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County Championship 1981 statistics and records

County Championship: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover County Championship 1981; Tests are excluded.

Zaheer Abbas leads the displayed batting table with 2,230 runs. RJ Hadlee leads the bowling table with 105 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 187
Recorded players: 314
Recorded teams: 17
Recorded venues: 51

Selected season match starts: 1981-05-06 to 1981-09-12. Player counts cover recorded batting or bowling innings, not a registered squad. Latest update among the displayed statistics and match source rows: 2026-06-14.

County Championship standings · 1981

League table for 1981. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

County Championship 1981 Single Division standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Nottinghamshire	22	11	4	7	304
2	Sussex	22	11	3	8	302
3	Somerset	22	10	2	10	279
4	Middlesex	22	9	3	10	257
5	Essex	22	8	4	10	254
6	Surrey	22	7	5	10	236
7	Hampshire	22	6	7	9	206
8	Leicestershire	22	6	6	10	199
9	Kent	22	5	7	10	189
10	Yorkshire	22	5	9	8	187
11	Worcestershire	22	5	9	8	172
12	Derbyshire	22	4	7	11	172
13	Gloucestershire	22	4	3	15	170
14	Glamorgan	22	3	10	9	167
15	Northamptonshire	22	3	6	13	166
16	Lancashire	22	4	7	11	164
17	Warwickshire	22	2	11	9	135

Points are the recorded competition points, including any recorded bonuses or deductions. Source-table update: 2026-09-28.

Recorded table source 1

Season leaders · County Championship 1981

Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.

Leading run scorers

County Championship County Championship 1981 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
Zaheer Abbas	19	2,230
Javed Miandad	21	2,060
GM Turner	22	2,043
AJ Lamb	21	1,962
DL Amiss	22	1,722

Recorded innings through 1981-09-12. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

County Championship County Championship 1981 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
RJ Hadlee	21	105
J Garner	17	87
EE Hemmings	21	84
GS le Roux	19	81
KBS Jarvis	21	79

Recorded innings through 1981-09-12. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1981

Every recorded player in this competition and season; the first 25 in each table are shown below. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.

Batting · 314 players

County Championship 1981 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
Zaheer Abbas	Gloucestershire	19	37	8	2,230	215*	76.90	—	9	10	16	4
Javed Miandad	Glamorgan	21	40	7	2,060	200*	62.42	—	7	8	0	0
GM Turner	Worcestershire	22	41	4	2,043	168	55.22	—	6	9	10	0
AJ Lamb	Northamptonshire	21	38	8	1,962	162	65.40	—	13	5	12	3
DL Amiss	Warwickshire	22	42	0	1,722	145	41.00	—	5	6	0	0
IVA Richards	Somerset	19	35	3	1,718	196	53.69	—	5	7	0	0
GW Humpage	Warwickshire	20	38	4	1,594	146	46.88	—	6	6	0	0
Younis Ahmed	Worcestershire	20	37	8	1,569	116	54.10	—	9	3	0	0
PN Kirsten	Derbyshire	20	33	6	1,563	228	57.89	—	7	3	0	0
CJ Tavaré	Kent	18	35	5	1,502	156	50.07	—	9	4	0	0
CEB Rice	Nottinghamshire	21	38	4	1,462	172	43.00	—	6	6	0	0
GD Mendis	Sussex	20	37	3	1,420	137	41.76	—	9	2	39	1
G Cook	Northamptonshire	21	38	3	1,419	146*	40.54	—	9	4	19	1
JH Hampshire	Yorkshire	19	37	4	1,415	127	42.88	—	6	4	0	0
B Wood	Derbyshire	21	35	6	1,412	153	48.69	—	8	3	0	0
G Fowler	Lancashire	22	40	3	1,384	141	37.41	—	9	2	0	0
TA Lloyd	Warwickshire	22	42	1	1,381	138	33.68	—	5	3	0	0
CH Lloyd	Lancashire	18	34	2	1,324	145	41.38	—	10	1	0	0
BR Hardie	Essex	21	37	4	1,320	129	40.00	—	7	3	0	0
KS McEwan	Essex	20	35	1	1,315	141	38.68	—	5	6	0	0
AR Butcher	Surrey	18	36	5	1,310	154*	42.26	—	5	3	0	0
WN Slack	Middlesex	17	30	3	1,303	248*	48.26	—	8	3	0	0
CG Greenidge	Hampshire	17	31	0	1,299	140	41.90	—	8	4	0	0
PWG Parker	Sussex	18	33	9	1,263	136	52.63	—	6	4	54	3
Asif Iqbal	Kent	19	37	3	1,252	112	36.82	—	9	2	0	0

