| 1981 NatWest Trophy | |||
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| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board | ||
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (60 overs per innings) |
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| Tournament format(s) | Knockout | ||
| Champions | Derbyshire (1st title) | ||
| Participants | 23 | ||
| Matches played | 22 | ||
| Most runs | 255 Geoff Cook (Northamptonshire) | ||
| Most wickets | 11 Colin Tunnicliffe (Derbyshire) | ||
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page | ||
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The 1981 NatWest Trophy was the first NatWest Trophy since its renaming from the Gillette Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 11 July and 5 September 1981.[1] The tournament was won by Derbyshire County Cricket Club who defeated Northamptonshire County Cricket Club by means of losing fewer wickets following a tie in the final at Lord's.
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The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Cheshire, Durham, Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire and Suffolk. The Ireland national cricket 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 September 5, 1981.
| 11 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Cheshire 137 all out (42.5 overs) |
v | Hampshire 138/4 (41 overs) |
Hampshire won by 6 wickets County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Sam Cook & Peter Stevens Player of the match: Gordon Greenidge (Hampshire) |
| Mudassar Nazar 32 Steve Malone 5/34 (10.5 overs) |
Gordon Greenidge 56 Mudassar Nazar 2/26 (10 overs) |
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| 11 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Essex 306/8 (60 overs) |
v | Hertfordshire 115 all out (39.1 overs) |
Essex won by 191 runs Hitchin Town Cricket Club Ground, Hitchin Umpires: Bob Herman & David Shepherd Player of the match: Graham Gooch (Essex) |
| Graham Gooch 101 Michael Dunn 2/43 (12 overs) |
Alan Garofall 26 Ray East 2/5 (4.1 overs) |
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| 11 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Gloucestershire 246/8 (60 overs) |
v | Ireland 75 all out (45.5 overs) |
Gloucestershire won by 171 runs Castle Avenue, Dublin Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Terry Spencer Player of the match: Andy Stovold (Gloucestershire) |
| Andy Stovold 70 (107) Simon Corlett 3/43 (12 overs) |
Ivan Anderson 26 (96) David Graveney 5/11 (9.5 overs) |
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| 11 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Yorkshire 222/6 (60 overs) |
v | Kent 223/4 (57.2 overs) |
Kent won by 6 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Ray Julian & Roy Palmer Player of the match: Chris Tavaré (Kent) |
| John Hampshire 63 Chris Cowdrey 4/41 (12 overs) |
Chris Tavaré 118 Chris Old 2/33 (11 overs) |
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| 11, 13 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Durham 187 all out (55.4 overs) |
v | Lancashire 190/2 (51.5 overs) |
Lancashire won by 8 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Jack van Geloven Player of the match: Andrew Kennedy (Lancashire) |
| Steve Atkinson 80 (130) Paul Allott 3/22 (10.4 overs) |
Andrew Kennedy 102* (150) Peter Kippax 2/35 (12 overs) |
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| 11 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Oxfordshire 150 all out (59.2 overs) |
v | Glamorgan 154/2 (44.1 overs) |
Glamorgan won by 8 wickets Christ Church Ground, Oxford Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater & Derek Shackleton Player of the match: Mike Nurton (Oxfordshire) |
| Mike Nurton 70 Malcolm Nash 5/31 (12 overs) |
Rodney Ontong 53* Derek Gallop 2/39 (12 overs) |
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| 11 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Derbyshire 270/6 (60 overs) |
v | Suffolk 99 all out (46.3 overs) |
Derbyshire won by 171 runs Victory Ground, Bury St Edmunds Umpires: Peter Eele & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: David Steele (Derbyshire) |
| David Steele 89 Richard Robinson 3/59 (12 overs) |
Stuart Westley 28 Colin Tunnicliffe 2/7 (7 overs) |
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| 22 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Hampshire 176/7 (60 overs) |
v | Glamorgan 146 all out (55.5 overs) |
Hampshire won by 30 runs Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Bill Alley & David Halfyard Player of the match: Trevor Jesty (Hampshire) |
| Trevor Jesty 67 Steve Barwick 4/14 (9 overs) |
Javed Miandad 64 Keith Stevenson 3/24 (12 overs) |
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| 22 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Essex 207 all out (59.2 overs) |
v | Gloucestershire 85 all out (42 overs) |
Essex won by 122 runs Phoenix County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Dickie Bird & Peter Eele Player of the match: David East (Essex) |
| Alan Lilley 40 David Graveney 3/25 (12 overs) |
Stephen Windaybank 18 Norbert Phillip 3/12 (9 overs) |
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| 22 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Kent 154 all out (56.3 overs) |
v | Nottinghamshire 156/6 (56.3 overs) |
