1983 NatWest Trophy
Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
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Cricket format |
(60 overs per innings) |
Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
Champions | Somerset (2nd title) |
Participants | 32 |
Matches played | 30 |
Most runs | 279 Chris Tavaré (Kent) |
Most wickets | 14 Joel Garner (Somerset) |
Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
The 1983 NatWest Trophy was the 3rd NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 29 June and 3 September 1983.[1] The tournament was won by Somerset County Cricket Club who defeated Kent County Cricket Club by 24 runs in the final at Lord's.
Format
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 national cricket team also participated, along with for the first time the Scotland national cricket team. 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
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) |
29 June 1983 (scorecard) |
Sussex 265/7 (60 overs) |
v |
Ireland 141 all out (52.3 overs) |
Afzal Masood 69 Dermot Reeve 3/26 (12 overs) |
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
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
- ↑ "NatWest Trophy, 1983 - Fixtures". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2010.