1981 Benson & Hedges Cup final
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The 1981 Benson & Hedges Cup Final was a one-day cricket match between Surrey County Cricket Club and Somerset County Cricket Club played on 25 July 1981 at Lord's in London. It was the tenth final of the Benson & Hedges Cup. Surrey had previously won the tournament in 1974, and were losing finalists in 1979. It was Somerset's debut appearance in the competition's final, though they had twice appeared in the final of England's other one-day tournament, the Gillette Cup.
Event | 1981 Benson & Hedges Cup | ||||||
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Somerset won by seven wickets | |||||||
Date | 25 July 1981 | ||||||
Venue | Lord's, London | ||||||
Man of the match | Viv Richards (Somerset) | ||||||
Umpires | Dickie Bird and Barrie Meyer | ||||||
Attendance | 21,130 | ||||||
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After winning the toss, Somerset captain Brian Rose opted to bowl first. Surrey scored 194 runs from their full allocation of 55 overs, during which their captain, Roger Knight, top-scored, with 92 runs. Somerset's West Indian bowler Joel Garner was particularly miserly, taking five wickets and allowing just fourteen runs from his eleven overs. In their response, Somerset lost both openers cheaply, but another West Indian, Viv Richards, dominated the batting and scored 132 not out 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.