1981 NatWest Trophy

The 1981 NatWest Trophy was the first NatWest Trophy since its renaming from the Gillette Cup. 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.

1981 NatWest Trophy
Administrator(s)Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(60 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsDerbyshire (1st title)
Participants23
Matches played22
Most runs255 Geoff Cook (Northamptonshire)
Most wickets11 Colin Tunnicliffe (Derbyshire)
Official websiteCricketArchive tournament page

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 July 1981
(scorecard)
Cheshire
137 all out (42.5 overs)
v
Hampshire
138/4 (41 overs)
Mudassar Nazar 32
Steve Malone 5/34 (10.5 overs)
Gordon Greenidge 56
Mudassar Nazar 2/26 (10 overs)
Hampshire won by 6 wickets
County Ground, Southampton
Umpires: Sam Cook & Peter Stevens
Player of the match: Gordon Greenidge (Hampshire)
11 July 1981
(scorecard)
Essex
306/8 (60 overs)
v
Hertfordshire
115 all out (39.1 overs)
Graham Gooch 101
Michael Dunn 2/43 (12 overs)
Alan Garofall 26
Ray East 2/5 (4.1 overs)
Essex won by 191 runs
Hitchin Town Cricket Club Ground, Hitchin
Umpires: Bob Herman & David Shepherd
Player of the match: Graham Gooch (Essex)
11 July 1981
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
246/8 (60 overs)
v
Ireland
75 all out (45.5 overs)
Andy Stovold 70 (107)
Simon Corlett 3/43 (12 overs)
Ivan Anderson 26 (96)
David Graveney 5/11 (9.5 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 171 runs
Castle Avenue, Dublin
Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Terry Spencer
Player of the match: Andy Stovold (Gloucestershire)
11 July 1981
(scorecard)
Yorkshire
222/6 (60 overs)
v
Kent
223/4 (57.2 overs)
John Hampshire 63
Chris Cowdrey 4/41 (12 overs)
Chris Tavaré 118
Chris Old 2/33 (11 overs)
Kent won by 6 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Ray Julian & Roy Palmer
Player of the match: Chris Tavaré (Kent)
11, 13 July 1981
(scorecard)
Durham
187 all out (55.4 overs)
v
Lancashire
190/2 (51.5 overs)
Steve Atkinson 80 (130)
Paul Allott 3/22 (10.4 overs)
Andrew Kennedy 102* (150)
Peter Kippax 2/35 (12 overs)
Lancashire won by 8 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Jack van Geloven
Player of the match: Andrew Kennedy (Lancashire)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
11 July 1981
(scorecard)
Oxfordshire
150 all out (59.2 overs)
v
Glamorgan
154/2 (44.1 overs)
Mike Nurton 70
Malcolm Nash 5/31 (12 overs)
Rodney Ontong 53*
Derek Gallop 2/39 (12 overs)
Glamorgan won by 8 wickets
Christ Church Ground, Oxford
Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater & Derek Shackleton
Player of the match: Mike Nurton (Oxfordshire)
11 July 1981
(scorecard)
Derbyshire
270/6 (60 overs)
v
Suffolk
99 all out (46.3 overs)
David Steele 89
Richard Robinson 3/59 (12 overs)
Derbyshire won by 171 runs
Victory Ground, Bury St Edmunds
Umpires: Peter Eele & Arthur Jepson
Player of the match: David Steele (Derbyshire)

