1983 Cricket World Cup squads
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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates This is a list of cricketers who represented their country at the 1983 Cricket World Cup in England which took place from 9 June 1983 to 25 June 1983. The oldest player at the 1983 Cricket World Cup was Somachandra De Silva (40/41) while the youngest player was Rumesh Ratnayake (19), both of Sri Lanka. The youngest in a 1983 World Cup squad (who did not play in any match, however) was Graeme Hick (17) of Zimbabwe.
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India
Manager: Template:Flagicon P. R. Man Singh
| Player | Date of Birth | Batting style | Bowling style | First Class team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapil Dev (c) | 6 January 1959 (Age 24) | Right hand | Right arm fast-medium | Template:Flagicon Haryana |
| Mohinder Amarnath (vc) | 24 September 1950 (Age 33) | Right hand | Right arm medium | Template:Flagicon Delhi |
| Kirti Azad | 2 January 1959 (Age 24) | Right-hand | Right-arm off-spinner | Template:Flagicon Delhi |
| Roger Binny | 19 July 1955 (Age 28) | Right-hand | Right-arm fast-medium | Template:Flagicon Karnataka |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 10 July 1949 (Age 34) | Right hand | Right arm medium Right arm offbreak |
Template:Flagicon Mumbai |
| Syed Kirmani (wk) | 29 December 1949 (Age 34) | Right-handed | Wicket-keeper | Template:Flagicon Karnataka |
| Madan Lal | 20 March 1951 (Age 32) | Right-hand | Right-arm medium | Template:Flagicon Delhi |
| Sandeep Patil | 18 August 1956 (Age 27) | Right-hand | Right-arm medium | Template:Flagicon Mumbai |
| Balwinder Sandhu | 3 August 1956 (Age 27) | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | Template:Flagicon Mumbai |
| Yashpal Sharma | 11 August 1954 (Age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Template:Flagicon Punjab |
| Ravi Shastri | 27 May 1962 (Age 21) | Right-hand | Slow left-arm orthodox | Template:Flagicon Mumbai |
| Krishnamachari Srikkanth | 21 December 1959 (Age 24) | Right hand | Right-arm medium Right-arm offbreak |
Template:Flagicon Tamil Nadu |
| Sunil Valson | 2 October 1958 (Age 25) | Right-hand | Left-arm medium | Template:Flagicon Delhi |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | 6 April 1956 (Age 27) | Right hand | Right arm medium | Template:Flagicon Mumbai |
Background
The Indian squad was announced in May 1983. The other probables considered were Gundappa Viswanath, Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, Maninder Singh, Ashok Malhotra, Surinder Amarnath, Anshuman Gaekwad, T. A. Sekhar. Sunil Valson was not in the original list of probables. The selection committee was headed by Ghulam Ahmed and had Chandu Borde, Chandu Sarwate, Bishan Singh Bedi and Pankaj Roy as the other members.[1]
Australia
Manager: Template:Flagicon Phil Ridings
| Player | Date of Birth | Batting style | Bowling style | First class team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Hughes (c) | 26 January 1954 | Right hand | Right arm medium | Template:Cr-Aus/flag |
| Allan Border | 27 July 1955 | Left hand | Left arm orthodox spin | Template:Cr-Aus/flag |
| Trevor Chappell | 12 October 1952 | Right hand | Right arm medium | Template:Cr-Aus/flag |
