New Zealand cricket team in England in 1983
International cricket tour
The New Zealand cricket team toured England in the 1983 season to play a four-match Test series against England. England won the series 3-1 with no matches drawn. New Zealand won the second Test of the series, their first Test win in England.[1] In the same match, Bob Willis became the fourth bowler to take 300 Test wickets.[1]
Test series summary
First Test
14–18 July 1983 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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209 (70.4 overs) DW Randall 75* (128) RJ Hadlee 6/53 (23.4 overs) | 196 (57 overs) RJ Hadlee 84 (78) RGD Willis 4/43 (20 overs) | |
270 (110.1 overs) JG Wright 88 (188) VJ Marks 3/78 (43 overs) |
England won by 189 runs The Oval, London Umpires: HD Bird and DGL Evans Player of the match: RJ Hadlee (NZ) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
Second Test
28 July–1 August 1983 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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New Zealand won by 5 wickets Headingley, Leeds Umpires: DJ Constant and BJ Meyer Player of the match: BL Cairns (NZ) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- 31 July was taken as a rest day.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
Third Test
11–15 August 1983 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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England won by 127 runs Lord's, London Umpires: DJ Constant and DGL Evans Player of the match: DI Gower (ENG) |
Fourth Test
25–29 August 1983 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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England won by 165 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: HD Bird and BJ Meyer Player of the match: NGB Cook (ENG) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- TJ Franklin (NZ) made his Test debut.
References
- ^ a b "Captain extraordinaire". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
External sources
- New Zealand in England 1983 at CricketArchive
Annual reviews
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- 1983 Cricket World Cup (Final)
- England v New Zealand
County seasons
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