| WSC Australians against WSC World XI in New Zealand | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| WSC Australians | WSC World XI | ||
| Dates | 4 November 1978 – 19 November 1978 | ||
| Captains | Ian Chappell | Tony Greig | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | WSC Australians won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Greg Chappell (163) | Dennis Amiss (48) | |
| Most wickets | Dennis Lillee (12) | Richard Hadlee (7) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | WSC World XI won the 9-match series 5–3 | ||
| Most runs | Ian Chappell (164) | Dennis Amiss (181) | |
| Most wickets | Max Walker (17) | Richard Hadlee (18) | |
In 1978, prior to the start of the second season of World Series Cricket, the WSC Australians and WSC World XI teams embarked on a brief tour of New Zealand, the first time that WSC teams had played outside Australia. A four-day game played in Auckland was to be followed by a three-day single innings game and a total of six one day games between the two sides over a 16-day period. The abandonment of the third one-day game led to the scheduling of an additional game at the same venue later in the tour. The planned three-day game became a pair of one-day games after the first day was washed out, which led to a final total of nine one-day games on the schedule.