Benson & Hedges Cup



































Benson & Hedges Cup
Countries
 England
Administrator England & Wales Cricket Board
Format Limited overs cricket
First Edition 1972
Latest Edition 2002
Most successful
Lancashire (4 titles)

The Benson & Hedges Cup was a one-day cricket competition for first-class counties in England and Wales that was held from 1972 to 2002, one of cricket's longest sponsorship deals.


It was the third major one-day competition established in England and Wales after the Sunday League and the Gillette Cup. Traditionally a 'big day out' for the finalist's supporters, it was the less prestigious of the two cups. It began as a 55 over a side game, but was later reduced to 50. The winning team in the first cup final in 1972, Leicestershire won £2,500, the losing finalists Yorkshire £1,000 and Chris Balderstone, winner of the man of the match – the coveted 'Gold Award' – £100.




Contents






  • 1 Format


  • 2 Controversy


  • 3 The end


  • 4 Finals


  • 5 Wins summary


  • 6 Records


  • 7 See also


  • 8 Notes and references


  • 9 External links





Format


Twenty teams were organised into four zonal groups in its original format with the games played at the start of the season in May. The (then) seventeen first-class counties were joined by three other teams, Minor Counties (North), Minor Counties (South) and Cambridge University who alternated with Oxford University. Each team played the others in the group, the winners of each game awarded three points plus, in its first year, a bonus point for bowling their opponents out. The first two teams in each group went on to contest a quarter-final knock-out stage. Groups were set up to create 'derby' games.


in 1975, the Oxford and Cambridge university sides combined to form an Oxford & Cambridge team which competed in every season thereafter. In 1976 the groupings were reorganised to remove the geographical element and the Minor Counties were divided into East and West instead of North and South. Scotland entered the competition in 1980 and the Minor Counties were reduced to one combined team. Durham joined the competition in 1992, having become a first-class county; Ireland joined in 1994 and the competition was streamlined to a straight knock-out cup. Mike Atherton's Combined Universities side almost reached the semi-finals in 1989 and Ireland defeated Middlesex eight years later.


The final was played at Lord's, initially in mid-July, but latterly in late June. Viv Richards of Somerset made the highest score in a final, an unbeaten 132. Ken Higgs of Leicestershire took a hat-trick (Alan Butcher, Pat Pocock and Arnold Long) against Surrey in the final of 1974, but still ended on the losing side. Other notable performances in its later days include Mark Alleyne's century for Gloucestershire in 1999, 112 from Aravinda de Silva as Kent lost in 1995, and Ben Hollioake's 115-ball 98 for Surrey in 1997.


The highest total ever recorded in the group matches was the 388 scored by Essex against Scotland in 1992. Graham Gooch scored 127 as Scotland lost by 272 runs.



Controversy



At a B & H Cup group game at Worcester on 24 May 1979, the Somerset captain Brian Rose declared after one over with the score at 1 for 0. Worcestershire scored the required 2 runs in 10 balls. The declaration was done to protect Somerset's run-rate so they could qualify for the next round. After a special TCCB vote, Somerset were ejected from the competition for bringing the game into disrepute.[1][2]



The end


The Benson & Hedges Cup's later years coincided with increasing concern about the quantity of one-day cricket in England and Wales. A ban on tobacco advertising deprived the cup of its sponsor and it was wound up in 2002 in favour of the Twenty20 Cup, first held the following year. The format of the Friends Provident Trophy echoed the Benson and Hedges Cup as teams competed in a group stage before going on to knockout rounds.


The umpires in the last final had faced each other as players in the first final 30 years before: John Hampshire for Yorkshire and Barry Dudleston for Leicestershire.



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Year
Final
Winner
Result
Runner-up

1972

Leicestershire
140 for 5 (46.5 overs)

Leicestershire won by 5 wickets
Scorecard

Yorkshire
136 for 9 (55 overs)

1973

Kent
225 for 7 (55 overs)

Kent won by 39 runs
Scorecard

Worcestershire
186 (51.4 overs)

1974

Surrey
170 (54.1 overs)

Surrey won by 27 runs
Scorecard

Leicestershire
143 (54 overs)

1975

Leicestershire
150 for 5 (51.2 overs)

Leicestershire won by 5 wickets
Scorecard

Middlesex
146 (52.4 overs)

1976

Kent
236 for 7 (55 overs)

Kent won by 43 runs
Scorecard

Worcestershire
193 (52.4 overs)

1977

Gloucestershire
237 for 6 (55 overs)

Gloucestershire won by 41 runs
Scorecard

Kent
173 (47.3 overs)

1978

Kent
151 for 4 (41.4 overs)

Kent won by 6 wickets
Scorecard

Derbyshire
147 (54.4 overs)

1979

Essex
290 for 6 (55 overs)

Essex won by 35 runs
Scorecard

Surrey
255 (51.4 overs)

1980

Northamptonshire
209 (54.5 overs)

Northamptonshire won by 6 runs
Scorecard

Essex
203 for 8 (55 overs)

