2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy

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2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format Limited overs cricket (50 overs)
Tournament format(s) knockout
Champions Gloucestershire Gladiators (5th title)
Participants42
Matches41
Most runs Craig Spearman 364
(for Gloucestershire Gladiators)
Most wickets Dougie Brown 13
(for Warwickshire Bears)
Official website Cricinfo tournament page
2003
2005

The 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy was an English county cricket tournament, held between 28 August 2003 and 28 August 2004. [1] The competition was won by Gloucestershire Gladiators who beat the Worcestershire Royals by 8 wickets at Lord's. This was the final year where only red balls and white clothing was used in the competition.

Contents

Format

The eighteen first-class counties, joined by 20 Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, Cumberland, Devon, Dorset, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northumberland, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Wales Minor Counties, and Wiltshire. They were also joined by the national teams of Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Scotland. Teams who won in the first round progressed to the second round. The 18 first class counties plus Berkshire, Cambridgeshire, Staffordshire, and Wiltshire joined in the second round. The winners in the second round then progressed third round. The winners in the third round progressed to the quarter-final stage. Winners from the quarter-finals then progressed to the semi-finals from which the winners then went on to the final at Lord's which was held on 28 August 2004.

Fixtures

First round

28 August 2003
(scorecard)
Netherlands
237/5 (50.0 overs)
v
Cornwall
225 all out (49.3 overs)
Chris Smith 48
Tom Sharp 2/33 (10 overs)
Steven Pope 74
Feiko Kloppenburg 3/34 (8.3 overs)
Netherlands won by 12 runs
VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen
Umpires: William Smith & Robert Sutton
Player of the match: Steven Pope (Cornwall)

28 August 2003
(scorecard)
Cheshire
241/8 (50 overs)
v
Bedfordshire
202 all out (47.3 overs)
Nafees Din 75
Andrew Roberts 4/38 (10 overs)
Cheshire won by 39 runs
Wardown Park, Luton
Umpires: Johan Luther & John Reed
Player of the match: Simon Twigg

28 August 2003
(scorecard)
Devon
333/6 (50.0 overs)
v
Suffolk
245/9 (50.0 overs)
David Lye 121
Pierre Joubert 4/82 (10 overs)
Pierre Joubert 46
Andrew Procter 3/36 (10 overs)
Devon won by 88 runs
The Maer Ground, Exmouth
Umpires: Stephen Bishopp & Peter Kingston-Davey
Player of the match: David Lye

28–29 August 2003
(scorecard)
Buckinghamshire
272–6 (48 overs)
v
Russell Lane 95
Joseph Wilson 2/40 (10 overs)
  • No play on the reserve day, Dorset won bowl out 4–1

28–29 August 2003
(scorecard)
Ireland
387–4 (50 overs)
v
Hertfordshire
312 all out (43.2 overs)
Andre Botha 139
Nick Walker 3/49 (8 overs)
Gary Butcher 126
Andre Botha 4/37 (7 overs)
Ireland won by 85 runs
Cricket Field Lane, Bishop's Stortford
Umpires: Willem Molenaar & John Tythcott
Player of the match: Andre Botha
  • Reserve day used

28 August 2003
(scorecard)
Lincolnshire
228–9 (50 overs)
v
Norfolk
176 all out (44 overs)
Mark Higgs 50
Paul Bradshaw 3/37 (10 overs)
Steve Goldsmith 47
Mathew Dowman 4/30 (8 overs)
Lincolnshire won by 52 runs
Manor Park Cricket Ground, Horsford
Umpires: Keith Coburn & John Ilott
Player of the match: Mark Higgs

28–29 August 2003
(scorecard)
Northumberland
139 all out (39 overs)
v
Shropshire
131–1 (20.1 overs)
Shahid Nazir 22*
Tim Mason 3/17 (7 overs)
Stephen Adshead 77*
Lee Crozier 1/34 (6 overs)
Shropshire won on faster scoring rate (revised target)
Morda Road, Oswestry
Umpires: Ronnie O'Reilly & Kenneth Shenton
Player of the match: Steve Adshead
  • Reserve day used

28 August 2003
(scorecard)
Denmark
189–8 (50 overs)
v
Wales Minor Counties
190–3 (48.2 overs)
Baljit Singh 58
Tony Smith 2/20 (10 overs)
Andrew Jones 93
Ben Edmondson 2/33 (9.2 overs)
Wales Minor Counties won by 7 wickets
Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny
Umpires: Michael Moran & Bill Smith
Player of the match: Andrew Jones

