Team Largest Margins

Players

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Surrey	227 runs	0	346	60.4	0.0	v Worcs	Guildford	13 Aug 1983	First-class
Notts	215 runs	0	393	74.3	0.0	v Worcs	Worcester	9 Jul 1983	First-class
Essex	201 runs	0	374	50.0	0.0	v Notts	Nottingham	2 Jul 1983	First-class
England	189 runs	0	460	110.1	0.0	v New Zealand	The Oval	14 Jul 1983	Test # 957
Leics	180 runs	0	411	86.5	0.0	v Glamorgan	Hinckley	25 Jun 1983	First-class
Middlesex	180 runs	0	324	41.2	0.0	v Leics	Lord's	16 Jul 1983	First-class
Warwickshire	167 runs	0	242	55.3	0.0	v Middlesex	Birmingham	2 Jul 1983	First-class
Glamorgan	166 runs	0	226	34.0	55.0	v Comb Univ	Cambridge	14 May 1983	List A
Warwickshire	166 runs	0	321	58.4	0.0	v Northants	Northampton	18 Jun 1983	First-class
Northants	165 runs	0	286	45.0	60.0	v Wiltshire	Swindon	29 Jun 1983	List A
England	165 runs	0	511	129.0	0.0	v New Zealand	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983	Test # 960
Australia	162 runs	0	321	37.5	60.0	v India	Nottingham	13 Jun 1983	ODI # 207
Notts	157 runs	0	223	51.3	0.0	v Lancashire	Nottingham	25 Jun 1983	First-class
Hampshire	156 runs	0	295	41.5	60.0	v Glamorgan	Swansea	20 Jul 1983	List A
Essex	141 runs	0	255	48.3	0.0	v Somerset	Taunton	4 Jun 1983	First-class
Northants	141 runs	0	273	86.5	0.0	v Gloucs	Northampton	11 Jun 1983	First-class
Kent	136 runs	0	238	57.5	60.0	v Cheshire	Canterbury	29 Jun 1983	List A
Leics	132 runs	0	254	47.1	60.0	v Devon	Leicester	29 Jun 1983	List A
Surrey	129 runs	0	298	59.5	60.0	v Lincolnshire	Sleaford	29 Jun 1983	List A
Essex	128 runs	0	272	44.2	0.0	v Northants	Wellingborough	13 Aug 1983	First-class
England	127 runs	0	347	69.2	0.0	v New Zealand	Lord's	11 Aug 1983	Test # 959
Sussex	124 runs	0	266	52.3	60.0	v Ireland	Dublin	29 Jun 1983	List A
Derbyshire	123 runs	0	315	70.4	0.0	v Somerset	Bath	18 Jun 1983	First-class
Northants	119 runs	0	274	35.5	0.0	v Sussex	Hove	2 Jul 1983	First-class
India	118 runs	0	248	38.2	60.0	v Australia	Chelmsford	20 Jun 1983	ODI # 219
Hampshire	118 runs	0	334	67.1	0.0	v Gloucs	Bristol	25 Jun 1983	First-class
Leics	117 runs	0	199	34.4	55.0	v Worcs	Worcester	7 May 1983	List A
Essex	113 runs	0	261	48.3	55.0	v Hampshire	Southampton	7 May 1983	List A
Worcs	108 runs	0	264	55.1	0.0	v Gloucs	Worcester	7 Sep 1983	First-class
Lancashire	107 runs	0	291	47.1	55.0	v Northants	Manchester	1 Jun 1983	List A
England	106 runs	0	323	59.0	60.0	v New Zealand	The Oval	9 Jun 1983	ODI # 197
Lancashire	106 runs	0	212	46.3	60.0	v Durham	Chester-le-Street	29 Jun 1983	List A
Kent	105 runs	0	252	51.5	60.0	v Warwickshire	Canterbury	3 Aug 1983	List A
Middlesex	103 runs	0	244	59.1	0.0	v Surrey	Lord's	24 Aug 1983	First-class
West Indies	101 runs	0	253	30.3	60.0	v Australia	Leeds	11 Jun 1983	ODI # 203
