1983 NatWest Trophy
| 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) |
| 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 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
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
3 September 1983
(scorecard) |
Somerset
193/9 (50 overs) |
v
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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.
- ^ a b c "Norfolk v Glamorgan – National Westminster Bank Trophy 1983 (1st Round)". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 4 April 2020.