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County Championship 1981 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
GD Barlow	Middlesex	19	35	3	1,233	177	38.53	—	3	4	0	0
W Larkins	Northamptonshire	18	32	1	1,202	157	38.77	—	7	3	0	0
JC Balderstone	Leicestershire	21	39	3	1,199	150*	33.31	—	5	3	0	0
JA Hopkins	Glamorgan	20	38	1	1,170	135	31.62	—	3	4	0	0
A Jones	Glamorgan	21	40	2	1,150	109	30.26	—	5	1	14	0
KWR Fletcher	Essex	17	30	3	1,134	165*	42.00	—	5	4	0	0
JD Love	Yorkshire	20	37	4	1,132	161	34.30	—	6	2	0	0
NE Briers	Leicestershire	21	39	3	1,121	116	31.14	—	4	3	18	0
JG Wright	Derbyshire	19	32	1	1,110	150	35.81	—	6	3	0	0
DW Randall	Nottinghamshire	18	32	5	1,093	162*	40.48	—	6	3	0	0
RG Williams	Northamptonshire	21	38	2	1,093	142*	30.36	—	6	3	18	0
GA Gooch	Essex	9	17	0	1,091	164	64.18	—	4	5	0	0
JM Brearley	Middlesex	13	22	0	1,084	145	49.27	—	4	5	0	0
D Lloyd	Lancashire	19	35	3	1,079	146*	33.72	—	3	3	0	0
PW Denning	Somerset	22	40	6	1,059	102*	31.15	—	8	1	0	0
GS Clinton	Surrey	21	42	2	1,059	123	26.48	—	6	2	0	0
MR Benson	Kent	20	39	2	1,057	114	28.57	—	6	2	0	0
PA Neale	Worcestershire	21	39	4	1,050	125	30.00	—	3	3	0	0
PM Roebuck	Somerset	20	36	7	1,041	91	35.90	—	9	0	0	0
BF Davison	Leicestershire	20	37	4	1,032	123*	31.27	—	7	1	0	0
RDV Knight	Surrey	20	40	0	1,018	96	25.45	—	6	0	0	0
DI Gower	Leicestershire	13	24	3	1,009	156*	48.05	—	5	4	0	0
DL Bairstow	Yorkshire	22	41	10	1,004	88*	32.39	—	9	0	0	0
CT Radley	Middlesex	20	36	6	998	101*	33.27	—	7	1	0	0
DP Hughes	Lancashire	22	40	5	984	126	28.11	—	5	1	0	0
BC Broad	Gloucestershire	19	37	3	979	115	28.79	—	5	1	0	0
BC Rose	Somerset	21	38	2	976	107	27.11	—	5	1	0	0
DN Patel	Worcestershire	20	38	4	969	138	28.50	—	1	3	0	0
NG Featherstone	Glamorgan	21	40	4	963	113*	26.75	—	7	2	0	0
MA Lynch	Surrey	19	38	6	958	120*	29.94	—	3	2	0	0
A Hill	Derbyshire	21	35	7	936	107	33.43	—	5	2	0	0
A Kennedy	Lancashire	22	40	0	931	180	23.28	—	2	1	0	0
P Bainbridge	Gloucestershire	19	37	9	917	105*	32.75	—	8	1	0	0
RC Ontong	Glamorgan	20	38	4	907	151*	26.68	—	2	2	0	0
PA Todd	Nottinghamshire	21	38	4	899	112	26.44	—	4	1	0	0
AJ Hignell	Gloucestershire	19	37	4	877	97	26.58	—	5	0	0	0
JRT Barclay	Sussex	20	37	2	865	107*	24.71	—	3	2	23	0
RA Woolmer	Kent	18	35	1	864	119*	25.41	—	4	1	0	0
Imran Khan	Sussex	18	33	5	857	107*	30.61	—	3	2	25	9
CWJ Athey	Yorkshire	19	36	2	844	123*	24.82	—	4	1	0	0
DS Steele	Derbyshire	20	34	2	836	137	26.13	—	5	1	0	0
TE Jesty	Hampshire	21	39	4	835	99	23.86	—	5	0	0	0
AW Stovold	Gloucestershire	19	37	3	824	104	24.24	—	5	1	0	0
MS Scott	Worcestershire	17	33	1	822	109	25.69	—	5	1	0	0
GRJ Roope	Surrey	19	38	4	815	96*	23.97	—	5	0	0	0
JW Lloyds	Somerset	19	34	1	807	127	24.45	—	5	1	0	0
Asif Din	Warwickshire	20	38	3	803	73*	22.94	—	3	0	0	0
IA Greig	Sussex	20	37	4	789	118*	23.91	—	3	1	16	0
MW Gatting	Middlesex	9	16	3	782	186*	60.15	—	1	3	0	0
AI Kallicharran	Warwickshire	12	22	4	773	135	42.94	—	4	2	0	0
S Turner	Essex	18	31	10	768	73*	36.57	—	4	0	0	0
RJ Hadlee	Nottinghamshire	21	38	3	745	142*	21.29	—	3	1	0	0
TJ Yardley	Northamptonshire	21	38	7	742	96*	23.94	—	4	0	0	0
JD Birch	Nottinghamshire	19	34	6	722	111	25.79	—	5	1	0	0
Sadiq Mohammad	Gloucestershire	16	31	1	699	100	23.30	—	2	1	0	0
CS Cowdrey	Kent	15	29	3	687	97	26.42	—	5	0	0	0
JF Steele	Leicestershire	17	31	2	680	116	23.45	—	4	1	0	0
CJ Richards	Surrey	18	36	4	668	63	20.88	—	4	0	0	0
DR Turner	Hampshire	20	37	4	666	106	20.18	—	4	1	0	0
DM Smith	Surrey	16	32	4	655	84*	23.39	—	3	0	0	0
KR Pont	Essex	15	27	3	655	89	27.29	—	5	0	0	0
N Phillip	Essex	21	37	4	644	80*	19.52	—	3	0	0	0
MCJ Nicholas	Hampshire	17	32	5	644	101*	23.85	—	2	1	0	0
RG Lumb	Yorkshire	14	25	1	643	145	26.79	—	2	1	0	0
GW Johnson	Kent	22	43	7	630	107	17.50	—	1	1	0	0
SN Hartley	Yorkshire	17	31	3	627	106	22.39	—	3	1	0	0
BW Reidy	Lancashire	15	27	2	624	96	24.96	—	5	0	0	0
RO Butcher	Middlesex	17	31	2	616	106*	21.24	—	5	1	0	0
APE Knott	Kent	18	35	4	614	65	19.81	—	4	0	0	0
KD Smith	Warwickshire	15	28	1	614	93	22.74	—	5	0	0	0
IJ Gould	Sussex	20	37	3	594	52	17.47	—	2	0	6	0
VJ Marks	Somerset	21	38	7	589	81*	19.00	—	3	0	0	0
AM Ferreira	Warwickshire	15	30	6	583	67*	24.29	—	3	0	0	0
RT Robinson	Nottinghamshire	18	33	5	580	91	20.71	—	2	0	0	0
TM Tremlett	Hampshire	14	25	1	567	88	23.63	—	3	0	0	0
JM Rice	Hampshire	9	17	3	559	161*	39.93	—	2	2	12	0
PR Oliver	Warwickshire	8	16	3	554	171*	42.62	—	1	2	0	0
SB Hassan	Nottinghamshire	12	22	4	550	97*	30.56	—	5	0	0	0
G Miller	Derbyshire	20	34	3	538	81	17.35	—	5	0	0	0
AW Lilley	Essex	11	19	0	531	90	27.95	—	4	0	0	0
EJO Hemsley	Worcestershire	19	34	5	531	73	18.31	—	1	0	0	0
IT Botham	Somerset	9	16	1	526	123*	35.07	—	3	1	0	0
G Boycott	Yorkshire	8	15	2	523	124	40.23	—	1	2	0	0
MD Moxon	Yorkshire	11	19	0	518	116	27.26	—	0	2	0	0
DJ Humphries	Worcestershire	17	32	6	511	61	19.65	—	3	0	0	0
TD Booth Jones	Sussex	14	25	0	509	95	20.36	—	3	0	0	0
G Sharp	Northamptonshire	19	34	5	499	69*	17.21	—	2	0	0	0
NFM Popplewell	Somerset	16	29	2	478	51*	17.70	—	1	0	0	0
Intikhab Alam	Surrey	17	34	3	469	79	15.13	—	2	0	0	0
FC Hayes	Lancashire	11	20	3	459	126	27.00	—	2	1	0	0
TJ Boon	Leicestershire	12	23	2	451	83	21.48	—	2	0	0	0
PB Clift	Leicestershire	11	20	2	430	73	23.89	—	2	0	0	0
JD Inchmore	Worcestershire	16	30	2	427	63*	15.25	—	1	0	0	0
MD Marshall	Hampshire	17	32	3	425	75*	14.66	—	1	0	0	0
DA Graveney	Gloucestershire	19	37	6	423	105*	13.65	—	0	1	0	0