1981

Somerset
197 for 3 (44.3 overs)

Somerset won by 7 wickets
Scorecard

Surrey
194 (55 overs)

1982

Somerset
132 for 1 (33.1 overs)

Somerset won by 9 wickets
Scorecard

Nottinghamshire
130 (50.1 overs)

1983

Middlesex
196 for 8 (55 overs)

Middlesex won by 4 runs
Scorecard

Essex
192 (54.1 overs)

1984

Lancashire
140 for 4 (42.4 overs)

Lancashire won by 6 wickets
Scorecard

Warwickshire
139 (50.4 overs)

1985

Leicestershire
215 for 5 (52 overs)

Leicestershire won by 5 wickets
Scorecard

Essex
213 for 8 (55 overs)

1986

Middlesex
199 for 7 (55 overs)

Middlesex won by 2 runs
Scorecard

Kent
197 for 8 (55 overs)

1987

Yorkshire
244 for 6 (55 overs)

Yorkshire won by losing fewer wickets
Scorecard

Northamptonshire
244 for 7 (55 overs)

1988

Hampshire
118 for 3 (31.5 overs)

Hampshire won by 7 wickets
Scorecard

Derbyshire
117 (46.3 overs)

1989

Nottinghamshire
244 for 7 (55 overs)

Nottinghamshire won by 3 wickets
Scorecard

Essex
243 for 7 (55 overs)

1990

Lancashire
241 for 8 (55 overs)

Lancashire won by 69 runs
Scorecard

Worcestershire
172 (54 overs)

1991

Worcestershire
236 for 8 (55 overs)

Worcestershire won by 65 runs
Scorecard

Lancashire
171 (47.2 overs)

1992

Hampshire
253 for 5 (55 overs)

Hampshire won by 41 runs
Scorecard

Kent
212 (52.3 overs)

1993

Derbyshire
252 for 6 (55 overs)

Derbyshire won by 6 runs
Scorecard

Lancashire
246 for 7 (55 overs)

1994

Warwickshire
172 for 4 (44.2 overs)

Warwickshire won by 6 wickets
Scorecard

Worcestershire
170 for 9 (55 overs)

1995

Lancashire
274 for 7 (55 overs)

Lancashire won by 35 runs
Scorecard

Kent
239 (52.1 overs)

1996

Lancashire
245 for 9 (55 overs)

Lancashire won by 31 runs
Scorecard

Northamptonshire
214 (48.3 overs)

1997

Surrey
215 for 2 (45 overs)

Surrey won by 8 wickets
Scorecard

Kent
212 for 9 (50 overs)

1998

Essex
268 for 7 (50 overs)

Essex won by 192 runs
Scorecard

Leicestershire
76 (27.4 overs)

1999
[3]

Gloucestershire
291 for 9 (50 overs)

Gloucestershire won by 124 runs
Scorecard

Yorkshire
167 (40 overs)

2000

Gloucestershire
226 for 3 (46.5 overs)

Gloucestershire won by 7 wickets
Scorecard

Glamorgan
225 (49.3 overs)

2001

Surrey
244 (49.5 overs)

Surrey won by 47 runs
Scorecard

Gloucestershire
197 (45.5 overs)

2002

Warwickshire
182 for 5 (36.2 overs)

Warwickshire won by 5 wickets
Scorecard

Essex
181 for 8 (50 overs)


Wins summary



  • 4 Lancashire

  • 3 Gloucestershire, Kent, Leicestershire, Surrey

  • 2 Essex, Hampshire, Middlesex, Somerset, Warwickshire

  • 1 Derbyshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Worcestershire, Yorkshire.



Records




  • Highest Total – 388–7 Essex v Scotland at Chelmsford 1992


  • Highest Total Batting Second – 318–5 Lancashire v Leicestershire at Manchester 1995


  • Lowest Total – 50 Hampshire v Yorkshire at Leeds 1991


  • Highest Score – 198* GA Gooch for Essex v Sussex at Hove 1982


  • Best Bowling – 7–12 WW Daniel for Middlesex v Minor Counties East at Ipswich 1978


  • Most Wicketkeeper dismissals in an innings – 8 (all caught) DJS Taylor for Somerset v Combined Universities at Taunton 1982


  • Most Catches in an Innings – 5 VJ Marks for Somerset v Combined Universities at Taunton 1976



See also



  • County Championship

  • Minor Counties



Notes and references





  1. ^ "Benson & Hedges Cup, Group A: Worcestershire v Somerset at Worcester, May 23-24, 1979". espncricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Williamson, Martin. "I do declare". espncricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2017.


  3. ^ Known as the Benson & Hedges Super Cup, the competition in 1999 was an eight-team affair, with those finishing in the top eight of 1998's County Championship qualifying.




External links



  • Can a captain in limited overs cricket declare his team's innings ? – Stump Bearders BBC Sport

  • Scorecard for the 1972 final – Cricket Archive

  • Gold award for Warwickshire's rising star – match report for the last final – Cricinfo – 2002











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