Nottinghamshire won by 4 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Sam Cook & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Richard Hadlee (Nottinghamshire) |
| Mark Benson 35 Clive Rice 3/21 (10 overs) |
Richard Hadlee 38* Kevin Jarvis 2/23 (11 overs) |
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| 22 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 231/8 (60 overs) |
v | Middlesex 189 all out (48.3 overs) |
Lancashire won by 42 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Ray Julian Player of the match: David Lloyd (Lancashire) |
| David Lloyd 81 Wayne Daniel 4/28 (12 overs) |
Wilf Slack 53 Neal Radford 3/20 (10.3 overs) |
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| 22 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Somerset 202 all out (59.4 overs) |
v | Northamptonshire 204/3 (53.1 overs) |
Northamptonshire won by 7 wickets County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater & Jack van Geloven Player of the match: Geoff Cook (Northamptonshire) |
| Nigel Popplewell 57 Sarfraz Nawaz 3/29 (12 overs) |
Wayne Larkins 59 Joel Garner 1/32 (12 overs) |
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| 22, 23, 24 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Leicestershire 261 all out (60 overs) |
v | Surrey 12/0 (8 overs) |
No result The Oval, London Umpires: Roy Palmer & Derek Shackleton |
| Brian Davison 137 David Thomas 4/60 (12 overs) |
Jack Richards 8* |
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| 24 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Leicestershire 104/5 (10 overs) |
v | Surrey 88/2 (10 overs) |
Leicestershire won by 16 runs The Oval, London Umpires: Roy Palmer & Derek Shackleton Player of the match: Brian Davison (Leicestershire) |
| Brian Davison 43 Sylvester Clarke 2/10 (2 overs) |
Sylvester Clarke 45* Les Taylor 1/9 (2 overs) |
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| 22 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Sussex 274/8 (60 overs) |
v | Warwickshire 150 all out (47.5 overs) |
Sussex won by 124 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: David Constant & David Shepherd Player of the match: Ian Greig (Sussex) |
| Ian Greig 82 Bob Willis 2/43 (12 overs) |
Asif Din 33 Ian Greig 4/31 (7.5 overs) |
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| 22 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire 228 all out (60 overs) |
v | Derbyshire 229/6 (58.2 overs) |
Derbyshire won by 4 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Bob Herman & Terry Spencer Player of the match: Peter Kirsten (Derbyshire) |
| Glenn Turner 59 Colin Tunnicliffe 5/50 (12 overs) |
Peter Kirsten 84* Norman Gifford 1/26 (12 overs) |
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| 5 August 1981 (scorecard) |
Derbyshire 164 all out (59 overs) |
v | Nottinghamshire 141 all out (50.4 overs) |
Derbyshire won by 23 runs County Ground, Derby Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Paul Todd (Derbyshire) |
| John Wright 52 Clive Rice 3/35 (11 overs) |
Paul Todd 64 Paul Newman 3/23 (6.4 overs) |
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| 5 August 1981 (scorecard) |
Hampshire 167/9 (60 overs) |
v | Lancashire 169/7 (55.4 overs) |
Lancashire won by 3 wickets County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Bill Alley & Peter Wight Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (Lancashire) |
| Nigel Cowley 38 Michael Holding 3/35 (12 overs) |
Clive Lloyd 82* Steve Malone 3/16 (10 overs) |
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| 5 August 1981 (scorecard) |
Leicestershire 227 all out (59.4 overs) |
v | Northamptonshire 207/4 (50.5 overs) |
Northamptonshire won on faster scoring rate Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Wayne Larkins (Northamptonshire) |
| Roger Tolchard 70 Jim Griffiths 3/51 (12 overs) |
Wayne Larkins 81* Les Taylor 3/39 (10.5 overs) |
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| 5 August 1981 (scorecard) |
Essex 195/9 (60 overs) |
v | Sussex 170 all out (56 overs) |
Essex won by 25 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Lloyd Budd & David Constant Player of the match: John Lever (Essex) |
| Brian Hardie 39 Garth le Roux 5/35 (12 overs) |
Paul Parker 45 John Lever 3/25 (10 overs) |
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| 19 August 1981 (scorecard) |
Essex 149 all out (60 overs) |
v | Derbyshire 149/8 (60 overs) |
Derbyshire won by losing fewer wickets County Ground, Derby Umpires: David Evans & Don Oslear Player of the match: Kim Barnett (Derbyshire) |
| Norbert Phillip 42 Paul Newman 3/26 (12 overs) |
Kim Barnett 59 Norbert Phillip 3/42 (12 overs) |
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| 19 August 1981 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 186/9 (60 overs) |
v | Northamptonshire 187/9 (59.5 overs) |
Northamptonshire won by 1 wicket County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Tim Lamb (Northamptonshire) |
| Graeme Fowler 57 Tim Lamb 3/28 (12 overs) |
Richard Williams 41 Bernard Reidy 3/22 (10 overs) |
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| 5 September 1981 (scorecard) |
Northamptonshire 235/9 (60 overs) |
v | Derbyshire 235/6 (60 overs) |
Derbyshire won by losing fewer wickets Lord's, London Umpires: David Constant & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Geoff Cook (Northamptonshire) |
| Geoff Cook 111 Colin Tunnicliffe 2/42 (12 overs) |
John Wright 76 Neil Mallender 3/35 (10 overs) |
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