1981_English_cricket_season Knowpia

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
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.

Summary

Honours edit

Test Series edit

Sri Lankan tour edit

County Championship edit

NatWest Trophy edit

Benson & Hedges Cup edit

Sunday League edit

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Further reading edit