Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1981

Derbyshire County Cricket Club
1981 season
Captain Geoff Miller
County Championship 12
John Player League 4
National Westminster Bank Trophy Winners
Benson & Hedges Cup. Group
Most runs Peter Kirsten
Most wickets Paul Newman

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1981 represents cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for one hundred and ten years. It was the season when they won National Westminster Bank Trophy. They won ten matches in the John Player League to finish fourth. In the County Championship, they won four matches to finish twelfth in their seventy-seventh season in the Championship. They were eliminated at group level in the Benson & Hedges Cup.

1981 season

Derbyshire played 22 games in the County Championship, and one match against the touring Australians of which they won four altogether Geoff Miller was in his third season as captain. Peter Kirsten was top scorer overall, in the County Championship and in the NWB Trophy, although John Wright scored most in the John Player League. Paul Newman and David Steele tied on 46 for most wickets in the County Championship, although Newman took an extra first class wicket against the Australians. Barry Wood took most wickets in the John Player League, and Colin Tunnicliffe most wickets in the NWB Trophy.

The club took on two wicket keepers in the season Michael Deakin as a stop gap and Bernie Maher who saw several years service with the club. Another player making his debut was Dallas Moir who went on to play several seasons for Derbyshire.

Matches

First Class

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 6 May 1981[1] Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester		 Drawn Briers 101; B Wood 123; L Taylor 7-28
2 13 May 1981[2] Surrey
Kennington Oval		 Drawn Clinton 123
3 23 May 1981[3] Nottinghamshire
County Ground, Derby		 Abandoned
4 27 May 1981[4] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton		 Drawn CJ Tunnicliffe 5-34
5 6 Jun 1981[5] Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby		 Drawn Amiss 109 and 127; DS Steele 6-77
6 10 Jun 1981[6] Australians
County Ground, Derby		 Drawn JG Wright 144
7 13 Jun 1981[7] Essex
County Ground, Derby		 Drawn PG Newman 5-51
8 17 Jun 1981[8] Yorkshire
Abbeydale Park, Sheffield		 Drawn Lumb 145; Moxon 111; A Hill 101; RW Taylor 100
9 20 Jun 1981[9] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Derby		 Lost 9 wickets JG Wright 110; PN Kirsten 114; Cook 120; Larkins 126
10 1 Jul 1981[10] Lancashire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Drawn Kennedy 180; B Wood 127; Simmons 5-39
11 4 Jul 1981[11] Worcestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Won 3 runs Pridgeon 5-63; Patel 100; JG Wright 141; B Wood 153 Younis Ahmed 107; M Hendrick 5-41
12 15 Jul 1981[12] Hampshire
United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth		 Lost Innings and 32 runs Greenidge 109
13 18 Jul 1981[13] Somerset
County Ground, Taunton		 Drawn Peter Kirsten
14 25 Jul 1981[14] Kent
County Ground, Derby		 Won 9 wickets Benson 108; Tavare 156; DS Steele 7-53
15 29 Jul 1981[15] Gloucestershire
County Ground, Derby		 Won Innings and 26 runs CJ Tunnicliffe 5-40; Childs 5-43
16 1 Aug 1981[16] Essex
County Ground, Chelmsford		 Lost Innings and 60 runs
17 8 Aug 1981[17] Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby		 Lost Innings and 27 runs DS Steele 7-85; L Taylor 6-19
18 12 Aug 1981[18] Sussex
The Saffrons, Eastbourne		 Lost 5 wickets Imran Khan 107 and 5-52
19 15 Aug 1981[19] Glamorgan
St Helen's, Swansea		 Won Innings and 7 runs DS Steele 5-62
20 22 Aug 1981[20] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Lost 6 wickets JG Wright 150; Geoffrey Boycott 122
21 26 Aug 1981[21] Lancashire
Stanley Park, Blackpool		 Drawn PN Kirsten 204; Lloyd 146
22 29 Aug 1981[22] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham		 Lost 9 wickets Hemmings 7-59 and 6-70; CJ Tunnicliffe 5-75
23 12 Sep 1981[23] Middlesex
County Ground, Derby		 Drawn Mike Brearley 145; Mike Gatting 186; A Hill 107; Edmonds 6-93