MA Garnham	Leicestershire	16	30	4	421	74	16.19	—	1	0	0	0
J Abrahams	Lancashire	12	23	3	415	74	20.75	—	2	0	0	0
KJ Barnett	Derbyshire	16	26	4	413	67*	18.77	—	3	0	0	0
CL Smith	Hampshire	7	13	2	410	81*	37.27	—	3	0	0	0
KP Tomlins	Middlesex	10	18	3	403	79*	26.87	—	3	0	0	0
NEJ Pocock	Hampshire	13	24	1	393	63	17.09	—	2	0	0	0
CP Phillipson	Sussex	18	33	9	379	56*	15.79	—	1	0	0	0
GP Howarth	Surrey	7	14	1	378	110*	29.08	—	2	1	0	0
CM Wells	Sussex	10	20	4	375	111	23.44	—	1	1	18	1
NGC Cowley	Hampshire	20	37	1	375	52	10.42	—	1	0	0	0
GC Holmes	Glamorgan	13	25	7	370	70*	20.56	—	2	0	0	0
NR Taylor	Kent	9	18	1	369	99	21.71	—	3	0	0	0
GB Stevenson	Yorkshire	18	34	0	355	57	10.44	—	1	0	0	0
DJS Taylor	Somerset	22	40	6	354	48*	10.41	—	0	0	0	0
RW Tolchard	Leicestershire	15	27	4	351	51*	15.26	—	1	0	0	0
AME Roberts	Leicestershire	11	20	2	347	57	19.28	—	2	0	0	0
GS le Roux	Sussex	19	35	7	340	65*	12.14	—	1	0	0	0
ST Clarke	Surrey	9	18	1	337	100*	19.82	—	1	1	7	6
RJ Parks	Hampshire	21	39	8	330	37*	10.65	—	0	0	0	0
PR Downton	Middlesex	19	34	6	328	44	11.71	—	0	0	0	0
PH Edmonds	Middlesex	20	36	5	325	93	10.48	—	1	0	0	0
J Garner	Somerset	17	30	2	324	90	11.57	—	2	0	0	5
A Sidebottom	Yorkshire	14	26	3	324	47	14.09	—	0	0	0	0
EAE Baptiste	Kent	13	26	4	323	37*	14.68	—	0	0	0	0
DJ Thomas	Surrey	14	28	5	323	47	14.04	—	0	0	0	0
NV Radford	Lancashire	14	26	7	322	76*	16.95	—	2	0	0	0
J Simmons	Lancashire	15	26	5	322	65*	15.33	—	1	0	0	0
MSA McEvoy	Essex	10	18	0	314	56	17.44	—	2	0	0	0
RD Jackman	Surrey	18	36	9	313	51	11.59	—	1	0	0	0
EA Moseley	Glamorgan	13	24	3	299	57	14.24	—	2	0	0	0
JN Shepherd	Kent	14	27	6	298	59*	14.19	—	2	0	0	0
RE East	Essex	18	31	3	297	47	10.61	—	0	0	0	0
D Breakwell	Somerset	10	19	2	284	58	16.71	—	3	0	0	0
K Sharp	Yorkshire	7	13	0	279	79	21.46	—	2	0	0	0
CM Old	Yorkshire	14	26	5	272	55	12.95	—	1	0	0	0
N Gifford	Worcestershire	22	40	6	268	37*	7.88	—	0	0	0	0
I Cockbain	Lancashire	6	11	1	262	85	26.20	—	2	0	0	0
BN French	Nottinghamshire	19	34	0	255	31	7.50	—	0	0	0	0
MA Nash	Glamorgan	21	40	3	252	36	6.81	—	0	0	0	0
CR Cook	Middlesex	6	12	2	249	79	24.90	—	1	0	0	0
P Willey	Northamptonshire	7	11	0	243	79	22.09	—	1	0	0	0
EE Hemmings	Nottinghamshire	21	38	4	243	44	7.15	—	0	0	0	0
MWW Selvey	Middlesex	15	27	1	239	57	9.19	—	2	0	0	0
CJ Tunnicliffe	Derbyshire	20	33	1	239	39	7.47	—	0	0	0	0
RM Ellison	Kent	7	14	6	237	61*	29.63	—	3	0	0	0
P Carrick	Yorkshire	18	33	2	237	28	7.65	—	0	0	0	0
RW Taylor	Derbyshire	15	25	3	231	100	10.50	—	0	1	0	0
EW Jones	Glamorgan	21	40	2	229	33	6.03	—	0	0	0	0
K Stevenson	Hampshire	21	39	8	229	31	7.39	—	0	0	0	0
RA Cobb	Leicestershire	6	12	0	229	54	19.08	—	1	0	0	0
MJ Procter	Gloucestershire	6	12	0	225	46	18.75	—	0	0	0	0
BJ Lloyd	Glamorgan	20	38	2	220	31	6.11	—	0	0	0	0
GP Thomas	Warwickshire	5	10	0	214	52	21.40	—	1	0	0	0
Sarfraz Nawaz	Northamptonshire	9	18	2	210	48	13.13	—	0	0	0	0
GJ Parsons	Leicestershire	16	29	6	206	50	8.96	—	1	0	0	0
JW Southern	Hampshire	10	19	5	197	46	14.07	—	0	0	0	0
W Hogg	Warwickshire	21	40	3	193	31	5.22	—	0	0	0	0
WW Daniel	Middlesex	20	37	10	192	53*	7.11	—	1	0	0	0
N Smith	Essex	9	16	4	190	41	15.83	—	0	0	0	0
DG Aslett	Kent	2	4	2	188	146*	94.00	—	0	1	0	0
NGB Cook	Leicestershire	21	39	6	181	62	5.48	—	1	0	0	0
GG Arnold	Sussex	18	33	7	180	46*	6.92	—	0	0	0	0
SJ O'Shaughnessy	Lancashire	12	22	2	180	35	9.00	—	0	0	0	0
GC Small	Warwickshire	18	35	4	179	21*	5.77	—	0	0	0	0
JA Ormrod	Worcestershire	3	6	1	179	84	35.80	—	1	0	0	0
PJW Allott	Lancashire	19	34	7	177	27	6.56	—	0	0	0	0
Kapil Dev	Northamptonshire	3	6	0	175	79	29.17	—	1	0	0	0
SJ Windaybank	Gloucestershire	9	17	2	171	46*	11.40	—	0	0	0	0
JP Whiteley	Yorkshire	17	32	11	164	19*	7.81	—	0	0	0	0
DL Underwood	Kent	21	41	10	162	50	5.23	—	1	0	0	0
HR Moseley	Somerset	19	34	8	162	36*	6.23	—	0	0	0	0
MJ Harris	Nottinghamshire	7	13	4	162	44*	18.00	—	0	0	0	0
JE Emburey	Middlesex	10	18	1	157	38	9.24	—	0	0	0	0
PI Pocock	Surrey	17	34	10	154	46	6.42	—	0	0	0	0
C Lethbridge	Warwickshire	7	12	1	146	69	13.27	—	1	0	0	0
RJ Boyd-Moss	Northamptonshire	6	12	2	144	25	14.40	—	0	0	0	0
CJC Rowe	Kent	5	10	0	142	54	14.20	—	1	0	0	0
MW Stovold	Gloucestershire	8	15	3	142	39	11.83	—	0	0	0	0
NI Weightman	Nottinghamshire	3	5	0	139	105	27.80	—	0	1	0	0
JK Lever	Essex	21	37	4	136	21	4.12	—	0	0	0	0
DE East	Essex	12	21	2	133	28	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
KE Cooper	Nottinghamshire	19	34	2	132	27	4.13	—	0	0	0	0
RE Hayward	Hampshire	6	12	2	131	41*	13.10	—	0	0	0	0
RE Dexter	Nottinghamshire	7	14	2	131	40	10.92	—	0	0	0	0
VP Terry	Hampshire	4	6	2	129	94*	32.25	—	1	0	0	0
RM Tindall	Northamptonshire	6	10	1	126	29*	14.00	—	0	0	0	0
AL Jones	Glamorgan	5	10	1	123	36	13.67	—	0	0	0	0
TM Lamb	Northamptonshire	21	38	8	122	31	4.07	—	0	0	0	0
JH Childs	Gloucestershire	19	37	10	120	20	4.44	—	0	0	0	0
AH Wilkins	Gloucestershire	18	35	3	117	31	3.66	—	0	0	0	0
RM Carter	Northamptonshire	14	24	2	117	42*	5.32	—	0	0	0	0
DR Pringle	Essex	8	14	3	116	24*	10.55	—	0	0	0	0
AP Pridgeon	Worcestershire	22	41	11	116	34	3.87	—	0	0	0	0
A Ramage	Yorkshire	6	11	2	116	52	12.89	—	1	0	0	0
NA Mallender	Northamptonshire	14	25	4	114	18	5.43	—	0	0	0	0
SH Wootton	Warwickshire	5	10	2	114	44	14.25	—	0	0	0	0
PA Slocombe	Somerset	3	5	1	111	50	27.75	—	1	0	0	0
RGD Willis	Warwickshire	7	12	3	106	33*	11.78	—	0	0	0	0
RNS Hobbs	Glamorgan	14	28	11	103	49*	6.06	—	0	0	0	0
JP Agnew	Leicestershire	9	18	4	103	26	7.36	—	0	0	0	0
CJ Scott	Lancashire	12	20	5	99	27*	6.60	—	0	0	0	0
DR Doshi	Warwickshire	17	32	12	98	35	4.90	—	0	0	0	0
DJ Wild	Northamptonshire	5	10	3	98	30	14.00	—	0	0	0	0
AGE Ealham	Kent	2	4	0	97	48	24.25	—	0	0	0	0
SP Perryman	Warwickshire	15	30	8	96	16*	4.36	—	0	0	0	0
PG Newman	Derbyshire	14	23	4	93	27	4.89	—	0	0	0	0
IS Anderson	Derbyshire	10	16	3	92	44	7.08	—	0	0	0	0
C Maynard	Warwickshire	2	4	0	92	70	23.00	—	1	0	0	0
S Oldham	Derbyshire	15	26	5	92	33	4.38	—	0	0	0	0
SJ Rouse	Warwickshire	3	6	1	88	55*	17.60	—	1	0	0	0
M Hendrick	Derbyshire	11	19	3	81	21	5.06	—	0	0	0	0
CE Waller	Sussex	20	37	5	76	22	2.38	—	0	0	0	0
LB Taylor	Leicestershire	19	35	9	74	22	2.85	—	0	0	0	0
M Olive	Somerset	3	6	0	72	19	12.00	—	0	0	0	0
P Booth	Leicestershire	3	6	0	71	30	11.83	—	0	0	0	0
MA Holding	Lancashire	7	12	2	66	32	6.60	—	0	0	0	0
PG Lee	Lancashire	12	22	4	64	12*	3.56	—	0	0	0	0
MJ Bailey	Hampshire	9	17	3	62	14	4.43	—	0	0	0	0
PG Ingham	Yorkshire	2	4	0	61	18	15.25	—	0	0	0	0
JD Monteith	Middlesex	8	15	2	61	16*	4.69	—	0	0	0	0
JPC Mills	Northamptonshire	2	4	0	61	29	15.25	—	0	0	0	0
RL Ollis	Somerset	2	4	0	60	22	15.00	—	0	0	0	0
MK Bore	Nottinghamshire	14	25	5	60	11*	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
BM Brain	Gloucestershire	8	16	2	59	42	4.21	—	0	0	0	0
SP Hughes	Middlesex	12	23	5	57	18	3.17	—	0	0	0	0
JG Thomas	Glamorgan	5	10	3	53	13*	7.57	—	0	0	0	0
C Gladwin	Essex	1	1	0	53	53	53.00	—	1	0	0	0
JR Thomson	Middlesex	6	10	1	52	35	5.78	—	0	0	0	0
CH Dredge	Somerset	17	31	10	51	14	2.43	—	0	0	0	0
L Potter	Kent	2	4	0	51	18	12.75	—	0	0	0	0
JRP Heath	Sussex	2	4	1	51	28	17.00	—	0	0	0	0
J Birkenshaw	Worcestershire	7	12	0	45	18	3.75	—	0	0	0	0
IR Payne	Surrey	5	10	0	45	18	4.50	—	0	0	0	0
MJ Deakin	Derbyshire	4	7	0	45	15	6.43	—	0	0	0	0
SJ Malone	Hampshire	5	9	1	44	23	5.50	—	0	0	0	0
HL Alleyne	Worcestershire	13	23	3	43	16	2.15	—	0	0	0	0
MJ Llewellyn	Glamorgan	4	7	0	41	15	5.86	—	0	0	0	0
GR Dilley	Kent	10	19	4	39	17*	2.60	—	0	0	0	0
SP Henderson	Worcestershire	4	7	1	39	16	6.50	—	0	0	0	0
CP Metson	Middlesex	1	2	1	38	38*	38.00	—	0	0	0	0
G Monkhouse	Surrey	4	8	4	37	28*	9.25	—	0	0	0	0
DL Acfield	Essex	20	36	11	35	8*	1.40	—	0	0	0	0
PB Fisher	Worcestershire	5	9	1	34	28*	4.25	—	0	0	0	0
J Cumbes	Worcestershire	7	13	3	33	15*	3.30	—	0	0	0	0
SAB Daniels	Glamorgan	5	10	4	30	10*	5.00	—	0	0	0	0
DA Francis	Glamorgan	1	2	0	29	28	14.50	—	0	0	0	0
KBS Jarvis	Kent	22	43	4	26	12	0.67	—	0	0	0	0
DG Moir	Derbyshire	3	4	1	26	16	8.67	—	0	0	0	0
BJ Griffiths	Northamptonshire	20	37	5	26	8	0.81	—	0	0	0	0
TS Curtis	Worcestershire	4	8	1	25	11	3.57	—	0	0	0	0
N Russom	Somerset	1	2	1	24	12*	24.00	—	0	0	0	0
RIHB Dyer	Warwickshire	2	4	0	23	9	5.75	—	0	0	0	0
PR Hart	Yorkshire	3	6	0	23	11	3.83	—	0	0	0	0
SNV Waterton	Kent	4	8	1	22	10	3.14	—	0	0	0	0
H Morris	Glamorgan	1	2	0	21	16	10.50	—	0	0	0	0
DM Smith	Warwickshire	1	2	1	21	16*	21.00	—	0	0	0	0
PJ Hacker	Nottinghamshire	6	11	4	18	8*	2.57	—	0	0	0	0
DB Pauline	Surrey	2	4	0	17	12	4.25	—	0	0	0	0
RJ Doughty	Gloucestershire	1	2	0	17	10	8.50	—	0	0	0	0
K Saxelby	Nottinghamshire	3	5	2	17	10*	5.67	—	0	0	0	0
DC Hopkins	Warwickshire	1	1	0	17	17	17.00	—	0	0	0	0
IG Peck	Northamptonshire	1	2	1	15	13*	15.00	—	0	0	0	0
CW Scott	Nottinghamshire	2	4	0	14	8	3.50	—	0	0	0	0
SR Barwick	Glamorgan	2	3	2	14	11*	14.00	—	0	0	0	0
SJ Dennis	Yorkshire	6	12	3	14	5*	1.56	—	0	0	0	0
AJ Stewart	Surrey	1	2	0	10	8	5.00	—	0	0	0	0
AJ Brassington	Gloucestershire	2	3	1	10	9	5.00	—	0	0	0	0
WG Merry	Middlesex	5	9	3	10	7*	1.67	—	0	0	0	0
MJ Weston	Worcestershire	2	4	1	9	7*	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
A Needham	Surrey	1	2	1	7	6*	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
S Stuchbury	Yorkshire	2	3	2	7	4*	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
BJM Maher	Derbyshire	2	3	1	6	4*	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
CRV Taylor	Middlesex	1	2	0	6	5	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
AJ Webster	Worcestershire	1	2	0	6	6	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
PW Jarvis	Yorkshire	1	2	1	5	5	5.00	—	0	0	0	0
KD James	Middlesex	1	2	1	5	5*	5.00	—	0	0	0	0
LJ Wood	Kent	1	2	0	5	5	2.50	—	0	0	0	0
SP Sutcliffe	Warwickshire	4	8	1	5	4	0.71	—	0	0	0	0
KF Jennings	Somerset	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
AN Jones	Sussex	2	4	0	4	4	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
CD Booden	Northamptonshire	2	3	1	4	4*	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
PHL Wilson	Surrey	4	8	2	3	2*	0.50	—	0	0	0	0
D Surridge	Gloucestershire	5	10	3	2	2*	0.29	—	0	0	0	0
M Johnson	Yorkshire	4	5	2	2	2	0.67	—	0	0	0	0
MR Whitney	Gloucestershire	2	4	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
NG Cowans	Middlesex	2	3	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
ACS Pigott	Sussex	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
DV Lawrence	Gloucestershire	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
AA Jones	Glamorgan	2	3	1	0	0*	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
NJ Perry	Glamorgan	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
KA Hayes	Lancashire	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
KS Mackintosh	Surrey	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
GJ Speak	Lancashire	1	2	1	0	0*	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
TJ Taylor	Lancashire	2	4	1	0	0*	0.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 237 players