Derbyshire	100 runs	0	287	40.5	0.0	v Notts	Derby	7 Sep 1983	First-class
Warwickshire	93 runs	0	344	79.3	0.0	v Lancashire	Birmingham	4 Jun 1983	First-class
Leics	89 runs	0	296	63.4	0.0	v Yorkshire	Harrogate	2 Jul 1983	First-class
Gloucs	88 runs	0	298	60.0	60.0	v Scotland	Bristol	29 Jun 1983	List A
Somerset	87 runs	0	247	55.2	60.0	v Shropshire	Wellington	29 Jun 1983	List A
Northants	81 runs	0	272	83.4	0.0	v Yorkshire	Northampton	9 Jul 1983	First-class
Sussex	76 runs	0	228	60.0	60.0	v Notts	Hove	20 Jul 1983	List A
Middlesex	75 runs	0	320	68.0	0.0	v Worcs	Worcester	18 Jun 1983	First-class
Kent	71 runs	0	174	39.4	60.0	v Hampshire	Canterbury	17 Aug 1983	List A
West Indies	66 runs	0	283	53.1	60.0	v India	The Oval	15 Jun 1983	ODI # 210
Kent	64 runs	0	277	54.4	55.0	v Comb Univ	Cambridge	7 May 1983	List A
Essex	63 runs	0	232	50.3	55.0	v Warwickshire	Chelmsford	1 Jun 1983	List A
Warwickshire	61 runs	0	288	51.0	55.0	v Derbyshire	Birmingham	14 May 1983	List A
Somerset	59 runs	0	252	51.2	55.0	v Sussex	Taunton	7 May 1983	List A
Lancashire	54 runs	0	255	48.2	0.0	v Sussex	Horsham	18 Jun 1983	First-class
Essex	53 runs	0	226	46.3	55.0	v Somerset	Chelmsford	14 May 1983	List A
New Zealand	52 runs	0	239	55.2	60.0	v Pakistan	Birmingham	11 Jun 1983	ODI # 202
Notts	51 runs	0	227	55.0	55.0	v Derbyshire	Nottingham	17 May 1983	List A
Pakistan	50 runs	0	339	60.0	60.0	v Sri Lanka	Swansea	9 Jun 1983	ODI # 198
Leics	50 runs	0	307	72.2	0.0	v Notts	Leicester	6 Aug 1983	First-class
England	47 runs	0	334	58.0	60.0	v Sri Lanka	Taunton	11 Jun 1983	ODI # 201
Northants	46 runs	0	212	55.2	60.0	v Yorkshire	Leeds	20 Jul 1983	List A
India	43 runs	0	184	52.0	60.0	v West Indies	Lord's	25 Jun 1983	ODI # 223
Sussex	35 runs	0	209	50.3	55.0	v Essex	Chelmsford	19 May 1983	List A
India	34 runs	0	263	54.1	60.0	v West Indies	Manchester	9 Jun 1983	ODI # 200
Somerset	33 runs	0	127	27.4	0.0	v Middlesex	Lord's	20 Aug 1983	First-class
Australia	32 runs	0	273	59.5	60.0	v Zimbabwe	Southampton	16 Jun 1983	ODI # 212
India	31 runs	0	267	57.0	60.0	v Zimbabwe	Tunbridge Wells	18 Jun 1983	ODI # 216
Middlesex	30 runs	0	241	58.2	60.0	v Derbyshire	Derby	20 Jul 1983	List A
Kent	28 runs	0	151	47.3	55.0	v Surrey	Canterbury	17 May 1983	List A
Notts	25 runs	0	196	51.0	55.0	v Yorkshire	Leeds	14 May 1983	List A
Glamorgan	25 runs	0	203	56.5	60.0	v Norfolk	Lakenham	29 Jun 1983	List A
Somerset	24 runs	0	194	47.1	50.0	v Kent	Lord's	3 Sep 1983	List A
Hampshire	22 runs	0	139	44.1	55.0	v Somerset	Taunton	17 May 1983	List A
Derbyshire	22 runs	0	256	70.1	0.0	v Yorkshire	Sheffield	22 Jun 1983	First-class
Warwickshire	21 runs	0	219	65.5	0.0	v Sussex	Birmingham	24 Aug 1983	First-class
Warwickshire	18 runs	0	275	58.0	60.0	v Oxfordshire	Birmingham	29 Jun 1983	List A
