1983 English cricket season
Encyclopedia
The 1983 English cricket season was the scene for the third Cricket World Cup
which was deservedly won by India.
In Minor Counties cricket, the MCCA Knockout Trophy
was inaugurated.
Cricket World Cup
The ICC Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of men's One Day International cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council , with preliminary qualification rounds leading up to a finals tournament which is held every four years...
which was deservedly won by India.
In Minor Counties cricket, the MCCA Knockout Trophy
MCCA Knockout Trophy
The Minor Counties Cricket Association Knockout Cup was started in 1983 as a knockout one-day competition for the Minor Counties in English cricket...
was inaugurated.
Honours
- County Championship - Essex
- NatWest Trophy - Somerset
- Sunday League - Yorkshire
- Benson & Hedges Cup -
- Minor Counties Championship - HertfordshireHertfordshire County Cricket ClubHertfordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Hertfordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
- MCCA Knockout Trophy - CheshireCheshire County Cricket ClubCheshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cheshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
- Second XI Championship - Leicestershire II
- Wisden - Mohinder AmarnathMohinder AmarnathMohinder Amarnath Bhardwaj is a former Indian cricketer and current cricket analyst. He is commonly known as "Jimmy". He is the son of Lala Amarnath, the first post-independence captain of India. His brother Surinder Amarnath was a Test player...
, Jeremy ConeyJeremy ConeyJeremy Vernon Coney MBE is a former New Zealand cricketer, who played 52 Test matches and 88 ODIs for New Zealand, captaining them in 15 Tests and 25 ODIs. He was one of New Zealand's most successful batsmen, at least by average, and he made 16 fifties, but centuries often eluded him and he had to...
, John EmbureyJohn EmbureyJohn Ernest Emburey is a former English cricketer, who played for Middlesex, Northamptonshire, Western Province, Berkshire and England....
, Mike GattingMike GattingMichael "Mike" William Gatting OBE is a former English cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Middlesex and for England from 1977 to 1995, captaining the national side in twenty-three Test matches between 1986 and 1988...
, Chris SmithChris Smith (cricketer)Christopher Lyall Smith was a cricketer for Hampshire and England. He also played one match for Glamorgan in 1979, while playing in the South Wales League, and in South Africa he played for Natal B .-Life and career:Smith was unable to play for the South Africa due to their exclusion from...
External sources
Annual reviews
- Playfair Cricket AnnualPlayfair Cricket AnnualPlayfair Cricket Annual is a compact annual about cricket that is published in the United Kingdom each April, just before the English cricket season is due to begin. Its main purposes are to review the previous English season and to provide detailed career records and potted biographies of current...
1984 - Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1984