▁West ▁Ind ies , ▁W SC ▁began ▁making ▁no ises ▁about ▁a ▁tour ▁to ▁England ▁and ▁signing ▁enough ▁players ▁for ▁stand - alone ▁England ▁and ▁Pakistan ▁teams . ▁ ▁A ▁second ▁tier ▁tour ▁was ▁created ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 – 7 9 ▁season , ▁taking ▁the ▁game ▁to ▁provincial ▁cent res ▁around ▁Australia ▁and ▁giving ▁back - up ▁players ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁play ▁regularly . ▁This ▁tour ▁covered ▁a ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁kilomet re ▁route ▁between ▁C air ns ▁in ▁Queensland ▁to ▁Dev on port ▁in ▁Tas mania . ▁W SC ▁created ▁the ▁" C av ali ers " ▁for ▁this ▁secondary ▁tour , ▁a ▁similar ▁concept ▁to ▁the ▁" Intern ational ▁Cav ali ers " ▁teams ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁in ▁England . ▁The ▁team ▁capt ained ▁by ▁Edd ie ▁Bar low ▁was ▁made ▁of ▁recently ▁retired ▁cr ick eters , ▁such ▁as ▁R oh an ▁Kan hai , ▁David ▁Hol ford ▁and ▁Ian ▁Red path ▁and ▁occasionally ▁young ▁Austral ians ▁such ▁as ▁Tre vor ▁Ch app ell . ▁It ▁also ▁star red ▁a ▁great ▁inn ings ▁at ▁M ait land , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁by ▁a ▁then ▁un he ard ▁of ▁Ke pler ▁W ess els ▁of ▁ 9 2 ▁not ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁Cav ali ers . ▁These ▁matches ▁brought ▁cr icket ▁to ▁ven ues ▁that ▁rarely ▁saw ▁big ▁games . ▁ ▁Pack er ▁demonstrated ▁his ▁political ▁cl out ▁by ▁getting ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁premier ▁Ne ville ▁W