31 August 2003
(scorecard)
Herefordshire
267–9 (50 overs)
v
Oxfordshire
141 all out (31.4 overs)
Matthew Rawnsley 61 (73)
Richard Kaufman 2/48 (10 overs)
Adam Cook 66 (84)
Franklyn Rose 5/19 (7 overs)
Herefordshire won by 126 runs
Banbury Cricket Club Ground, Banbury
Umpires: David Burden & Charles Puckett
Player of the match: Franklyn Rose

31 August 2003
(scorecard)
Cumberland
237–9 (50 overs)
v
Scotland
239–6 (46.4 overs)
Graham Lloyd 123 (133)
Greig Williamson 3/38 (6 overs)
Greig Williamson 77 (98)
Pallav Kumar 2/33 (10 overs)
Scotland won by 4 wickets
Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
Umpires: Peter Brown & Colin Megennis
Player of the match: Greig Williamson

Second round

5 May 2004
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire Gladiators
264–6 (50 overs)
v
Netherlands
192 all out (47.2 overs)
Phil Weston 106 (127)
Luuk van Troost 2/38 (6 overs)
Matthew Mott 41 (55)
Mark Alleyne 4/33 (9 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 72 runs
VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen
Umpires: Ian Gould & John Steele
Player of the match: Phil Weston

5 May 2004
(scorecard)
Hampshire Hawks
273–8 (50 overs)
v
Cheshire
184 all out (47.5 overs)
William Kendall 53 (75)
Jason Whittaker 4/45 (10 overs)
Stephen Ogilby 36 (62)
Lawrence Prittipaul 3/11 (4 overs)
Hampshire won by 89 runs
Moss Lane, Alderley Edge
Umpires: Mark Benson & Mervyn Kitchen
Player of the match: Jason Whittaker

5 May 2004
(scorecard)
Somerset Sabres
290–6 (50 overs)
v
Derbyshire Phantoms
276 all out (48.5 overs)
Jamie Cox 131 (124)
Graeme Welch 3/38 (10 overs)
Chris Rogers 93 (104)
Simon Francis 8/66 (9.5 overs)
Somerset won by 14 runs
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: John Holder & Barrie Leadbeater
Player of the match: Jamie Cox

5–6 May 2004
(scorecard)
Dorset
97 all out (38.2 overs)
v
Yorkshire Phoenix
101–2 (16.5 overs)
Chris Park 23 (51)
Chris Silverwood 4/18 (10 overs)
Matthew Wood 71* (58)
Damian Worrad 2/31 (8 overs)
Yorkshire won by 8 wickets
Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth
Umpires: Jeff Evans & Allan Jones
Player of the match: Chris Silverwood
  • Reserve day used

5–6 May 2004
(scorecard)
Berkshire
143 all out (44.4 overs)
v
Kent Spitfires
144–1 (16.3 overs)
Julian Wood 49 (71)
Martin Saggers 4/6 (7.4 overs)
Rob Key 61 (44)
Stephen Bloyce 1/66 (6 overs)
Kent won by 9 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Neil Bainton & David Constant
Player of the match: Martin Saggers
  • Reserve day used

5 May 2004
(scorecard)
Glamorgan Dragons
340–4 (50 overs)
v
Lincolnshire
230–6 (50 overs)
Robert Croft 143 (148)
Mathew Dowman 2/58 (10 overs)
Guy Welton 60 (107)
Robert Croft 2/40 (10 overs)
Glamorgan won by 110 runs
Lindum Sports Club Ground, Lincoln
Umpires: Keith Coburn & Neil Mallender
Player of the match: Robert Croft

5–6 May 2004
(scorecard)
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
273 all out (49.1 overs)
v
Cambridgeshire
110 all out (40.1 overs)
Martin van Jaarsveld 85 (98)
Pieter Swanepoel 3/42 (10 overs)
Ian Flanagan 38 (83)
Jason Brown 5/19 (10 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 163 runs
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Trevor Jesty & Dean Johnson
Player of the match: Jason Brown
  • Reserve day used

5 May 2004
(scorecard)
Essex Eagles
273–3 (50 overs)
v
Scotland
227 all out (48 overs)
Will Jefferson 97 (106)
Yasir Arafat 1/42 (10 overs)
Ryan Watson 76 (110)
Danish Kaneria 3/30 (10 overs)
Essex won by 46 runs
Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
Umpires: Tony Clarkson & Nigel Cowley
Player of the match: Will Jefferson

5 May 2004
(scorecard)
Lancashire Lightning
232 all out (47 overs)
v
Staffordshire
212–8 (50 overs)
Mark Chilton 42 (54)
Imran Tahir 3/31 (9 overs)
Imran Tahir 41 (18)
Peter Martins 2/12 (8 overs)
Lancashire won by 20 runs
Lichfield Road, Stone
Umpires: Pasty Harris & Richard Kettleborough
Player of the match: Imran Tahir

