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 List of matchesNo.DateVResult MarginNotes16 May 1981Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 6 May 1981 Leicestershire Drawn213 May 1981Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire 13 May 1981 Surrey Drawn323 May 1981Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 23 May 1981 Nottinghamshire Abandoned 427 May 1981Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 27 May 1981 Northamptonshire Drawn56 Jun 1981Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 6 Jun 1981 Warwickshire Drawn610 Jun 1981Derbyshire v Australians 10 Jun 1981Australians Drawn713 Jun 1981Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 13 Jun 1981 Essex Drawn817 Jun 1981Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 17 Jun 1981 Yorkshire Drawn920 Jun 1981Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 20 Jun 1981 Northamptonshire Lost 9 wickets101 Jul 1981Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 1 Jul 1981Lancashire Drawn114 Jul 1981Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 4 Jul 1981WorcestershireWon 3 runs1215 Jul 1981Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 15 Jul 1981 Hampshire Lost Innings and 32 runs1318 Jul 1981Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 18 Jul 1981 SomersetDrawn1425 Jul 1981Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Kent 25 Jul 1981 Kent Won 9 wickets1529 Jul 1981Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 29 Jul 1981 Gloucestershire Won Innings and 26 runs161 Aug 1981Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 1 Aug 1981 Essex Lost Innings and 60 runs178 Aug 1981Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 8 Aug 1981 Leicestershire Lost Innings and 27 runs1812 Aug 1981Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 12 Aug 1981 Sussex Lost 5 wickets1915 Aug 1981Cricket Archive – Glamorgan v Derbyshire 15 Aug 1981 Glamorgan Won Innings and 7 runs2022 Aug 1981Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 22 Aug 1981 Yorkshire Lost 6 wickets2126 Aug 1981Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 26 Aug 1981 Lancashire Drawn2229 Aug 1981Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 29 Aug 1981 Nottinghamshire Lost 9 wickets2312 Sep 1981Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 12 Sep 1981 Middlesex Drawn
John Player League List of matchesNo.DateVResult MarginNotes110 May 1981Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 10 May 1981 Lancashire Won Faster scoring rate224 May 1981Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 24 May 1981Nottinghamshire Abandoned331 May 1981Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire 31 May 1981 Surrey Lost 3 wickets414 Jun 1981Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 14 Jun 1981 Hampshire Won 5 wickets521 Jun 1981Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 21 Jun 1981 Warwickshire Won 42 runs628 Jun 1981Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 28 Jun 1981 Gloucestershire Won 9 wickets75 Jul 1981Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 5 Jul 1981 WorcestershireWon 8 wickets819 Jul 1981Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 19 Jul 1981 SomersetLost 7 wickets926 Jul 1981Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 26 Jul 1981 Kent Won 18 runs102 Aug 1981Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 2 Aug 1981 Essex Lost 32 runs119 Aug 1981Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 9 Aug 1981Leicestershire Won 23 runs1216 Aug 1981Cricket Archive – Glamorgan v Derbyshire 16 Aug 1981 Glamorgan Won 5 wickets1323 Aug 1981Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 23 Aug 1981 Yorkshire Lost 71 runs1430 Aug 1981Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 30 Aug 1981 Northamptonshire Won 38 runs156 Sep 1981Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 6 Sep 1981 Sussex Lost 5 wickets1613 Sep 1981Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 13 Sep 1981 Middlesex Won 6 wickets
National Westminster Bank Trophy List of matchesNo.DateVResult MarginNotes1st Round11 Jul 1981Cricket Archive – Suffolk v Derbyshire Suffolk Won 171 runs2nd Round22 Jul 1981Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v DerbyshireWorcestershire Won 4 wickets Quarter Final5 Aug 1981Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v NottinghamshireNottinghamshire Won 23 runsSemi Final19 Aug 1981Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex Essex Won Losing fewer wicketsFinal5 Sep 1981Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v NorthamptonshireNorthamptonshire Won Losing fewer wickets
Benson and Hedges Cup List of matchesNo.DateVResult MarginNotesGroup B 19 May 1981Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire Yorkshire Lost1 wicket Group B 216 May 1981Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire Warwickshire No Result Group B 319 May 1981Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Scotland Scotland Won 7 wicketsGroup B 421 May 1981Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire Lancashire Won 2 wickets
Statistics
Competition batting averages NameCounty ChampionshipJohn Player League NWB TrophyB & H CupMIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100 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 0Cricket Archive Derbyshire batting 1981 Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire John Player League 1981Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire National Westminster Bank Trophy 1981Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Benson and Hedges Cup 1981
Competition bowling averages NameCounty ChampionshipJohn Player League NWB TrophyB & H CupBallsRunsWktsBestAveBallsRunsWktsBestAveBallsRunsWktsBestAveBallsRunsWktsBestAve 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 22.50Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1991Bowling for Derbyshire John Player League 1981Bowling for Derbyshire National Westminster Bank Trophy 1981Bowling for Derbyshire Benson and Hedges Cup 1981
Wicket Keeping Bob Taylor 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 Bernie Maher County Championship Catches 6, Stumping 2
See also Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons 1981 English cricket season
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