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

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

The competition was won by Hampshire County Cricket Club.

Fixtures and results

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W L NR A Pts Rp100
Derbyshire43010764.891
Warwickshire42110574.015
Leicestershire42101560.101
Lancashire41300268.258
Scotland40301150.101

Group B

Team Pld W L NR A Pts Rp100
Worcestershire42101568.788
Nottinghamshire42110565.366
Northamptonshire42110556.465
Yorkshire41120463.462
Minor Counties40301150.202

Group C

Team Pld W L NR A Pts Rp100
Essex43100672.154
Middlesex43100670.016
Kent42200473.536
Sussex41300260.909
Surrey41300258.900

Group D

Team Pld W L NR A Pts Rp100
Glamorgan43100663.368
Hampshire43100662.613
Gloucestershire43100661.020
Somerset41300267.476
Combined Universities40400051.942

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)

References

    See also

    Benson & Hedges Cup

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