5–6 May 2004
(scorecard)
Middlesex Crusaders
277–6 (50.0 overs)
v
Wales Minor Counties
103 all out (41.1 overs)
Jamie Dalrymple 104 (76)
Tony Smith 2/45 (10 overs)
Andrew Jones 42 (81)
Melvyn Betts 4/15 (7 overs)
Middlesex won by 174 runs
Lamphey Cricket Club Ground, Lamphey
Umpires: Rob Bailey & Vanburn Holder
Player of the match: Jamie Dalrymple

5–6 May 2004
(scorecard)
v
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
Wellhead Lane, Westbury
Umpires: Graham Burgess
  • Reserve day used, match was abandoned due to rain and was rearranged

5–6 May 2004
(scorecard)
Worcestershire Royals
279–8 (47 overs)
v
Herefordshire
146–4 (29 overs)
Ben Smith 91 (98)
Simon Roberts 3/36 (8 overs)
Richard Hall 54 (86)
Andy Bichel 1/22 (8 overs)
Worcestershire won by 18 runs (D/L method)
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Hugh Evans & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Ben Smith
  • Reserve day used

5–6 May 2004
(scorecard)
Leicestershire Foxes
156 all out (47.2 overs)
v
Devon
156–9 (50 overs)
Paul Nixon 33* (49)
Andrew Procter 3/26 (7 overs)
Robert Dawson 42 (92)
Jonathan Dakin 3/40 (8 overs)
Devon won as they lost fewer wickets
The Maer Ground, Exmouth
Umpires: Richard Illingworth & Roy Palmer
Player of the match: Robert Dawson
  • Reserve day used

5–6 May 2004
(scorecard)
Sussex Sharks
245 all out (49.4 overs)
v
Durham Dynamos
223 all out (48.4 overs)
Chris Adams 68 (70)
Ian Pattison 3/45 (10 overs)
Andrew Pratt 44 (49)
Mohammad Akram 4/61 (10 overs)
Sussex won by 22 runs
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Steve Garratt & Jeremy Lloyds
Player of the match: Chris Adams
  • Reserve day used

5–6 May 2004
(scorecard)
Surrey Brown Caps
261 all out (49.5 overs)
v
Ireland
262–5 (48.2 overs)
Ali Brown 67 (49)
Andrew White 3/43 (10 overs)
Jason Molins 58 (57)
Azhar Mahmood 2/60 (9.2 overs)
Ireland won by 5 wickets
Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin
Umpires: Nigel Llong & George Sharp
Player of the match: Andrew White
  • Reserve day used

5–6 May 2004
(scorecard)
Shropshire
119 all out (42.5 overs)
v
Warwickshire Bears
121–2 (21 overs)
James Ralph 38 (42)
Dougie Brown 4/30 (10 overs)
Ian Bell 58 (37)
Anthony O'Connor 2/27 (5 overs)
Warwickshire won by 8 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: John Hampshire & Tim Robinson
Player of the match: Ian Bell
  • Reserve day used

17 May 2004
(scorecard)
Wiltshire
186–7 (50 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
189–4 (38.2 overs)
Jimmy Adams 43 (74)
Paul Franks 3/27 (10 overs)
Chris Read 77 (67)
Michael Coles 2/34 (7 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 6 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Rob Bailey & Allan Jones
Player of the match: Chris Read
  • Match was originally scheduled for 5 May

Third round

26 May 2004
(scorecard)
Yorkshire Phoenix
411–6 (50 overs)
v
Devon
279–8 (50 overs)
Matthew Wood 160 (124)
Ian Bishop 2/90 (10 overs)
Robert Dawson 52 (27)
Anthony McGrath 4/56 (9 overs)
Yorkshire won by 132 runs
The Maer Ground, Exmouth
Umpires: David Constant & Nigel Cowley
Player of the match: Matthew Wood

29 May 2004
(scorecard)
Hampshire Hawks
154 all out (46.1 overs)
v
Gloucestershire Gladiators
157–7 (37.5 overs)
Dimitri Mascarenhas 52 (80)
Jon Lewis 4/39 (10 overs)
Craig Spearman 50 (36)
Shane Warne 4/23 (8.5 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 3 wickets
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: John Steele & Peter Willey
Player of the match: Jon Lewis

29 May 2004
(scorecard)
Essex Eagles
309–4 (50 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire Outlaws
125 all out (21.2 overs)
Will Jefferson 126 (125)
Paul Franks 2/59 (9 overs)
Chris Read 46 (43)
Scott Brant 4/54 (7 overs)
Essex won by 184 runs
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Nigel Cowley & Pasty Harris
Player of the match: Will Jefferson

