1981 Benson & Hedges Cup

The 1981 Benson & Hedges Cup was the tenth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup.

1981 Benson & Hedges Cup
Administrator(s)Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(55 overs per innings)
ChampionsSomerset (1st title)
Participants20
Matches47
Most runs313 Chris Balderstone (Leicestershire)
Most wickets16 Joel Garner (Somerset)
1980
1982

The competition was won by Somerset County Cricket Club.

Fixtures and results

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Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W L NR A Pts BowSR
Nottinghamshire 4 4 0 0 0 8 35.472
Leicestershire 4 2 1 1 0 5 40.952
Northamptonshire 4 1 1 1 1 4 34.095
Gloucestershire 4 1 2 0 1 3 38.480
Worcestershire 4 0 4 0 0 0 69.722

Group B

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Team Pld W L NR A Pts BowSR
Yorkshire 4 3 0 0 1 7 34.500
Warwickshire 4 2 1 1 0 5 34.900
Derbyshire 4 2 1 1 0 5 36.731
Lancashire 4 1 2 0 1 3 46.900
Scotland 4 0 4 0 0 0 61.500

Group C

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Team Pld W L NR A Pts BowSR
Kent 4 3 1 0 0 6 29.824
Somerset 4 3 1 0 0 6 41.094
Essex 4 2 2 0 0 4 37.871
Glamorgan 4 1 2 0 1 3 26.875
Oxford and Cambridge Universities 4 0 3 0 1 1 72.000

Group D

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Team Pld W L NR A Pts BowSR
Sussex 4 3 0 0 1 7 29.259
Surrey 4 1 1 2 0 4 36.889
Minor Counties 4 1 2 0 1 3 31.600
Middlesex 4 0 1 1 2 3 36.333
Hampshire 4 1 2 1 0 3 40.958

Quarter-finals

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24, 25, 26 June 1981
(scorecard)
Kent
193/8 (50 overs)
v
Warwickshire
179 all out (49.1 overs)
Chris Tavaré 76
Anton Ferreira 3/38 (10 overs)
Andy Lloyd 60
John Shepherd 3/24 (10 overs)
Kent won by 14 runs
Kennington Oval, London
Umpires: Sam Cook & Tom Spencer
Player of the match: Chris Tavaré (Kent)
  • No play on scheduled day or first reserve day. The match was moved from Canterbury to The Oval on the third day as the former was waterlogged
24 June 1981
(scorecard)
Surrey
226/7 (55 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire
179 all out (49.4 overs)
Roger Knight 70
Clive Rice 2/32 (11 overs)
Derek Randall 62
Robin Jackman 4/24 (9.4 overs)
Surrey won by 47 runs
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: Roger Knight (Surrey)
24, 25 June 1981
(scorecard)
Sussex
196/9 (55 overs)
v
Leicestershire
199/6 (54.1 overs)
Paul Phillipson 59
Gordon Parsons 2/22 (10 overs)
Chris Balderstone 67
John Barclay 3/34 (11 overs)
Leicestershire won by 4 wickets
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: David Evans & Roy Palmer
Player of the match: Paul Phillipson (Sussex)
  • Reserve day used. Sussex were 84/5 (28 overs) at the close of the first day's play
24 June 1981
(scorecard)
Yorkshire
221/9 (55 overs)
v
Somerset
223/7 (53.5 overs)
John Hampshire 58
Joel Garner 3/33 (11 overs)
Brian Rose 68
Neil Hartley 2/33 (11 overs)
Somerset won by 3 wickets
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: David Halfyard & Don Oslear
Player of the match: Brian Rose (Somerset)

Semi-finals

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8 July 1981
(scorecard)
Kent
154 all out (52.1 overs)
v
Somerset
157/5 (48.3 overs)
Chris Tavaré 44
Ian Botham 3/23 (10 overs)
Peter Roebuck 51*
Derek Underwood 2/15 (11 overs)
Somerset won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Ray Julian
Player of the match: Nigel Popplewell (Somerset)
8 July 1981
(scorecard)
Surrey
191/9 (55 overs)
v
Leicestershire
188 all out (54.5 overs)
Graham Roope 55*
Andy Roberts 2/27 (11 overs)
John Steele 39
Ian Payne 3/20 (11 overs)
Surrey won by 3 runs
Kennington Oval, London
Umpires: Bill Alley & Peter Wight
Player of the match: Ian Payne (Surrey)

Final

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25 July 1981
(scorecard)
Surrey
194/8 (55 overs)
v
Somerset
197/3 (44.3 overs)
Roger Knight 92
Joel Garner 5/14 (11 overs)
Viv Richards 132*
Sylvester Clarke 1/24 (8 overs)
Somerset won by 7 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Dickie Bird & Barrie Meyer
Player of the match: Viv Richards (Somerset)

References

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CricketArchive - 1981 Benson & Hedges Cup

See also

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Benson & Hedges Cup