World Series Cricket Australia XI
The World Series Cricket Australia XI was a cricket team representing Australia in World Series Cricket. Their first game was against the WSC West Indies in 1977. World Series Cricket ended in 1979 after the Australian XI tour to the West Indies. The side was made up of current Australian international cricketers and some recently retired former Test players. The side was captained by Ian Chappell who had recently retired from first-class and international cricket, but returned to captain the side.
Honours
- Runners-up 1977/78 International Cup
- Runners-up 1978/79 Supertest Series
- Runners-up 1978/79 International Cup
Records (Supertests)
Most wickets
| 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 |
| Ray Bright | Australia | 15 | 420 | 97 | 1248 | 42 | 6/52 | 7/64 | 29.71 | 2.88 | 64.25 | 2 |
| Max Walker | Australia | 7 | 191 | 38 | 712 | 28 | 7/88 | 9/130 | 25.43 | 2.800 | 78.87 | 2 |
| Len Pascoe | Australia | 9 | 242.1 | 55 | 866 | 30 | 3/20 | 5/75 | 32.00 | 3.523 | 58.20 | 0 |
| Gary Gilmour | Australia | 7 | 255 | 56 | 784 | 23 | 4/26 | 7/129 | 34.87 | 3.097 | 3.09 | 0 |
Best bowling
Note: 5 wickets in an innings listed.| Bowling figures: Wickets-Runs | Bowler | Country | Versus | Venue | Date |
| 7-23 | Dennis Lillee | Australia | West Indies | SCG | 21 Jan '79 |
| 7-88 | Max Walker | Australia | World XI | RAS | 14 Jan '78 |
| 6-52 | Ray Bright | Australia | West Indies | SCG | 21 Jan '79 |
| 6-125 | Dennis Lillee | Australia | West Indies | ARG | 6 Apr '79 |
| 5-20 | Greg Chappell | Australia | West Indies | Football Park | 31 Dec '77 |
| 5-51 | Dennis Lillee | Australia | World XI | SCG | 2 Feb '79 |
| 5-62 | Max Walker | Australia | World XI | VFL Park | 9 Feb '78 |
| 5-78 | Jeff Thomson | Australia | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval | 16 March '79 |
| 5-82 | Dennis Lillee | Australia | World XI | VFL Park | 9 Feb '78 |
| 5-149 | Ray Bright | Australia | World XI | Gloucester Park | 27 Jan '78 |
Most runs in the tournament
| Player | Team | M | I | NO | Runs | Avg | 50s | 100s | HS |
| Greg Chappell | Australia | 14 | 26 | 1 | 1415 | 56.60 | 5 | 4 | 246* |
| Ian Chappell | Australia | 14 | 27 | 2 | 893 | 35.72 | 5 | 1 | 141 |
| David Hookes | Australia | 12 | 22 | 2 | 771 | 38.55 | 7 | 1 | 116 |
| Bruce Laird | Australia | 13 | 26 | 1 | 630 | 25.20 | 3 | 1 | 122 |
| Rod Marsh | Australia | 15 | 28 | 1 | 531 | 19.67 | 1 | 1 | 102* |
Highest individual scores
Note: Only top five scores listed.| Runs | Batsman | Team | Versus | Venue | Date |
| 246* | Greg Chappell | Australia | World XI | VFL Park | 9 Feb '78 |
| 174 | Greg Chappell | Australia | World XI | Gloucester Park | 27 Jan '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 |
| 129 | Rick McCosker | Australia | World XI | VFL Park | 9 Feb '78 |