County Championship 1981 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
RJ Hadlee	Nottinghamshire	21	40	4,250	231	1,564	105	14.90	40.48	2.21	4	7/25
J Garner	Somerset	17	30	3,497	173	1,312	87	15.08	40.20	2.25	7	7/25
EE Hemmings	Nottinghamshire	21	36	4,480	237	1,740	84	20.71	53.33	2.33	6	7/59
GS le Roux	Sussex	19	38	3,352	133	1,582	81	19.53	41.38	2.83	3	8/107
KBS Jarvis	Kent	21	39	3,444	132	1,868	79	23.65	43.59	3.25	5	7/65
JK Lever	Essex	21	40	3,956	144	1,989	78	25.50	50.72	3.02	4	8/49
PJW Allott	Lancashire	19	33	3,601	157	1,743	74	23.55	48.66	2.90	3	8/48
DL Underwood	Kent	20	37	4,166	242	1,633	70	23.33	59.51	2.35	5	7/93
LB Taylor	Leicestershire	19	33	3,077	128	1,506	70	21.51	43.96	2.94	2	7/28
DL Acfield	Essex	20	38	4,120	206	1,521	69	22.04	59.71	2.22	4	8/55
MD Marshall	Hampshire	17	27	3,187	166	1,321	68	19.43	46.87	2.49	5	6/57
PH Edmonds	Middlesex	20	37	4,726	240	1,625	67	24.25	70.54	2.06	3	6/93
MA Nash	Glamorgan	21	37	3,184	137	1,681	67	25.09	47.52	3.17	2	7/62
Imran Khan	Sussex	17	34	3,390	137	1,464	66	22.18	51.36	2.59	2	6/52
Intikhab Alam	Surrey	17	31	3,332	153	1,585	65	24.38	51.26	2.85	3	5/44
CEB Rice	Nottinghamshire	19	36	2,968	142	1,248	65	19.20	45.66	2.52	1	6/44
WW Daniel	Middlesex	20	36	2,944	97	1,452	64	22.69	46.00	2.96	2	6/64
BJ Griffiths	Northamptonshire	20	36	3,663	170	1,705	64	26.64	57.23	2.79	2	8/50
JH Childs	Gloucestershire	19	33	3,799	184	1,640	62	26.45	61.27	2.59	6	9/56
N Gifford	Worcestershire	22	36	5,231	233	2,215	60	36.92	87.18	2.54	1	6/67
RD Jackman	Surrey	18	34	3,254	126	1,450	60	24.17	54.23	2.67	4	6/70
IA Greig	Sussex	19	32	2,404	82	1,264	60	21.07	40.07	3.15	2	6/21
GB Stevenson	Yorkshire	18	31	3,127	115	1,830	57	32.11	54.86	3.51	3	7/46
K Stevenson	Hampshire	21	35	3,344	111	1,836	56	32.79	59.71	3.29	3	5/32
TM Lamb	Northamptonshire	21	39	3,713	169	1,604	56	28.64	66.30	2.59	0	4/31

