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1975PRUDENTIAL WORLD CUP 1983 - A STATISTICAL SURVEY
This was the last time the World Cup was held in England, before its migration to the subcontinent and Australia.

It was also the year of the underdog. The first two World Cups had been won by the clear favourite -- this one produced a sensational turnaround with 500-1 outsiders India upsetting the West Indies applecart.

Here are the details:

SUMMARY OF MATCHES

Countries Matches Played Won Lost No Result Semi Final Runner Up Winner
India 8 6 2 - - - 1
West Indies 8 6 2 - - 1 -
England 7 5 2 - 1 - -
Pakistan 7 3 4 - 1 - -
New Zealand 6 3 3 - - - -
Australia 6 2 4 - - - -
Sri Lanka 6 1 5 - - - -
Zimbabwe 6 1 5 - - - -

HIGHEST TEAM TOTALS

Score Overs Match Venue Date
338-5 (60 overs) Pakistan v Sri Lanka Swansea 09-06-83
333-9 (60 overs) England v Sri Lanka Taunton 11-06-83
322-6 (60 overs) England v New Zealand The Oval 09-06-83
320-9 (60 overs) Australia v India Nottingham 13-06-83

HIGHEST TEAM AGGREGATES

Score Overs Match Venue Date
626-14 (120 overs) Pak (338-5) v S Lanka (288-9) Swansea 09-06-83
619-9 (118 overs) Eng (333-9) v S Lanka (286) Taunton 11-06-83

LOWEST COMPLETED TEAM TOTALS

Score Overs Match Venue Date
129 (38.2 overs) Australia v India Chelmsford 20-06-83
136 (50.4 overs) Sri Lanka v England Leeds 20-06-83
140 (52 overs) West Indies v India Lord's 25-06-83

LOWEST MATCH AGGREGATES

Score Overs Match Venue Date
273-11 (74.5 overs) Sri Lanka (136) v England (137-1) Leeds 20-06-83

INDIVIDUAL HUNDREDS (8)

Score Batsmen Match Venue Date
175* Kapil Dev India v Zimbabwe Tunbridge Wells 18-06-83
130 DI Gower England v Sri Lanka Taunton 11-06-83
119 IVA Richards West Indes v India The Oval 15-06-83
110 TM Chappell Australia v India Nottingham 13-06-83
105* CG Greenidge West Indies v Zimbabwe Worcerster 13-06-83
103* Zaheer Abbas Pakistan v New Zealand Nottingham 20-06-83
102* Imran Khan Pakistan v Sri Lanka Leeds 16-06-83
102 AJ Lamb England v New Zealand The Oval 09-06-83

HIGHEST RUN AGGREGATES

Player Country Matches Ins No Runs HS Avg 100 50
DI Gower England 7 7 2 384 130 76.80 1 1
IVA Richards West Indies 8 7 2 367 119 73.40 1 2
G Fowler England 7 7 2 360 81* 72.00 - 4
Zaheer Abbas Pakistan 7 7 2 313 103* 62.60 1 2
Kapil Dev India 8 8 3 303 175* 60.60 1 -

CENTURY PARTNERSHIPS FOR EACH WICKET (14)

1st wkt (2)

Runs Players Match Venue Date
172* DL Haynes (88*) / SFAF Bacchus (80*) WI v Zim Birmingham 20-06-83
115 G Fowler (69) / CJ Tavare (58) Eng v Pak Manchester 18-06-83

2nd wkt (3)

Runs Players Match Venue Date
144 TM Chappell (110) / KJ Hughes (52) Aus v Ind Nottingham 13-06-83
124 CG Greenidge (90) / IVA Richards (95*) WI v Aus Lord's 18-06-83
101 DL Haynes (38) / IVA Richards (119) WI v Ind The Oval 15-06-83

3rd wkt (4)

Runs Players Match Venue Date
195* CG Greenidge (105*) / HA Gomes (75*) WI v Zim Worcester 13-06-83
132* IVA Richards (80*) / HA Gomes (50*) WI v Pak The Oval 22-06-83
106* G Fowler (78*) / AJ Lamb (48*) Eng v Pak Lord's 13-06-83
101 KJ Hughes (69) / DW Hookes (56) Aus v WI Lord's 18-06-83

4th wkt (2)

