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1996 Benson & Hedges Cup

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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]
1995
1997

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

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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

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Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W L NR A Pts NRRA100
Lancashire 5 5 0 0 0 10 11.579
Warwickshire 5 3 1 1 0 7 39.578
Leicestershire 5 3 2 0 0 6 -3.928
Derbyshire 5 2 3 0 0 4 -4.790
Durham 5 1 3 1 0 3 -6.834
Minor Counties 5 0 5 0 0 0 -26.535

Source:[5]

Group B

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Team Pld W L NR A Pts NRRA100
Northamptonshire 4 4 0 0 0 8 11.058
Yorkshire 4 3 1 0 0 6 15.255
Nottinghamshire 4 2 2 0 0 4 4.553
Worcestershire 4 1 3 0 0 2 2.284
Scotland 4 0 4 0 0 0 -36.257

Source:[5]

Group C

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Team Pld W L NR A Pts NRRA100
Glamorgan 5 4 1 0 0 8 8.739
Kent 5 4 1 0 0 8 4.078
Essex 5 3 2 0 0 6 11.240
Somerset 5 3 2 0 0 6 4.764
Middlesex 5 1 4 0 0 2 -11.466
British Universities 5 0 5 0 0 0 -17.944

Source:[5]

Group D

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Team Pld W L NR A Pts NRRA100
Surrey 4 4 0 0 0 8 18.977
Gloucestershire 4 3 1 0 0 6 17.850
Hampshire 4 2 2 0 0 4 12.750
Sussex 4 1 3 0 0 2 -1.286
Ireland 4 0 4 0 0 0 -49.884

Source:[5]

Quarter-finals

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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: Barry 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

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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

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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

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  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. ^ a b c d "Benson and Hedges Cup 1996 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 May 2016.

See also

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Benson & Hedges Cup