The 1981 English cricket season was the 82nd in which the County Championship had been an official competition. A change of sponsorship ended the Gillette Cup and the knockout competition became the NatWest Trophy, which lasted for twenty years. Australia toured England to compete for the Ashes and England won the series 3–1. Nottinghamshire won a close struggle for the County Championship title, defeating Sussex by two points.
Honours edit
- County Championship - Nottinghamshire
- NatWest Trophy - Derbyshire
- Sunday League - Essex
- Benson & Hedges Cup - Somerset
- Minor Counties Championship - Durham
- Second XI Championship - Hampshire II
- Wisden - Terry Alderman, Allan Border, Richard Hadlee, Javed Miandad, Rod Marsh
Test Series edit
Cumulative record - Test wins | 1876-1981 |
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England | 82 |
Australia | 93 |
Drawn | 71 |
Sri Lankan tour edit
The second tour of England by the Sri Lankan team took place in 1981. Sri Lanka had not yet achieved Test status. The team played 13 first-class matches and 11 of these were drawn. In their other two games, the Sri Lankans won one and lost one.
County Championship edit
NatWest Trophy edit
Benson & Hedges Cup edit
Sunday League edit
References edit
External links edit
Further reading edit
- Playfair Cricket Annual 1982
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1982