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	Country	England
	Name	The Prudential Cup<br />England 1983
	Finalists	8
	Count	1st
	Matches	27
	Attendance	232081
	Top Run Scorer	David Gower (384)
	Top Wicket Taker	Roger Binny (18)

The matches consisted of 60 Over s per team and were played in traditional white clothing and with red balls. They were all played during the day.

The countries participating were:

Test teams

• (Group B)


• (Group A)


• (Group B)


• (Group A)


• (Group A)


• (Group A)


• (Group B)

Other team

• (Group B)

The 1983 World Cup was full of dramatic cricket right from the start. Underdogs India and Zimbabwe scored upset victories over the West Indies and Australia respectively. England, Pakistan, India and tournament favourites West Indies qualified for the semifinals.


GROUP STAGES


Group A

Date June 9 , 1983   Score1 322/6 (60 overs)   Score2 216 (59 overs)   Runs1 Allan Lamb 102 (105)   Wickets1 Martin Snedden 2/105 (12 overs)   Runs2 Martin Crowe 97 (118)   Wickets2 Bob Willis 2/9 (7 overs)   Result won by 106 runs   Venue The Oval , London , England   Umpires Barrie Meyer and Donald Oslear   Motm Allan Lamb

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Date June 9 , 1983   Score1 338/5 (60 overs)   Score2 288/9 (60 overs)   Runs1 Zaheer Abbas 82 (81)   Wickets1 Ashantha De Mel 2/69 (12 overs)   Runs2 Brendon Kuruppu 72 (101)   Wickets2 Sarfraz Nawaz 3/40 (12 overs)   Result won by 50 runs   Venue St Helen's , Swansea , Wales   Umpires Ken Palmer and David Shepherd   Motm Mohsin Khan

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Date June 11 , 1983   Score1 333/9 (60 overs)   Score2 286 (58 overs)   Runs1 David Gower 130 (120)   Wickets1 Ashantha De Mel 2/62 (12 overs)   Runs2 Guy De Alwis 58 (51)   Wickets2 Vic Marks 5/39 (12 overs)   Result won by 47 runs   Venue County Ground , Taunton , England   Umpires Mervyn Kitchen and Ken Palmer   Motm David Gower

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Date June 11 , 1983   Score1 238/9 (60 overs)   Score2 186 (552 overs)   Runs1 Bruce Edgar 44 (107)   Wickets1 Abdul Qadir 4/21 (12 overs)   Runs2 Abdul Qadir 41 (68)   Wickets2 Richard Hadlee 3/20 (9 overs)   Result won by 52 runs   Venue Edgbaston , Birmingham , England   Umpires Dickie Bird and Barrie Leadbeater   Motm Abdul Qadir   Rain Reserve day on June 12 used, 56 overs of New Zealand's innings completed on 11 June

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Date June 13 , 1983   Score1 193/8 (60 overs)   Score2 199/2 (504 overs)   Runs1 Zaheer Abbas 83 (104)   Wickets1 Bob Willis 2/24 (12 overs)   Runs2 Graeme Fowler 78 (151)   Wickets2 Rashid Khan 1/19 (7 overs)   Result won by 8 wickets   Venue Lord's , London , England   Umpires Barrie Meyer and Alan Whitehead   Motm Zaheer Abbas

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Date June 13 , 1983   Score1 206 (561 overs)   Score2 209/5 (392 overs)   Runs1 Ranjan Madugalle 60 (87)   Wickets1 Richard Hadlee 5/25 (101 overs)   Runs2 Geoff Howarth 76 (79)   Wickets2 Ashantha De Mel 2/30 (8 overs)   Result won by 5 wickets   Venue County Ground , Bristol , England   Umpires Dickie Bird and David Shepherd   Motm Richard Hadlee

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Date June 15 , 1983   Score1 234 (552 overs)   Score2 238/8 (595 overs)   Runs1 David Gower 92 (123)   Wickets1 Richard Hadlee 3/32 (10 overs)   Runs2 Jeremy Coney 66 (144)   Wickets2 Bob Willis 4/42 (12 overs)   Result won by 2 wickets   Venue Edgbaston , Birmingham , England   Umpires Jack Birkenshaw and Ken Palmer   Motm Jeremy Coney

