England Vs New Zealand 1St Match
Prudential World Cup in England - 1983 (1983) · Kennington Oval, London · 9 June 1983
England won by 106 runs
England won by 106 runs. Allan Lamb top-scored with 102 for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Kennington Oval, London
- Date
- 9 June 1983
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 106 runs
- Player of the match
- Allan Lamb
- Captains
- Bob Willis (England), Geoff Howarth (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- BJ Meyer and DO Oslear
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat.
England batted first and made 322 for 6. Allan Lamb top-scored with 102 off 105 balls, and Chris Tavaré made 45. The innings was built on a 115-run stand for the fourth wicket between Mike Gatting and Allan Lamb. That was well above the 1980s average first-innings total at Kennington Oval, 244 across 8 ODIs.
Chasing 323, New Zealand made 216 all out. Martin Crowe top-scored with 97 off 118 balls.
England won by 106 runs.
ENGLAND: 322 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Tavaré | c Bruce Edgar | 45 | 91 |
| Graeme Fowler | c Jeremy Coney | 8 | 19 |
| David Gower | c Bruce Edgar | 39 | 62 |
| Allan Lamb | bowled | 102 | 105 |
| Mike Gatting | bowled | 43 | 47 |
| Ian Botham | c Warren Lees | 22 | 16 |
| Ian Gould | not out | 14 | 12 |
| Graham Dilley | not out | 31 | 14 |
Did not bat: Vic Marks, Paul Allott, Bob Willis
Extras 18 · Total 322 for 6
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hadlee | 12 | 4 | 26 | 1 |
| Lance Cairns | 12 | 4 | 57 | 1 |
| Martin Snedden | 12 | 1 | 105 | 2 |
| Ewen Chatfield | 12 | 1 | 45 | 1 |
| Jeremy Coney | 6 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Martin Crowe | 6 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-13 (Graeme Fowler), 2-79 (David Gower), 3-117 (Chris Tavaré), 4-232 (Mike Gatting), 5-271 (Ian Botham), 6-278 (Allan Lamb)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Chris Tavaré and Graeme Fowler | 13 |
| second | David Gower and Chris Tavaré | 66 |
| third | Chris Tavaré and Allan Lamb | 38 |
| fourth | Mike Gatting and Allan Lamb | 115 |
| fifth | Ian Botham and Allan Lamb | 39 |
| sixth | Allan Lamb and Ian Gould | 7 |
| seventh | Graham Dilley and Ian Gould | 44 |
NEW ZEALAND: 216 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Turner | lbw | 14 | 28 |
| Bruce Edgar | c Ian Gould | 3 | 6 |
| John Wright | c Ian Botham | 10 | 17 |
| Geoff Howarth | c Allan Lamb | 18 | 44 |
| Jeremy Coney | run out | 23 | 52 |
| Martin Crowe | run out | 97 | 118 |
| Warren Lees | bowled | 8 | 23 |
| Richard Hadlee | c Allan Lamb | 1 | 9 |
| Lance Cairns | lbw | 1 | 2 |
| Martin Snedden | c Ian Gould | 21 | 34 |
| Ewen Chatfield | not out | 9 | 24 |
Extras 11 · Total 216 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| Graham Dilley | 8 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Ian Botham | 12 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Paul Allott | 12 | 1 | 47 | 0 |
| Vic Marks | 12 | 1 | 39 | 2 |
| Mike Gatting | 8 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Bruce Edgar), 2-28 (John Wright), 3-31 (Glenn Turner), 4-62 (Geoff Howarth), 5-85 (Jeremy Coney), 6-123 (Warren Lees), 7-136 (Richard Hadlee), 8-138 (Lance Cairns), 9-190 (Martin Snedden), 10-216 (Martin Crowe)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Glenn Turner and Bruce Edgar | 3 |
| second | Glenn Turner and John Wright | 25 |
| third | Glenn Turner and Geoff Howarth | 3 |
| fourth | Jeremy Coney and Geoff Howarth | 31 |
| fifth | Jeremy Coney and Martin Crowe | 23 |
| sixth | Warren Lees and Martin Crowe | 38 |
| seventh | Richard Hadlee and Martin Crowe | 13 |
| eighth | Lance Cairns and Martin Crowe | 2 |
| ninth | Martin Snedden and Martin Crowe | 52 |
| tenth | Ewen Chatfield and Martin Crowe | 26 |
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