misc3564 wsco32	WSC Australia v WSC West Indies
	World Series Cricket International Cup 1978/79 (1st Final)
Venue	VFL Park, Melbourne on 27th January 1979 (50-over match) (day/night)
Balls per over	6
Toss	WSC Australia won the toss and decided to bat
Result	WSC Australia won by 39 runs
Player of the Match	KC Wessels

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WSC Australia innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
KC Wessels	b Daniel	136
IC Davis	c Lloyd b Austin	24
GS Chappell	run out (Richards)	42
DW Hookes	c Fredericks b Holding	6
*IM Chappell	run out	0
MF Kent	not out	0
+RW Marsh	did not bat
DK Lillee	did not bat
MF Malone	did not bat
MHN Walker	did not bat
LS Pascoe	did not bat
Extras		0
Total	(5 wickets, innings closed, 197 minutes, 50 overs)	208
Fall of wickets:
1-57 (Davis), 2-173 (GS Chappell), 3-190 (Hookes), 4-204 (IM Chappell), 5-208 (Wessels)

WSC West Indies bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Roberts	10	0	55	0	-	-	-	5.50
Holding	10	2	35	1	-	-	60.00	3.50
Daniel	10	0	35	1	-	-	60.00	3.50
Garner	10	2	29	0	-	-	-	2.90
Austin	10	0	54	1	-	-	60.00	5.40

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WSC West Indies innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	S-Rate
CG Greenidge	run out (Marsh)	55
RA Austin	lbw b Pascoe	10
RC Fredericks	b Lillee	27
LG Rowe	lbw b GS Chappell	2
IVA Richards	c Hookes b Walker	21
*CH Lloyd	b Walker	5
+DL Murray	not out	14
AME Roberts	c Malone b Walker	0
J Garner	b Pascoe	11
WW Daniel	b Malone	14
MA Holding	not out	3
Extras	(7 lb)	7
Total	(9 wickets, innings closed, 210 minutes, 50 overs)	169
Fall of wickets:
1-35 (Austin), 2-87 (Greenidge), 3-97 (Rowe), 4-99 (Fredericks), 5-121 (Richards), 6-126 (Lloyd), 7-126 (Roberts), 8-142 (Garner), 9-165 (Daniel)

WSC Australia bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	S-Rate	Econ
Lillee	10	1	28	1	-	-	60.00	2.80
Malone	10	3	35	1	-	-	60.00	3.50
Pascoe	10	3	29	2	-	-	30.00	2.90
Walker	10	1	33	3	-	-	20.00	3.30
GS Chappell	10	0	37	1	-	-	60.00	3.70

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Attendance: 15,180
KC Wessels batted throughout the Australian innings to be dismissed on the final ball.
He shared a second wicket partnership of 116 with GS Chappell, the runs coming in 86 minutes.
In this first final of the International Cup MF Kent of Australia and RC Fredericks of West Indies were each making their first appearance in this competition.

 

 

 

 

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