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World Series Cricket (WSC) started in 1977 due to the late Kerry Packer’s failure to get official cricket for his Nine Network. WSC caused the biggest shake-up in cricket’s history.
And today, it’s still being felt.
World Series Cricket brought together some of the greatest talent in cricket in that time: Ian & Greg Chappell, Lillee, Marsh, Lloyd, Greig, Garner, Viv Richards, Barry Richards, just to name a few.
WSC played at Waverley Park, Melbourne; Gloucester Park, Perth; Football Park/AAMI Stadium, Adelaide; and the Sydney Showground. In the second year of WSC, they acquired the SCG and the ‘Gabba.
The International Cricket Council back in 1977 announced that WSC matches – the ‘SuperTests’ and the ‘International Cup (one-day games)’ – would not be given first-class status.
And the ICC today still sticks by that ruling, even though WSC is now dead and buried.
It’s time for the ICC to finally recognise World Series Cricket matches as ‘first class’ games.
Sure, the WSC games wasn’t Test cricket, but first class games they were and should be recognised.
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