World Series Cricket World XI

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World Series Cricket Rest Of The World XI

Personnel
Captain|  Tony Greig
Team information
Colours| Pale blue
Founded| 1977
Home ground| None

WSC Rest Of The World XI Kit

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.

## Players

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No.  | Player  | Nationality

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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* World Series Cricket results
* World Series Cricket player records
* WSC Australia XI
* WSC West Indies XI
* WSC Cavaliers XI

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