| Series Name: | WSC Australia XI against WSC World XI in New Zealand |
| Team2 Image: | World WSC.png |
| Team2 Name: | WSC World XI |
| Team1 Image: | Aus WSC.png |
| Team1 Name: | WSC Australia XI |
| From Date: | 4 November 1978 |
| To Date: | 19 November 1978 |
| Team2 Captain: | Tony Greig |
| Team1 Captain: | Ian Chappell |
| No Of Odis: | 9 |
| Team1 Odis Won: | 3 |
| Team2 Odis Won: | 5 |
| Team1 Odis Most Runs: | Ian Chappell (164) |
| Team2 Odis Most Runs: | Dennis Amiss (181) |
| Team1 Odis Most Wickets: | Max Walker (17) |
| Team2 Odis Most Wickets: | Richard Hadlee (18) |
| No Of Tests: | 1 |
| Team1 Tests Won: | 1 |
| Team2 Tests Won: | 0 |
| Team1 Tests Most Runs: | Greg Chappell (163) |
| Team2 Tests Most Runs: | Dennis Amiss (48) |
| Team1 Tests Most Wickets: | Dennis Lillee (12) |
| Team2 Tests Most Wickets: | Richard Hadlee (7) |
In 1978, prior to the start of the second season of World Series Cricket, the WSC Australia XI 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.
| Date | Fixture | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 1978 | 4-day game | Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland | |
| 8 Nov 1978 | 1st ODI | Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland | |
| 9 Nov 1978 | 2nd ODI | Tauranga Domain Outer Ground, Tauranga | |
| 10 Nov 1978 | 3rd ODI | Pukekura Park, New Plymouth | |
| 12 Nov 1978 | 3-day game | Cooks Gardens, Wanganui | |
| 16 Nov 1978 | 4th ODI | Te Whiti Park, Lower Hutt | |
| 18 Nov 1978 | 5th ODI | Nelson Cricket Ground, Hastings | |
| 19 Nov 1978 | 6th ODI | Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland |