1981-09-12 to 1981-09-15 · County Ground, Hove
Sussex v Yorkshire
Sussex won by 8 wickets
England & Wales · First Class · Domestic
Yorkshire 1981 cricket statistics and records
Yorkshire in 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.
JH Hampshire leads the displayed batting table with 1,415 runs. GB Stevenson leads the bowling table with 57 wickets.
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Season overview
- Recorded matches
- 22
- Recorded players
- 21
- Wins
- 5
- Recorded venues
- 17
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: 2026-05-26.
County Championship standings · 1981
League table for 1981. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.
Single Division
| 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.
Season leaders · County Championship 1981
Figures earned for Yorkshire only. Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.
Leading run scorers
| Player | Matches | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| JH Hampshire | 19 | 1,415 |
| JD Love | 20 | 1,132 |
| DL Bairstow | 22 | 1,004 |
| CWJ Athey | 19 | 844 |
| RG Lumb | 14 | 643 |
Recorded innings through 1981-09-12. Source update date unavailable.
Leading wicket takers
| Player | Matches | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| GB Stevenson | 18 | 57 |
| A Sidebottom | 14 | 46 |
| CM Old | 14 | 42 |
| P Carrick | 18 | 33 |
| JP Whiteley | 17 | 27 |
Recorded innings through 1981-09-12. Source update date unavailable.
Player statistics · 1981
All recorded players for Yorkshire in this competition and season. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.
Batting · 21 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JH Hampshire | Yorkshire | 19 | 37 | 4 | 1,415 | 127 | 42.88 | — | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| JD Love | Yorkshire | 20 | 37 | 4 | 1,132 | 161 | 34.30 | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DL Bairstow | Yorkshire | 22 | 41 | 10 | 1,004 | 88* | 32.39 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CWJ Athey | Yorkshire | 19 | 36 | 2 | 844 | 123* | 24.82 | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RG Lumb | Yorkshire | 14 | 25 | 1 | 643 | 145 | 26.79 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SN Hartley | Yorkshire | 17 | 31 | 3 | 627 | 106 | 22.39 | — | 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 |
| GB Stevenson | Yorkshire | 18 | 34 | 0 | 355 | 57 | 10.44 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A Sidebottom | Yorkshire | 14 | 26 | 3 | 324 | 47 | 14.09 | — | 0 | 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 |
| P Carrick | Yorkshire | 18 | 33 | 2 | 237 | 28 | 7.65 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JP Whiteley | Yorkshire | 17 | 32 | 11 | 164 | 19* | 7.81 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A Ramage | Yorkshire | 6 | 11 | 2 | 116 | 52 | 12.89 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PG Ingham | Yorkshire | 2 | 4 | 0 | 61 | 18 | 15.25 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PR Hart | Yorkshire | 3 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 3.83 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SJ Dennis | Yorkshire | 6 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 5* | 1.56 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S Stuchbury | Yorkshire | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4* | 7.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PW Jarvis | Yorkshire | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M Johnson | Yorkshire | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling · 18 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wkts | Avg | SR | Econ | 5W | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB Stevenson | Yorkshire | 18 | 31 | 3,127 | 115 | 1,830 | 57 | 32.11 | 54.86 | 3.51 | 3 | 7/46 |
| A Sidebottom | Yorkshire | 14 | 19 | 1,763 | 84 | 867 | 46 | 18.85 | 38.33 | 2.95 | 3 | 6/62 |
| CM Old | Yorkshire | 14 | 21 | 2,264 | 118 | 962 | 42 | 22.90 | 53.90 | 2.55 | 1 | 5/52 |
| P Carrick | Yorkshire | 18 | 28 | 3,027 | 159 | 1,367 | 33 | 41.42 | 91.73 | 2.71 | 0 | 4/76 |
| JP Whiteley | Yorkshire | 17 | 25 | 2,129 | 86 | 1,046 | 27 | 38.74 | 78.85 | 2.95 | 0 | 4/64 |
| SJ Dennis | Yorkshire | 6 | 11 | 973 | 36 | 490 | 20 | 24.50 | 48.65 | 3.02 | 1 | 5/35 |
| A Ramage | Yorkshire | 6 | 10 | 887 | 22 | 550 | 18 | 30.56 | 49.28 | 3.72 | 1 | 5/65 |
| SN Hartley | Yorkshire | 14 | 17 | 744 | 22 | 479 | 9 | 53.22 | 82.67 | 3.86 | 0 | 1/13 |
| M Johnson | Yorkshire | 4 | 7 | 515 | 17 | 301 | 7 | 43.00 | 73.57 | 3.51 | 0 | 4/48 |
| S Stuchbury | Yorkshire | 2 | 3 | 252 | 7 | 176 | 6 | 29.33 | 42.00 | 4.19 | 0 | 3/82 |
| CWJ Athey | Yorkshire | 6 | 8 | 237 | 7 | 111 | 2 | 55.50 | 118.50 | 2.81 | 0 | 1/0 |
| PR Hart | Yorkshire | 3 | 4 | 348 | 17 | 140 | 2 | 70.00 | 174.00 | 2.41 | 0 | 1/22 |
| JH Hampshire | Yorkshire | 2 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 22.00 | 42.00 | 3.14 | 0 | 1/22 |
| G Boycott | Yorkshire | 2 | 3 | 66 | 5 | 18 | 0 | — | — | 1.64 | 0 | 0/1 |
| DL Bairstow | Yorkshire | 2 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 2.33 | 0 | 0/7 |
| JD Love | Yorkshire | 2 | 2 | 120 | 4 | 71 | 0 | — | — | 3.55 | 0 | 0/31 |
| 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 |
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 season summary
Match outcomes and team scorecards for 1981. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.
| Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Drawn | Other | Runs | Outs | Bat avg | Highest | Conceded | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 9,166 | 335 | 27.36 | 396 | 9,151 | 281 | 32.57 |
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 22 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.
1981-09-09 to 1981-09-11 · North Marine Road, Scarborough
Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
- Yorkshire
- 287 & 236
- Northamptonshire
- 232 & 135
Yorkshire won by 156 runs
1981-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · Headingley, Leeds
Yorkshire v Lancashire
- Yorkshire
- 149 & 181
- Lancashire
- 346
Lancashire won by an innings and 16 runs
1981-08-26 to 1981-08-28 · Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
Middlesex v Yorkshire
Middlesex won by 6 wickets
1981-08-22 to 1981-08-25 · Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Derbyshire v Yorkshire
- Derbyshire
- 400/8d & 151/3d
- Yorkshire
- 252/4d & 300/4
Yorkshire won by 6 wickets
1981-08-15 to 1981-08-18 · Wellingborough School Ground, Wellingborough
Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
- Northamptonshire
- 156 & 207
- Yorkshire
- 238 & 126/4
Yorkshire won by 6 wickets
1981-08-08 to 1981-08-11 · Acklam Park, Middlesbrough
Yorkshire v Hampshire
Match drawn
1981-08-01 to 1981-08-04 · Abbeydale Park, Sheffield
Yorkshire v Somerset
Somerset won by 167 runs
1981-07-29 to 1981-07-31 · North Marine Road, Scarborough
Yorkshire v Warwickshire
- Yorkshire
- 384
- Warwickshire
- 288 & 296
Match drawn
1981-07-18 to 1981-07-21 · Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire
- Nottinghamshire
- 354 & 115/2
- Yorkshire
- 104 & 364
Nottinghamshire won by 8 wickets
1981-07-15 to 1981-07-17 · Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Glamorgan v Yorkshire
Glamorgan won by 10 wickets
1981-07-04 to 1981-07-07 · St George's Road, Harrogate
Yorkshire v Surrey
Yorkshire won by 5 wickets
Recorded venues
| Venue | Matches |
|---|---|
| Headingley, Leeds | 3 |
| Abbeydale Park, Sheffield | 2 |
| North Marine Road, Scarborough | 2 |
| Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford | 2 |
| Acklam Park, Middlesbrough | 1 |
| County Ground, Hove | 1 |
| County Ground, New Road, Worcester | 1 |
| Edgbaston, Birmingham | 1 |
| Hesketh Park, Dartford | 1 |
| Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 1 |
| Old Trafford, Manchester | 1 |
| Phoenix County Ground, Bristol | 1 |
| Queen's Park, Chesterfield | 1 |
| Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 1 |
| St George's Road, Harrogate | 1 |
| Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 1 |
| Wellingborough School Ground, Wellingborough | 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 for Yorkshire, in Redball’s recorded data.
Highest innings
| Player | Runs | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| JD Love | 161 | Warwickshire | 1981-05-06 |
| JD Love | 154 | Lancashire | 1981-05-23 |
| RG Lumb | 145 | Derbyshire | 1981-06-17 |
| JH Hampshire | 127 | Surrey | 1981-07-04 |
| G Boycott | 124 | Nottinghamshire | 1981-06-13 |
Best bowling innings
| Player | Wickets/runs | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB Stevenson | 7/46 | Northamptonshire | 1981-09-09 |
| A Sidebottom | 6/62 | Northamptonshire | 1981-08-15 |
| SJ Dennis | 5/35 | Somerset | 1981-08-01 |
| A Sidebottom | 5/35 | Northamptonshire | 1981-09-09 |
| GB Stevenson | 5/41 | Hampshire | 1981-08-08 |
* 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.
Competitions and other teams
Includes historical participants; this is not a current squad or membership list.
- County Championship · 1890-05-12 to 2026-09-24
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Recorded coverage
The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Yorkshire in 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.
Source: Redball’s recorded statistics. Methodology, definitions and coverage.