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Date June 16 , 1983   Score1 235/7 (60 overs)   Score2 224 (583 overs)   Runs1 Imran Khan 102 (133)   Wickets1 Ashantha De Mel 5/39 (12 overs)   Runs2 Sidath Wettimuny 50 (127)   Wickets2 Abdul Qadir 5/44 (12 overs)   Result won by 11 runs   Venue Headingley , Leeds , England   Umpires Donald Oslear and Alan Whitehead   Motm Abdul Qadir

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Date June 18 , 1983   Score1 232/8 (60 overs)   Score2 233/3 (572 overs)   Runs1 Javed Miandad 67 (100)   Wickets1 Vic Marks 2/45 (12 overs)   Runs2 Graeme Fowler 69 (96)   Wickets2 Mudassar Nazar 2/34 (12 overs)   Result won by 7 wickets   Venue Old Trafford , Manchester , England   Umpires Dickie Bird and Donald Oslear   Motm Graeme Fowler

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Date June 18 , 1983   Score1 181 (582 overs)   Score2 184/7 (525 overs)   Runs1 Martin Snedden 40 (55)   Wickets1 Ashantha De Mel 5/32 (12 overs)   Runs2 Roy Dias 64 (101)   Wickets2 Martin Snedden 2/58 (105 overs)   Result won by 3 wickets   Venue County Ground , Derby , England   Umpires David Constant and Barrie Leadbeater   Motm Ashantha De Mel

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Date June 20 , 1983   Score1 136 (504 overs)   Score2 137/1 (241 overs)   Runs1 Sidath Wettimuny 22 (49)   Wickets1 Paul Allott 3/41 (104 overs)   Runs2 Graeme Fowler 81 (77)   Wickets2 Ashantha De Mel 1/33 (10 overs)   Result won by 9 wickets   Venue Headingley , Leeds , England   Umpires Barrie Leadbeater and Ken Palmer   Motm Bob Willis

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Date June 20 , 1983   Score1 261/3 (60 overs)   Score2 250 (591 overs)   Runs1 Zaheer Abbas 103 (121)   Wickets1 Jeremy Coney 2/42 (12 overs)   Runs2 Jeremy Coney 51 (78)   Wickets2 Mudassar Nazar 3/43 (12 overs)   Result won by 11 runs   Venue Trent Bridge , Nottingham , England   Umpires David Evans and Mervyn Kitchen   Motm Imran Khan

Group B

Date June 9 , 1983   Score1 239/6 (60 overs)   Score2 226/7 (60 overs)   Runs1 Duncan Fletcher 69 (84)   Wickets1 Graham Yallop 2/28 (9 overs)   Runs2 Kepler Wessels 76 (130)   Wickets2 Duncan Fletcher 4/42 (11 overs)   Result won by 13 runs   Venue Trent Bridge , Nottingham , England   Umpires David Constant and Mervyn Kitchen   Motm Duncan Fletcher

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Date June 9 , 1983   Score1 262/8 (60 overs)   Score2 228 (541 overs)   Runs1 Yashpal Sharma 89 (120)   Wickets1 Michael Holding 2/32 (12 overs)   Runs2 Andy Roberts 37 (58)   Wickets2 Ravi Shastri 3/26 (51 overs)   Result won by 34 runs   Venue Old Trafford , Manchester , England   Umpires Barrie Leadbeater and Alan Whitehead   Motm Yashpal Sharma   Rain Reserve day on 10 June used, 22 overs of West Indies's innings completed on 9 June

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Date June 11 , 1983   Score1 252/9 (60 overs)   Score2 151 (303 overs)   Runs1 Larry Gomes 78 (153)   Wickets1 Geoff Lawson 3/29 (12 overs)   Runs2 David Hookes 45 (45)   Wickets2 Winston Davis 7/51 (103 overs)   Result won by 101 runs   Venue Headingley , Leeds , England   Umpires David Constant and David Evans   Motm Winston Davis   Rain Reserve day on 12 June used, 42 overs of West Indies's innings completed on 11 June