Runs Players Match Venue Date
147* Zaheer Abbas (103*) / Imran Khan (79*) Pak v NZ Nottingham 20-06-83
115 AJ Lamb (102) / MW Gatting (43) Eng v NZ The Oval 09-06-83

5th wkt (Best)

Runs Players Match Venue Date
94 DL Houghtton (54) / DAG Fletcher (71*) Zim v WI Worcester 13-06-83

6th wkt (2)

Runs Players Match Venue Date
144 Imran Khan (102*) / Shahid Mahboob (77) Pak v SL Leeds 16-06-83
103 DL Houghton (84) / KM Curran (35) Zim v Ind Southampton 16-06-83

7th wkt (Best)

Runs Players Match Venue Date
75* DAG Fletcher (69*) / IP Butchart (34*) Zim v Aus Nottingham 09-06-83

8th wkt (Best)

Runs Players Match Venue Date
62 Kapil Dev (175*) / Madan Lal (17) Ind v Zim Tunbridge Wells 18-06-83

9th wkt (1)

Runs Players Match Venue Date
126* Kapil Dev (175*) / SMH Kirmani (24*) Ind v Zim Tunbridge Wells 18-06-83

10th wkt (Best)

Runs Players Match Venue Date
71 AME Roberts (37*) / J Garner (37) WI v Ind Manchester 09-06-83

FOUR OR MORE WICKETS IN A MATCH (14)

Analysis Bowler Match Venue Date
7-51 WW Davis West Indies v Australia Leeds 11-06-83
6-39 KH Macleay Australia v India Nottingham 13-06-83
5-25 RJ Hadlee New Zealand v Sri Lanka Bristol 13-06-83
5-32 ALF deMel (1) Sri Lanka v New Zealand Derby 18-06-83
5-39 VJ Marks England v Sri Lanka Taunton 11-06-83
5-39 ALF deMel (2) Sri Lanka v Pakistan Leeds 16-06-83
5-43 Kapil Dev India v Australia Nottingham 13-06-83
5-44 Abdul Qadir Pakistan v Sri Lanka Leeds 16-06-83
4-20 S Madan Lal India v Australia Chelmsford 20-06-83
4-21 Abdul Qadir Pakistan v New Zealand Birmingham 11-06-83
4-29 RMH Binny India v Australia Chelmsford 20-06-83
4-42 DAG Fletcher Zimbabwe v Australia Nottingham 09-06-83
4-42 RGD Willis England v New Zealand Birmingham 15-06-83
4-45 GR Dilley England v Sri Lanka Taunton 11-06-83

HIGHEST WICKET AGGREGATES

Player Country Matches Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average 4 wickets Best
RHM Binny India 8 88 9 336 18 18.66 1 4-29
ALF deMel Sri Lanka 6 66 13 265 17 15.58 2 5-32
Madan Lal India 8 83 8 825 17 16.76 1 4-20
RJ Hadlee New Zealand 6 65.1 17 180 14 12.85 1 5-25
VJ Marks England 7 78 9 246 13 18.92 1 5-39
MD Marshall West Indies 6 70 10 175 12 14.58 - 3-28
MA Holding WestIndies 7 74.5 11 235 12 19.58 - 3-40
Kapil Dev India 8 84 13 245 12 20.41 1 5-43
Abdul Qadir Pakistan 6 67.4 6 264 12 22.00 2 5-44

MOST DISMISSALS IN A MATCH

Dismissals Wicketkeeper Match Venue Date
5 (5ct) SMH Kirmani India v Zimbabwe Leicester 11-06-83
4 (3ct+1st) Wasim Bari Pakistan v N Zealand Birmingham 11-06-83
4 (4ct) DL Houghton Zimbabwe v India Tunbridge Wells 18-06-83

LEADING WICKET-KEEPERS

Player Country Matches Dismissals Catches stumpings
PJL Dujon West Indies 8 16 15 1
SMH Kirmani India 8 14 12 2
IJ Gould England 7 12 11 1

MOST CATCHES BY A FIELDER IN A MATCH

21 fielders have held two catches in a match on 27 occasions, with Kapil Dev (Ind) and AJ Lamb (Eng) doing so on three occasions.

LEADING FIELDERS

Name Country Matches Catches
Kapil Dev India 8 7
AJ Lamb England 7 6
DL Haynes West Indies 8 5
CH Lloyd West Indies 8 5
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