1981 NatWest Trophy
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format |
(60 overs per innings) |
| 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 |
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.
Format
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 5 September 1981.
First round
11, 13 July 1981 (scorecard) |
| Durham 187 all out (55.4 overs) |
v |
Lancashire 190/2 (51.5 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Second round
22, 23, 24 July 1981 (scorecard) |
| Leicestershire 261 all out (60 overs) |
v |
Surrey 12/0 (8 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. Match was replaced with a 10-over match.
24 July 1981 (scorecard) |
| Leicestershire 104/5 (10 overs) |
v |
Surrey 88/2 (10 overs) |
- Match was reduced before play started to 10 overs per side.
Quarter-finals
5 August 1981 (scorecard) |
| Derbyshire 164 all out (59 overs) |
v |
Nottinghamshire 141 all out (50.4 overs) |
5 August 1981 (scorecard) |
| Leicestershire 227 all out (59.4 overs) |
v |
Northamptonshire 207/4 (50.5 overs) |
- When play was stopped Northamptonshire needed to have scored 193 runs to win.
Semi-finals
Final
References
- ↑ "NatWest Trophy, 1981 - Fixtures". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 May 2010.