1981 Benson & Hedges Cup

April 2022 Test and County Cricket Board Limited overs cricket(55 overs per innings) Somerset 1 20 47 313 Chris Balderstone (Leicestershire) 16 Joel Garner (Somerset) 1980 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup 1982 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup The 1981 Benson & Hedges Cup was the tenth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Somerset County Cricket Club. Fixtures and results Group stage Group A TeamPldWLNRAPtsBowSR Nottinghamshire 4 4 0 0 0 8 35.472 Leicestershire 4 2 1 1 0 5 40.952 Northamptonshire 4 1 1 1 1 4 34.095 Gloucestershire 4 1 2 0 1 3 38.480 Worcestershire 4 0 4 0 0 0 69.722 Group B TeamPldWLNRAPtsBowSR Yorkshire 4 3 0 0 1 7 34.500 Warwickshire 4 2 1 1 0 5 34.900 Derbyshire 4 2 1 1 0 5 36.731 Lancashire 4 1 2 0 1 3 46.900 Scotland 4 0 4 0 0 0 61.500 Group C TeamPldWLNRAPtsBowSR Kent 4 3 1 0 0 6 29.824 Somerset 4 3 1 0 0 6 41.094 Essex 4 2 2 0 0 4 37.871 Glamorgan 4 1 2 0 1 3 26.875 Oxford and Cambridge Universities 4 0 3 0 1 1 72.000 Group D TeamPldWLNRAPtsBowSR Sussex 4 3 0 0 1 7 29.259 Surrey 4 1 1 2 0 4 36.889 Minor Counties 4 1 2 0 1 3 31.600 Middlesex 4 0 1 1 2 3 36.333 Hampshire 4 1 2 1 0 3 40.958 Quarter-finals 24, 25, 26 June 1981 Kent 193/8 (50 overs) 179 all out (49.1 overs) Warwickshire Chris Tavaré 76 Anton Ferreira 3/38 (10 overs) Andy Lloyd 60 John Shepherd 3/24 (10 overs) Kent won by 14 runs (scorecard) Kennington Oval, London Sam Cook & Tom Spencer Chris Tavaré (Kent) No play on scheduled day or first reserve day. The match was moved from Canterbury to The Oval on the third day as the former was waterlogged 24 June 1981 Surrey 226/7 (55 overs) 179 all out (49.4 overs) Nottinghamshire Roger Knight 70 Clive Rice 2/32 (11 overs) Derek Randall 62 Robin Jackman 4/24 (9.4 overs) Surrey won by 47 runs (scorecard) Trent Bridge, Nottingham Ron Aspinall & Ken Palmer Roger Knight (Surrey) 24, 25 June 1981 Sussex 196/9 (55 overs) 199/6 (54.1 overs) Leicestershire Paul Phillipson 59 Gordon Parsons 2/22 (10 overs) Chris Balderstone 67 John Barclay 3/34 (11 overs) Leicestershire won by 4 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Hove David Evans & Roy Palmer Paul Phillipson (Sussex) Reserve day used. Sussex were 84/5 (28 overs) at the close of the first day's play 24 June 1981 Yorkshire 221/9 (55 overs) 223/7 (53.5 overs) Somerset John Hampshire 58 Joel Garner 3/33 (11 overs) Brian Rose 68 Neil Hartley 2/33 (11 overs) Somerset won by 3 wickets (scorecard) Headingley, Leeds David Halfyard & Don Oslear Brian Rose (Somerset) Semi-finals 8 July 1981 Kent 154 all out (52.1 overs) 157/5 (48.3 overs) Somerset Chris Tavaré 44 Ian Botham 3/23 (10 overs) Peter Roebuck 51* Derek Underwood 2/15 (11 overs) Somerset won by 5 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Taunton Arthur Jepson & Ray Julian Nigel Popplewell (Somerset) 8 July 1981 Surrey 191/9 (55 overs) 188 all out (54.5 overs) Leicestershire Graham Roope 55* Andy Roberts 2/27 (11 overs) John Steele 39 Ian Payne 3/20 (11 overs) Surrey won by 3 runs (scorecard) Kennington Oval, London Bill Alley & Peter Wight Ian Payne (Surrey) Final 1981 Benson & Hedges Cup Final 25 July 1981 Surrey 194/8 (55 overs) 197/3 (44.3 overs) Somerset Roger Knight 92 Joel Garner 5/14 (11 overs) Viv Richards 132* Sylvester Clarke 1/24 (8 overs) Somerset won by 7 wickets (scorecard) Lord's, London Dickie Bird & Barrie Meyer Viv Richards (Somerset) References CricketArchive - 1981 Benson & Hedges Cup See also Benson & Hedges Cup Category:Benson & Hedges Cup seasons Category:1981 in English cricket