| Tom Hogan | 23 September 1956 | Right-hand | Slow left-arm orthodox | Template:Cr-Aus/flag |
| Rodney Hogg | 5 March 1951 | Right hand | Right hand fast | Template:Cr-Aus/flag |
| David Hookes | 3 May 1955 | Left-handed | – | Template:Cr-Aus/flag |
| Geoff Lawson | 7 December 1957 | Right-hand | Right-arm fast | Template:Cr-Aus/flag |
| Dennis Lillee | 18 July 1949 | Right-hand | Right-arm fast | Template:Cr-Aus/flag |
| Ken MacLeay | 2 April 1959 | Right-hand | Right-arm medium | Template:Cr-Aus/flag |
| Rod Marsh (wk) | 4 November 1947 | Left-handed | Wicket-keeper | Template:Cr-Aus/flag |
| Jeff Thomson | 16 August 1950 | Right-handed | Right arm fast | Template:Cr-Aus/flag |
| Kepler Wessels | 14 September 1957 | Left-handed | Right arm off break | Template:Cr-Aus/flag |
| Graeme Wood | 6 November 1956 | Left-handed | Right arm medium | Template:Cr-Aus/flag |
| Graham Yallop | 7 October 1952 | Left hand | Left-arm medium | Template:Cr-Aus/flag |
Background
Australia had won the triangular one day series at home over New Zealand and England during the 1982-83 summer. Kim Hughes had been in poor form for most of the summer but come good for the finals.[2] The squad was picked in May. Greg Chappell was originally picked in the squad. Tom Hogan was selected over Bruce Yardley. Trevor Chappell was the biggest surprise for the squad, though Steve Smith had been a regular in Australia's one day team in the summer and he was overlooked.[3] Later in the month Greg Chappell pulled out due to injury and Macleay replaced him.[4]
England
Manager: Template:Flagicon Doug Insole
| Player | Date of Birth | Batting style | Bowling style | First class team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis (c) | 30 May 1949 | Right hand | Right arm fast | Template:Flagicon Warwickshire |
| Paul Allott | 14 September 1956 | Right hand | Right arm fast-medium | Template:Flagicon Lancashire |
| Ian Botham | 24 November 1955 | Right hand | Right arm fast-medium | Template:Flagicon Somerset |
| Norman Cowans | 17 April 1961 | Right-hand | Right-arm fast | Template:Flagicon Middlesex |
| Graham Dilley | 18 May 1959 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | Template:Flagicon Kent |
| Graeme Fowler | 20 April 1957 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Template:Flagicon Lancashire |
| Mike Gatting | 6 June 1957 | Right hand | Right arm medium | Template:Flagicon Middlesex |
| Ian Gould (wk) | 19 August 1957 | Left hand | Wicket-keeper | Template:Flagicon Sussex |
| David Gower | 1 April 1957 | Left hand | Right arm off-break | Template:Flagicon Leicestershire |
| Trevor Jesty | 2 June 1948 | Right-hand | Right-arm medium | Template:Flagicon Hampshire |
| Allan Lamb | 20 June 1954 | Right-hand | Right-arm medium | Template:Flagicon Northamptonshire |
| Vic Marks | 25 June 1955 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Template:Flagicon Somerset |
| Derek Randall | 24 February 1951 | Right hand | Right arm medium | Template:Flagicon Nottinghamshire |
| Chris Tavaré | 27 October 1954 | Right-hand | Right arm off break | Template:Flagicon Kent |
Background
Alan Butcher, David Bairstow, Eddie Hemmings, Phil Edmonds, Bob Taylor, David Mark Smith, Bill Athey, Wilf Slack, David Thomas were among the probables for the World Cup.
