1983 Cricket World Cup Group A

Overview

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	NR	RR
England	20	6	5	1	0	4.671
Pakistan	12	6	3	3	0	4.014
New Zealand	12	6	3	3	0	3.927
Sri Lanka	4	6	1	5	0	3.752

England vs New Zealand

9 June 1983 Scorecard

England  322/6 (60 overs)	v	New Zealand 216 (59 overs)
Allan Lamb 102 (105) Martin Snedden 2/105 (12 overs)		Martin Crowe 97 (118) Bob Willis 2/9 (7 overs)

England won by 106 runs The Oval, London, England Umpires: Barrie Meyer and Don Oslear Player of the match: Allan Lamb

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka

9 June 1983 Scorecard

Pakistan  338/5 (60 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 288/9 (60 overs)
Zaheer Abbas 82 (81) Ashantha de Mel 2/69 (12 overs)		Brendon Kuruppu 72 (101) Sarfraz Nawaz 3/40 (12 overs)

Pakistan won by 50 runs St Helen's, Swansea, Wales Umpires: Ken Palmer and David Shepherd Player of the match: Mohsin Khan

England vs Sri Lanka

11 June 1983 Scorecard

England  333/9 (60 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 286 (58 overs)
David Gower 130 (120) Ashantha de Mel 2/62 (12 overs)		Guy de Alwis 58 (51) Vic Marks 5/39 (12 overs)

England won by 47 runs County Ground, Taunton, England Umpires: Mervyn Kitchen and Ken Palmer Player of the match: David Gower

New Zealand vs Pakistan

11 June 1983 Scorecard

New Zealand  238/9 (60 overs)	v	Pakistan 186 (55.2 overs)
Bruce Edgar 44 (107) Abdul Qadir 4/21 (12 overs)		Abdul Qadir 41* (68) Richard Hadlee 3/20 (9 overs)

New Zealand won by 52 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham, England Umpires: Dickie Bird and Barrie Leadbeater Player of the match: Abdul Qadir

• Reserve day on 12 June used, 56 overs of New Zealand's innings completed on 11 June.

England vs Pakistan

13 June 1983 Scorecard

Pakistan  193/8 (60 overs)	v	England 199/2 (50.4 overs)
Zaheer Abbas 83 (104) Bob Willis 2/24 (12 overs)		Graeme Fowler 78* (151) Rashid Khan 1/19 (7 overs)

England won by 8 wickets Lord's, London, England Umpires: Barrie Meyer and Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Zaheer Abbas

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka

13 June 1983 Scorecard

Sri Lanka  206 (56.1 overs)	v	New Zealand 209/5 (39.2 overs)
Ranjan Madugalle 60 (87) Richard Hadlee 5/25 (10.1 overs)		Geoff Howarth 76 (79) Ashantha de Mel 2/30 (8 overs)

New Zealand won by 5 wickets County Ground, Bristol, England Umpires: Dickie Bird and David Shepherd Player of the match: Richard Hadlee

England vs New Zealand

15 June 1983 Scorecard

England  234 (55.2 overs)	v	New Zealand 238/8 (59.5 overs)
David Gower 92* (96 balls) Richard Hadlee 3/32 (10 overs)		Jeremy Coney 66* (97 balls) Bob Willis 4/42 (12 overs)

New Zealand won by 2 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham, England Umpires: Jack Birkenshaw and Ken Palmer Player of the match: Jeremy Coney

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka

16 June 1983 Scorecard

Pakistan  235/7 (60 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 224 (58.3 overs)
Imran Khan 102* (133) Ashantha de Mel 5/39 (12 overs)		Sidath Wettimuny 50 (127) Abdul Qadir 5/44 (12 overs)

Pakistan won by 11 runs Headingley, Leeds, England Umpires: Don Oslear and Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Abdul Qadir

England vs Pakistan

18 June 1983 Scorecard

Pakistan  232/8 (60 overs)	v	England 233/3 (57.2 overs)
Javed Miandad 67 (100) Vic Marks 2/45 (12 overs)		Graeme Fowler 69 (96) Mudassar Nazar 2/34 (12 overs)

England won by 7 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester, England Umpires: Dickie Bird and Don Oslear Player of the match: Graeme Fowler

New Zealand v Sri Lanka

18 June 1983 Scorecard

New Zealand  181 (58.2 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 184/7 (52.5 overs)
Martin Snedden 40 (55) Ashantha de Mel 5/32 (12 overs)		Roy Dias 64* (101) Martin Snedden 2/58 (10.5 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets County Ground, Derby, England Umpires: David Constant and Barrie Leadbeater Player of the match: Ashantha de Mel

England vs Sri Lanka

20 June 1983 Scorecard

Sri Lanka  136 (50.4 overs)	v	England 137/1 (24.1 overs)
Sidath Wettimuny 22 (49) Paul Allott 3/41 (10.4 overs)		Graeme Fowler 81 (77) Ashantha de Mel 1/33 (10 overs)

England won by 9 wickets Headingley, Leeds, England Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater and Ken Palmer Player of the match: Bob Willis

New Zealand v Pakistan

20 June 1983 Scorecard

Pakistan  261/3 (60 overs)	v	New Zealand 250 (59.1 overs)
Zaheer Abbas 103* (121) Jeremy Coney 2/42 (12 overs)		Jeremy Coney 51 (78) Mudassar Nazar 3/43 (12 overs)

Pakistan won by 11 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England Umpires: David Evans and Mervyn Kitchen Player of the match: Imran Khan

References

External links

• Cricket World Cup 1983 from Cricinfo