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Australian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1982–83
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. Sri Lanka defeated Australia in the rain affected ODI series 2–0.
| Sri Lanka | Australia |
| 22 April 1983 – 26 April 1983 | |
| Duleep Mendis | Greg Chappell |
| Australia won the 1-match series 1–0 | |
| Arjuna Ranatunga (122) | David Hookes (143) |
| Ashantha de Mel (2) | Bruce Yardley (7) |
| Kepler Wessels (Aus) | |
| Sri Lanka won the 4-match series 2–0 | |
| Sidath Wettimuny (93) | Graham Yallop (209) |
| Tom Hogan (4) | Ashantha de Mel (5) |
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. Sri Lanka defeated Australia in the rain affected ODI series 2–0.
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. 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.
Sri Lanka won the series 2–0.
| Rank | Runs | Player | Teams | Innings | Average | High Score | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Hookes | 1 | - | 143* | 1 | - | ||
| 2 | Kepler Wessels | 1 | 141.00 | 141 | 1 | - | ||
| 3 | Arjuna Ranatunga | 2 | 61.00 | 90 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 4 | Graham Yallop | 1 | 98.00 | 98 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Sidath Wettimuny | 2 | 48.00 | 96 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Last Updated: 24 February 2024 |
| Rank | Wickets | Player | Teams | Innings | Best | Average | Economy | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Yardley | 2 | 5/88 | 23.71 | 3.25 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Tom Hogan | 2 | 5/66 | 19.33 | 3.19 | 1 | ||
| 3 | Dennis Lillee | 2/67 | 35.66 | 3.56 | 0 | |||
| 4 | Ashantha de Mel | 1 | 2/113 | 56.50 | 4.91 | |||
| 5 | Allan Border | 1 | 1/11 | 11.00 | 2.27 | |||
| Last Updated: 24 February 2024 |
| Rank | Runs | Player | Teams | Innings | Average | High Score | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graham Yallop | 4 | 69.66 | 60* | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2 | David Hookes | 4 | 24.75 | 49 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Graeme Wood | 24.00 | 50 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 4 | Sidath Wettimuny | 2 | 46.50 | 56 | - | 1 | ||
| 5 | Kepler Wessels | 3 | 29.33 | 43 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Last Updated: 24 February 2024 |
| Rank | Wickets | Player | Teams | Innings | Best | Average | Economy | 4w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashantha de Mel | 4 | 2/9 | 23.40 | 3.77 | 0 | ||
| 2 | Tom Hogan | 2 | 3/27 | 22.50 | 4.94 | 0 | ||
| 3 | Vinothen John | 4 | 2/33 | 26.00 | 3.54 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Somachandra De Silva | 3 | 2/21 | 31.00 | 4.59 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Arjuna Ranatunga | 4 | 2/26 | 37.00 | 4.93 | 0 | ||
| Last Updated: 23 February 2024 |
- 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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