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World Series Cricket World XI

The World Series Cricket Rest Of The World XI was a cricket team representing the Rest of the World in World Series Cricket (WSC).[1] Their first game was against the Australia XI in 1978. World Series Cricket ended in 1979 after the Australia XI tour to West Indies. The side was captained by former England captain Tony Greig, who was assigned to recruit his teammates. Greig's former England teammates Derek Underwood, Dennis Amiss, John Snow and star wicketkeeper Alan Knott were signed along with many players from Pakistan, including national icon Imran Khan. Rest Of The World XI also offered competitive international class cricket to players from South Africa, who were then barred from international cricket, such as Barry Richards, Garth Le Roux and Mike Procter.

World Series Cricket Rest Of The World XI
Personnel
CaptainEngland Tony Greig
Team information
ColoursPale blue
Founded1977
Home groundNone

WSC Rest Of The World XI Kit

Players

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No. Player Nationality
1 Tony Greig   England
2 Dennis Amiss   England
3 Asif Iqbal   Pakistan
4 Eddie Barlow   South Africa
5 Richard Hadlee   New Zealand
6 Imran Khan   Pakistan
7 Javed Miandad   Pakistan
8 Alan Knott   England
9 Garth Le Roux   South Africa
10 Haroon Rashid   Pakistan
11 Majid Khan   Pakistan
12 Mushtaq Mohammed   Pakistan
13 Mike Procter   South Africa
14 Clive Rice   South Africa
15 Barry Richards   South Africa
16 Sarfraz Nawaz   Pakistan
17 John Snow   England
18 Taslim Arif   Pakistan
19 Derek Underwood   England
20 Bob Woolmer   England
21 Zaheer Abbas   Pakistan

Records (Supertests)

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The following are records by players who exclusively played WSC matches for the World XI

Highest team total

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Highest team total (over 350 runs only)[2]

Score
(Overs) 		Team Versus Venue Date
625 (114.3)   Rest Of The World XI   Australia XI Gloucester Park 27–30 January 1978
471(163.3)   Rest Of The World XI   West Indies XI Sydney Cricket Ground 21–23 December 1978
434 (86.1)   Rest Of The World XI   Australia XI VFL Park 9–13 February 1978
290(74.3)   Rest Of The World XI   Australia XI Sydney Showground 14–19 January 1978
257(140)   Rest Of The World XI   Australia XI VFL Park 8–11 December 1978

Most runs

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  • Note: Only top 5 players shown.[3]
Player Team M I NO Runs Avg 50s 100s HS
Barry Richards   Rest Of The World XI 5 8 1 554 79.14 2 2 207
Zaheer Abbas   Rest Of The World XI 4 7 0 214 30.57 1 0 91
Asif Iqbal   Rest Of The World XI 5 8 0 209 26.12 0 1 107
Mike Procter   Rest Of The World XI 4 7 1 182 30.33 2 0 66
Clive Rice   Rest Of The World XI 3 5 0 151 30.20 1 0 83

Highest individual scores

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Note: Only top five scores listed.[4]

Runs Batsman Team Versus Venue Date
207 Barry Richards   Rest Of The World XI   Australia XI Gloucester Park 27 January 1978
107 Asif Iqbal   Rest Of The World XI   Australia XI Sydney Cricket Ground 21 December 1978
101* Barry Richards   Rest Of The World XI   Australia XI Sydney Cricket Ground 2 February 1979
91 Zaheer Abbas   Rest Of The World XI   West Indies XI Sydney Cricket Ground 21 December 1978
83 Clive Rice   Rest Of The World XI   West Indies XI Sydney Cricket Ground 21 December 1978

Most wickets

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  • Note: Sorted by wickets then bowling average.[5]
Player Team Matches Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 5WI
Imran Khan   Rest Of The World XI 5 999 521 25 4/24 7/103 20.84 3.12 39.9 0
Garth le Roux   Rest Of The World XI 3 648 270 17 5/39 9/101 15.88 2.50 38.10 2
Derek Underwood   Rest Of The World XI 5 1254 441 16 4/59 6/95 27.56 2.11 78.30 0
Mike Procter   Rest Of The World XI 4 494 225 14 4/33 5/58 16.07 2.73 35.2 0
Clive Rice   Rest Of The World XI 3 402 169 7 2/38 3/64 24.14 2.52 57.40 0

Best bowling

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  • Note: Only top 5 figures shown.[6]
Bowling figures:
Wickets/Runs (Overs) 		Bowler Country Versus Venue Date
5/39 (25.5) Garth le Roux   Rest Of The World XI   Australia XI VFL Park 8 December 1978
5/57 (18.4) Garth le Roux   Rest Of The World XI   Australia XI Sydney Cricket Ground 2 February 1979
4/24 (7) Imran Khan   Rest Of The World XI   Australia XI Gloucester Park 27 January 1978
4/30 (15.2) Imran Khan   Rest Of The World XI   Australia XI VFL Park 8 December 1978
4/33 (9.7) Mike Procter   Rest Of The World XI   Australia XI Sydney Showground 14 January 1978

References

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  1. ^ "World XI into final". The Canberra Times (via Trove). Fairfax Media. 24 December 1978. p. 24. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Highest totals". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Most runs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  4. ^ "High scores". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Most wickets". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Best bowling figures in an innings". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2023.

See also

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