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1981 Benson & Hedges Cup final

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37: 425:. The group matches suffered badly from the weather; four of the ten games had no result. Surrey lost their opening match to Sussex, and then had wash-outs against both Hampshire and Middlesex. A victory over the Minor Counties, allied with results elsewhere going their way, saw Surrey progress to the quarter-finals second in their group. Surrey batted first against 581:
when Somerset reached their target, with seven wickets and 63 balls remaining. Richards was named as man of the match for his performance, which Berry described as "the only batting that rose above a subdued occasion". Richards' score of 132 not out, and Garner's bowling figures of five for 14 were
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In their response, Somerset lost both openers cheaply within the first three overs; Rose scored five, while Denning was dismissed without scoring. This brought Richards and Roebuck to the crease. The loss of the early wickets meant that Richards had to play carefully initially; former England
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Somerset were awarded £8,500 for winning the competition, while Surrey collected £3,500. Teams in the competition also collected £350 for each group stage victory, taking Somerset's earnings up to £9,550 and Surrey's to £3,850. As man of the match, Richards collected £300 prize money.
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noted that sometimes Richards had a tendency to get over ambitious, and "gets himself out", but he successfully negotiated the early aggressive bowling from Clarke. Roebuck played a secondary role; allowing Richards to do the majority of the batting. The pair put on a
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before Roebuck was dismissed for 22 off the bowling of Knight. Botham then joined Richards in the middle, and the two batted with freedom, untroubled by the Surrey bowling. Richards did not stop when he reached his century, and remained 132
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in the semi-finals, Surrey once again batted first, and scored 191. In a tight match, they bowled Leicestershire out for 188, three runs short of victory, with one ball remaining, to secure their place in the final.
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both batted more aggressively for Surrey in the afternoon, when the sun helped make scoring a little easier, but neither batted long enough to make a significant impact on the score: Lynch struck a
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during his 22, while Clarke scored 15 before being caught by a diving effort from Popplewell. Surrey completed their 55 overs on 194 for eight, setting Somerset a target of 195 runs to win.
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to help Somerset ease to a seven-wicket victory with more than ten overs remaining. Somerset claimed their maiden Benson & Hedges Cup title, and Richards was named as man of the match.
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off the bowling of Garner. In all, Garner collected five wickets; four of them coming towards the end of the innings. He also conceded fourteen runs from his eleven overs, the best
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had never previously appeared in the Benson & Hedges Cup Final. In the 1979 tournament, Somerset had tried to manipulate their way out of the group stage by
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partly attributed Surrey's late season struggles to his injury; appearing in the Benson & Hedges Cup final was the highlight of their season. In contrast,
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said that "Somerset's story of success continued resoundingly in 1981". Along with their Benson & Hedges Cup victory, they finished second in the
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was slow, making scoring difficult early in the day. Surrey started slowly; after the first ten overs they were seven for one, having lost
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Adjusting for inflation, in 2024 terms, Somerset's total earnings were approximately £46,000, Surrey's £19,000, and Richards' £1,500. UK
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summary of the match, and scored 16 runs. Early in his innings, the Surrey captain Knight struggled against Somerset's
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Clarke, who played through injury for Surrey in the final, missed most of the remainder of the season for Surrey.
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on an overcast morning and chose to field first. Heavy rain in the week leading up to the match meant that the
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in the quarter-finals. After restricting their opponents to 221 runs, half-centuries from both
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and allowing just fourteen runs from his eleven overs. In their response, Somerset lost both
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scored an unbeaten half-century, but Somerset were propelled to victory by a quick 42 from
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had twice previously reached the Benson & Hedges Cup Final; they won the competition
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described him as "the world's most dangerous bowler in the one-day game".
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inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2019).
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bowlers; he frequently missed balls which passed outside his
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The final was played in front of a crowd of 21,130 people at
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helped them score 226, and go on to win by 47 runs. Hosting
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earned the man of the match accolade, top-scoring with 132
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Index

1981 Benson & Hedges Cup Final

Lord's
1981 Benson & Hedges Cup
Surrey
Somerset
Lord's
London
Viv Richards
Umpires
Dickie Bird
Barrie Meyer
1980
1982
one-day cricket
Surrey County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club
Lord's
London
Benson & Hedges Cup
in 1974
in 1979
Gillette Cup
captain
Brian Rose
runs
overs
Roger Knight
West Indian
Joel Garner

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