1995 Benson & Hedges Cup

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1995 Benson & Hedges Cup
Administrator(s) Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket format Limited overs cricket
(55 overs per innings)
Champions Lancashire (3rd title)
Participants22
Matches57
Most runs469 Trevor Ward (Kent) [1]
Most wickets15 Javagal Srinath (Gloucestershire) [2]
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The 1995 Benson & Hedges Cup was the twenty-fourth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 23 April and 15 July 1995. [3]

Contents

It had been agreed before the close of the 1994 season that the Benson & Hedges Cup would revert to a zonal system, having been a knockout tournament for the 1993 and 1994 tournaments. [4] Ireland, having entered the tournament for the first time in 1994, retained their place, meaning there were 22 teams.

The competition was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club for a record third time, defeating Kent County Cricket Club by 35 runs in the final at Lord's on 15 July 1995.

Fixtures and results

Group stage

Group A

TeamPldWLNRAPts NRRA100
Lancashire 54010922.567
Nottinghamshire 5311070.704
Warwickshire 5221054.685
Durham 522105-3.172
Minor Counties 513103-11.761
Leicestershire 504101-7.583

Source: [5]

Group B

TeamPldWLNRAPts NRRA100
Yorkshire 43001717.348
Worcestershire 43100626.025
Derbyshire 421015-3.116
Northamptonshire 413002-1.499
Scotland 404000-37.356

Source: [5]

Group C

TeamPldWLNRAPts NRRA100
Gloucestershire 55000109.991
Middlesex 5410087.699
Glamorgan 53200616.454
Essex 513103-2.485
Hampshire 513103-6.099
Combined Universities 505000-28.048

Source: [5]

Group D

TeamPldWLNRAPts NRRA100
Kent 44000827.137
Somerset 42200412.172
Surrey 4220044.665
Sussex 4220040.460
Ireland 404000-46.005

Source: [5]

Quarter-finals

30, 31 May 1995
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
113 all out (49.4 overs)
v
Somerset
114/4 (35.1 overs)
Bob Dawson 38
Mushtaq Ahmed 3/23 (10.4 overs)
Marcus Trescothick 52
Javagal Srinath 2/35 (10.1 overs)
Somerset won by 6 wickets
The Royal and Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Vanburn Holder & Barrie Leadbeater
Player of the match: Jeremy Batty (Somerset)
  • Reserve day used. Somerset were 64/2 at the close of the first day's play.
30 May 1995
(scorecard)
Kent
250/9 (55 overs)
v
Middlesex
224 all out (54.4 overs)
Trevor Ward 64
Angus Fraser 4/49 (11 overs)
Jason Pooley 47
Matthew Fleming 3/41 (10.4 overs)
Kent won by 26 runs
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Dickie Bird & Mervyn Kitchen
Player of the match: Mark Ealham (Kent)
30 May 1995
(scorecard)
Nottinghamshire
201/8 (55 overs)
v
Lancashire
205/4 (49.4 overs)
Chris Lewis 48
Ian Austin 3/45 (11 overs)
Graham Lloyd 72*
Kevin Evans 2/28 (9 overs)
Lancashire won by 6 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: John Holder & Barrie Meyer
Player of the match: Graham Lloyd (Lancashire)
30 May 1995
(scorecard)
Yorkshire
88 all out (48.5 overs)
v
Worcestershire
89/3 (22.5 overs)
David Byas 47
Stuart Lampitt 4/16 (7.5 overs)
Tom Moody 32*
Mark Anderson 2/15 (6 overs)
Worcestershire won by 7 wickets
Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds
Umpires: John Harris & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: Stuart Lampitt (Worcestershire)

Semi-finals

13, 14 June 1995
(scorecard)
Kent
250/9 (55 overs)
v
Somerset
219/8 (55 overs)
Mark Ealham 52
Mushtaq Ahmed 2/28 (11 overs)
Andy Hayhurst 69*
Tim Wren 3/34 (11 overs)
Kent won by 31 runs
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: John Holder & George Sharp
Player of the match: Mark Ealham (Kent)
  • Reserve day used. Kent were 250/9 (55 overs) at the end of the first day's play.
13 June 1995
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
261/5 (55 overs)
v
Lancashire
264/8 (54.2 overs)
Graeme Hick 109
Wasim Akram 3/59 (11 overs)
Wasim Akram 64
Graeme Hick 2/30 (5 overs)
Lancashire won by 2 wickets
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Roy Palmer & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Wasim Akram (Lancashire)

Final

15 July 1995
(scorecard)
Lancashire
274/7 (55 overs)
v
Kent
239 all out (52.1 overs)
Mike Atherton 93
Dean Headley 2/57 (11 overs)
Aravinda de Silva 112
Mike Watkinson 3/42 (10.1 overs)
Gary Yates 3/42 (11 overs)
Lancashire won by 35 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Nigel Plews & David Shepherd
Player of the match: Aravinda de Silva (Kent)

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References

  1. ↑ "Batting and Fielding in Benson and Hedges Cup 1995 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bowling in Benson and Hedges Cup 1995 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Benson and Hedges Cup 1995". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Engel, Matthew, ed. (1994). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1994. Guildford: John Wisden & Co Ltd. p. 1294.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Benson and Hedges Cup 1995 Points Table" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 May 2016.


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