John Player League

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 10 May 1981[24] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester		 Won Faster scoring rate
2 24 May 1981[25] Nottinghamshire
County Ground, Derby		 Abandoned
3 31 May 1981[26] Surrey
Kennington Oval		 Lost 3 wickets
4 14 Jun 1981[27] Hampshire
County Ground, Derby		 Won 5 wickets
5 21 Jun 1981[28] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham		 Won 42 runs
6 28 Jun 1981[29] Gloucestershire
Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester		 Won 9 wickets
7 5 Jul 1981[30] Worcestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Won 8 wickets
8 19 Jul 1981[31] Somerset
County Ground, Taunton		 Lost 7 wickets
9 26 Jul 1981[32] Kent
County Ground, Derby		 Won 18 runs
10 2 Aug 1981[33] Essex
County Ground, Chelmsford		 Lost 32 runs
11 9 Aug 1981[34] Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby		 Won 23 runs
12 16 Aug 1981[35] Glamorgan
St Helen's, Swansea		 Won 5 wickets
13 23 Aug 1981[36] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Lost 71 runs Athey 5-35
14 30 Aug 1981[37] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Derby		 Won 38 runs CJ Tunnicliffe 5-24
15 6 Sep 1981[38] Sussex
County Ground, Hove		 Lost 5 wickets
16 13 Sep 1981[39] Middlesex
County Ground, Derby		 Won 6 wickets

National Westminster Bank Trophy

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1st Round 11 Jul 1981[40] Suffolk
Victory Ground, Bury St Edmunds		 Won 171 runs
2nd Round 22 Jul 1981[41] Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester		 Won 4 wickets CJ Tunnicliffe 5-50
Quarter Final 5 Aug 1981[42] Nottinghamshire
County Ground, Derby		 Won 23 runs
Semi FInal 19 Aug 1981[43] Essex
County Ground, Derby		 Won Losing fewer wickets
Final 5 Sep 1981[44] Northamptonshire
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood		 Won Losing fewer wickets Cook 111

Benson and Hedges Cup

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
Group B 1 9 May 1981[45] Yorkshire
County Ground, Derby		 Lost 1 wicket Bairstow 103; CJ Tunnicliffe 5-24
Group B 2 16 May 1981[46] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham		 No Result
Group B 3 19 May 1981[47] Scotland
County Ground, Derby		 Won 7 wickets
Group B 4 21 May 1981[48] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester		 Won 2 wickets

Statistics

Competition batting averages

Name County Championship John Player League NWB Trophy B & H Cup
M I Runs HS Ave 100 M I Runs HS Ave 100 M I Runs HS Ave 100 M I Runs HS Ave 100
S Anderson 10 13 92 44 9.20 0 1 0
KJ Barnett 16 21 413 67* 24.29 0 15 13 205 35 18.63 0 5 5 136 59 45.33 0 4 2 24 17 12.00 0
AJ Borrington 1 1 0 0 0.00 0
KG Brooks 1 1 12 12 12.00 0 1 1 3 3 3.00 0
MJ Deakin 4 6 45 15 7.50 0 2 0
M Hendrick 11 9 81 21 13.50 0 10 4 20 12* 20.00 0 4 0 4 2 2 2* 0 0
A Hill 21 30 936 107 42.54 2 13 10 132 33* 18.85 0 5 5 57 21 11.40 0 2 0
PN Kirsten 20 33 1563 228 57.88 3 15 15 425 63 30.35 0 5 5 229 84* 57.25 0 4 4 76 65 25.33 0
BJM Maher 2 3 6 4* 3.00 0 1 1 0 0 0.00 0
G Miller 20 30 538 81 19.92 0 13 12 229 52* 22.90 0 4 4 81 57 27.00 0 4 3 97 74 48.50 0
DG Moir 3 4 26 16 8.66 0
PG Newman 14 15 93 27 8.45 0 11 3 10 7 3.33 0 3 2 15 8 15.00 0 3 1 5 5* 0
S Oldham 15 14 92 33 10.22 0 14 4 25 14 12.50 0 3 1 1 1 1.00 0 2 0
DS Steele 20 30 836 137 29.85 1 13 8 145 35 20.71 0 5 5 113 89* 28.25 0 4 3 32 12 10.66 0
RW Taylor 15 15 231 100 19.25 1 12 4 39 26* 19.50 0 5 3 33 12* 33.00 0 4 2 30 16 30.00 0
CJ Tunnicliffe 20 24 239 39 10.39 0 14 12 91 27 13.00 0 5 4 18 15* 6.00 0 4 2 21 11 10.50 0
B Wood 21 35 1412 153 48.68 3 15 14 285 58* 25.90 0 5 5 48 18 9.60 0 4 4 76 32* 25.33 0
JG Wright 19 30 1110 150 38.27 3 15 15 618 87* 51.50 0 5 5 216 76 43.20 0 4 4 104 47 34.66 0[49][50][51][52]

