Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1981
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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2013}}
{{Infobox cricket club season
| club = Derbyshire County Cricket Club
| season = 1981
| coach =
| captain = Geoff Miller
| overseas =
| comp1 = County Championship
| comp1 result = 12
| comp2 = John Player League
| comp2 result = 4
| comp3 = National Westminster Bank Trophy
| comp3 result = Winners
| comp4 = Benson & Hedges Cup.
| comp4 result = Group
| most runs = Peter Kirsten
| most wickets = Paul Newman
| most catches =
| most dismissals =
| prevseason = 1980
| nextseason = 1982
}}
Derbyshire County 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.
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=
| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches |
| bgcolor="#efefef"
!No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes |
| 1
|Leicestershire |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | |{{small|Briers 101; B Wood 123; L Taylor 7-28}} |
| 2
|Surrey |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | |{{small|Clinton 123}} |
| 3
|Nottinghamshire |Abandoned | | |
| 4
|Northamptonshire |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | |{{small|CJ Tunnicliffe 5-34}} |
| 5
|Warwickshire |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | |{{small|Amiss 109 and 127; DS Steele 6-77}} |
| 6
|10 Jun 1981[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/41/41228.html Derbyshire v Australians 10 Jun 1981] |Australians |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | |{{small|JG Wright 144}} |
| 7
|Essex |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | |{{small|PG Newman 5-51}} |
| 8
|Yorkshire |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | |
| 9
|Northamptonshire |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost |9 wickets |{{small|JG Wright 110; PN Kirsten 114; Cook 120; Larkins 126}} |
| 10
|Lancashire |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | |{{small|Kennedy 180; B Wood 127; Simmons 5-39}} |
| 11
|Worcestershire |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won |3 runs |{{small|Pridgeon 5-63; Patel 100; JG Wright 141; B Wood 153 Younis Ahmed 107; M Hendrick 5-41}} |
| 12
|Hampshire |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost |Innings and 32 runs |{{small|Greenidge 109}} |
| 13
|Somerset |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | |{{small|PN Kirsten 228;DS Steele 137; Richards 130}} |
| 14
|Kent |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won |9 wickets |{{small|Benson 108; Tavare 156; DS Steele 7-53}} |
| 15
|Gloucestershire |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won |Innings and 26 runs |{{small|CJ Tunnicliffe 5-40; Childs 5-43}} |
| 16
|Essex |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost |Innings and 60 runs | |
| 17
|Leicestershire |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost |Innings and 27 runs |{{small|DS Steele 7-85; L Taylor 6-19}} |
| 18
|Sussex |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost |5 wickets |{{small|Imran Khan 107 and 5-52}} |
| 19
|Glamorgan |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won |Innings and 7 runs |{{small|DS Steele 5-62}} |
| 20
|Yorkshire |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost |6 wickets |{{small|JG Wright 150; Geoffrey Boycott 122}} |
| 21
|Lancashire |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | |{{small|PN Kirsten 204; Lloyd 146}} |
| 22
|Nottinghamshire |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost |9 wickets |{{small|Hemmings 7-59 and 6-70; CJ Tunnicliffe 5-75}} |
| 23
|Middlesex |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | |{{small|Mike Brearley 145; Mike Gatting 186; A Hill 107; Edmonds 6-93}} |
=John Player League=
| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches |
| bgcolor="#efefef"
!No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes |
| 1
|Lancashire |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won |Faster scoring rate | |
| 2
|Nottinghamshire |Abandoned | | |
| 3
|Surrey |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost |3 wickets | |
| 4
|Hampshire |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won |5 wickets | |
| 5
|Warwickshire |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won |42 runs | |
| 6
|Gloucestershire |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won |9 wickets | |
| 7
|Worcestershire |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won |8 wickets | |
| 8
|Somerset |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost |7 wickets | |
| 9
|Kent |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won |18 runs | |
| 10
|Essex |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost |32 runs | |
| 11
|Leicestershire |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won |23 runs | |
| 12
|Glamorgan |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won |5 wickets | |
| 13
|Yorkshire |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost |71 runs |{{small|Athey 5-35}} |
| 14
|Northamptonshire |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won |38 runs |{{small|CJ Tunnicliffe 5-24}} |
| 15
|Sussex |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost |5 wickets | |
| 16
|Middlesex |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won |6 wickets |
= National Westminster Bank Trophy =
| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches |
| bgcolor="#efefef"
!No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes |
| 1st Round
|11 Jul 1981[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/41/41405.html Cricket Archive – Suffolk v Derbyshire ] |Suffolk |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won |171 runs | |
| 2nd Round
|22 Jul 1981[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/41/41464.html Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire] |Worcestershire |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won |4 wickets | {{small|CJ Tunnicliffe 5-50}} |
| Quarter Final
|Nottinghamshire |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won |23 runs | |
| Semi Final
|19 Aug 1981[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/41/41589.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex ] |Essex |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won |Losing fewer wickets | |
| Final
|Northamptonshire |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won |Losing fewer wickets |{{small|Cook 111}} |
=Benson and Hedges Cup=
| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches |
| bgcolor="#efefef"
!No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes |
| Group B 1
| Yorkshire |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost |1 wicket | {{small|Bairstow 103; CJ Tunnicliffe 5-24}} |
| Group B 2
|16 May 1981[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/41/41104.html Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire ] | Warwickshire |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|No Result | | |
| Group B 3
|19 May 1981[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/41/41122.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Scotland ] | Scotland |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won |7 wickets | |
| Group B 4
|21 May 1981[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/41/41134.html Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire] | Lancashire |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won |2 wickets |
Statistics
=Competition batting averages=
=Competition bowling averages=
=Wicket Keeping=
::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
:: County Championship Catches 6, Stumping 2
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{1981 English cricket season}}
{{Derbyshire County Cricket Club}}