Zimbabwe	13 runs	0	240	60.0	60.0	v Australia	Nottingham	9 Jun 1983	ODI # 199
Pakistan	11 runs	0	236	58.3	60.0	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	16 Jun 1983	ODI # 211
Pakistan	11 runs	0	262	59.1	60.0	v New Zealand	Nottingham	20 Jun 1983	ODI # 218
Hampshire	9 runs	0	217	47.4	0.0	v Warwickshire	Southampton	11 May 1983	First-class
Kent	5 runs	0	199	55.0	55.0	v Hampshire	Canterbury	1 Jun 1983	List A
Kent	4 runs	0	275	60.0	60.0	v Essex	Chelmsford	20 Jul 1983	List A
Middlesex	4 runs	0	197	54.1	55.0	v Essex	Lord's	23 Jul 1983	List A
Notts	2 runs	0	170	60.0	60.0	v Worcs	Worcester	29 Jun 1983	List A

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
West Indies	10 wickets	89	172	45.1	60.0	v Zimbabwe	Birmingham	20 Jun 1983	ODI # 220
Essex	9 wickets	83	141	41.1	55.0	v Minor C	Slough	17 May 1983	List A
England	9 wickets	215	137	24.1	60.0	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	20 Jun 1983	ODI # 217
Hampshire	9 wickets	70	160	48.2	60.0	v Herts	Hitchin	29 Jun 1983	List A
Essex	9 wickets	54	129	46.0	55.0	v Kent	Canterbury	6 Jul 1983	List A
Warwickshire	9 wickets	103	139	42.5	60.0	v Surrey	The Oval	20 Jul 1983	List A
Northants	8 wickets	66	172	44.0	55.0	v Leics	Leicester	17 May 1983	List A
Kent	8 wickets	37	149	32.5	39.0	v Glamorgan	Swansea	21 May 1983	List A
England	8 wickets	56	194	50.4	60.0	v Pakistan	Lord's	13 Jun 1983	ODI # 205
West Indies	8 wickets	69	218	48.3	60.0	v Zimbabwe	Worcester	13 Jun 1983	ODI # 208
West Indies	8 wickets	68	185	48.4	60.0	v Pakistan	The Oval	22 Jun 1983	ODI # 222
Middlesex	8 wickets	54	173	51.0	60.0	v Cambs	Wisbech	29 Jun 1983	List A
Somerset	8 wickets	43	164	52.5	60.0	v Lancashire	Manchester	20 Jul 1983	List A
Surrey	7 wickets	34	156	49.2	55.0	v Comb Univ	The Oval	21 May 1983	List A
Northants	7 wickets	113	136	36.1	55.0	v Scotland	Northampton	21 May 1983	List A
Lancashire	7 wickets	27	155	40.3	45.0	v Notts	Manchester	23 May 1983	List A
England	7 wickets	16	233	57.2	60.0	v Pakistan	Manchester	18 Jun 1983	ODI # 213
West Indies	7 wickets	13	274	57.5	60.0	v Australia	Lord's	18 Jun 1983	ODI # 215
Yorkshire	7 wickets	56	129	50.4	60.0	v Berkshire	Reading	29 Jun 1983	List A
Essex	7 wickets	100	112	43.2	60.0	v Dorset	Bournemouth	29 Jun 1983	List A
Middlesex	7 wickets	38	199	53.4	60.0	v Northants	Northampton	3 Aug 1983	List A
Somerset	7 wickets	217	66	23.5	60.0	v Sussex	Hove	3 Aug 1983	List A
Hampshire	6 wickets	43	169	47.5	55.0	v Minor C	Bournemouth	19 May 1983	List A
India	6 wickets	32	214	54.4	60.0	v England	Manchester	22 Jun 1983	ODI # 221
Derbyshire	6 wickets	24	165	56.0	60.0	v Suffolk	Bury St Edmunds	29 Jun 1983	List A
Middlesex	6 wickets	148	91	30.2	55.0	v Lancashire	Lord's	6 Jul 1983	List A
