| Date | Opposition | Venue | Result | Points |
| Benson & Hedges Cup | ||||
| 15 Apr | Nottinghamshire | Manchester | Won by 8 wickets | 2 |
| 16 Apr | Yorkshire | Leeds | Lost by 4 wickets | 0 |
| 18 Apr | Durham | Chester-le-Street | Won by 9 wickets | 2 |
| 20 Apr | Derbyshire | Derby | Lost by 6 wickets | 0 |
| 24 Apr | Leicestershire | Manchester | Won by 1 wkt | 2 |
| 9 May | Durham | Manchester | Won by 3 wickets | |
| 28 May | Gloucestershire (Semi-Final) | Bristol | Lost by 15 runs | |
| National League | ||||
| 30 Apr | Kent | Canterbury | Match Abandoned | 2 |
| 7 May | Leicestershire | Manchester | Match Tied | 2 |
| 4 Jun | Northamptonshire | Northampton | Lost by 7 wickets | 0 |
| 11 Jun | Worcestershire | Manchester | Lost by 12 runs | 0 |
| 23 Jun (D/N) | Northamptonshire | Manchester | Won by 24 runs (D/L Method) | 4 |
| 27 Jun (D/N) | Yorkshire | Manchester | Lost by 69 runs (D/L Method) | 0 |
| 16 Jul | Somerset | Taunton | Won by 7 wickets | 4 |
| 23 Jul | Leicesterhire | Leicester | Lost by 7 wickets | 0 |
| 7 Aug (D/N) | Sussex | Hove | Lost by 26 runs | 0 |
| 9 Aug (D/N) | Yorkshire | Leeds | Lost by 9 wickets | 0 |
| 11 Aug | Gloucestershire | Manchester | Won by 10 wickets | 0 |
| 15 Aug (D/N) | Kent | Manchester | Lost by 7 wickets | 0 |
| 3 Sep | Worcestershire | Worcester | Won by 2 wickets | 4 |
| 4 Sep | Gloucestershire | Gloucester | Lost by 5 wickets | 0 |
| 6 Sep (D/N) | Somerset | Manchester | Won by 10 runs | 4 |
| 17 Sep | Sussex | Manchester | Won by 6 wickets (D/L Method) | 4 |
| County Championship | ||||
| 26-29 Apr | Kent | Canterbury | Match Drawn | 4 |
| 3-6 May | Leicestershire | Manchester | Won by an innings and 25 runs | 20 |
| 11-14 May | Durham | Chester-le-Street | Won by 141 runs | 17 |
| 23-26 May | Hampshire | Southampton | Match Drawn | 6 |
| 31 May-3 Jun | Derbyshire | Manchester | Match Drawn | 8 |
| 6-9 Jun | Hampshire | Liverpool | Won by an innings and 35 runs | 17 |
| 29 Jun-2 Jul | Yorkshire | Manchester | Won by 9 wickets | 17 |
| 7-10 Jul | Derbyshire | Derby | Match Drawn | 7 |
| 12-15 Jul | Somerset | Taunton | Match Drawn | 7 |
| 19-22 Jul | Durham | Manchester | Won by 6 wickets | 20 |
| 28-31 Jul | Yorkshire | Leeds | Match Drawn | 5 |
| 2-5 Aug | Surrey | The Oval | Lost by 272 runs | 3 |
| 17-20 Aug | Kent | Manchester | Won by 154 runs | 16 |
| 22-25 Aug | Leicestershire | Leicester | Match Drawn | 12 |
| 8-11 Sep | Somerset | Manchester | Won by an innings and 109 runs | 20 |
| 13-16 Sep | Surrey | Manchester | Match Drawn | 10 |
| NatWest Trophy | ||||
| 21 Jun | Lincolnshire | Cleethorpes | Won by 10 wickets | |
| 5 Jul | Essex | Manchester | Won by 68 runs | |
| 26 Jul | Surrey | The Oval | Won by 8 wickets | |
| 13 Aug | Gloucestershire | Bristol | lost by 98 runs | |
| University Match | ||||
| 7-9 Apr | Cambridge University | Fenner's | Won by 170 runs | |
| Tour Match | ||||
| 13-16 Jun | New Zealand 'A' | Liverpool | Match Drawn | |