies batted positively, compiling a total of 481 at a remarkable run rate of 4.39 runs per over. Clive Lloyd was again the star scoring a brilliant 197 before being the eighth batsman dismissed. Requiring an unlikely 558 runs to win in their second innings, the aggressive Ian Chappell chose to open the batting, protecting Trevor from the new ball. Ian made 41 but his side were only 83–4 at his dismissal and on the verge of a crushing defeat. Ray Bright made a good 47 not out, but the Australian tail were blown away by the four quicks, complemented by the medium pace of Richard Austin. The West Indies completed a 369 run win on the fourth day.[2]
2nd Supertest
Play was suspended midway through Day 5 after the crowd threw bottles onto the ground. This was to protest against the umpire's decision to dismiss Roy Fredericks by leg before wicket.[3][4] The match was abandoned at 2:30 pm and ended in a draw.[5]
3rd Supertest
4th Supertest
25–28 March 1979 (5-day match)
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- WSC West Indies won the toss and elected to field
- No play on first and second day due to rain and riot
A result was never likely in the 4th Supertest at
5th Supertest
One Day Internationals
1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
4th ODI
5th ODI
6th ODI
7th ODI
8th ODI
31 March 1979
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- WSC Australians won the toss and chose to field
- WSC Australians given revised target of 69
- 45 over match
9th ODI
10th ODI
2 April 1979
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- WSC West Indies won the toss and chose to field
- WSC West Indies set revised target of 174 runs in 38 overs
- 45 over match
11th ODI
12th ODI
References
- ^ "Cricket Archive – WSC Australia in West Indies 1978/79". Archived from the original on 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Cricket Archive – WSC Australia in West Indies 1978/79 (1st Supertest)".
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (26 April 1999). "Bottle field: Fans protest Campbell runout". The Daily Nation. Barbados: ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Throwback to 1979". The Daily Nation. Barbados: ESPNcricinfo. 26 April 1999. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "WSC West Indies v WSC Australia – WSC Australia in West Indies 1978/79 (2nd Supertest)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ Martins, Dave. "Cricket riot at Bourda". stabroeknews.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ I. Chappell & A. Mallett (2004) Hitting Out: The Ian Chappell Story, Orion Books: London
- ^ Phil Wilkins (1979) The Australian newspaper