1981 County Championship

English cricket tournament April 2022 First-class cricket League system Nottinghamshire 3 6 May 15 September 1981 England and Wales Cricket Board 17 187 Zaheer Abbas, (Gloucestershire) 2,230 Richard Hadlee, (Nottinghamshire) 105 1980 1980 County Championship 1982 1982 County Championship The 1981 Schweppes County Championship was the 82nd officially organised running of the County Championship. Nottinghamshire won the Championship title.Engel Matthew Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494 2004 John Wisden & Company Ltd 0-947766-83-9 The number of points awarded for a win was increased to 16.Wynne-Thomas Peter The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records 1983 Hamlyn Publishing Group 0-600-34667-6 The Championship was sponsored by Schweppes for the fourth time. Table 16 points for a win 8 points to each team for a tie 8 points to team still batting in a match in which scores finish level Bonus points awarded in the first 100 overs of the first innings Batting: 150 runs - 1 point, 200 runs - 2 points 250 runs - 3 points, 300 runs - 4 points Bowling: 3-4 wickets - 1 point, 5-6 wickets - 2 points 7-8 wickets - 3 points, 9-10 wickets - 4 points No bonus points awarded in a match starting with less than 8 hours' play remaining. A one-innings match is played, with the winner gaining 12 points. Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins. Each team plays 22 matches. +TeamPWLDBat Batting pointsBowl Bowling pointsPts1Nottinghamshire 22 11 4 7 56 72 3042Sussex 22 11 3 8 58 68 302 3Somerset 22 10 2 10 54 65 2794Middlesex 22 9 3 10 49 64 2575Essex 22 8 4 10 62 64 2546Surrey 22 7 5 10 52 72 2367Hampshire 22 6 7 9 45 65 2068Leicestershire 22 6 6 10 45 58 1999Kent 22 5 7 10 51 58 18910Yorkshire 22 5 9 8 41 66 18711Worcestershire 22 5 9 8 44 52 17212Derbyshire 22 4 7 11 51 57 17213Gloucestershire 22 4 3 15 51 55 17014Glamorgan 22 3 10 9 50 69 16715Northamptonshire 22 3 6 13 51 67 16616Lancashire 22 4 7 11 47 57 16417Warwickshire 22 2 11 9 56 47 135 References Category:1981 in English cricket Category:County Championship seasons