Indian cricket team in the West Indies in 1982–83
Cricket series
| Indian cricket team in West Indies in 1982–83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 17 February – 3 May 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |  West Indies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | West Indies won the 5-Test series 2–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series | Mohinder Amarnath (Ind) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The India national cricket team toured the West Indies during the 1982–83 cricket season. They played five Test matches against the West Indian cricket team, with the West Indies winning the series 2–0.
Tour matches
Four-day: Jamaica v Indians
17–20 February 1983 Scorecard |
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- Indians won the toss and decided to bat.
- Prince Francis, Aaron Daley and Errol Wilson (Jamaica) made their first-class debuts.[1]
Four-day: Trinidad and Tobago v Indians
3–6 March 1983 Scorecard |
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Indians won by an innings and 69 runs Guaracara Park, Pointe-à-Pierre, Trinidad and Tobago Umpires: Clarence Shaffralli and Sadique Mohammed |
- Trinidad and Tobago won the toss and elected to bat.
Test matches
1st Test
23–28 February Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 4 wickets Sabina Park, Kingston Umpires: David Archer (WIN) and Wesley Malcolm (WIN) Player of the match: Andy Roberts (WIN) |
2nd Test
11–16 March scorecard |
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Match drawn Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain Umpires: Sadique Mohammed (WIN) and Stanton Parris (WIN) Player of the match: Mohinder Amarnath (Ind) |
3rd Test
31 March–5 April Scorecard |
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- West Indies won the toss and decided to bat
4th Test
15–20 April Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 10 wickets Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Umpires: David Archer (WIN) and Stanton Parris (WIN) Player of the match: Mohinder Amarnath (Ind) |
- West Indies won the toss and decided to field
5th Test
28 April–3 May Scorecard |
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Match drawn Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's Umpires: David Archer (WIN) and Andrew Weekes Player of the match: Gordon Greenidge (WIN) |
- West Indies won the toss and decided to field
- Laxman Sivaramakrishnan (Ind) and Winston Davis (WIN) made their Test debuts.
- It was only the fifth time in Tests that four or more batsmen had passed three figures in a single innings.[4]
- Gordon Greenidge retired in the West Indian first innings to see his dying daughter. Out of respect, an exception to the Laws of Cricket was made to classify Greenidge as "retired not out" for this innings.[5][6]
ODI matches
The West Indies won the series 2–1.
1st ODI
9 March 1983 Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 52 runs Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad Umpires: David Narine (WI) and Andrew Weekes (WI) Player of the match: Desmond Haynes (WI) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced before play started from 50 overs to 45 overs per side.
- The match was further reduced to 38.5 overs per side. India's overs allocation were increased to 39 overs due to the slow over rate of the West Indies.
2nd ODI
29 March 1983 Scorecard |
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India won by 27 runs Albion Sports Complex, Albion, Guyana Umpires: David Archer (WI) and Mohamed Baksh (WI) Player of the match: Kapil Dev (Ind) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced from 50 overs to 47 overs per side.
- Winston Davis (WI) made his ODI debut.
3rd ODI
7 April 1983 Scorecard |
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West Indies won by 7 wickets Queen's Park (old ground), St. George's, Grenada Umpires: Stanton Parris (WI) and Pat Whyte (WI) Player of the match: Gordon Greenidge (WI) |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
References
- ^ "Jamaica v Indians". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016.
- ^ "WEST INDIES v INDIA 1982-83". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "WEST INDIES v INDIA 1982-83". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Fifth Test Match, WEST INDIES v INDIA 1982-83". Wisden. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "April 30, 1983: Gordon Greenidge and the 'Tragic Century'". News18. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ "Born to keep". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
External links
- Tour home at ESPNcricinfo
- India in West Indies, 1982-83 at ESPNcricinfo archive
- India in West Indies 1982/83 at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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