1981 NatWest Trophy

February 2023 Test and County Cricket Board Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) Knockout Derbyshire 1 23 22 255 Geoff Cook (Northamptonshire) 11 Colin Tunnicliffe (Derbyshire) 1980 1980 Gillette Cup 1982 1982 NatWest Trophy The 1981 NatWest Trophy was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 11 July and 5 September 1981.subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1981_ENG_National_Westminster_Bank_Trophy_1981.html NatWest Trophy, 1981 – Fixtures CricketArchive 20 May 2010 3 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103080455/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1981_ENG_National_Westminster_Bank_Trophy_1981.html dead 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 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.Derbyshire v Northamptonshire, Final, Lord's, September 05, 1981 https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/national-westminster-bank-trophy-1981-417156/derbyshire-vs-northamptonshire-final-417178/full-scorecard ESPNcricinfo 11 October 2023 First round 11 July 1981 Cheshire 137 all out (42.5 overs) 138/4 (41 overs) Hampshire Mudassar Nazar 32 Steve Malone 5/34 (10.5 overs) Gordon Greenidge 56 Mudassar Nazar 2/26 (10 overs) Hampshire won by 6 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Southampton Sam Cook & Peter Stevens Gordon Greenidge (Hampshire) 11 July 1981 Essex 306/8 (60 overs) 115 all out (39.1 overs) Hertfordshire Graham Gooch 101 Michael Dunn 2/43 (12 overs) Alan Garofall 26 Ray East 2/5 (4.1 overs) Essex won by 191 runs (scorecard) Hitchin Town Cricket Club Ground, Hitchin Bob Herman & David Shepherd Graham Gooch (Essex) 11 July 1981 Gloucestershire 246/8 (60 overs) 75 all out (45.5 overs) Ireland Andy Stovold 70 (107) Simon Corlett 3/43 (12 overs) Ivan Anderson 26 (96) David Graveney 5/11 (9.5 overs) Gloucestershire won by 171 runs (scorecard) Castle Avenue, Dublin Barrie Meyer & Terry Spencer Andy Stovold (Gloucestershire) 11 July 1981 Yorkshire 222/6 (60 overs) 223/4 (57.2 overs) Kent John Hampshire 63 Chris Cowdrey 4/41 (12 overs) Chris Tavaré 118 Chris Old 2/33 (11 overs) Kent won by 6 wickets (scorecard) St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Ray Julian & Roy Palmer Chris Tavaré (Kent) 11, 13 July 1981 Durham 187 all out (55.4 overs) 190/2 (51.5 overs) Lancashire Steve Atkinson 80 (130) Paul Allott 3/22 (10.4 overs) Andrew Kennedy 102* (150) Peter Kippax 2/35 (12 overs) Lancashire won by 8 wickets (scorecard) Old Trafford, Manchester Ron Aspinall & Jack van Geloven Andrew Kennedy (Lancashire) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. 11 July 1981 Oxfordshire 150 all out (59.2 overs) 154/2 (44.1 overs) Glamorgan Mike Nurton 70 Malcolm Nash 5/31 (12 overs) Rodney Ontong 53* Derek Gallop 2/39 (12 overs) Glamorgan won by 8 wickets (scorecard) Christ Church Ground, Oxford Barrie Leadbeater & Derek Shackleton Mike Nurton (Oxfordshire) 11 July 1981 Derbyshire 270/6 (60 overs) 99 all out (46.3 overs) Suffolk David Steele 89 Richard Robinson 3/59 (12 overs) Stuart Westley 28 Colin Tunnicliffe 2/7 (7 overs) Derbyshire won by 171 runs (scorecard) Victory Ground, Bury St Edmunds Peter Eele & Arthur Jepson David Steele (Derbyshire) Second round 22 July 1981 Hampshire 176/7 (60 overs) 146 all out (55.5 overs) Glamorgan Trevor Jesty 67 Steve Barwick 4/14 (9 overs) Javed Miandad 64 Keith Stevenson 3/24 (12 overs) Hampshire won by 30 runs (scorecard) Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Bill Alley & David Halfyard Trevor Jesty (Hampshire) 22 July 1981 Essex 207 all out (59.2 overs) 85 all out (42 overs) Gloucestershire Alan Lilley 40 David Graveney 3/25 (12 overs) Stephen Windaybank 18 Norbert Phillip 3/12 (9 overs) Essex won by 122 runs (scorecard) County Ground, Bristol Dickie Bird & Peter Eele David East (Essex) 22 July 1981 Kent 154 all out (56.3 overs) 156/6 (56.3 overs) Nottinghamshire Mark Benson 35 Clive Rice 3/21 (10 overs) Richard Hadlee 38* Kevin Jarvis 2/23 (11 overs) Nottinghamshire won by 4 wickets (scorecard) St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Sam Cook & Alan Whitehead Richard Hadlee (Nottinghamshire) 22 July 1981 Lancashire 231/8 (60 overs) 189 all out (48.3 