Hampshire	6 wickets	10	253	58.2	60.0	v Gloucs	Bristol	3 Aug 1983	List A
Middlesex	5 wickets	20	191	51.4	55.0	v Kent	Canterbury	14 May 1983	List A
Sussex	5 wickets	39	184	48.3	55.0	v Minor C	Hove	14 May 1983	List A
Worcs	5 wickets	55	106	45.5	55.0	v Scotland	Aberdeen	14 May 1983	List A
Warwickshire	5 wickets	17	225	42.1	45.0	v Yorkshire	Birmingham	21 May 1983	List A
India	5 wickets	135	156	37.3	60.0	v Zimbabwe	Leicester	11 Jun 1983	ODI # 204
New Zealand	5 wickets	124	207	39.2	60.0	v Sri Lanka	Bristol	13 Jun 1983	ODI # 206
Gloucs	3 wickets	61	91	44.5	55.0	v Scotland	Glasgow	17 May 1983	List A
Sri Lanka	3 wickets	43	182	52.5	60.0	v New Zealand	Derby	18 Jun 1983	ODI # 214

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Somerset	7 wickets	217	66	23.5	60.0	v Sussex	Hove	3 Aug 1983	List A
England	9 wickets	215	137	24.1	60.0	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	20 Jun 1983	ODI # 217
Middlesex	6 wickets	148	91	30.2	55.0	v Lancashire	Lord's	6 Jul 1983	List A
India	5 wickets	135	156	37.3	60.0	v Zimbabwe	Leicester	11 Jun 1983	ODI # 204
New Zealand	5 wickets	124	207	39.2	60.0	v Sri Lanka	Bristol	13 Jun 1983	ODI # 206
Northants	7 wickets	113	136	36.1	55.0	v Scotland	Northampton	21 May 1983	List A
Warwickshire	9 wickets	103	139	42.5	60.0	v Surrey	The Oval	20 Jul 1983	List A
Essex	7 wickets	100	112	43.2	60.0	v Dorset	Bournemouth	29 Jun 1983	List A
West Indies	10 wickets	89	172	45.1	60.0	v Zimbabwe	Birmingham	20 Jun 1983	ODI # 220
Essex	9 wickets	83	141	41.1	55.0	v Minor C	Slough	17 May 1983	List A
Hampshire	9 wickets	70	160	48.2	60.0	v Herts	Hitchin	29 Jun 1983	List A
West Indies	8 wickets	69	218	48.3	60.0	v Zimbabwe	Worcester	13 Jun 1983	ODI # 208
West Indies	8 wickets	68	185	48.4	60.0	v Pakistan	The Oval	22 Jun 1983	ODI # 222
Northants	8 wickets	66	172	44.0	55.0	v Leics	Leicester	17 May 1983	List A
Gloucs	3 wickets	61	91	44.5	55.0	v Scotland	Glasgow	17 May 1983	List A
England	8 wickets	56	194	50.4	60.0	v Pakistan	Lord's	13 Jun 1983	ODI # 205
Yorkshire	7 wickets	56	129	50.4	60.0	v Berkshire	Reading	29 Jun 1983	List A
Worcs	5 wickets	55	106	45.5	55.0	v Scotland	Aberdeen	14 May 1983	List A
Middlesex	8 wickets	54	173	51.0	60.0	v Cambs	Wisbech	29 Jun 1983	List A
Essex	9 wickets	54	129	46.0	55.0	v Kent	Canterbury	6 Jul 1983	List A
Hampshire	6 wickets	43	169	47.5	55.0	v Minor C	Bournemouth	19 May 1983	List A
Sri Lanka	3 wickets	43	182	52.5	60.0	v New Zealand	Derby	18 Jun 1983	ODI # 214
Somerset	8 wickets	43	164	52.5	60.0	v Lancashire	Manchester	20 Jul 1983	List A
Sussex	5 wickets	39	184	48.3	55.0	v Minor C	Hove	14 May 1983	List A
Middlesex	7 wickets	38	199	53.4	60.0	v Northants	Northampton	3 Aug 1983	List A
Kent	8 wickets	37	149	32.5	39.0	v Glamorgan	Swansea	21 May 1983	List A
