1994_Benson_&_Hedges_Cup
The 1994 Benson & Hedges Cup was the twenty-third edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 26 April and 9 July 1994.[3] The tournament was won, as part of their historic treble of County Championship, Sunday League and Benson & Hedges Cup, by Warwickshire. Warwickshire defeated Worcestershire by 6 wickets in the final at Lord's.
Quick Facts Administrator(s), Cricket format ...
Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
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Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(55 overs per innings) |
Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
Champions | Warwickshire (1st title) |
Participants | 22 |
Matches | 21 |
Most runs | 246 Darren Bicknell (Surrey)[1] |
Most wickets | 9 Stuart Lampitt (Worcestershire)[2] |
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Close
Ireland made their Benson & Hedges Cup debut in this competition, losing in the preliminary round to Leicestershire.[4]
Preliminary round
26 April 1994 (scorecard) |
Combined Universities 191/3 (55 overs) |
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Lancashire 193/3 (51.3 overs) |
Lancashire won by 7 wickets The Parks, Oxford Umpires: David Constant & Barrie Meyer Player of the match: John Crawley (Lancashire) |
26 April 1994 (scorecard) |
Ireland 160/9 (55 overs) |
v |
Leicestershire 164/1 (50.1 overs) |
Leicestershire won by 9 wickets Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Dickie Bird & Peter Wight Player of the match: Phil Simmons (Leicestershire) |
26 April 1994 (scorecard) |
Northamptonshire 232/7 (55 overs) |
v |
Middlesex 236/4 (53.5 overs) |
Middlesex won by 6 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Chris Balderstone & Roy Palmer Player of the match: Mark Ramprakash (Middlesex) |
26 April 1994 (scorecard) |
Minor Counties 191/4 (55 overs) |
v |
Nottinghamshire 195/7 (53.5 overs) |
Nottinghamshire won by 3 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Vanburn Holder & Allan Jones Player of the match: Ian Cockbain (Minor Counties) |
26 April 1994 (scorecard) |
Surrey 288/3 (55 overs) |
v |
Somerset 253 all out (53.2 overs) |
Surrey won by 35 runs The Foster's Oval, London Umpires: Mervyn Kitchen & George Sharp Player of the match: Alec Stewart (Surrey) |
26 April 1994 (scorecard) |
Scotland 157/7 (55 overs) |
v |
Sussex 161/2 (40.4 overs) |
Sussex won by 8 wickets County Ground, Hove Umpires: Trevor Jesty & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: David Smith (Sussex) |
First round
10 May 1994 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 280/5 (55 overs) |
v |
Derbyshire 284/6 (54.5 overs) |
Derbyshire won by 4 wickets County Ground, Derby Umpires: Ken Palmer & Nigel Plews Player of the match: Dominic Cork (Derbyshire) |
10 May 1994 (scorecard) |
Durham 190/8 (55 overs) |
v |
Worcestershire 191/2 (45.4 overs) |
Worcestershire won by 8 wickets Grangefield Road, Stockton-on-Tees Umpires: John Hampshire & John Holder Player of the match: Phil Newport (Worcestershire) |
10 May 1994 (scorecard) |
Leicestershire 241/9 (55 overs) |
v |
Essex 246/2 (51.5 overs) |
Essex won by 8 wickets Grangefield Road, Stockton-on-Tees Umpires: Vanburn Holder & David Shepherd Player of the match: Graham Gooch (Essex) |
10 May 1994 (scorecard) |
Yorkshire 178/6 (55 overs) |
v |
Hampshire 182/2 (51 overs) |
Hampshire won by 8 wickets County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Roy Palmer Player of the match: Tony Middleton (Hampshire) |
10 May 1994 (scorecard) |
Gloucestershire 189/9 (55 overs) |
v |
Kent 193/6 (54 overs) |
Kent won by 4 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: George Sharp & Peter Wight Player of the match: Matthew Fleming (Kent) |
10 May 1994 (scorecard) |
Middlesex 150 all out (54.3 overs) |
v |
Warwickshire 151/7 (53.2 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 3 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: John Harris & Trevor Jesty Player of the match: Tim Munton (Warwickshire) |
10 May 1994 (scorecard) |
Sussex 239/9 (55 overs) |
v |
Nottinghamshire 241/3 (49.2 overs) |
Nottinghamshire won by 7 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Barry Dudleston & Kevin Lyons Player of the match: Tim Robinson (Nottinghamshire) |
10 May 1994 (scorecard) |
Glamorgan 236/6 (55 overs) |
v |
Surrey 240/7 (54.4 overs) |
Surrey won by 3 wickets The Foster's Oval, London Umpires: Graham Burgess & Barrie Leadbeater Player of the match: Darren Bicknell (Surrey) |
Quarterfinals
24 May 1994 (scorecard) |
Derbyshire 98 all out (44 overs) |
v |
Worcestershire 100/1 (18.2 overs) |
Worcestershire won by 9 wickets County Ground, Derby Umpires: Nigel Plews & Peter Willey Player of the match: Stuart Lampitt (Worcestershire) |
24, 25 May 1994 (scorecard) |
Essex 124/3 (19 overs) |
v |
Hampshire 127/1 (17.2 overs) |
Hampshire won by 9 wickets County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Jack Bond & Ray Julian Player of the match: Robin Smith (Hampshire) |
- Reserve day used. No play first day.
24, 25 May 1993 (scorecard) |
Nottinghamshire 275/8 (55 overs) |
v |
Surrey 278/4 (51.4 overs) |
Surrey won by 6 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: David Shepherd & Bob White Player of the match: David Ward (Surrey) |
- Reserve day used. Nottinghamshire were 275/8 (55 overs) at the close of the first day's play.
Semifinals
7 June 1994 (scorecard) |
Surrey 267/7 (55 overs) |
v |
Warwickshire 270/6 (54.1 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 4 wickets The Foster's Oval, London Umpires: David Constant & Barrie Leadbeater Player of the match: Dermot Reeve (Warwickshire) |
7, 8 June 1994 (scorecard) |
Hampshire 244/6 (55 overs) |
v |
Worcestershire 245/7 (52.4 overs) |
Worcestershire won by 3 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Chris Balderstone & Mervyn Kitchen Player of the match: Gavin Haynes (Worcestershire) |
- Reserve day used. Worcestershire were 118/3 at the close of the first day's play.
Final
9 July 1994 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire 170/9 (55 overs) |
v |
Warwickshire 172/4 (44.2 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 6 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Dickie Bird & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Paul Smith (Warwickshire) |
- "Batting and Fielding in Benson and Hedges Cup 1994 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- "Bowling in Benson and Hedges Cup 1994 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- "Benson and Hedges Cup 1994". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- Engel, Matthew, ed. (1995). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1995. Guildford: John Wisden & Co Ltd. p. 700.
- Engel, Matthew, ed. (1995). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1995. Guildford: John Wisden & Co Ltd. p. 711.
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