The Australian cricket team had a short tour of Sri Lanka during the 1982–83 season. The two countries played their first ever Test together, which Australia won.[1] Sri Lanka defeated Australia in the rain affected ODI series 2–0.
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| Sri Lanka | Australia | ||
| Dates | 22 April 1983 – 26 April 1983 | ||
| Captains | Duleep Mendis | Greg Chappell | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Australia won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Arjuna Ranatunga (122) | David Hookes (143) | |
| Most wickets | Ashantha de Mel (2) | Bruce Yardley (7) | |
| Player of the series | Kepler Wessels (Aus) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Sri Lanka won the 4-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Sidath Wettimuny (93) | Graham Yallop (209) | |
| Most wickets | Tom Hogan (4) | Ashantha de Mel (5) | |
Squad edit
The squad was announced in March 1983. Regular players Rod Marsh, Jeff Thomson, Geoff Lawson and Kim Hughes elected not to tour. Australia picked the following squad:
- Batsmen - Greg Chappell (captain), David Hookes (vice-captain), Graeme Wood, Kepler Wessels, Allan Border, Graham Yallop, Steve Smith
- Fast bowlers - Dennis Lillee, Rodney Hogg, John Maguire
- Spinners - Bruce Yardley, Tom Hogan
- Wicketkeeper - Roger Woolley
- Manager - Basil Rigg
Five of the players had not toured for Australia before: Smith, Maguire, Hogan, Wessels and Woolley. Woolley was chosen over two other Sheffield Shield wicketkeepers who had represented Australia in Test cricket, Kevin Wright and Steve Rixon.[2] John Dyson, who had been an Australian regular over the home summer, was a surprise omission. Graham Yallop earned an international recall after a very strong domestic season. Tom Hogan was considered a surprise selection.[3]
Test series edit
Only Test edit
22 – 26 April
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was the first Test match between two teams.
- Greg Chappell captained Australia for the 48th and final time.[4]
- Roger Woolley (Aus), Tom Hogan (Aus) and Roshan Guneratne (SL) all made their debut.
- David Hookes scored his first (and only) Test match century.
One Day Internationals (ODIs) edit
Sri Lanka won the series 2–0.
1st ODI edit
13 April 1983
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- R. D. Woolley (AUS) made his ODI debut.
2nd ODI edit
3rd ODI edit
4th ODI edit
30 April 1983
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced before play started to 30 overs per side.
- GN de Silva and DSBP Kuruppu (SL) made their ODI debuts.
Statistics edit
Most runs (Test) edit
| Rank | Runs | Player | Teams | Innings | Average | High Score | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 143 | David Hookes | 
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1 | - | 143* | 1 | - |
| 2 | 141 | Kepler Wessels |
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1 | 141.00 | 141 | 1 | - |
| 3 | 122 | Arjuna Ranatunga | 
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2 | 61.00 | 90 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 98 | Graham Yallop |
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1 | 98.00 | 98 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 96 | Sidath Wettimuny |
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2 | 48.00 | 96 | 0 | 1 |
| Last Updated: 24 February 2024[5] | ||||||||
Most wickets (Test) edit
| Rank | Wickets | Player | Teams | Innings | Best | Average | Economy | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Bruce Yardley |
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2 | 5/88 | 23.71 | 3.25 | 1 |
| 2 | 6 | Tom Hogan |
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2 | 5/66 | 19.33 | 3.19 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | Dennis Lillee | 2/67 | 35.66 | 3.56 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Ashantha de Mel |
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1 | 2/113 | 56.50 | 4.91 | |
| 5 | 1 | Allan Border |
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1 | 1/11 | 11.00 | 2.27 | |
| Last Updated: 24 February 2024[6] | ||||||||
Most runs (ODI) edit
| Rank | Runs | Player | Teams | Innings | Average | High Score | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 209 | Graham Yallop |
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4 | 69.66 | 60* | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 99 | David Hookes |
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4 | 24.75 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 96 | Graeme Wood | 24.00 | 50 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 93 | Sidath Wettimuny |
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2 | 46.50 | 56 | - | 1 |
| 5 | 83 | Kepler Wessels |
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3 | 29.33 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Updated: 24 February 2024[7] | ||||||||
Most wickets (ODI) edit
| Rank | Wickets | Player | Teams | Innings | Best | Average | Economy | 4w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Ashantha de Mel |
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4 | 2/9 | 23.40 | 3.77 | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | Tom Hogan |
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2 | 3/27 | 22.50 | 4.94 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | Vinothen John |
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4 | 2/33 | 26.00 | 3.54 | 0 |
| 4 | 4 | Somachandra De Silva | 3 | 2/21 | 31.00 | 4.59 | 0 | |
| 5 | 4 | Arjuna Ranatunga | 4 | 2/26 | 37.00 | 4.93 | 0 | |
| Last Updated: 23 February 2024[8] | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ Australian cricket team in Sri Lanka 1982-83 at Wisden
- ^ Brian Mossop, "Woolley to Tour Sri Lanka", Sydney Morning Herald, 4 March 1983 accessed 22 July 2012
- ^ "CRICKET In-form Yallop gains tour place". The Canberra Times. Vol. 57, no. 17, 322. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 3 March 1983. p. 26. Retrieved 31 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Batting records - Test matches - Cricinfo Statsguru - ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPN CricInfo.
- ^ "Today's Cricket Match | Cricket Update | Cricket News". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Today's Cricket Match | Cricket Update | Cricket News". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Today's Cricket Match | Cricket Update | Cricket News". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ "Today's Cricket Match | Cricket Update | Cricket News". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
External links edit
- Series home
- Australian cricket team in Sri Lanka 1982-83 Archived 2009-01-23 at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive
- Australian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1982-83 at Test Cricket Tours
- Tour report at Wisden
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