Surrey	7 wickets	34	156	49.2	55.0	v Comb Univ	The Oval	21 May 1983	List A
India	6 wickets	32	214	54.4	60.0	v England	Manchester	22 Jun 1983	ODI # 221
Lancashire	7 wickets	27	155	40.3	45.0	v Notts	Manchester	23 May 1983	List A
Derbyshire	6 wickets	24	165	56.0	60.0	v Suffolk	Bury St Edmunds	29 Jun 1983	List A
Middlesex	5 wickets	20	191	51.4	55.0	v Kent	Canterbury	14 May 1983	List A
Warwickshire	5 wickets	17	225	42.1	45.0	v Yorkshire	Birmingham	21 May 1983	List A
England	7 wickets	16	233	57.2	60.0	v Pakistan	Manchester	18 Jun 1983	ODI # 213
West Indies	7 wickets	13	274	57.5	60.0	v Australia	Lord's	18 Jun 1983	ODI # 215
Hampshire	6 wickets	10	253	58.2	60.0	v Gloucs	Bristol	3 Aug 1983	List A
Hampshire	3 wickets	7	172	53.5	55.0	v Sussex	Hove	23 May 1983	List A
Gloucs	7 wickets	4	198	36.2	37.0	v Worcs	Bristol	21 May 1983	List A
Gloucs	4 wickets	3	303	59.3	60.0	v Leics	Leicester	20 Jul 1983	List A
New Zealand	2 wickets	1	235	59.5	60.0	v England	Birmingham	15 Jun 1983	ODI # 209
Gloucs	2 wickets	0	192	55.0	55.0	v Northants	Northampton	7 May 1983	List A
Kent	6 wickets	0	321	74.3	0.0	v Essex	Chelmsford	11 May 1983	First-class
Leics	4 wickets	0	214	40.1	0.0	v Essex	Leicester	25 May 1983	First-class
Hampshire	7 wickets	0	200	63.4	0.0	v Worcs	Southampton	25 May 1983	First-class
Sussex	10 wickets	0	7	0.2	0.0	v Somerset	Taunton	25 May 1983	First-class
Gloucs	3 wickets	0	301	63.2	0.0	v Glamorgan	Swansea	28 May 1983	First-class
Derbyshire	6 wickets	0	233	47.2	0.0	v Notts	Nottingham	28 May 1983	First-class
Middlesex	4 wickets	0	151	61.3	0.0	v Kent	Dartford	4 Jun 1983	First-class
Kent	6 wickets	0	277	57.3	0.0	v Sussex	Hove	8 Jun 1983	First-class
Essex	8 wickets	0	99	23.5	0.0	v Notts	Chelmsford	8 Jun 1983	First-class
Middlesex	9 wickets	0	76	22.2	0.0	v Derbyshire	Uxbridge	8 Jun 1983	First-class
Surrey	10 wickets	0	19	5.2	0.0	v Worcs	Worcester	8 Jun 1983	First-class
Warwickshire	5 wickets	0	293	60.1	0.0	v Glamorgan	Cardiff	11 Jun 1983	First-class
Sussex	7 wickets	0	116	50.0	0.0	v Somerset	Hove	11 Jun 1983	First-class
Middlesex	10 wickets	0	97	28.3	0.0	v Surrey	The Oval	11 Jun 1983	First-class
Warwickshire	6 wickets	0	138	25.3	0.0	v Lancashire	Manchester	15 Jun 1983	First-class
Kent	9 wickets	0	61	18.4	0.0	v Sussex	Tunbridge Wells	15 Jun 1983	First-class
Surrey	10 wickets	0	11	4.0	0.0	v Notts	Nottingham	15 Jun 1983	First-class
Yorkshire	7 wickets	0	72	14.2	0.0	v Hampshire	Southampton	18 Jun 1983	First-class
Kent	6 wickets	0	137	32.2	0.0	v Notts	Nottingham	22 Jun 1983	First-class
Warwickshire	1 wicket	0	299	117.3	0.0	v Yorkshire	Birmingham	25 Jun 1983	First-class
Middlesex	9 wickets	0	48	19.5	0.0	v Derbyshire	Chesterfield	25 Jun 1983	First-class
