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
John Player League
National Westminster Bank Trophy
Benson and Hedges Cup
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
- ^ Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 6 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 6 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 1 Jul 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 4 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 1 Aug 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 8 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 5 Jul 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 19 Jul 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 26 Jul 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 2 Aug 1981
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 9 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 6 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[permanent dead link]
- ^ 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[permanent dead link]
- ^ Bowling for Derbyshire John Player League 1981
- ^ Bowling for Derbyshire National Westminster Bank Trophy 1981
- ^ Bowling for Derbyshire Benson and Hedges Cup 1981