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County Championship 1981 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
NGB Cook	Leicestershire	21	37	4,291	233	1,810	55	32.91	78.02	2.53	2	7/81
AP Pridgeon	Worcestershire	22	38	3,798	109	1,889	54	34.98	70.33	2.98	1	5/63
CH Dredge	Somerset	17	28	2,765	113	1,231	52	23.67	53.17	2.67	2	6/37
TE Jesty	Hampshire	20	29	2,559	130	1,019	51	19.98	50.18	2.39	3	6/25
GW Johnson	Kent	21	34	3,488	163	1,482	51	29.06	68.39	2.55	1	6/33
BJ Lloyd	Glamorgan	19	30	3,494	133	1,620	51	31.76	68.51	2.78	1	8/70
W Hogg	Warwickshire	21	34	3,007	100	1,694	50	33.88	60.14	3.38	0	4/46
N Phillip	Essex	21	39	3,066	86	1,683	49	34.35	62.57	3.29	1	6/40
RE East	Essex	18	30	3,755	175	1,374	49	28.04	76.63	2.20	3	7/49
JE Emburey	Middlesex	10	17	2,671	125	1,001	48	20.85	55.65	2.25	7	5/30
DS Steele	Derbyshire	20	30	2,363	135	1,015	46	22.07	51.37	2.58	4	7/53
VJ Marks	Somerset	21	34	3,617	182	1,469	46	31.93	78.63	2.44	2	5/34
A Sidebottom	Yorkshire	14	19	1,763	84	867	46	18.85	38.33	2.95	3	6/62
NA Mallender	Northamptonshire	14	25	2,062	81	1,027	46	22.33	44.83	2.99	1	6/37
PG Newman	Derbyshire	14	26	1,962	59	1,115	46	24.24	42.65	3.41	1	5/51
HR Moseley	Somerset	19	32	2,550	94	1,275	45	28.33	56.67	3.00	0	4/44
AH Wilkins	Gloucestershire	18	32	3,246	120	1,643	45	36.51	72.13	3.04	1	8/57
PI Pocock	Surrey	17	31	3,319	160	1,426	44	32.41	75.43	2.58	0	4/54
ST Clarke	Surrey	9	17	1,880	88	679	44	15.43	42.73	2.17	5	6/66
EA Moseley	Glamorgan	13	24	1,892	71	880	44	20.00	43.00	2.79	2	6/37
KE Cooper	Nottinghamshire	18	32	2,540	125	1,081	43	25.14	59.07	2.55	0	4/13
CM Old	Yorkshire	14	21	2,264	118	962	42	22.90	53.90	2.55	1	5/52
DR Doshi	Warwickshire	17	29	3,811	153	1,865	42	44.40	90.74	2.94	1	5/73
DA Graveney	Gloucestershire	19	30	2,743	135	1,031	42	24.55	65.31	2.26	3	6/54
SP Hughes	Middlesex	12	23	2,016	67	1,056	42	25.14	48.00	3.14	3	6/75
CJ Tunnicliffe	Derbyshire	19	31	2,916	109	1,536	42	36.57	69.43	3.16	3	5/34
RG Williams	Northamptonshire	18	31	3,126	132	1,504	41	36.68	76.24	2.89	2	5/88
GG Arnold	Sussex	18	33	2,746	122	1,121	40	28.03	68.65	2.45	1	6/39
MA Holding	Lancashire	7	13	1,627	75	715	40	17.88	40.68	2.64	4	6/74
GC Small	Warwickshire	18	30	2,240	50	1,476	39	37.85	57.44	3.95	1	6/76
HL Alleyne	Worcestershire	13	22	1,946	63	1,019	39	26.13	49.90	3.14	1	8/43
RC Ontong	Glamorgan	20	30	2,366	83	1,205	38	31.71	62.26	3.06	0	4/37
AME Roberts	Leicestershire	11	19	1,859	80	923	37	24.95	50.24	2.98	2	5/49
GJ Parsons	Leicestershire	16	30	2,368	76	1,230	37	33.24	64.00	3.12	0	4/44
CE Waller	Sussex	20	34	2,610	118	1,137	37	30.73	70.54	2.61	2	5/36
S Turner	Essex	17	29	2,580	115	1,060	35	30.29	73.71	2.47	1	5/55
DN Patel	Worcestershire	18	31	3,184	125	1,526	34	44.88	93.65	2.88	1	5/118
DJ Thomas	Surrey	14	25	1,942	77	933	34	27.44	57.12	2.88	1	5/31
G Miller	Derbyshire	19	30	2,737	135	1,258	33	38.12	82.94	2.76	0	4/27
P Carrick	Yorkshire	18	28	3,027	159	1,367	33	41.42	91.73	2.71	0	4/76
AM Ferreira	Warwickshire	15	26	2,618	83	1,542	32	48.19	81.81	3.53	0	4/73
MK Bore	Nottinghamshire	14	21	2,536	135	1,000	32	31.25	79.25	2.37	0	4/46
RNS Hobbs	Glamorgan	14	22	2,209	87	1,101	31	35.52	71.26	2.99	2	5/67
IT Botham	Somerset	9	16	1,678	66	976	31	31.48	54.13	3.49	1	6/90
M Hendrick	Derbyshire	11	17	1,950	91	792	30	26.40	65.00	2.44	1	5/41
P Bainbridge	Gloucestershire	16	24	1,836	68	908	30	30.27	61.20	2.97	1	5/68
Sarfraz Nawaz	Northamptonshire	9	16	1,257	34	712	29	24.55	43.34	3.40	1	6/84
MWW Selvey	Middlesex	15	25	2,028	98	942	29	32.48	69.93	2.79	2	5/79
PB Clift	Leicestershire	11	19	1,849	82	799	29	27.55	63.76	2.59	2	6/47
JD Inchmore	Worcestershire	16	24	1,902	53	1,067	29	36.79	65.59	3.37	1	5/85
J Simmons	Lancashire	15	24	1,877	102	705	28	25.18	67.04	2.25	1	5/39
JRT Barclay	Sussex	17	26	2,023	82	839	28	29.96	72.25	2.49	0	4/47
JP Whiteley	Yorkshire	17	25	2,129	86	1,046	27	38.74	78.85	2.95	0	4/64
JN Shepherd	Kent	13	23	2,313	101	1,043	26	40.12	88.96	2.71	1	5/61
EAE Baptiste	Kent	12	20	1,441	53	733	26	28.19	55.42	3.05	1	5/37
PG Lee	Lancashire	12	21	1,609	74	778	24	32.42	67.04	2.90	2	6/44
JD Monteith	Middlesex	8	15	1,335	58	596	24	24.83	55.63	2.68	2	5/60
NGC Cowley	Hampshire	15	22	1,913	76	998	23	43.39	83.17	3.13	0	4/134
S Oldham	Derbyshire	15	23	1,885	55	1,025	23	44.57	81.96	3.26	0	3/35
JF Steele	Leicestershire	16	24	1,685	68	704	22	32.00	76.59	2.51	0	3/11
NV Radford	Lancashire	14	21	1,747	57	1,093	20	54.65	87.35	3.75	1	5/107
SJ Dennis	Yorkshire	6	11	973	36	490	20	24.50	48.65	3.02	1	5/35
DP Hughes	Lancashire	18	24	1,589	70	724	19	38.11	83.63	2.73	0	4/40
JR Thomson	Middlesex	6	10	717	17	409	18	22.72	39.83	3.42	0	4/66
NFM Popplewell	Somerset	14	19	1,166	42	598	18	33.22	64.78	3.08	1	5/33
RM Carter	Northamptonshire	14	22	1,066	30	657	18	36.50	59.22	3.70	0	4/52
SP Perryman	Warwickshire	15	22	1,720	60	981	18	54.50	95.56	3.42	0	4/60
A Ramage	Yorkshire	6	10	887	22	550	18	30.56	49.28	3.72	1	5/65
JP Agnew	Leicestershire	8	13	972	33	574	17	33.76	57.18	3.54	1	5/72
PJ Hacker	Nottinghamshire	6	11	867	40	374	17	22.00	51.00	2.59	0	3/33
J Cumbes	Worcestershire	7	13	1,359	54	620	17	36.47	79.94	2.74	0	3/38
MJ Procter	Gloucestershire	6	11	923	42	445	16	27.81	57.69	2.89	1	5/80
B Wood	Derbyshire	18	24	1,418	55	774	16	48.38	88.63	3.28	0	2/12
BM Brain	Gloucestershire	8	13	1,128	46	569	16	35.56	70.50	3.03	0	3/34
JW Southern	Hampshire	10	14	1,603	63	776	15	51.73	106.87	2.90	1	5/108
GR Dilley	Kent	9	16	1,073	32	646	14	46.14	76.64	3.61	0	3/57
RDV Knight	Surrey	15	23	1,488	74	638	14	45.57	106.29	2.57	0	2/18
RGD Willis	Warwickshire	7	10	829	29	371	13	28.54	63.77	2.69	1	5/61
IVA Richards	Somerset	14	19	1,103	38	578	13	44.46	84.85	3.14	0	4/55
TM Tremlett	Hampshire	12	17	1,128	64	373	13	28.69	86.77	1.98	0	4/11
J Abrahams	Lancashire	11	16	1,066	43	508	13	39.08	82.00	2.86	0	3/27
Sadiq Mohammad	Gloucestershire	8	9	562	12	367	11	33.36	51.09	3.92	0	3/34
D Lloyd	Lancashire	16	19	1,196	46	576	11	52.36	108.73	2.89	0	2/18
P Willey	Northamptonshire	6	8	1,110	64	369	11	33.55	100.91	1.99	0	3/71
SJ O'Shaughnessy	Lancashire	10	14	578	17	333	11	30.27	52.55	3.46	0	3/17
JC Balderstone	Leicestershire	14	21	878	39	426	10	42.60	87.80	2.91	0	4/30
AR Butcher	Surrey	7	9	386	15	247	10	24.70	38.60	3.84	0	2/15
JG Thomas	Glamorgan	5	7	482	10	355	10	35.50	48.20	4.42	0	4/65
D Breakwell	Somerset	10	14	1,152	31	631	10	63.10	115.20	3.29	0	3/69
SJ Malone	Hampshire	5	8	606	15	388	10	38.80	60.60	3.84	0	3/88
K Saxelby	Nottinghamshire	3	5	440	12	250	9	27.78	48.89	3.41	0	4/64
SN Hartley	Yorkshire	14	17	744	22	479	9	53.22	82.67	3.86	0	1/13
WG Merry	Middlesex	5	8	516	14	271	9	30.11	57.33	3.15	0	2/28
MR Whitney	Gloucestershire	2	4	504	21	253	8	31.63	63.00	3.01	0	3/54
DR Pringle	Essex	7	11	864	29	489	8	61.13	108.00	3.40	0	2/20
SAB Daniels	Glamorgan	5	8	534	18	327	8	40.88	66.75	3.67	0	3/33
IR Payne	Surrey	5	7	516	25	250	8	31.25	64.50	2.91	0	2/28
MJ Bailey	Hampshire	6	10	786	23	455	8	56.88	98.25	3.47	0	4/138