overs) Middlesex David Lloyd 81 Wayne Daniel 4/28 (12 overs) Wilf Slack 53 Neal Radford 3/20 (10.3 overs) Lancashire won by 42 runs (scorecard) Old Trafford, Manchester Ron Aspinall & Ray Julian David Lloyd (Lancashire) 22 July 1981 Somerset 202 all out (59.4 overs) 204/3 (53.1 overs) Northamptonshire Nigel Popplewell 57 Sarfraz Nawaz 3/29 (12 overs) Wayne Larkins 59 Joel Garner 1/32 (12 overs) Northamptonshire won by 7 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Northampton Barrie Leadbeater & Jack van Geloven Geoff Cook (Northamptonshire) 22, 23, 24 July 1981 Leicestershire 261 all out (60 overs) 12/0 (8 overs) Surrey Brian Davison 137 David Thomas 4/60 (12 overs) Jack Richards 8* No result (scorecard) The Oval, London Roy Palmer & Derek Shackleton Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. Match was replaced with a 10-over match. 24 July 1981 Leicestershire 104/5 (10 overs) 88/2 (10 overs) Surrey Brian Davison 43 Sylvester Clarke 2/10 (2 overs) Sylvester Clarke 45* Les Taylor 1/9 (2 overs) Leicestershire won by 16 runs (scorecard) The Oval, London Roy Palmer & Derek Shackleton Brian Davison (Leicestershire) Match was reduced before play started to 10 overs per side. 22 July 1981 Sussex 274/8 (60 overs) 150 all out (47.5 overs) Warwickshire Ian Greig 82 Bob Willis 2/43 (12 overs) Asif Din 33 Ian Greig 4/31 (7.5 overs) Sussex won by 124 runs (scorecard) Edgbaston, Birmingham David Constant & David Shepherd Ian Greig (Sussex) 22 July 1981 Worcestershire 228 all out (60 overs) 229/6 (58.2 overs) Derbyshire Glenn Turner 59 Colin Tunnicliffe 5/50 (12 overs) Peter Kirsten 84* Norman Gifford 1/26 (12 overs) Derbyshire won by 4 wickets (scorecard) New Road, Worcester Bob Herman & Terry Spencer Peter Kirsten (Derbyshire) Quarter-finals 5 August 1981 Derbyshire 164 all out (59 overs) 141 all out (50.4 overs) Nottinghamshire John Wright 52 Clive Rice 3/35 (11 overs) Paul Todd 64 Paul Newman 3/23 (6.4 overs) Derbyshire won by 23 runs (scorecard) County Ground, Derby Barrie Meyer & Ken Palmer Paul Todd (Derbyshire) 5 August 1981 Hampshire 167/9 (60 overs) 169/7 (55.4 overs) Lancashire Nigel Cowley 38 Michael Holding 3/35 (12 overs) Clive Lloyd 82* Steve Malone 3/16 (10 overs) Lancashire won by 3 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Southampton Bill Alley & Peter Wight Clive Lloyd (Lancashire) 5 August 1981 Leicestershire 227 all out (59.4 overs) 207/4 (50.5 overs) Northamptonshire Roger Tolchard 70 Jim Griffiths 3/51 (12 overs) Wayne Larkins 81* Les Taylor 3/39 (10.5 overs) Northamptonshire won on faster scoring rate (scorecard) Grace Road, Leicester Arthur Jepson & Alan Whitehead Wayne Larkins (Northamptonshire) When play was stopped Northamptonshire needed to have scored 193 runs to win. 5 August 1981 Essex 195/9 (60 overs) 170 all out (56 overs) Sussex Brian Hardie 39 Garth Le Roux 5/35 (12 overs) Paul Parker 45 John Lever 3/25 (10 overs) Essex won by 25 runs (scorecard) County Ground, Hove Lloyd Budd & David Constant John Lever (Essex) Semi-finals 19 August 1981 Essex 149 all out (60 overs) 149/8 (60 overs) Derbyshire Norbert Phillip 42 Paul Newman 3/26 (12 overs) Kim Barnett 59 Norbert Phillip 3/42 (12 overs) Derbyshire won by losing fewer wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Derby David Evans & Don Oslear Kim Barnett (Derbyshire) 19 August 1981 Lancashire 186/9 (60 overs) 187/9 (59.5 overs) Northamptonshire Graeme Fowler 57 Tim Lamb 3/28 (12 overs) Richard Williams 41 Bernard Reidy 3/22 (10 overs) Northamptonshire won by 1 wicket (scorecard) County Ground, Northampton Lloyd Budd & Alan Whitehead Tim Lamb (Northamptonshire) Final 5 September 1981 Northamptonshire 235/9 (60 overs) 235/6 (60 overs) Derbyshire Geoff Cook 111 Colin Tunnicliffe 2/42 (12 overs) John Wright 76 Neil Mallender 3/35 (10 overs) Derbyshire won by losing fewer wickets (scorecard) Lord's, London David Constant & Ken Palmer Geoff Cook (Northamptonshire) References External links CricketArchive tournament page https://web.archive.org/web/20121103080455/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1981_ENG_National_Westminster_Bank_Trophy_1981.html 3 November 2012 Category:Friends Provident Trophy seasons Natwest Trophy, 1981 Category:NatWest Group