New Zealand
Manager: Template:Flagicon Allan Wright
| Player | Date of Birth | Batting style | Bowling style | First class team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Howarth (c) | 29 March 1951 | Right hand | Right arm offbreak | Template:Flagicon Auckland |
| John Bracewell | 15 April 1958 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Template:Flagicon Auckland |
| Lance Cairns | 10 October 1949 | Right hand | Right arm medium-fast | Template:Flagicon Otago |
| Ewen Chatfield | 3 July 1950 | Right hand | Right arm medium-fast | Template:Flagicon Wellington |
| Jeremy Coney | 21 June 1952 | Right hand | Right arm medium | Template:Flagicon Wellington |
| Jeff Crowe | 14 September 1958 | Right-handed | Right arm, medium pace | Template:Flagicon Auckland |
| Martin Crowe | 22 September 1962 | Right-hand | Right-arm medium | Template:Flagicon Central Districts |
| Bruce Edgar | 23 November 1956 | Left hand | Wicket-keeper | Template:Flagicon Wellington |
| Richard Hadlee | 3 July 1951 | Left hand | Right arm fast | Template:Flagicon Canterbury |
| Warren Lees (wk) | 19 March 1952 | Right hand | Wicket-keeper | Template:Flagicon Otago |
| Ian Smith (wk) | 28 February 1957 | Right-handed | Wicket-keeper | Template:Flagicon Central Districts |
| Martin Snedden | 23 November 1958 | Left-hand | Right-arm medium-fast | Template:Flagicon Auckland |
| Glenn Turner | 26 May 1947 | Right hand | Right arm offbreak | Template:Flagicon Otago |
| John Wright | 5 July 1954 | Left hand | Right arm medium | Template:Flagicon Northern Districts |
Background
Trevor Franklin and Evan Gray travelled with the team, but were not considered for the World Cup.
Pakistan
Manager: Template:Flagicon Intikhab Alam
| Player | Date of Birth | Batting style | Bowling style | First class team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imran Khan (c) | 25 November 1952 | Right hand | Right arm fast | Template:Flagicon PIA |
| Abdul Qadir | 15 September 1955 | Right-hand | Right-arm leg spin | Template:Flagicon Habib Bank |
| Ijaz Faqih | 24 March 1956 | Right-hand | Right-arm offbreak | Template:Flagicon MCB |
| Mansoor Akhtar | 6 September 1962 | Right-hand | Right-arm offspin | Template:Flagicon United Bank |
| Mohsin Khan | 15 March 1955 | Right-hand | Right-arm medium pace | Template:Flagicon Habib Bank |
| Mudassar Nazar | 6 April 1956 | Right hand | Right arm medium | Template:Flagicon Lahore |
| Rashid Khan | 15 December 1959 | Right-hand | Right-arm fast-medium | Template:Flagicon PIA |
| Sarfraz Nawaz | 1 December 1948 | Right hand | Right arm fast-medium | Template:Flagicon Lahore |
| Shahid Mahboob | 25 August 1962 | Right-hand | Right-arm fast-medium | Template:Flagicon Karachi |
| Tahir Naqqash | 6 June 1959 | Right-hand | Right-arm fast-medium | Template:Flagicon Lahore |
| Wasim Bari (wk) | 23 March 1948 | Right hand | Wicket-keeper | Template:Flagicon Karachi |
| Wasim Raja | 3 July 1952 | Left hand | Right arm legbreak | Template:Flagicon Lahore |
| Zaheer Abbas | 24 July 1947 | Right hand | Right arm offbreak | Template:Flagicon Karachi |
| Javed Miandad | 12 June 1957 | Right hand | Right arm legbreak | Template:Flagicon Habib Bank |
Sri Lanka
Manager: Template:Flagicon Tambyah Murugaser, Coach: Garfield Sobers
| Player | Date of Birth | Batting style | Bowling style | First class team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duleep Mendis (c) | 25 August 1952 | Right hand | – | Template:Flagicon SSC |
| Guy de Alwis (wk) | 15 February 1959 | Right-hand | Wicket-keeper | Template:Flagicon SSC |
| Ashantha de Mel | 9 May 1959 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium-fast | Template:Flagicon – |
| Somachandra de Silva | 11 June 1942 | Right hand | Right arm legbreak | Template:Flagicon BCAC |
| Roy Dias | 18 October 1952 | Right hand | Right-arm offbreak | Template:Flagicon CCC |
