1972 Benson & Hedges Cup

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1972 Benson & Hedges Cup
Administrator(s) Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket format Limited overs cricket
(55 overs per innings)
Champions Leicestershire (1st title)
Participants20
Matches47
Most runs284 Mike Proctor (Gloucestershire)
Most wickets18 Garth McKenzie (Leicestershire)
1973

The 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup was the first edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Leicestershire County Cricket Club.

Contents

Fixtures and results

Group stage

Midlands Group

TeamPldWL BP Pts BowSR
Leicestershire 44041630.125
Warwickshire 43111045.276
Worcestershire 4221745.071
Northamptonshire 4130366.278
Cambridge University 4040077.786

Northern Group

TeamPldWL BP Pts BowSR
Yorkshire 43121134.750
Lancashire 43121139.138
Nottinghamshire 43111045.276
Derbyshire 4130344.786
Minor Counties North 4040055.000

Southern Group

TeamPldWL BP Pts BowSR
Sussex 43111034.917
Middlesex 43111047.000
Kent 4222837.235
Surrey 4221737.429
Essex 4040043.833

Western Group

TeamPldWL BP Pts BowSR
Glamorgan 43121140.800
Gloucestershire 43111033.703
Somerset 4222834.270
Hampshire 4221734.882
Minor Counties South 4040043.321

Quarter-finals

14 June 1972
(scorecard)
Glamorgan
104/9 (55 overs)
v
Warwickshire
108/5 (45.5 overs)
Peter Walker 22
Lance Gibbs 2/5 (11 overs)
Deryck Murray 28 *
Don Shepherd 2/22 (11 overs)
Warwickshire won by 5 wickets
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Ray Julian & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Deryck Murray (Warwickshire)
14 June 1972
(scorecard)
Lancashire
135 all out (55 overs)
v
Leicestershire
138/3 (49.4 overs)
Barry Wood 29
Ray Illingworth 3/30 (10 overs)
Barry Dudleston 65 *
Barry Wood 2/39 (11 overs)
Leicestershire won by 7 wickets
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Sam Cook & George Pope
Player of the match: Barry Dudleston (Leicestershire)
14 June 1972
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
238/9 (55 overs)
v
Middlesex
176 all out (49.5 overs)
Roger Knight 92
Mike Selvey 5/39 (11 overs)
Clive Radley 63
Tony Brown 4/43 (11 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 62 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: John Arnold & John Langridge
Player of the match: Roger Knight (Gloucestershire)
14, 15 June 1972
(scorecard)
Sussex
85 all out (51.1 overs)
v
Yorkshire
89/5 (51 overs)
Roger Prideaux 25
Don Wilson 3/18 (11 overs)
Geoffrey Boycott 24
Tony Greig 3/15 (11 overs)
Yorkshire won by 5 wickets
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford
Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Albert Rhodes
Player of the match: Don Wilson (Yorkshire)
  • Reserve day used. Yorkshire were 19/2 (12.3 overs) at the close of the scheduled day’s play

Semi-finals

28 June 1972
(scorecard)
Warwickshire
96 all out (39.5 overs)
v
Leicestershire
98/3 (37.2 overs)
Norman McVicker 23
Garth McKenzie 3/19 (11 overs)
Barry Dudleston 30
Lance Gibbs 3/18 (11 overs)
Leicestershire won by 7 wickets
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Jack Crapp & John Langridge
Player of the match: Ray Illingworth (Leicestershire)
28 June 1972
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
131 all out (55 overs)
v
Yorkshire
134/3 (48.4 overs)
David Shepherd 40
Chris Old 3/13 (11 overs)
Geoffrey Boycott 75 *
Tony Brown 2/16 (11 overs)
Yorkshire won by 7 wickets
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Peter Wight
Player of the match: Geoffrey Boycott (Yorkshire)

Final

22 July 1972
(scorecard)
Yorkshire
136/9 (55 overs)
v
Leicestershire
140/5 (46.5 overs)
Barrie Leadbeater 32
Garth McKenzie 3/22 (11 overs)
Chris Balderstone 41 *
Howard Cooper 2/27 (9 overs)
Leicestershire won by 7 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: David Constant & Tom Spencer
Player of the match: Chris Balderstone (Leicestershire)

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