| Administrator | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(55 overs per innings) |
| Champions | Somerset (1st title) |
| Participants | 20 |
| Matches | 47 |
| Most runs | 313Chris Balderstone (Leicestershire) |
| Most wickets | 16Joel Garner (Somerset) |
←1980 1982 → | |
The1981 Benson & Hedges Cup was the tenth edition of cricket'sBenson & Hedges Cup.
The competition was won bySomerset County Cricket Club.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
24, 25, 26 June 1981 (scorecard) |
Kent 193/8 (50 overs) | v | Warwickshire 179 all out (49.1 overs) |
Kent won by 14 runs Kennington Oval,London Umpires:Sam Cook &Tom Spencer Player of the match:Chris Tavaré (Kent) |
24 June 1981 (scorecard) |
Surrey 226/7 (55 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 179 all out (49.4 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) |
Leicestershire won by 4 wickets County Ground,Hove Umpires:David Evans &Roy Palmer Player of the match:Paul Phillipson (Sussex) |
24 June 1981 (scorecard) |
Yorkshire 221/9 (55 overs) | v | Somerset 223/7 (53.5 overs) |
Somerset won by 3 wickets Headingley,Leeds Umpires:David Halfyard &Don Oslear Player of the match:Brian Rose (Somerset) |
8 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Kent 154 all out (52.1 overs) | v | Somerset 157/5 (48.3 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) |
Surrey won by 3 runs Kennington Oval,London Umpires:Bill Alley &Peter Wight Player of the match:Ian Payne (Surrey) |
25 July 1981 (scorecard) |
Surrey 194/8 (55 overs) | v | Somerset 197/3 (44.3 overs) |
Somerset won by 7 wickets Lord's,London Umpires:Dickie Bird &Barrie Meyer Player of the match:Viv Richards (Somerset) |
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