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Date June 11 , 1983   Score1 155 (514 overs)   Score2 157/5 (373 overs)   Runs1 Iain Butchart 22 (35)   Wickets1 Madan Lal 3/27 (104 overs)   Runs2 Sandeep Patil 50 (54)   Wickets2 Peter Rawson 2/11 (51 overs)   Result won by 5 wickets   Venue Grace Road , Leicester , England   Umpires Jack Birkenshaw and Roy Palmer   Motm Madan Lal

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Date June 13 , 1983   Score1 320/9 (60 overs)   Score2 158 (375 overs)   Runs1 Trevor Chappell 110 (131)   Wickets1 Kapil Dev 5/43 (12 overs)   Runs2 Kapil Dev 40 (27)   Wickets2 Ken MacLeay 6/39 (115 overs)   Result won by 162 runs   Venue Trent Bridge , Nottingham , England   Umpires Donald Oslear and Roy Palmer   Motm Trevor Chappell

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Date June 13 , 1983   Score1 217/7 (60 overs)   Score2 218/2 (483 overs)   Runs1 Duncan Fletcher 71 (88)   Wickets1 Andy Roberts 3/36 (12 overs)   Runs2 Gordon Greenidge 105 (147)   Wickets2 Peter Rawson 2/39 (12 overs)   Result won by 8 wickets   Venue New Road , Worcester , England   Umpires Jack Birkenshaw and David Evans   Motm Gordon Greenidge

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Date June 15 , 1983   Score1 282/9 (60 overs)   Score2 216 (531 overs)   Runs1 Viv Richards 119 (146)   Wickets1 Roger Binny 3/71 (12 overs)   Runs2 Mohinder Amarnath 80 (139)   Wickets2 Michael Holding 3/40 (91 overs)   Result won by 66 runs   Venue The Oval , London , England   Umpires Barrie Meyer and David Shepherd   Motm Viv Richards

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Date June 16 , 1983   Score1 272/7 (60 overs)   Score2 240 (595 overs)   Runs1 Graeme Wood 73 (121)   Wickets1 John Traicos 2/28 (12 overs)   Runs2 Dave Houghton 84 (108)   Wickets2 Rodney Hogg 3/40 (115 overs)   Result won by 32 runs   Venue County Ground , Southampton , England   Umpires David Evans and Roy Palmer   Motm Dave Houghton

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Date June 18 , 1983   Score1 273/6 (60 overs)   Score2 276/3 (575 overs)   Runs1 Kim Hughes 69 (124)   Wickets1 Malcolm Marshall 2/36 (12 overs)   Runs2 Viv Richards 95 (117)   Wickets2 Rodney Hogg 1/25 (12 overs)   Result won by 7 wickets   Venue Lord's , London , England   Umpires Roy Palmer and Alan Whitehead   Motm Viv Richards

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Date June 18 , 1983   Score1 266/8 (60 overs)   Score2 235 (57 overs)   Runs1 Kapil Dev 175 (138)   Wickets1 Peter Rawson 3/47 (12 overs)   Runs2 Kevin Curran 73 (93)   Wickets2 Madan Lal 3/42 (11 overs)   Result won by 31 runs   Venue Nevill Ground , Tunbridge Wells , England   Umpires Mervyn Kitchen and Barrie Meyer   Motm Kapil Dev

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Date June 20 , 1983   Score1 247 (555 overs)   Score2 129 (382 overs)   Runs1 Yashpal Sharma 40 (40)   Wickets1 Rodney Hogg 3/40 (12 overs)   Runs2 Allan Border 36 (49)   Wickets2 Madan Lal 4/20 (82 overs)   Result won by 118 runs   Venue County Ground , Chelmsford , England   Umpires Jack Birkenshaw and David Shepherd   Motm Roger Binny

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Date June 20 , 1983   Score1 171 (60 overs)   Score2 172/0 (451 overs)   Runs1 Kevin Curran 62 (92)   Wickets1 Wayne Daniel 3/28 (9 overs)   Runs2 Desmond Haynes 88 (136)   Wickets2 John Traicos 0/24 (12 overs)   Result won by 10 wickets   Venue Edgbaston , Birmingham , England   Umpires Dickie Bird and David Constant   Motm Faoud Bacchus

FINALS

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