1996 Benson & Hedges Cup
Administrator(s)Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(50 overs per innings)
ChampionsLancashire (4th title)
Participants22
Matches57
Most runs425 Rob Bailey (Northamptonshire)[1]
Most wickets17 Mike Watkinson (Lancashire)[2]

The 1996 Benson & Hedges Cup was the twenty-fifth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 26 April and 13 July 1996.[3]

The competition was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club for a record fourth time, defeating Northamptonshire County Cricket Club by 31 runs in the final at Lord's on 13 July 1996.

Format

At the TCCB's winter meeting on 13 December 1995, it was agreed to reduce the format of the cup from 55 to 50 overs a side.[4]

Fixtures and results

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W L NR A Pts NRRA100
Lancashire550001011.579
Warwickshire53110739.578
Leicestershire532006-3.928
Derbyshire523004-4.790
Durham513103-6.834
Minor Counties505000-26.535

Source:[5]

Group B

Team Pld W L NR A Pts NRRA100
Northamptonshire44000811.058
Yorkshire43100615.255
Nottinghamshire4220044.553
Worcestershire4130022.284
Scotland404000-36.257

Source:[5]

Group C

Team Pld W L NR A Pts NRRA100
Glamorgan5410088.739
Kent5410084.078
Essex53200611.240
Somerset5320064.764
Middlesex514002-11.466
British Universities505000-17.944

Source:[5]

Group D

Team Pld W L NR A Pts NRRA100
Surrey44000818.977
Gloucestershire43100617.850
Hampshire42200412.750
Sussex413002-1.286
Ireland404000-49.884

Source:[5]

Quarter-finals

28 May 1996
(scorecard)
Warwickshire
239 all out (48.5 overs)
v
Glamorgan
227 all out (48.3 overs)
Dominic Ostler 85
Gary Butcher 2/21 (6 overs)
Glamorgan won by 12 runs
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Trevor Jesty & Allan Jones
Player of the match: Dominic Ostler (Warwickshire)
28, 29 May 1996
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
158 all out (46.5 overs)
v
Lancashire
162/5 (39.4 overs)
Tony Wright 26
Steve Elworthy 4/14 (10 overs)
Neil Fairbrother 80*
Mike Smith 2/30 (9 overs)
Lancashire won by 5 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Barrie Dudleston & Vanburn Holder
Player of the match: Neil Fairbrother (Lancashire)
  • Reserve day used. Lancashire were 12/3 at the close of the first day's play.
28, 29 May 1996
(scorecard)
Northamptonshire
293/7 (50 overs)
v
Kent
270 all out (47.2 overs)
Rob Bailey 105*
Mark Ealham 2/38 (10 overs)
Trevor Ward 98
John Emburey 4/24 (5 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 23 runs
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Jack Bond & Graham Burgess
Player of the match: John Emburey (Northamptonshire)
  • Reserve day used. Kent were 108/4 at the close of the first day's play.
28 May 1996
(scorecard)
Surrey
229 all out (49.5 overs)
v
Yorkshire
230/1 (37.1 overs)
Graham Thorpe 41
Chris Silverwood 3/41 (10 overs)
David Byas 116*
Joey Benjamin 1/53 (10 overs)
Yorkshire won by 9 wickets
The Foster's Oval, London
Umpires: Kevin Lyons & Peter Willey
Player of the match: David Byas (Yorkshire)

Semi-finals

11, 12 June 1996
(scorecard)
Yorkshire
250/5 (50 overs)
v
Lancashire
251/9 (50 overs)
Michael Bevan 95*
Mike Watkinson 2/30 (10 overs)
Warren Hegg 81
Darren Gough 2/39 (10 overs)
Lancashire won by 1 wicket
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: David Constant & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: Warren Hegg (Lancashire)
  • Reserve day used. Yorkshire were 198/5 at the end of the first day's play.
11, 12 June 1996
(scorecard)
Warwickshire
220/7 (50 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
193 all out (47.5 overs)
Tim Walton 70*
Paul Smith 2/56 (9 overs)
Paul Smith 45
Paul Taylor 2/25 (10 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 27 runs
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Chris Balderstone & John Hampshire
Player of the match: Tim Walton (Northamptonshire)
  • Reserve day used. Warwickshire were 91/3 at the end of the first day's play.

Final

13 July 1996
(scorecard)
Lancashire
245/9 (50 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
214 all out (48.3 overs)
Neil Fairbrother 63
David Capel 2/37 (8 overs)
Rob Bailey 46
Ian Austin 4/21 (9.3 overs)
Lancashire won by 31 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Mervyn Kitchen & George Sharp
Player of the match: Ian Austin (Lancashire)

References

  1. "Batting and Fielding in Benson and Hedges Cup 1996 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  2. "Bowling in Benson and Hedges Cup 1996 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  3. "Benson and Hedges Cup 1996". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  4. Engel, Matthew, ed. (1996). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1996. Guildford: John Wisden & Co Ltd. p. 1343.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Benson and Hedges Cup 1996 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 May 2016.

See also

Benson & Hedges Cup

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