Competition bowling averages

Name County Championship John Player League NWB Trophy B & H Cup
Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave
S Anderson 330 222 3 1-17 74.00
KJ Barnett 705 435 4 2-58 108.75 24 19 1 1-19 19.00
M Hendrick 1952 792 30 5-41 26.40 474 267 13 3-43 20.53 264 109 3 2-20 36.33 189 82 8 4-18 10.25
A Hill 7 5 0
PN Kirsten 156 82 1 1-7 82.00 78 54 3 2-15 18.00 12 8 0 36 18 0
G Miller 2738 1258 33 4-27 38.12 324 195 12 4-35 16.25 204 123 7 2-16 17.57 76 38 1 1-20 38.00
DG Moir 374 203 2 1-20 101.50
PG Newman 1965 1115 46 5-51 24.23 516 336 12 3-24 28.00 184 86 7 3-23 12.28 96 44 2 1-14 22.00
S Oldham 1886 1025 23 3-35 44.56 590 514 18 3-24 28.55 138 77 4 3-29 19.25 132 69 1 1-33 69.00
DS Steele 2364 1015 46 7-53 22.06 136 113 5 3-36 22.60 177 112 4 2-23 28.00 96 77 4 2-7 19.25
CJ Tunnicliffe 2918 1536 42 5-34 36.57 607 379 20 5-24 18.95 300 147 11 5-50 13.36 198 89 8 5-24 11.12
B Wood 1419 774 16 2-12 48.37 684 453 21 3-19 21.57 360 127 6 2-14 21.16 132 45 2 2-24 22.50[53][54][55][56]

Wicket Keeping

County Championship Catches 33, Stumping 12
John Player League Catches 12, Stumping 5
NWB Trophy Catches 10, Stumping 2
B & H Trophy Catches 1, Stumping 1
County Championship Catches 6, Stumping 2

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cricket Archive - Leicestershire v Derbyshire 6 May 1981
  2. ↑ Cricket Archive - Surrey v Derbyshire 13 May 1981
  3. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 23 May 1981
  4. ↑ Cricket Archive - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 27 May 1981
  5. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Warwickshire 6 Jun 1981
  6. ↑ Derbyshire v Australians 10 Jun 1981
  7. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Essex 13 Jun 1981
  8. ↑ Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 17 Jun 1981
  9. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 20 Jun 1981
  10. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire 1 Jul 1981
  11. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Worcestershire 4 Jul 1981
  12. ↑ Cricket Archive - Hampshire v Derbyshire 15 Jul 1981
  13. ↑ Cricket Archive - Somerset v Derbyshire 18 Jul 1981
  14. ↑ Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Kent 25 Jul 1981
  15. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 29 Jul 1981
  16. ↑ Cricket Archive - Essex v Derbyshire 1 Aug 1981
  17. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire 8 Aug 1981
  18. ↑ Cricket Archive - Sussex v Derbyshire 12 Aug 1981
  19. ↑ Cricket Archive - Glamorgan v Derbyshire 15 Aug 1981
  20. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire 22 Aug 1981
  21. ↑ Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire 26 Aug 1981
  22. ↑ Cricket Archive - Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 29 Aug 1981
  23. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Middlesex 12 Sep 1981
  24. ↑ Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire 10 May 1981
  25. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 24 May 1981
  26. ↑ Cricket Archive - Surrey v Derbyshire 31 May 1981
  27. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Hampshire 14 Jun 1981
  28. ↑ Cricket Archive - Warwickshire v Derbyshire 21 Jun 1981
  29. ↑ Cricket Archive - Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 28 Jun 1981
  30. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Worcestershire 5 Jul 1981
  31. ↑ Cricket Archive - Somerset v Derbyshire 19 Jul 1981
  32. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Kent 26 Jul 1981
  33. ↑ Cricket Archive - Essex v Derbyshire 2 Aug 1981
  34. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire 9 Aug 1981
  35. ↑ Cricket Archive - Glamorgan v Derbyshire 16 Aug 1981
  36. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire 23 Aug 1981
  37. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 30 Aug 1981
  38. ↑ Cricket Archive - Sussex v Derbyshire 6 Sep 1981
  39. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Middlesex 13 Sep 1981
  40. ↑ Cricket Archive - Suffolk v Derbyshire
  41. ↑ Cricket Archive - Worcestershire v Derbyshire
  42. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire
  43. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Essex
  44. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire
  45. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire
  46. ↑ Cricket Archive - Warwickshire v Derbyshire
  47. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Scotland
  48. ↑ Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire
  49. ↑ Cricket Archive Derbyshire batting 1981
  50. ↑ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire John Player League 1981
  51. ↑ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire National Westminster Bank Trophy 1981
  52. ↑ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Benson and Hedges Cup 1981
  53. ↑ Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1991
  54. ↑ Bowling for Derbyshire John Player League 1981
  55. ↑ Bowling for Derbyshire National Westminster Bank Trophy 1981
  56. ↑ Bowling for Derbyshire Benson and Hedges Cup 1981