1991 Benson & Hedges Cup

1991 Benson & Hedges Cup
Administrator(s) Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket format

Limited overs cricket

(55 overs per innings)

Champions Worcestershire (1st title)
Participants 20
Matches played 47
Most runs 413 Chris Smith (Hampshire)[1]
Most wickets 16 Neal Radford (Worcestershire)[2]

The 1991 Benson & Hedges Cup was the twentieth competing of cricket’s Benson & Hedges Cup.

The competition was won by Worcestershire County Cricket Club.

Fixtures and results

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W L NR A Pts Rp100
Worcestershire 4 3 1 0 0 6 64.675
Northamptonshire 4 3 1 0 0 6 63.578
Derbyshire 4 2 2 0 0 4 71.061
Gloucestershire 4 2 2 0 0 4 56.608
Combined Universities 4 0 4 0 0 0 43.712

Source:[3]


Group B

Team Pld W L NR A Pts Rp100
Essex 4 4 0 0 0 8 79.744
Warwickshire 4 3 1 0 0 6 77.197
Somerset 4 1 3 0 0 2 68.550
Surrey 4 1 3 0 0 2 65.909
Middlesex 4 1 3 0 0 2 59.794

Source:[3]

Group C

Team Pld W L NR A Pts Rp100
Lancashire 4 4 0 0 0 8 74.135
Kent 4 3 1 0 0 6 76.252
Sussex 4 2 2 0 0 4 69.242
Leicestershire 4 1 3 0 0 2 64.318
Scotland 4 0 4 0 0 0 58.485

Source:[3]

Group D

Team Pld W L NR A Pts Rp100
Yorkshire 4 3 1 0 0 6 70.173
Hampshire 4 3 1 0 0 6 64.236
Nottinghamshire 4 2 2 0 0 4 76.140
Glamorgan 4 2 2 0 0 4 70.985
Minor Counties 4 0 4 0 0 0 63.636

Source:[3]

Quarter-Finals

29 May 1991
(scorecard)
Essex
223 all out (55 overs)
v
Hampshire
191 all out (53.5 overs)
Nadeem Shahid 42
Shaun Udal 3/41 (11 overs)
Chris Smith 71
Don Topley 4/41 (10 overs)
Essex won by 32 runs
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Mervyn Kitchen & Bob White
Player of the match: Don Topley (Essex)
29 May 1991
(scorecard)
Northamptonshire
246/8 (55 overs)
v
Lancashire
247/3 (52.4 overs)
Rob Bailey 75
Wasim Akram 3/57 (11 overs)
Gehan Mendis 125*
Greg Thomas 2/54 (11 overs)
Lancashire won by 7 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Dickie Bird & Nigel Plews
Player of the match: Gehan Mendis (Lancashire)
29 May 1991
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
308/5 (55 overs)
v
Kent
281/9 (55 overs)
Tom Moody 100
Alan Igglesden 2/85 (11 overs)
Worcestershire won by 27 runs
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Jack Bond & John Harris
Player of the match: Tom Moody (Worcestershire)
29 May 1991
(scorecard)
Yorkshire
233/6 (55 overs)
v
Warwickshire
111 all out (42 overs)
David Byas 58
Allan Donald 3/46 (11 overs)
Andy Lloyd 24
Martyn Moxon 5/31 (8 overs)
Yorkshire won by 122 runs
Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds
Umpires: Chris Balderstone & Barrie Meyer
Player of the match: Martyn Moxon (Yorkshire)

Semi-Finals

12 June 1991
(scorecard)
Essex
104 all out (34.5 overs)
v
Worcestershire
110/1 (31.1 overs)
Nasser Hussain 26
Ian Botham 3/11 (11 overs)
Worcestershire won by 9 wickets
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: David Constant & Barrie Leadbeater
Player of the match: Ian Botham (Worcestershire)
12 June 1991
(scorecard)
Lancashire
268 all out (54 overs)
v
Yorkshire
200 all out (49.4 overs)
Gehan Mendis 75
Stuart Fletcher 4/51 (10 overs)
Ashley Metcalfe 114
Mike Watkinson 5/49 (10.4 overs)
Lancashire won by 68 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Kevin Lyons & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Ashley Metcalfe (Yorkshire)

Final

13, 14 July 1991
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
236/8 (55 overs)
v
Lancashire
171 all out (47.2 overs)
Graeme Hick 88
Wasim Akram 3/58 (11 overs)
Graeme Fowler 54
Neal Radford 3/48 (9 overs)
Worcestershire won by 65 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: John Holder & David Shepherd
Player of the match: Graeme Hick (Worcestershire)
  • Reserve day used. Lancashire were 55/3 at the close of the first day's play.

References

  1. ↑ "Batting and Fielding in Benson and Hedges Cup 1991 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bowling in Benson and Hedges Cup 1991 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Benson and Hedges Cup 1991 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

See also

Benson & Hedges Cup

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