BW Reidy	Lancashire	11	14	774	25	436	8	54.50	96.75	3.38	0	3/67
J Birkenshaw	Worcestershire	6	10	707	25	414	7	59.14	101.00	3.51	0	3/131
GC Holmes	Glamorgan	6	7	294	9	193	7	27.57	42.00	3.94	0	2/22
G Monkhouse	Surrey	4	8	498	17	224	7	32.00	71.14	2.70	0	3/45
M Johnson	Yorkshire	4	7	515	17	301	7	43.00	73.57	3.51	0	4/48
C Lethbridge	Warwickshire	7	10	630	11	460	7	65.71	90.00	4.38	0	2/26
Kapil Dev	Northamptonshire	3	6	576	24	316	6	52.67	96.00	3.29	0	2/24
NG Cowans	Middlesex	2	3	198	4	105	6	17.50	33.00	3.18	1	5/58
D Surridge	Gloucestershire	5	8	651	12	402	6	67.00	108.50	3.71	0	1/25
S Stuchbury	Yorkshire	2	3	252	7	176	6	29.33	42.00	4.19	0	3/82
SP Sutcliffe	Warwickshire	4	7	745	17	485	6	80.83	124.17	3.91	0	2/68
GA Gooch	Essex	6	8	378	19	181	5	36.20	75.60	2.87	0	3/47
BC Broad	Gloucestershire	9	14	648	28	393	5	78.60	129.60	3.64	0	2/70
AA Jones	Glamorgan	2	4	270	10	155	5	31.00	54.00	3.44	0	3/23
Asif Din	Warwickshire	13	17	414	7	371	5	74.20	82.80	5.38	0	1/11
GRJ Roope	Surrey	5	5	198	7	90	4	22.50	49.50	2.73	0	2/30
W Larkins	Northamptonshire	4	5	121	5	78	4	19.50	30.25	3.87	0	2/22
RM Ellison	Kent	6	8	421	22	144	4	36.00	105.25	2.05	0	1/11
CS Cowdrey	Kent	9	12	318	6	236	4	59.00	79.50	4.45	0	2/14
KJ Barnett	Derbyshire	11	14	705	21	435	4	108.75	176.25	3.70	0	2/58
AN Jones	Sussex	2	3	114	3	63	4	15.75	28.50	3.32	0	4/33
JW Lloyds	Somerset	12	16	672	18	412	4	103.00	168.00	3.68	0	1/30
DR Turner	Hampshire	5	5	139	7	88	4	22.00	34.75	3.80	0	2/7
LJ Wood	Kent	1	1	258	11	124	4	31.00	64.50	2.88	0	4/124
P Booth	Leicestershire	3	4	288	9	146	4	36.50	72.00	3.04	0	3/52
TJ Taylor	Lancashire	2	2	324	11	141	4	35.25	81.00	2.61	0	2/63
Zaheer Abbas	Gloucestershire	3	3	72	2	42	3	14.00	24.00	3.50	0	3/32
MA Lynch	Surrey	6	7	171	7	97	3	32.33	57.00	3.40	0	3/6
Javed Miandad	Glamorgan	7	7	222	7	108	3	36.00	74.00	2.92	0	2/12
RJ Boyd-Moss	Northamptonshire	5	7	168	7	90	3	30.00	56.00	3.21	0	2/24
SR Barwick	Glamorgan	2	3	156	10	59	3	19.67	52.00	2.27	0	2/33
KF Jennings	Somerset	1	2	162	3	73	3	24.33	54.00	2.70	0	3/52
NE Briers	Leicestershire	10	10	308	12	139	3	46.33	102.67	2.71	0	1/22
MSA McEvoy	Essex	3	3	162	7	99	3	33.00	54.00	3.67	0	3/20
JM Rice	Hampshire	6	8	287	8	203	3	67.67	95.67	4.24	0	2/25
DJ Wild	Northamptonshire	3	6	432	14	255	3	85.00	144.00	3.54	0	2/52
IS Anderson	Derbyshire	7	9	330	9	222	3	74.00	110.00	4.04	0	1/17
CD Booden	Northamptonshire	2	4	306	11	147	3	49.00	102.00	2.88	0	2/30
Younis Ahmed	Worcestershire	7	8	330	6	171	2	85.50	165.00	3.11	0	1/36
AI Kallicharran	Warwickshire	6	7	215	3	133	2	66.50	107.50	3.71	0	1/14
RA Woolmer	Kent	6	7	234	9	120	2	60.00	117.00	3.08	0	2/11
CWJ Athey	Yorkshire	6	8	237	7	111	2	55.50	118.50	2.81	0	1/0
G Cook	Northamptonshire	5	5	153	8	95	2	47.50	76.50	3.73	0	1/7
CL Smith	Hampshire	3	3	246	7	149	2	74.50	123.00	3.63	0	1/21
ACS Pigott	Sussex	1	2	84	2	39	2	19.50	42.00	2.79	0	1/14
CM Wells	Sussex	2	2	114	4	56	2	28.00	57.00	2.95	0	2/55
N Russom	Somerset	1	2	60	3	29	2	14.50	30.00	2.90	0	2/18
PHL Wilson	Surrey	4	7	288	9	141	2	70.50	144.00	2.94	0	2/61
NJ Perry	Glamorgan	1	2	114	1	88	2	44.00	57.00	4.63	0	1/31
RJ Doughty	Gloucestershire	1	2	162	10	55	2	27.50	81.00	2.04	0	2/28
DG Moir	Derbyshire	3	6	374	14	203	2	101.50	187.00	3.26	0	1/20
KP Tomlins	Middlesex	3	5	180	7	84	2	42.00	90.00	2.80	0	2/54
PR Hart	Yorkshire	3	4	348	17	140	2	70.00	174.00	2.41	0	1/22
A Kennedy	Lancashire	5	5	174	7	78	2	39.00	87.00	2.69	0	1/20
KS Mackintosh	Surrey	1	2	114	5	65	2	32.50	57.00	3.42	0	2/19
SJ Rouse	Warwickshire	3	5	255	8	169	2	84.50	127.50	3.98	0	2/46
RM Tindall	Northamptonshire	4	6	264	10	169	2	84.50	132.00	3.84	0	2/1
Asif Iqbal	Kent	4	4	58	2	61	1	61.00	58.00	6.31	0	1/17
JH Hampshire	Yorkshire	2	2	42	2	22	1	22.00	42.00	3.14	0	1/22
DM Smith	Surrey	2	2	66	4	28	1	28.00	66.00	2.55	0	1/23
TS Curtis	Worcestershire	1	1	24	2	13	1	13.00	24.00	3.25	0	1/13
PN Kirsten	Derbyshire	4	5	156	5	82	1	82.00	156.00	3.15	0	1/7
NG Featherstone	Glamorgan	3	3	90	6	38	1	38.00	90.00	2.53	0	1/26
MCJ Nicholas	Hampshire	1	1	11	0	4	1	4.00	11.00	2.18	0	1/4
NEJ Pocock	Hampshire	3	3	45	3	36	1	36.00	45.00	4.80	0	1/10
A Needham	Surrey	1	2	96	5	57	1	57.00	96.00	3.56	0	1/27
DM Smith	Warwickshire	1	2	138	3	98	1	98.00	138.00	4.26	0	1/55
G Boycott	Yorkshire	2	3	66	5	18	0	—	—	1.64	0	0/1
CG Greenidge	Hampshire	1	1	4	0	1	0	—	—	1.50	0	0/1
GP Howarth	Surrey	1	1	24	2	12	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/12
GD Barlow	Middlesex	1	1	3	0	7	0	—	—	14.00	0	0/7
BC Rose	Somerset	2	2	17	0	9	0	—	—	3.18	0	0/4
MW Gatting	Middlesex	4	4	42	3	15	0	—	—	2.14	0	0/0
JG Wright	Derbyshire	2	2	12	1	4	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/0
CT Radley	Middlesex	4	4	24	0	17	0	—	—	4.25	0	0/1
DL Bairstow	Yorkshire	2	2	36	1	14	0	—	—	2.33	0	0/7
CJ Tavaré	Kent	1	1	54	1	91	0	—	—	10.11	0	0/91
PWG Parker	Sussex	1	1	18	3	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
AJ Lamb	Northamptonshire	1	1	30	1	22	0	—	—	4.40	0	0/22
G Fowler	Lancashire	1	1	6	0	12	0	—	—	12.00	0	0/12
JD Love	Yorkshire	2	2	120	4	71	0	—	—	3.55	0	0/31
IJ Gould	Sussex	1	1	18	1	2	0	—	—	0.67	0	0/2
TA Lloyd	Warwickshire	6	7	144	2	106	0	—	—	4.42	0	0/1
VP Terry	Hampshire	2	2	82	4	39	0	—	—	2.85	0	0/4
RT Robinson	Nottinghamshire	1	1	6	0	5	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/5
WN Slack	Middlesex	2	2	60	1	33	0	—	—	3.30	0	0/5
MR Benson	Kent	1	1	24	0	28	0	—	—	7.00	0	0/28
MD Moxon	Yorkshire	1	1	36	0	23	0	—	—	3.83	0	0/23
PW Jarvis	Yorkshire	1	2	108	2	74	0	—	—	4.11	0	0/6
DV Lawrence	Gloucestershire	1	2	114	4	86	0	—	—	4.53	0	0/24
KD James	Middlesex	1	2	84	3	34	0	—	—	2.43	0	0/13
PW Denning	Somerset	2	2	18	0	18	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/2
RE Hayward	Hampshire	1	1	12	0	5	0	—	—	2.50	0	0/5
TJ Boon	Leicestershire	1	1	18	0	7	0	—	—	2.33	0	0/7
A Jones	Glamorgan	2	2	7	1	4	0	—	—	3.43	0	0/0
CJC Rowe	Kent	4	4	126	3	89	0	—	—	4.24	0	0/0
NR Taylor	Kent	1	1	24	0	23	0	—	—	5.75	0	0/23
DB Pauline	Surrey	1	1	12	0	14	0	—	—	7.00	0	0/14
KS McEwan	Essex	2	2	59	1	66	0	—	—	6.71	0	0/0
AJ Hignell	Gloucestershire	1	1	5	0	10	0	—	—	12.00	0	0/10
RJ Parks	Hampshire	1	1	3	0	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
KR Pont	Essex	4	5	204	8	105	0	—	—	3.09	0	0/14
I Cockbain	Lancashire	1	1	36	1	14	0	—	—	2.33	0	0/14
PA Neale	Worcestershire	2	2	48	0	49	0	—	—	6.13	0	0/15
MJ Harris	Nottinghamshire	1	1	42	1	31	0	—	—	4.43	0	0/31
MS Scott	Worcestershire	2	2	60	1	37	0	—	—	3.70	0	0/7
MJ Weston	Worcestershire	1	2	60	2	50	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/21
A Hill	Derbyshire	2	2	7	0	5	0	—	—	4.29	0	0/1
EJO Hemsley	Worcestershire	1	1	12	0	21	0	—	—	10.50	0	0/21
DC Hopkins	Warwickshire	1	2	78	3	35	0	—	—	2.69	0	0/2
GJ Speak	Lancashire	1	1	30	0	22	0	—	—	4.40	0	0/22
MW Stovold	Gloucestershire	2	2	12	0	6	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/3
AJ Webster	Worcestershire	1	1	36	0	18	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/18
SH Wootton	Warwickshire	1	1	6	0	7	0	—	—	7.00	0	0/7

