Western Australia Combined XI cricket team
The Western Australia Combined XI was a representative team raised intermittently between the year 1936 and 1990. The team, comprising state cricketers and select players from the Australian national side, played against touring international sides. Matches were played exclusively at the WACA Ground in Perth. In total, nine matches were played – eight first-class, and one List A – with the Combined XI winning three matches, touring sides one match and five ending in a draw.
Fixtures
First-class matches
| Date | Toss | Result | Batting first | Batting second | Venue | Crowd | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 October 1936 | MCC | Match drawn | Marylebone Cricket Club 497 all out (101 overs) & 4/120 (30 overs) | Western Australia Combined XI 436 all out (107.3 overs) | WACA Ground | 25,300 | [1] |
| 17 October 1946 | Combined XI | Match drawn | Western Australia Combined XI 462 all out (137 overs) | Marylebone Cricket Club 302 all out (106.6 overs) | WACA Ground | 24,500 | [2] |
| 22 October 1954 | MCC | MCC won by an innings and 62 runs | Western Australia Combined XI 86 all out (42.6 overs) & 163 all out (64.6 overs) | Marylebone Cricket Club 311 all out (105.6 overs) | WACA Ground | 25,783 | [3] |
| 24 October 1958 | MCC | Match drawn | Marylebone Cricket Club 311 all out (91.2 overs) & 4/257 (78 overs) | Western Australia Combined XI 260 all out (96.3 overs) | WACA Ground | 33,059 | [4] |
| 26 October 1962 | Combined XI | Combined XI won by 10 wickets | Marylebone Cricket Club 157 all out (45.2 overs) & 270 all out (79.4 overs) | Western Australia Combined XI 317 all out (98.1 overs) & 0/115 (18 overs) | WACA Ground | 25,126 | [5] |
| 1 November 1963 | Combined XI | Match drawn | South Africans 207 all out (53.5 overs) & 3/532 dec. (118 overs) | Western Australia Combined XI 161 all out (47 overs) & 9/529 (107 overs) | WACA Ground | 11,742 | [6] |
| 5 November 1965 | Combined XI | Match drawn | Marylebone Cricket Club 7/379 dec. (93 overs) & 4/205 dec. (118 overs) | Western Australia Combined XI 5/231 dec. (71.2 overs) & 6/322 (63 overs) | WACA Ground | 10,515 | [7] |
| 2 November 1968 | Combined XI | Combined XI won by 7 wickets | West Indians 254 all out (65.5 overs) & 7/432 dec. (71.4 overs) | Western Australia Combined XI 333 all out (76.2 overs) & 3/354 (54 overs) | WACA Ground | 16,474 | [8] |
List A matches
| Date | Toss | Result | Batting first | Batting second | Venue | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 October 1990 (50-over game) | Combined XI | Combined XI won by 3 wickets | England XI 180 all out (49.2 overs) | Western Australia Combined XI 7/181 (48.3 overs) | WACA Ground | [9] |
See also
References
- Western Australia Combined XI v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1936/37 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- Western Australia Combined XI v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1946/47 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- Western Australia Combined XI v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1954/55 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- Western Australia Combined XI v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1958/59 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- Western Australia Combined XI v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1962/63 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- Western Australia Combined XI v South Africans, 1963/64 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- Western Australia Combined XI v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1965/66 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- Western Australia Combined XI v West Indians, 1968/69 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- Western Australia Combined XI v England XI, 1990/91 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
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