English cricket team in Australia in 1982–83

The England cricket team toured Australia in the 1982–83 season to play a five-match Test series against Australia for The Ashes. Australia won the series 2–1 with two matches drawn and thereby regained The Ashes.

Test series summary

First Test

12-17 November 1982
Scorecard

England	v	Australia
411 (155.4 overs) CJ Tavaré 89 (337) B Yardley 5/107 (42.4 overs)		424/9d (131.5 overs) GS Chappell 117 (174) G Miller 4/70 (33 overs)
358 (116.3 overs) DW Randall 115 (215) GF Lawson 5/108 (32 overs)		73/2 (22 overs) AR Border 32* (65) RGD Willis 2/23 (6 overs)

Match drawn
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: AR Crafter and MW Johnson
Player of the match: DW Randall (Eng)

Australia won the toss and elected to field.
15 November was taken as a rest day.
NG Cowans (Eng) made his Test debut.

Second Test

26 November - 1 December 1982
Scorecard

England	v	Australia
219 (64.3 overs) AJ Lamb 72 (118) GF Lawson 6/47 (18.3 overs)		341 (110.4 overs) KC Wessels 162 (343) RGD Willis 5/66 (29.4 overs)
309 (127.3 overs) G Fowler 83 (265) JR Thomson 5/73 (31 overs)		190/3 (60.5 overs) DW Hookes 66* (121) EE Hemmings 2/43 (29 overs)

Australia won by 7 wickets
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: RC Bailhache and MW Johnson
Player of the match: KC Wessels (Aus)

Australia won the toss and elected to field.
29 November was taken as a rest day.
KC Wessels and CG Rackemann (Aus) made their Test debut

Third Test

10-15 December 1982
Scorecard

Australia	v	England
438 (156.5 overs) GS Chappell 115 (201) IT Botham 4/112 (36.5 overs)		216 (67.5 overs) AJ Lamb 82 (156) GF Lawson 4/56 (18 overs)
83/2 (23.5 overs) J Dyson 37* (76) RGD Willis 1/17 (8 overs)		304 (f/o) (104 overs) DI Gower 114 (259) GF Lawson 5/66 (24 overs)

Australia won by 8 wickets
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: RA French and MW Johnson
Player of the match: GF Lawson (Aus)

England won the toss and elected to field.
13 December was taken as a rest day.

Fourth Test

26–30 December 1982
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England	v	Australia
284 (81.3 overs) CJ Tavaré 89 (165) RM Hogg 4/69 (23.3 overs)		287 (79 overs) KJ Hughes 66 (172) RGD Willis 3/38 (15 overs)
294 (80.4 overs) G Fowler 65 (99) GF Lawson 4/66 (21.4 overs)		288 (96.1 overs) DW Hookes 68 (87) NG Cowans 6/77 (26 overs)

England won by 3 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: AR Crafter and RV Whitehead
Player of the match: NG Cowans (Eng)

Australia won the toss and elected to field.

Fifth Test

2-7 January 1983
Scorecard

Australia	v	England
314 (115 overs) AR Border 89 (198) IT Botham 4/75 (30 overs)		237 (64.5 overs) Derek Randall 70 (90) JR Thomson 5/50 (14.5 overs)
382 (131.3 overs) KJ Hughes 137 (316) EE Hemmings 3/116 (47 overs)		314 (96 overs) EE Hemmings 95 (195) B Yardley 4/139 (37 overs)

Match drawn
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: RA French and MW Johnson
Player of the match: KJ Hughes (Aus)

Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
5 January was taken as a rest day
Australia regain the Ashes

External sources

CricketArchive – tour itinerary

Annual reviews

Playfair Cricket Annual 1983
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1983

International cricket tours of Australia

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