1981 Benson & Hedges Cup
Prize Money
Total sponsorship - GBP 185,000; prize money - GBP 37,700
Teams
Winners GBP 8,500
Losing finalists GBP 3,500
Losing semi-finalists GBP 2,000
Losing quarter-finalists GBP 1,000
Group Match Winners GBP 350
Gold Award Winners
Final GBP 300
Semi-finals GBP 200
Quarter-finals GBP 150
Group matches GBP 60
Fielding circles were used in all matches.
Preliminary Rounds Table
GROUP A P W L NR Pts SR
Nottinghamshire 4 4 0 0 8 35.47
Leicestershire 4 2 1 1 5 40.95
Northamptonshire 4 1 1 2 4 35.80
Gloucestershire 4 1 2 1 3 38.48
Worcestershire 4 0 4 0 0 69.72
GROUP B P W L NR Pts SR
Yorkshire 4 3 0 1 7 34.50
Warwickshire 4 2 1 1 5 34.90
Derbyshire 4 2 1 1 5 36.73
Lancashire 4 1 2 1 3 46.90
Scotland 4 0 4 0 0 61.83
GROUP C P W L NR Pts SR
Kent 4 3 1 0 6 29.82
Somerset 4 3 1 0 6 41.09
Essex 4 2 2 0 4 37.87
Glamorgan 4 1 2 1 3 26.87
Oxford & Cambridge U 4 0 3 1 1 72.00
GROUP D P W L NR Pts SR
Sussex 4 3 0 1 7 29.25
Surrey 4 1 1 2 4 36.88
Minor Counties 4 1 2 1 3 31.72
Middlesex 4 0 1 3 3 36.33
Hampshire 4 1 2 1 3 40.95
Quarter-Finals
Kent beat Warwickshire by 14 runs
Surrey beat Nottinghamshire by 47 runs
Leicestershire beat Sussex by 4 wickets
Somerset beat Yorkshire by 3 wickets
Semi-Finals
Somerset beat Kent by 5 wickets
Surrey beat Leicestershire by 3 runs
Final
Somerset beat Surrey by 7 wickets
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