1991 Benson & Hedges Cup

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1991 Benson & Hedges Cup
Administrator(s) Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket format Limited overs cricket
(55 overs per innings)
Champions Worcestershire (1st title)
Participants20
Matches47
Most runs413 Chris Smith (Hampshire) [1]
Most wickets16 Neal Radford (Worcestershire) [2]
1990
1992

The 1991 Benson & Hedges Cup was the twentieth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup.

Contents

The competition was won by Worcestershire County Cricket Club.

Fixtures and results

Group stage

Group A

TeamPldWLNRAPts Rp100
Worcestershire 43100664.675
Northamptonshire 43100663.578
Derbyshire 42200471.061
Gloucestershire 42200456.608
Combined Universities 40400043.712

Source: [3]

Group B

TeamPldWLNRAPts Rp100
Essex 44000879.744
Warwickshire 43100677.197
Somerset 41300268.550
Surrey 41300265.909
Middlesex 41300259.794

Source: [3]

Group C

TeamPldWLNRAPts Rp100
Lancashire 44000874.135
Kent 43100676.252
Sussex 42200469.242
Leicestershire 41300264.318
Scotland 40400058.485

Source: [3]

Group D

TeamPldWLNRAPts Rp100
Yorkshire 43100670.173
Hampshire 43100664.236
Nottinghamshire 42200476.140
Glamorgan 42200470.985
Minor Counties 40400063.636

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)
Neil Taylor 89*
Richard Illingworth 2/50 (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.

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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.