1983_Benson_&_Hedges_Cup
The 1983 Benson & Hedges Cup was the twelfth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup.
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Quick Facts Administrator(s), Cricket format ...
| Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(55 overs per innings) |
| Champions | Middlesex (1st title) |
| Participants | 20 |
| Matches | 47 |
| Most runs | 342 Graham Gooch (Essex) |
| Most wickets | 12 Stuart Turner (Essex) and Derek Pringle (Essex) |
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The competition was won by Middlesex County Cricket Club.[1]
Group stage
Group A
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucestershire | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 33,731 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 37,233 |
| Leicestershire | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 48,923 |
| Worcestershire | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36,696 |
| Scotland | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50,733 |
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Group B
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 37,231 |
| Warwickshire | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 39,333 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 39,955 |
| Derbyshire | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 49,765 |
| Yorkshire | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48,053 |
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Group C
Group D
Quarter-finals
1, 2, 3 June 1983 (scorecard) |
Essex 231/8 (55 overs) |
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Warwickshire 168 all out (50.3 overs) |
Essex won by 63 runs County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Bill Alley & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Derek Pringle (Essex) |
- Two reserve days used. No play first day. Warwickshire were 30/0 (13.4 overs) at the close of the first reserve day's play.
1, 2, 3 June 1983 (scorecard) |
Gloucestershire 12/0 (4 overs) |
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No result (Middlesex won on toss of a coin) County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Ray Julian & Ken Palmer Player of the match: None |
- Two reserve days used. Gloucestershire were 12/0 (4 overs) at the close of the first day's play. No play on either reserve day.
1, 2 June 1983 (scorecard) |
Kent 198/9 (55 overs) |
v |
Hampshire 193/9 (55 overs) |
Kent won by 5 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Dickie Bird & Jack Birkenshaw Player of the match: Richard Ellison (Kent) |
- Reserve day used. No play first day.
1, 2, 3 June 1983 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 290/5 (55 overs) |
v |
Northamptonshire 154/9 (55 overs) |
Lancashire won by 107 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Don Oslear Player of the match: Graeme Fowler (Lancashire) |
- Two reserve days used. Lancashire were 186/2 (42.4 overs) at the close of the first day's play. No play first reserve day.
Semi-finals
6 July 1983 (scorecard) |
Kent 128 all out (51 overs) |
v |
Essex 130/1 (46 overs) |
Essex won by 9 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Roy Palmer & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Stuart Turner (Essex) |
6 July 1983 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 90 all out (31.5 overs) |
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Middlesex 91/4 (30.2 overs) |
Middlesex won by 6 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater & David Shepherd Player of the match: Norman Cowans (Middlesex) |
Final
23 July 1983 (scorecard) |
Middlesex 196/8 (55 overs) |
v |
Essex 192 all out (54.1 overs) |
Middlesex won by 4 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Dickie Bird & Barrie Meyer Player of the match: Clive Radley (Middlesex) |
- Frindall, Bill (2003). Playfair Cricket Annual. Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0-7553-1040-3.
General references
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