Second round
22 July 1981
(scorecard)
Hampshire
176/7 (60 overs)
v
Glamorgan
146 all out (55.5 overs)
Trevor Jesty 67
Steve Barwick 4/14 (9 overs)
Javed Miandad 64
Keith Stevenson 3/24 (12 overs)
Hampshire won by 30 runs
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Bill Alley & David Halfyard
Player of the match: Trevor Jesty (Hampshire)
22 July 1981
(scorecard)
Essex
207 all out (59.2 overs)
v
Gloucestershire
85 all out (42 overs)
Alan Lilley 40
David Graveney 3/25 (12 overs)
Essex won by 122 runs
Phoenix County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Dickie Bird & Peter Eele
Player of the match: David East (Essex)
22 July 1981
(scorecard)
Kent
154 all out (56.3 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire
156/6 (56.3 overs)
Mark Benson 35
Clive Rice 3/21 (10 overs)
Richard Hadlee 38*
Kevin Jarvis 2/23 (11 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 4 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Sam Cook & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Richard Hadlee (Nottinghamshire)
22 July 1981
(scorecard)
Lancashire
231/8 (60 overs)
v
Middlesex
189 all out (48.3 overs)
David Lloyd 81
Wayne Daniel 4/28 (12 overs)
Wilf Slack 53
Neal Radford 3/20 (10.3 overs)
Lancashire won by 42 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Ray Julian
Player of the match: David Lloyd (Lancashire)
22 July 1981
(scorecard)
Somerset
202 all out (59.4 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
204/3 (53.1 overs)
Nigel Popplewell 57
Sarfraz Nawaz 3/29 (12 overs)
Wayne Larkins 59
Joel Garner 1/32 (12 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 7 wickets
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater & Jack van Geloven
Player of the match: Geoff Cook (Northamptonshire)
22, 23, 24 July 1981
(scorecard)
Leicestershire
261 all out (60 overs)
v
Surrey
12/0 (8 overs)
Brian Davison 137
David Thomas 4/60 (12 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)
Sylvester Clarke 45*
Les Taylor 1/9 (2 overs)
Leicestershire won by 16 runs
The Oval, London
Umpires: Roy Palmer & Derek Shackleton
Player of the match: Brian Davison (Leicestershire)
  • Match was reduced before play started to 10 overs per side.
22 July 1981
(scorecard)
Sussex
274/8 (60 overs)
v
Warwickshire
150 all out (47.5 overs)
Ian Greig 82
Bob Willis 2/43 (12 overs)
Asif Din 33
Ian Greig 4/31 (7.5 overs)
Sussex won by 124 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: David Constant & David Shepherd
Player of the match: Ian Greig (Sussex)
22 July 1981
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
228 all out (60 overs)
v
Derbyshire
229/6 (58.2 overs)
Glenn Turner 59
Colin Tunnicliffe 5/50 (12 overs)
Peter Kirsten 84*
Norman Gifford 1/26 (12 overs)
Derbyshire won by 4 wickets
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Bob Herman & Terry Spencer
Player of the match: Peter Kirsten (Derbyshire)

Quarter-finals
5 August 1981
(scorecard)
Derbyshire
164 all out (59 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire
141 all out (50.4 overs)
John Wright 52
Clive Rice 3/35 (11 overs)
Paul Todd 64
Paul Newman 3/23 (6.4 overs)
Derbyshire won by 23 runs
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: Paul Todd (Derbyshire)
5 August 1981
(scorecard)
Hampshire
167/9 (60 overs)
v
Lancashire
169/7 (55.4 overs)
Nigel Cowley 38
Michael Holding 3/35 (12 overs)
Clive Lloyd 82*
Steve Malone 3/16 (10 overs)
Lancashire won by 3 wickets
County Ground, Southampton
Umpires: Bill Alley & Peter Wight
Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (Lancashire)
5 August 1981
(scorecard)
Leicestershire
227 all out (59.4 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
207/4 (50.5 overs)
Roger Tolchard 70
Jim Griffiths 3/51 (12 overs)
Wayne Larkins 81*
Les Taylor 3/39 (10.5 overs)
Northamptonshire won on faster scoring rate
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Wayne Larkins (Northamptonshire)
  • When play was stopped Northamptonshire needed to have scored 193 runs to win.
5 August 1981
(scorecard)
Essex
195/9 (60 overs)
v
Sussex
170 all out (56 overs)
Brian Hardie 39
Garth Le Roux 5/35 (12 overs)
Paul Parker 45
John Lever 3/25 (10 overs)
Essex won by 25 runs
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Lloyd Budd & David Constant
Player of the match: John Lever (Essex)

Semi-finals
19 August 1981
(scorecard)
Essex
149 all out (60 overs)
v
Derbyshire
149/8 (60 overs)
Norbert Phillip 42
Paul Newman 3/26 (12 overs)
Kim Barnett 59
Norbert Phillip 3/42 (12 overs)
Derbyshire won by losing fewer wickets
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: David Evans & Don Oslear
Player of the match: Kim Barnett (Derbyshire)
19 August 1981
(scorecard)
Lancashire
186/9 (60 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
187/9 (59.5 overs)
Graeme Fowler 57
Tim Lamb 3/28 (12 overs)
Richard Williams 41
Bernard Reidy 3/22 (10 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 1 wicket
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Tim Lamb (Northamptonshire)

Final
5 September 1981
(scorecard)
Northamptonshire
235/9 (60 overs)
v
Derbyshire
235/6 (60 overs)
Geoff Cook 111
Colin Tunnicliffe 2/42 (12 overs)
John Wright 76
Neil Mallender 3/35 (10 overs)
Derbyshire won by losing fewer wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: David Constant & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: Geoff Cook (Northamptonshire)

References
  1. "NatWest Trophy, 1981 - Fixtures". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
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