| Match Name | Venue | Result | Date |
| The Ashes: 3rd Test, 1978/79 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | Australia won by 103 runs | 29, 30 December 1978, 1, 2, 3 January 1979 (five-day match) |
| India v West Indies: 3rd Test, 1978/79 | Eden Gardens, Calcutta | Match Drawn | 29, 30, 31 December 1978, 2, 3 January 1979 (five-day match) |
| The Ashes: 2nd Test, 1978/79 | W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth | England won by 166 runs | 15, 16, 17, 19, 20 December 1978 (five-day match) |
| India v West Indies: 2nd Test, 1978/79 | Karnataka State C.A. Stadium, Bangalore | Match Drawn | 15, 16, 17, 19, 20 December 1978 (five-day match) |
| The Ashes: 1st Test, 1978/79 | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane | England won by 7 wickets | 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 December 1978 (five-day match) |
| India v West Indies: 1st Test, 1978/79 | Wankhede Stadium, Bombay | Match Drawn | 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 December 1978 (five-day match) |
| Pakistan v India: 3rd Test, 1978/79 | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan won by 8 wickets | 14, 15, 17, 18, 19 November 1978 (five-day match) |
| Pakistan v India: 3rd ODI, 1978/79 | Zafar Ali Stadium, Sahiwal | Pakistan won by 22 runs | 3 November 1978 |
| Pakistan v India: 2nd Test, 1978/79 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan won by 8 wickets | 27, 28, 29, 31 October, 1 November 1978 (five-day match) |
| Pakistan v India: 1st Test, 1978/79 | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Match Drawn | 16, 17, 18, 20, 21 October 1978 (five-day match) |
| Pakistan v India: 2nd ODI, 1978/79 | Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot | Pakistan won by 8 wickets | 13 October 1978 |
| Pakistan v India: 1st ODI, 1978/79 | Ayub National Stadium, Quetta | India won by 4 runs | 1 October 1978 |
| England v New Zealand: 3rd Test, 1978 | Lord's, London | England won by 7 wickets | 24, 25, 26, 28 August 1978 (five-day match) |
| England v New Zealand: 2nd Test, 1978 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | England won by an innings and 119 runs | 10, 11, 12, 14 August 1978 (five-day match) |
| England v New Zealand: 1st Test, 1978 | Kennington Oval, London | England won by 7 wickets | 27, 28, 29, 31 July, 1 August 1978 (five-day match) |
| Prudential Trophy: 2nd ODI, 1978 | Old Trafford, Manchester | England won by 126 runs | 17 July 1978 |
| Prudential Trophy: 1st ODI, 1978 | North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough | England won by 19 runs | 15 July 1978 |
| England v Pakistan: 3rd Test, 1978 | Headingley, Leeds | Match Drawn | 29, 30 June, 1, 3, 4 July 1978 (five-day match) |
| England v Pakistan: 2nd Test, 1978 | Lord's, London | England won by an innings and 120 runs | 15, 16, 17, 19 June 1978 (five-day match) |
| England v Pakistan: 1st Test, 1978 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | England won by an innings and 57 runs | 1, 2, 3, 5 June 1978 (five-day match) |
| Prudential Trophy: 2nd ODI, 1978 | Kennington Oval, London | England won by 94 runs | 26 May 1978 |
| Prudential Trophy: 1st ODI, 1978 | Old Trafford, Manchester | England won by 132 runs | 25 May 1978 |
| The Frank Worrell Trophy: 5th Test, 1977/78 | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | Match Drawn | 28, 29, 30 April, 2, 3 May 1978 (five-day match) |
| The Frank Worrell Trophy: 4th Test, 1977/78 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad | West Indies won by 198 runs | 15, 16, 17, 18 April 1978 (five-day match) |
| West Indies v Australia: 2nd ODI, 1977/78 | Mindoo Phillip Park, Castries, St Lucia | Australia won by 2 wickets | 12 April 1978 |
| The Frank Worrell Trophy: 3rd Test, 1977/78 | Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana | Australia won by 3 wickets | 31 March, 1, 2, 4, 5 April 1978 (five-day match) |
| The Frank Worrell Trophy: 2nd Test, 1977/78 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | West Indies won by 9 wickets | 17, 18, 19 March 1978 (five-day match) |
| New Zealand v England: 3rd Test, 1977/78 | Eden Park, Auckland | Match Drawn | 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 March 1978 (six-day match) |
| The Frank Worrell Trophy: 1st Test, 1977/78 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad | West Indies won by an innings and 106 runs | 3, 4, 5 March 1978 (five-day match) |
| New Zealand v England: 2nd Test, 1977/78 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | England won by 174 runs | 24, 25, 26, 28 February, 1 March 1978 (five-day match) |
| West Indies v Australia: 1st ODI, 1977/78 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua | West Indies won by 45 runs | 22 February 1978 |
| New Zealand v England: 1st Test, 1977/78 | Basin Reserve, Wellington | New Zealand won by 72 runs | 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 February 1978 (five-day match) |
| Australia v India: 5th Test, 1977/78 | Adelaide Oval | Australia won by 47 runs | 28, 29, 30 January, 1, 2, 3 February 1978 (six-day match) |
| Pakistan v England: 3rd Test, 1977/78 | National Stadium, Karachi | Match Drawn | 18, 19, 20, 22, 23 January 1978 (five-day match) |
| Pakistan v England: 3rd ODI, 1977/78 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Pakistan won by 36 runs | 13 January 1978 |
| Australia v India: 4th Test, 1977/78 | Sydney Cricket Ground | India won by an innings and 2 runs | 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 January 1978 (five-day match) |
| Pakistan v England: 2nd Test, 1977/78 | Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad, Sind | Match Drawn | 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 January 1978 (five-day match) |
Matches - 1978