1988 Benson & Hedges Cup

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1988 Benson & Hedges Cup
Administrator(s) Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket format Limited overs cricket
(55 overs per innings)
Champions Hampshire (1st title)
Participants20
Matches47
Most runs398 Graham Gooch (Essex)
Most wickets18 Stephen Jefferies (Hampshire)
1987
1989

The 1988 Benson & Hedges Cup was the seventeenth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup.

Contents

The competition was won by Hampshire County Cricket Club.

Fixtures and results

Group stage

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Group A

TeamPldWLNRAPts Rp100
Derbyshire 43010764.891
Warwickshire 42110574.015
Leicestershire 42101560.101
Lancashire 41300268.258
Scotland 40301150.101

Group B

TeamPldWLNRAPts Rp100
Worcestershire 42101568.788
Nottinghamshire 42110565.366
Northamptonshire 42110556.465
Yorkshire 41120463.462
Minor Counties 40301150.202

Group C

TeamPldWLNRAPts Rp100
Essex 43100672.154
Middlesex 43100670.016
Kent 42200473.536
Sussex 41300260.909
Surrey 41300258.900

Group D

TeamPldWLNRAPts Rp100
Glamorgan 43100663.368
Hampshire 43100662.613
Gloucestershire 43100661.020
Somerset 41300267.476
Combined Universities 40400051.942

Quarter-finals

25, 26 May 1988
(scorecard)
Middlesex
110 all out (46 overs)
v
Derbyshire
111/1 (30.3 overs)
Keith Brown 32
Devon Malcolm 5/27 (9 overs)
Kim Barnett 69*
Angus Fraser 1/27 (10 overs)
Derbyshire won by 9 wickets
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Jack Birkenshaw & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: Devon Malcolm (Derbyshire)
  • Reserve day used. Derbyshire were 33/0 at the close of the first day's play
25 May 1988
(scorecard)
Warwickshire
219/7 (55 overs)
v
Essex
223/1 (47.2 overs)
Andy Lloyd 87
Derek Pringle 3/56 (11 overs)
Graham Gooch 117*
Asif Din 1/26 (4 overs)
Essex won by 9 wickets
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: John Hampshire & Nigel Plews
Player of the match: Graham Gooch (Essex)
25, 26 May 1988
(scorecard)
Nottinghamshire
220/8 (55 overs)
v
Glamorgan
221/4 (49.2 overs)
Tim Robinson 60
Greg Thomas 2/34 (11 overs)
Matthew Maynard 108
Kevin Cooper 2/20 (9 overs)
Glamorgan won by 6 wickets
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: David Shepherd & Peter Wight
Player of the match: Matthew Maynard (Glamorgan)
  • Reserve day used. No play first day
25, 26, 27 May 1988
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
169 all out (54.2 overs)
v
Hampshire
170/7 (53.1 overs)
Martin Weston 50
Stephen Jefferies 4/34 (10.2 overs)
Robin Smith 87*
Neal Radford 3/29 (11 overs)
Hampshire won by 3 wickets
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Dickie Bird & Barrie Leadbeater
Player of the match: Robin Smith (Hampshire)
  • Two reserve days used. No play first day. Worcestershire were 111/5 at the close of the second day's play.

Semi-finals

8, 9 June 1988
(scorecard)
Essex
238/6 (55 overs)
v
Hampshire
239/3 (53.4 overs)
Graham Gooch 41
Nigel Cowley 2/31 (11 overs)
Paul Terry 109
Neil Foster 1/30 (11 overs)
Hampshire won by 7 wickets
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Barry Dudleston & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Paul Terry (Hampshire)
  • Reserve day used. Hampshire were 192/1 at the close of the first day's play
8, 9, 10 June 1988
(scorecard)
Derbyshire
217/8 (55 overs)
v
Glamorgan
203 all out (54.2 overs)
Bruce Roberts 44
Steve Barwick 3/45 (11 overs)
Alan Butcher 31
Michael Holding 5/31 (10.2 overs)
Derbyshire won by 14 runs
St Helen’s, Swansea
Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater & Barrie Meyer
Player of the match: Michael Holding (Derbyshire)
  • Two reserve days used. Glamorgan were 130/5 at the close of the first day's play. No play on the first reserve day.

Final

9 July 1988
(scorecard)
Derbyshire
117 all out (46.3 overs)
v
Hampshire
118/3 (31.5 overs)
John Morris 42
Stephen Jefferies 5/13 (10 overs)
Robin Smith 38
Ole Mortensen 1/19 (5 overs)
Alan Warner 1/19 (5.5 overs)
Hampshire won by 7 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: David Constant & Nigel Plews
Player of the match: Stephen Jefferies (Hampshire)

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References

  1. "Benson and Hedges Cup 1988". wisden.com.
  2. "Benson & Hedges Cup Points Table | Benson & Hedges Cup Standings | Benson & Hedges Cup Ranking". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2024.

See also

Benson & Hedges Cup