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| Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Somerset (2nd title) |
| Participants | 32 |
| Matches | 30 |
| Most runs | 279 Chris Tavaré (Kent) |
| Most wickets | 14 Joel Garner (Somerset) |
The 1983 NatWest Trophy was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 29 June and 3 September 1983.[1] The third NatWest Trophy competition, it was won by Somerset who defeated Kent by 24 runs in the final at Lord's.
Format
[edit]The seventeen first-class counties were joined by thirteen Minor Counties. This was a change from the previous versions of the competition, where only five Minor Counties were permitted to take part. The Minor Counties taking part were: Berkshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Devon, Dorset, Durham, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Suffolk and Wiltshire. The Ireland team also participated, along with Scotland national cricket team for the first time. Teams who won in the first round progressed to the second round. The winners in the second round then progressed to the quarter-final stage. Winners from the quarter-finals then progressed to the semi-finals from which the winners then went on to the final at Lord's which was held on 3 September 1983.
First round
[edit] 29 June 1983 (scorecard) |
Glamorgan 202/9 (60 overs) | v | Norfolk 177 all out (56.5 overs) |
- Andrew Agar (Norfolk) made his List A debut.[2]
- Richard Innes, Philip Ringwood and Peter Thomas (Norfolk) played their only List A match.[2]
- David Pilch (Norfolk) played his final List A match.[2]
29, 30 June 1983 (scorecard) |
Somerset 246 all out (60 overs) | v | Shropshire 159 all out (55.2 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
29, 30 June 1983 (scorecard) |
Suffolk 164/8 (60 overs) | v | Derbyshire 167/4 (56 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
29 June 1983 (scorecard) |
Nottinghamshire 169 all out (60 overs) | v | Worcestershire 167 all out (60 overs) |
Second round
[edit]Quarter-finals
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]Final
[edit] 3 September 1983 (scorecard) |
Somerset 193/9 (50 overs) | v | Kent 169 all out (47.1 overs) |
- Match was reduced before play started to 50 overs per side.
References
[edit]- ^ "NatWest Trophy, 1983 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ a b c "Norfolk v Glamorgan – National Westminster Bank Trophy 1983 (1st Round)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
External links
[edit]- CricketArchive tournament page Archived 3 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine