| Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Derbyshire (1st title) |
| Participants | 23 |
| Matches | 22 |
| Most runs | 255 Geoff Cook (Northamptonshire) |
| Most wickets | 11 Colin Tunnicliffe (Derbyshire) |
The 1981 NatWest Trophy was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 11 July and 5 September 1981. [1] 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.
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.[ citation needed ]
11 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Cheshire 137 all out (42.5 overs) | v | Hampshire 138/4 (41 overs) |
11 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Essex 306/8 (60 overs) | v | Hertfordshire 115 all out (39.1 overs) |
11 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Gloucestershire 246/8 (60 overs) | v | Ireland 75 all out (45.5 overs) |
11 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Yorkshire 222/6 (60 overs) | v | Kent 223/4 (57.2 overs) |
11, 13 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Durham 187 all out (55.4 overs) | v | Lancashire 190/2 (51.5 overs) |
11 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Oxfordshire 150 all out (59.2 overs) | v | Glamorgan 154/2 (44.1 overs) |
11 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Derbyshire 270/6 (60 overs) | v | Suffolk 99 all out (46.3 overs) |
22 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Hampshire 176/7 (60 overs) | v | Glamorgan 146 all out (55.5 overs) |
22 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Essex 207 all out (59.2 overs) | v | Gloucestershire 85 all out (42 overs) |
22 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Kent 154 all out (56.3 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 156/6 (56.3 overs) |
22 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 231/8 (60 overs) | v | Middlesex 189 all out (48.3 overs) |
22 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Somerset 202 all out (59.4 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 204/3 (53.1 overs) |
22, 23, 24 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Leicestershire 261 all out (60 overs) | v | Surrey 12/0 (8 overs) |
24 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Leicestershire 104/5 (10 overs) | v | Surrey 88/2 (10 overs) |
22 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Sussex 274/8 (60 overs) | v | Warwickshire 150 all out (47.5 overs) |
22 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire 228 all out (60 overs) | v | Derbyshire 229/6 (58.2 overs) |
5 August 1981 (scorecard) |
Derbyshire 164 all out (59 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 141 all out (50.4 overs) |
5 August 1981 (scorecard) |
Hampshire 167/9 (60 overs) | v | Lancashire 169/7 (55.4 overs) |
5 August 1981 (scorecard) |
Leicestershire 227 all out (59.4 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 207/4 (50.5 overs) |
5 August 1981 (scorecard) |
Essex 195/9 (60 overs) | v | Sussex 170 all out (56 overs) |
19 August 1981 (scorecard) |
Essex 149 all out (60 overs) | v | Derbyshire 149/8 (60 overs) |
19 August 1981 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 186/9 (60 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 187/9 (59.5 overs) |
5 September 1981 (scorecard) |
Northamptonshire 235/9 (60 overs) | v | Derbyshire 235/6 (60 overs) |
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