- Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1981
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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 ← 1980 1982 → Derbyshire Country 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.
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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 06 May 1981 [1] Leicestershire
Grace Road, LeicesterDrawn Briers 101; B Wood 123; L Taylor 7-28 2 13 May 1981 [2] Surrey
Kennington OvalDrawn Clinton 123 3 23 May 1981 [3] Nottinghamshire
County Ground, DerbyAbandoned 4 27 May 1981 [4] Northamptonshire
County Ground, NorthamptonDrawn CJ Tunnicliffe 5-34 5 06 Jun 1981 [5] Warwickshire
County Ground, DerbyDrawn Amiss 109 and 127; DS Steele 6-77 6 10 Jun 1981 [6] Australians
County Ground, DerbyDrawn JG Wright 144 7 13 Jun 1981 [7] Essex
County Ground, DerbyDrawn PG Newman 5-51 8 17 Jun 1981 [8] Yorkshire
Abbeydale Park, SheffieldDrawn Lumb 145; Moxon 111; A Hill 101; RW Taylor 100 9 20 Jun 1981 [9] Northamptonshire
County Ground, DerbyLost 9 wickets JG Wright 110; Peter Kirsten|PN Kirsten]] 114; Cook 120; Larkins 126 10 01 Jul 1981 [10] Lancashire
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldDrawn Kennedy 180; B Wood 127; Simmons 5-39 11 04 Jul 1981 [11] Worcestershire
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldWon 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, PortsmouthLost Inings and 32 runs Greenidge 109 13 18 Jul 1981 [13] Somerset
County Ground, TauntonDrawn PN Kirsten]] 228;DS Steele 137; Richards 130 14 25 Jul 1981 [14] Kent
County Ground, DerbyWon 9 wickets Benson 108; Tavare 156; DS Steele 7-53 15 29 Jul 1981 [15] Gloucestershire
County Ground, DerbyWon Innings and 26 runs CJ Tunnicliffe 5-40; Childs 5-43 16 01 Aug 1981 [16] Essex
County Ground, ChelmsfordLost Innings and 60 runs 17 08 Aug 1981 [17] Leicestershire
County Ground, DerbyLost Innings and 27 runs DS Steele 7-85; L Taylor 6-19 18 12 Aug 1981 [18] Sussex
The Saffrons, EastbourneLost 5 wickets Imran Khan 107 and 5-52 19 15 Aug 1981 [19] Glamorgan
St Helen's, SwanseaWon Innings and 7 runs DS Steele 5-62 20 22 Aug 1981 [20] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldLost 6 wickets JG Wright 150; Geoffrey Boycott 122 21 26 Aug 1981 [21] Lancashire
Stanley Park, BlackpoolDrawn PN Kirsten 204; Lloyd 146 22 29 Aug 1981 [22] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, NottinghamLost 9 wickets Hemmings 7-59 and 6-70; CJ Tunnicliffe 5-75 23 12 Sep 1981 [23] Middlesex
County Ground, DerbyDrawn 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, ManchesterWon Faster scoring rate 2 24 May 1981 [25] Nottinghamshire
County Ground, DerbyAbandoned 3 31 May 1981 [26] Surrey
Kennington OvalLost 3 wickets 4 14 Jun 1981 [27] Hampshire
County Ground, DerbyWon 5 wickets 5 21 Jun 1981 [28] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, BirminghamWon 42 runs 6 28 Jun 1981 [29] Gloucestershire
Wagon Works Ground, GloucesterWon 9 wickets 7 05 Jul 1981[30] Worcestershire
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldWon 8 wickets 8 19 Jul 1981 [31] Somerset
County Ground, TauntonLost 7 wickets 9 26 Jul 1981 [32] Kent
County Ground, DerbyWon 18 runs 10 02 Aug 1981[33] Essex
County Ground, ChelmsfordLost 32 runs 11 09 Aug 1981[34] Leicestershire
County Ground, DerbyWon 23 runs 12 16 Aug 1981 [35] Glamorgan
St Helen's, SwanseaWon 5 wickets 13 23 Aug 1981 [36] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldLost 71 runs Athey 5-35 14 30 Aug 1981 [37] Northamptonshire
County Ground, DerbyWon 38 runs CJ Tunnicliffe 5-24 15 06 Sep 1981 [38] Sussex
County Ground, HoveLost 5 wickets 16 13 Sep 1981 [39] Middlesex
County Ground, DerbyWon 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 EdmundsWon 171 runs 2nd Round 22 Jul 1981 [41] Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, WorcesterWon 4 wickets CJ Tunnicliffe 5-50 Quarter Final 05 Aug 1981 [42] Nottinghamshire
County Ground, DerbyWon 23 runs Semi FInal 19 Aug 1981 [43] Essex
County Ground, DerbyWon Losing fewer wickets Final 05 Sep 1981 [44] Northamptonshire
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's WoodWon Losing fewer wickets Cook 111 Benson and Hedges Cup
List of matches No. Date V Result Margin Notes Group B 1 09 May 1981 [45] Yorkshire
County Ground, DerbyLost 1 wicket Bairstow 103; CJ Tunnicliffe 5-24 Group B 2 16 May 1981 [46] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, BirminghamNo Result Group B 3 19 May 1981 [47] Scotland
County Ground, DerbyWon 7 wickets Group B 4 21 May 1981 [48] Lancashire
Old Trafford, ManchesterWon 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
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- 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
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- County Championship Catches 6, Stumping 2
See also
- Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
- 1981 English cricket season
References
- ^ Cricket Archive - Leicestershire v Derbyshire 06 May 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Surrey v Derbyshire 13 May 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 23 May 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 27 May 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Warwickshire 06 Jun 1981
- ^ Derbyshire v Australians 10 Jun 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Essex 13 Jun 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 17 Jun 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 20 Jun 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire 01 Jul 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Worcestershire 04 Jul 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Hampshire v Derbyshire 15 Jul 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Somerset v Derbyshire 18 Jul 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Kent 25 Jul 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 29 Jul 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Essex v Derbyshire 01 Aug 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire 08 Aug 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Sussex v Derbyshire 12 Aug 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Glamorgan v Derbyshire 15 Aug 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire 22 Aug 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire 26 Aug 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 29 Aug 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Middlesex 12 Sep 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire 10 May 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 24 May 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Surrey v Derbyshire 31 May 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Hampshire 14 Jun 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Warwickshire v Derbyshire 21 Jun 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 28 Jun 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Worcestershire 05 Jul 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Somerset v Derbyshire 19 Jul 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Kent 26 Jul 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Essex v Derbyshire 02 Aug 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire 09 Aug 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Glamorgan v Derbyshire 16 Aug 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire 23 Aug 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 30 Aug 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Sussex v Derbyshire 06 Sep 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Middlesex 13 Sep 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive - Suffolk v Derbyshire
- ^ Cricket Archive - Worcestershire v Derbyshire
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Essex
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire
- ^ Cricket Archive - Warwickshire v Derbyshire
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Scotland
- ^ Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire
- ^ Cricket Archive Derbyshire batting 1981
- ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire John Player League 1981
- ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire National Westminster Bank Trophy 1981
- ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Benson and Hedges Cup 1981
- ^ Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1991
- ^ Bowling for Derbyshire John Player League 1981
- ^ Bowling for Derbyshire National Westminster Bank Trophy 1981
- ^ Bowling for Derbyshire Benson and Hedges Cup 1981
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