Tournament format(s) Knockout Participants 32 | Champions Somerset (2nd title) Matches played 30 | |
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board Cricket format Limited overs cricket
(60 overs per innings) | ||
The 1983 NatWest Trophy was the 3rd NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 29 June and 3 September 1983. The tournament was won by Somerset County Cricket Club who defeated Kent County Cricket Club by 24 runs in the final at Lord's.
Format
The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by thirteen Minor Counties. This was a change from the previous versions of the competition, where only five Minor Counties were permitted to take part. The Minor Counties taking part were: Berkshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Devon, Dorset, Durham, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Suffolk and Wiltshire. The Ireland national cricket team also participated, along with for the first time the Scotland national cricket team. Teams who won in the first round progressed to the second round. The winners in the second round then progressed to the quarter-final stage. Winners from the quarter-finals then progressed to the semi-finals from which the winners then went on to the final at Lord's which was held on 3 September 1983.