1981 NatWest Trophy
Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
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Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) |
Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
Champions | Derbyshire (1st title) |
Participants | 23 |
Matches | 22 |
Most runs | 255 Geoff Cook (Northamptonshire) |
Most wickets | 11 Colin Tunnicliffe (Derbyshire) |
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The 1981 NatWest Trophy was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 11 July and 5 September 1981.[1] It was the first NatWest Trophy since being renamed from the Gillette Cup. The tournament was won by Derbyshire who defeated Northamptonshire by means of losing fewer wickets following a tie in the final at Lord's.
Format
[edit ]The seventeen first-class counties were joined by five Minor Counties: Cheshire, Durham, Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire and Suffolk. The Ireland team also participated. 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 5 September 1981.[2]
First round
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County Ground, Southampton
Umpires: Sam Cook & Peter Stevens
Player of the match: Gordon Greenidge (Hampshire)
(scorecard)
Hitchin Town Cricket Club Ground, Hitchin
Umpires: Bob Herman & David Shepherd
Player of the match: Graham Gooch (Essex)
(scorecard)
Castle Avenue, Dublin
Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Terry Spencer
Player of the match: Andy Stovold (Gloucestershire)
(scorecard)
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Ray Julian & Roy Palmer
Player of the match: Chris Tavaré (Kent)
(scorecard)
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Jack van Geloven
Player of the match: Andrew Kennedy (Lancashire)
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
(scorecard)
Christ Church Ground, Oxford
Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater & Derek Shackleton
Player of the match: Mike Nurton (Oxfordshire)
(scorecard)
Victory Ground, Bury St Edmunds
Umpires: Peter Eele & Arthur Jepson
Player of the match: David Steele (Derbyshire)
Second round
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Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Bill Alley & David Halfyard
Player of the match: Trevor Jesty (Hampshire)
(scorecard)
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Dickie Bird & Peter Eele
Player of the match: David East (Essex)
(scorecard)
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Sam Cook & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Richard Hadlee (Nottinghamshire)
(scorecard)
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Ray Julian
Player of the match: David Lloyd (Lancashire)
(scorecard)
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater & Jack van Geloven
Player of the match: Geoff Cook (Northamptonshire)
(scorecard)
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. Match was replaced with a 10-over match.
(scorecard)
The Oval, London
Umpires: Roy Palmer & Derek Shackleton
Player of the match: Brian Davison (Leicestershire)
- Match was reduced before play started to 10 overs per side.
(scorecard)
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: David Constant & David Shepherd
Player of the match: Ian Greig (Sussex)
(scorecard)
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Bob Herman & Terry Spencer
Player of the match: Peter Kirsten (Derbyshire)
Quarter-finals
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County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: Paul Todd (Derbyshire)
(scorecard)
County Ground, Southampton
Umpires: Bill Alley & Peter Wight
Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (Lancashire)
(scorecard)
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Wayne Larkins (Northamptonshire)
- When play was stopped Northamptonshire needed to have scored 193 runs to win.
(scorecard)
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Lloyd Budd & David Constant
Player of the match: John Lever (Essex)
Semi-finals
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County Ground, Derby
Umpires: David Evans & Don Oslear
Player of the match: Kim Barnett (Derbyshire)
(scorecard)
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Tim Lamb (Northamptonshire)
Final
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Lord's, London
Umpires: David Constant & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: Geoff Cook (Northamptonshire)
References
[edit ]- ^ "NatWest Trophy, 1981 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ^ "Derbyshire v Northamptonshire, Final, Lord's, September 05, 1981". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
External links
[edit ]- CricketArchive tournament page Archived 3 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine