[1] It was opposed by the International Cricket Conference (ICC),[a] who ruled that such matches would not be first-class,[3] and any players taking part would be banned from playing in officially sanctioned cricket, although the latter was ruled to be a "restraint of trade" and was not enforceable.
[4] They also barred the WSC from using the term "Test matches", or naming a team "Australia".
[5][6] Bruce Laird and Viv Richards went on to score centuries in the same match.
[6] A month later, Barry Richards achieved the competition's first double century, scoring 207 runs for the WSC World XI.
[8] In the next match, Greg Chappell surpassed Richards' total, remaining 246 not out, one of his record five WSC centuries.