1991 Benson & Hedges Cup

The 1991 Benson & Hedges Cup was the twentieth competing of cricket’s Benson & Hedges Cup.

1991 Benson & Hedges Cup
Administrator(s)Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(55 overs per innings)
ChampionsWorcestershire (1st title)
Participants20
Matches played47
Most runs413 Chris Smith (Hampshire)[1]
Most wickets16 Neal Radford (Worcestershire)[2]

The competition was won by Worcestershire County Cricket Club.

Fixtures and results

Group A
Team Pld W L NR A Pts Rp100
Worcestershire43100664.675
Northamptonshire43100663.578
Derbyshire42200471.061
Gloucestershire42200456.608
Combined Universities40400043.712

Source:[3]

Group B
Team Pld W L NR A Pts Rp100
Essex44000879.744
Warwickshire43100677.197
Somerset41300268.550
Surrey41300265.909
Middlesex41300259.794

Source:[3]

Group C
Team Pld W L NR A Pts Rp100
Lancashire44000874.135
Kent43100676.252
Sussex42200469.242
Leicestershire41300264.318
Scotland40400058.485

Source:[3]

Group D
Team Pld W L NR A Pts Rp100
Yorkshire43100670.173
Hampshire43100664.236
Nottinghamshire42200476.140
Glamorgan42200470.985
Minor Counties40400063.636

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)
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.

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. "Benson and Hedges Cup 1991 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

See also

Benson & Hedges Cup

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