| Vinothen John | 27 May 1960 | Right-hand | Right-arm medium-fast | Template:Flagicon SCC |
| Brendon Kuruppu | 5 January 1962 | Right-handed | Wicket-keeper | Template:Flagicon BRC |
| Ranjan Madugalle | 22 April 1959 | Right hand | Right-arm offbreak | Template:Flagicon NCC |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 1 December 1963 | Left-hand | Right-arm medium | Template:Flagicon SCC |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 2 January 1964 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm fast-medium | Template:Flagicon NCC |
| Athula Samarasekera | 5 August 1961 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium | Template:Flagicon CCC |
| Sidath Wettimuny | 12 August 1956 | Right hand | Right-arm medium | Template:Flagicon – |
| Susil Fernando | 19 December 1955 | Right hand | - | Template:Flagicon SLAFSC |
| Granville de Silva | 12 March 1955 | Right-hand bat | Right-arm medium | Template:Flagicon – |
West Indies
| Player | Date of Birth | Batting style | Bowling style | First class team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clive Lloyd (c) | 31 August 1944 | left hand | Right-arm medium | Template:FlagiconGuyana |
| Faoud Bacchus | 31 January 1954 | Right-hand | Right-arm medium | Template:FlagiconGuyana |
| Wayne Daniel | 16 January 1956 | Right-hand | Right-arm fast | Template:FlagiconBarbados |
| Winston Davis | 18 September 1958 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | Template:Flagicon Windward Islands |
| Jeff Dujon (wk) | 28 May 1956 | Right-hand | Wicket-keeper | Template:FlagiconJamaica |
| Joel Garner | 16 December 1952 | Right hand | Right-arm fast | Template:FlagiconBarbados |
| Larry Gomes | 13 July 1953 | Left-hand | Right-arm offbreak | Template:FlagiconTrinidad and Tobago |
| Gordon Greenidge | 1 May 1951 | Right-hand | Right-arm medium/offbreak | Template:FlagiconBarbados |
| Desmond Haynes | 15 February 1956 | Right-hand | Right-arm legbreak/medium pace | Template:FlagiconBarbados |
| Michael Holding | 16 February 1954 | Right-hand | Right-arm fast | Template:FlagiconJamaica |
| Gus Logie | 28 September 1960 | Right-hand | Right-arm off break | Template:FlagiconTrinidad and Tobago |
| Malcolm Marshall | 18 April 1958 | Right-hand | Right-arm fast | Template:FlagiconBarbados |
| Viv Richards | 7 March 1952 | Right-hand | Right-arm medium/offbreak | Template:FlagiconLeeward Islands |
| Andy Roberts | 29 January 1951 | Right-hand | Right-arm fast | Template:FlagiconLeeward Islands |
Background
Milton Pydanna was on standby as wicket-keeper in case of any injury to Jeff Dujon.
Zimbabwe
Manager: Template:Flagicon David Ellman-Brown[5]
| Player | Date of Birth | Batting style | Bowling style |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan Fletcher (c) | 27 September 1948 | Left-hand | Right arm fast-medium |
| Robin Brown | 11 March 1951 | Right-hand | Right-arm medium |
| Iain Butchart | 9 May 1960 | Right-hand | Right-arm medium |
| Kevin Curran | 7 September 1959 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium |
| Jack Heron | 8 November 1948 | Right-hand | Right-arm medium |
| Graeme Hick | 23 May 1966 | Right hand | Right arm off break |
| Vince Hogg | 3 July 1952 | Right-hand | Right-arm medium-fast |
| David Houghton (wk) | 23 June 1957 | Right-hand | Right-arm off break |
| Grant Paterson | 9 June 1960 | Right-hand | Right-arm off-spin |
| Gerald Peckover | 2 June 1955 | Right-handed | – |
| Andrew Pycroft | 6 June 1956 | Right-hand | Right-arm offbreak |
| Peter Rawson | 25 May 1957 | Right-hand | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Ali Shah | 7 August 1959 | Left-hand | Right arm medium |
| John Traicos | 17 May 1947 | Right-hand | Right arm off-spin |
References
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External links
- 1983 Cricket World Cup – Cricinfo.com.
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