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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.
Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
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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 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.[2]
11, 13 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Durham 187 all out (55.4 overs) |
v |
Lancashire 190/2 (51.5 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) |
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) |
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