Statistics definitions and missing data

Mat = matches with a recorded innings in that discipline; Inns = recorded innings; NO = not out; HS = highest innings (* means not out). Batting Avg = runs per dismissal; batting SR = runs per 100 balls. 50s excludes centuries; 100s includes all scores of 100 or more.

Bowling Runs excludes byes and leg byes where the source does. Avg = runs conceded per wicket; SR = balls per wicket; Econ = runs per six balls, including historical seasons with different over lengths. 5W = innings with at least five wickets; BBI = best innings, by wickets then fewer runs conceded. Balls are deliveries, not decimal overs.

— means unavailable or undefined, including a zero denominator. Rates requiring balls are omitted if any innings is missing its ball count. Historical boundary and ball counts may be incomplete. Tests and figures for other teams or competitions are excluded. Full methodology

Team comparison

Match outcomes and team scorecards for 1981. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

County Championship 1981 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Nottinghamshire	22	11	4	6	1	7,681	258	29.77	402	7,778	363	21.43
Sussex	22	11	3	6	2	8,221	242	33.97	436	8,032	335	23.98
Somerset	22	10	2	10	0	9,243	290	31.87	408	9,126	326	27.99
Middlesex	22	9	3	9	1	8,660	266	32.56	444	8,178	321	25.48
Essex	22	8	4	9	1	9,360	286	32.73	453	9,157	306	29.92
Surrey	22	7	5	9	1	9,241	344	26.86	411	8,499	308	27.59
Hampshire	22	6	7	8	1	7,857	279	28.16	349	8,151	269	30.30
Leicestershire	22	6	6	9	1	8,362	281	29.76	431	8,810	290	30.38
Kent	22	5	7	10	0	8,999	296	30.40	348	8,887	287	30.97
Worcestershire	22	5	9	8	0	9,258	287	32.26	431	9,707	253	38.37
Yorkshire	22	5	9	8	0	9,166	335	27.36	396	9,151	281	32.57
Derbyshire	22	4	7	10	1	8,239	262	31.45	495	8,977	257	34.93
Gloucestershire	22	4	3	12	3	8,342	249	33.50	421	8,344	253	32.98
Lancashire	22	4	7	11	0	9,285	322	28.84	408	8,230	262	31.41
Glamorgan	22	3	10	8	1	8,621	307	28.08	409	8,581	282	30.43
Northamptonshire	22	3	6	12	1	8,929	278	32.12	359	9,382	294	31.91
Warwickshire	22	2	11	9	0	10,015	328	30.53	375	10,489	223	47.04

Team runs include extras; wickets include dismissals not credited to a bowler, so these totals can differ from the player tables. Bat avg = team runs per wicket lost; Bowl avg = opposition runs per wicket taken. Other includes ties, abandoned games and unavailable results. Totals cover available scorecards only.

Recent recorded matches · 1981

Latest 12 of 187 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1981-09-12 to 1981-09-15 · County Ground, Hove

Sussex: 250/5d & 102/2
Yorkshire: 153 & 198

Sussex won by 8 wickets

1981-09-12 to 1981-09-15 · Kennington Oval, Kennington

Surrey: 288/6d & 244/5
Essex: 276 & 252/3d

Surrey won by 5 wickets

1981-09-12 to 1981-09-15 · County Ground, Taunton

Somerset: 378/6
Warwickshire: 375/6d

Somerset won by 4 wickets

1981-09-12 to 1981-09-14 · Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Nottinghamshire: 180 & 30/0
Glamorgan: 60 & 149

Nottinghamshire won by 10 wickets

1981-09-12 to 1981-09-15 · St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

Kent: 301/3d
Worcestershire: 38/2d & 186/9

Match drawn

1981-09-12 to 1981-09-15 · County Ground, Southampton

Hampshire: 305
Northamptonshire: 228/2d

Match drawn

1981-09-12 to 1981-09-15 · Phoenix County Ground, Bristol

Gloucestershire: 281/9d
Leicestershire: 177/7

Match drawn

1981-09-12 to 1981-09-15 · County Ground, Derby

Derbyshire: 286
Middlesex: 372/3d & 152/7d

Match drawn

1981-09-09 to 1981-09-11 · North Marine Road, Scarborough

Yorkshire: 287 & 236
Northamptonshire: 232 & 135

Yorkshire won by 156 runs

1981-09-09 to 1981-09-11 · Edgbaston, Birmingham

Warwickshire: 345/9d & 335
Hampshire: 300/1d & 334/8

Match drawn

1981-09-09 to 1981-09-11 · County Ground, Taunton

Somerset: 408
Essex: 211 & 240/6

Match drawn

1981-09-09 to 1981-09-11 · Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge

Middlesex: 392/8d & 165/4
Surrey: 411 & 145

Middlesex won by 6 wickets

Recorded venues

County Championship 1981 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
County Ground, Northampton	10
Grace Road, Leicester	10
Kennington Oval, Kennington	10
Trent Bridge, Nottingham	10
County Ground, Hove	9
County Ground, New Road, Worcester	9
Edgbaston, Birmingham	9
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood	9
County Ground, Derby	8
Old Trafford, Manchester	8
County Ground, Taunton	7
Phoenix County Ground, Bristol	7
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff	6
County Ground, Chelmsford	5
St Helen's, Swansea	5
County Ground, Southampton	4
Dean Park, Bournemouth	4
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	4
College Ground, Cheltenham	3
Headingley, Leeds	3
Queen's Park, Chesterfield	3
Abbeydale Park, Sheffield	2
Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester	2
Cheriton Road Sports Ground, Folkestone	2
Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare	2
Mote Park, Maidstone	2
North Marine Road, Scarborough	2
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford	2
Recreation Ground, Bath	2
Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea	2
The Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells	2
The Saffrons, Eastbourne	2
United Services Ground, Portsmouth	2
Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge	2
Valentine's Park, Ilford	2
Acklam Park, Middlesbrough	1
Aigburth, Liverpool	1
Courtaulds Ground, Coventry	1
Griff and Coton Ground, Nuneaton	1
Hesketh Park, Dartford	1
Leicester Road, Hinckley	1
May's Bounty, Basingstoke	1
Racecourse Ground, Hereford	1
Sports Ground, Cleethorpes	1
St George's Road, Harrogate	1
Stanley Park, Blackpool	1
Trafalgar Road, Southport	1
Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester	1
War Memorial Ground, Amblecote	1
Wellingborough School Ground, Wellingborough	1
Woodbridge Road, Guildford	1

Venue names follow the match catalogue; renamed grounds may appear separately.

Season innings records

Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in County Championship 1981, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

County Championship 1981 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
WN Slack	248*	Worcestershire	1981-07-18
PN Kirsten	228	Somerset	1981-07-18
Zaheer Abbas	215*	Somerset	1981-06-13
PN Kirsten	204*	Lancashire	1981-08-26
Javed Miandad	200*	Somerset	1981-07-29

Best bowling innings

County Championship 1981 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
JH Childs	9/56	Somerset	1981-09-01
HL Alleyne	8/43	Middlesex	1981-07-18
PJW Allott	8/48	Northamptonshire	1981-05-06
JK Lever	8/49	Yorkshire	1981-06-03
BJ Griffiths	8/50	Glamorgan	1981-07-04

* means not out. Batting sorts by runs; bowling sorts by wickets, then fewer runs conceded. Ties then use earlier match date and source row ID. Five rows are shown, so equal performances may extend beyond the cutoff. Matches count distinct recorded matches in each discipline.

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The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for County Championship. The selected season range is shown above. These can differ from innings-table coverage and do not establish a complete historical record.

Recorded match dates: 1890-05-12 to 2026-09-24. Date spans do not imply complete coverage. Career aggregates may cover a different set of matches.

Displayed source rows last updated: unavailable. Figures retrieved: 2026-10-01. This is not a live score feed.

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Recent recorded matches · 1981

Sussex v Yorkshire

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Somerset v Warwickshire

Nottinghamshire v Glamorgan

Kent v Worcestershire

Hampshire v Northamptonshire

Gloucestershire v Leicestershire

Derbyshire v Middlesex

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