29 May 2004
(scorecard)
Lancashire Lightning
242–7 (50 overs)
v
Sussex Sharks
230–9 (50 overs)
Mark Chilton 62 (78)
Mushtaq Ahmed 2/44 (10 overs)
Robin Martin-Jenkins 61 (73)
Glen Chapple 3/44 (10 overs)
Lancashire won by 12 runs
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Vanburn Holder & George Sharp
Player of the match: Mark Chilton

29 May 2004
(scorecard)
Kent Spitfires
211 all out (49.4 overs)
v
Warwickshire Bears
215–1 (37.5 overs)
David Fulton 78 (97)
Dewald Pretorius 3/43 (10 overs)
Mark Wagh 102* (128)
Mohammad Sami 1/43 (8 overs)
Warwickshire won by 9 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Tony Clarkson & David Constant
Player of the match: Mark Wagh

29 May 2004
(scorecard)
Somerset Sabres
95 all out (27.3 overs)
v
Worcestershire Royals
100–2 (14.3 overs)
Ian Blackwell 27 (49)
Andy Bichel 4/17 (7 overs)
Andy Bichel * 38 (35)
Nixon McLean 1/23 (5 overs)
Worcestershire won by 8 wickets
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Jeff Evans & Trevor Jesty
Player of the match: Andy Bichel

30 May 2004
(scorecard)
Ireland
263–8 (50 overs)
v
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
267–4 (41.5 overs)
Jeremy Bray 76 (108)
Steffan Jones 6/56 (10 overs)
Martin van Jaarsveld 93* (87)
Andre Botha 3/51 (10 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 6 wickets
Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin
Umpires: Mark Benson & Graham Burgess
Player of the match: Martin van Jaarsveld

Quarter-finals

15 June 2004
(scorecard)
Worcestershire Royals
204 all out (50 overs)
v
Essex Eagles
183 all out (48.1 overs)
Ben Smith 54 (72)
Scott Brant 3/19 (10 overs)
Andy Flower 58 (98)
Andy Bichel 3/27 (9.1 overs)
Worcestershire won by 21 runs
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Peter Hartley & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Ben Smith

16 June 2004
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire Gladiators
239–8 (50 overs)
v
Middlesex Crusaders
223–8 (50 overs)
Craig Spearman 62 (72)
Paul Weekes 2/36 (10 overs)
Ed Joyce 53 (74)
Mark Alleyne 3/31 (8 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 16 runs
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Trevor Jesty & Mervyn Kitchen
Player of the match: Craig Spearman

16 June 2004
(scorecard)
Lancashire Lightning
286–5 (50 overs)
v
Yorkshire Phoenix
287–7 (47.4 overs)
Carl Hooper 66 (67)
Chris Silverwood 2/50 (8 overs)
Michael Vaughan 116 (109)
Sajid Mahmood 3/56 (10 overs)
Yorkshire won by 3 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: John Holder & Barrie Leadbeater
Player of the match: Michael Vaughan

16 June 2004
(scorecard)
Warwickshire Bears
343–4 (50 overs)
v
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
270 all out (43.5 overs)
Brad Hogg 94* (61)
Johann Louw 2/83 (10 overs)
David Sales 52 (51)
Dougie Brown 5/43 (7.5 overs)
Warwickshire won by 73 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Barry Dudleston & George Sharp
Player of the match: Brad Hogg

Semi-finals

17 July 2004
(scorecard)
Yorkshire Phoenix
243–6 (50 overs)
v
Gloucestershire Gladiators
247–5 (46.1 overs)
Darren Lehmann 80 (90)
Jon Lewis 2/49 (10 overs)
Craig Spearman 143 (122)
Matthew Hoggard 2/33 (10 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Ian Gould & Allan Jones
Player of the match: Craig Spearman

17 July 2004
(scorecard)
Worcestershire Royals
257–4 (50 overs)
v
Warwickshire Bears
216 all out (47.4 overs)
Vikram Solanki 126 (132)
Dougie Brown 2/50 (10 overs)
Dougie Brown 47 (54)
Andrew Hall 3/37 (8.4 overs)
Worcestershire won by 41 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: John Hampshire & Nigel Llong
Player of the match: Vikram Solanki

Final

28 August 2004
(scorecard)
Worcestershire Royals
236–9 (50 overs)
v
Gloucestershire Gladiators
237–2 (43.5 overs)
Vikram Solanki 115 (136)
James Averis 4/23 (10 overs)
Phil Weston 110 (129)
Gareth Batty 1/42 (10 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 8 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Neil Mallender & Peter Willey
Player of the match: Vikram Solanki

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