Essex	9 wickets	0	69	17.2	0.0	v Sussex	Ilford	25 Jun 1983	First-class
Derbyshire	8 wickets	0	200	31.4	0.0	v Worcs	Derby	2 Jul 1983	First-class
Warwickshire	10 wickets	0	33	7.0	0.0	v Essex	Nuneaton	9 Jul 1983	First-class
Kent	3 wickets	0	280	76.0	0.0	v Somerset	Maidstone	13 Jul 1983	First-class
Hampshire	4 wickets	0	407	106.1	0.0	v Essex	Southend-on-Sea	13 Jul 1983	First-class
Leics	5 wickets	0	236	64.1	0.0	v Worcs	Hereford	13 Jul 1983	First-class
Derbyshire	10 wickets	0	39	10.1	0.0	v Warwickshire	Birmingham	13 Jul 1983	First-class
Hampshire	8 wickets	0	68	20.3	0.0	v Notts	Bournemouth	16 Jul 1983	First-class
Lancashire	5 wickets	0	127	48.5	0.0	v Gloucs	Southport	27 Jul 1983	First-class
Hampshire	6 wickets	0	258	56.0	0.0	v Derbyshire	Portsmouth	27 Jul 1983	First-class
Glamorgan	7 wickets	0	104	42.5	0.0	v Worcs	Worcester	27 Jul 1983	First-class
Surrey	9 wickets	0	41	7.0	0.0	v Notts	The Oval	27 Jul 1983	First-class
New Zealand	5 wickets	0	101	27.1	0.0	v England	Leeds	28 Jul 1983	Test # 958
Glamorgan	5 wickets	0	282	52.2	0.0	v Surrey	Swansea	30 Jul 1983	First-class
Northants	7 wickets	0	299	48.1	0.0	v Worcs	Northampton	30 Jul 1983	First-class
Middlesex	8 wickets	0	79	16.2	0.0	v Warwickshire	Lord's	30 Jul 1983	First-class
Hampshire	3 wickets	0	283	58.5	0.0	v Sussex	Eastbourne	10 Aug 1983	First-class
Surrey	4 wickets	0	232	62.1	0.0	v Kent	Canterbury	10 Aug 1983	First-class
Warwickshire	4 wickets	0	271	60.0	0.0	v Gloucs	Cheltenham	10 Aug 1983	First-class
Worcs	5 wickets	0	207	71.0	0.0	v Lancashire	Worcester	10 Aug 1983	First-class
Northants	9 wickets	0	102	28.0	0.0	v Middlesex	Northampton	10 Aug 1983	First-class
Gloucs	5 wickets	0	277	59.1	0.0	v Yorkshire	Cheltenham	13 Aug 1983	First-class
Kent	7 wickets	0	283	72.3	0.0	v Glamorgan	Cardiff	13 Aug 1983	First-class
Derbyshire	2 wickets	0	177	45.4	0.0	v Glamorgan	Swansea	20 Aug 1983	First-class
Hampshire	10 wickets	0	39	10.2	0.0	v Somerset	Bournemouth	24 Aug 1983	First-class
Kent	10 wickets	0	22	9.4	0.0	v Leics	Folkestone	24 Aug 1983	First-class
Somerset	3 wickets	0	241	73.0	0.0	v Glamorgan	Taunton	27 Aug 1983	First-class
Leics	5 wickets	0	100	11.2	0.0	v Northants	Leicester	27 Aug 1983	First-class
Surrey	7 wickets	0	122	32.3	0.0	v Essex	The Oval	27 Aug 1983	First-class
Hampshire	8 wickets	0	123	35.0	0.0	v Kent	Bournemouth	27 Aug 1983	First-class
Sussex	3 wickets	0	296	52.1	0.0	v Surrey	The Oval	31 Aug 1983	First-class
Leics	8 wickets	0	93	36.0	0.0	v Kent	Leicester	31 Aug 1983	First-class
Northants	7 wickets	0	272	63.4	0.0	v Middlesex	Lord's	7 Sep 1983	First-class
Warwickshire	8 wickets	0	414	97.3	0.0	v Glamorgan	Birmingham	7 Sep 1983	First-class

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Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures