1990 Benson & Hedges Cup

The 1990 Benson & Hedges Cup was the nineteenth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup.

1990 Benson & Hedges Cup
Administrator(s)Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(55 overs per innings)
ChampionsLancashire (2nd title)
Participants20
Matches47
Most runs435 Neil Fairbrother (Lancashire)[1]
Most wickets12 Mike Watkinson (Lancashire)[2]
1989
1991

The competition was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club.

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 Rp100
Worcestershire 4 3 1 0 0 6 72.77
Glamorgan 4 3 1 0 0 6 69.46
Kent 4 2 1 1 0 5 71.71
Warwickshire 4 1 3 0 0 2 63.58
Gloucestershire 4 0 3 1 0 1 67.77

Source:[3]

Group B

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Team Pld W L NR A Pts Rp100
Somerset 4 3 1 0 0 6 85.46
Middlesex 4 3 1 0 0 6 74.86
Sussex 4 2 2 0 0 4 78.94
Derbyshire 4 2 2 0 0 4 77.34
Minor Counties 4 0 4 0 0 0 66.43

Source:[3]

Group C

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Team Pld W L NR A Pts Rp100
Lancashire 4 3 0 1 0 7 67.84
Surrey 4 2 2 0 0 4 75.30
Yorkshire 4 2 2 0 0 4 62.08
Hampshire 4 1 2 1 0 3 75.45
Combined Universities 4 1 3 0 0 2 61.91

Source:[3]

Group D

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Team Pld W L NR A Pts Rp100
Essex 4 3 0 0 1 7 82.35
Northamptonshire 4 3 1 0 0 6 63.44
Leicestershire 4 1 2 0 1 3 62.33
Scotland 4 1 3 0 0 2 66.66
Northamptonshire 4 1 3 0 0 2 60.60

Source:[3]

Quarter-finals

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30 May 1990
(scorecard)
Essex
216/8 (55 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire
219/4 (52.1 overs)
Graham Gooch 87
Eddie Hemmings 2/33 (11 overs)
Tim Robinson 72*
John Stephenson 2/44 (10 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 6 wickets
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Chris Balderstone & David Constant
Player of the match: Paul Johnson (Nottinghamshire)
30 May 1990
(scorecard)
Lancashire
279/6 (55 overs)
v
Surrey
233 all out (51.4 overs)
Graeme Fowler 96
Waqar Younis 2/55 (11 overs)
Grahame Clinton 77
Mike Watkinson 4/58 (10.4 overs)
Lancashire won by 46 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: John Harris & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Neil Fairbrother (Lancashire)
30 May 1990
(scorecard)
Somerset
183 all out (53.5 overs)
v
Middlesex
161 all out (51.5 overs)
Chris Tavaré 49
Simon Hughes 3/37 (10.5 overs)
Mike Roseberry 38
Adrian Jones 4/41 (8.5 overs)
Somerset won by 22 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Kevin Lyons & Barrie Meyer
Player of the match: Adrian Jones (Somerset)
30 May 1990
(scorecard)
Glamorgan
191 all out (54.3 overs)
v
Worcestershire
195/3 (52.2 overs)
Hugh Morris 106
Neal Radford 4/26 (10.3 overs)
Tim Curtis 76*
Steve Watkin 1/32 (11 overs)
Viv Richards 1/32 (9 overs)
Worcestershire won by 7 wickets
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Ray Julian & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: Alan Butcher (Glamorgan)

Semi-finals

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13 June 1990
(scorecard)
Somerset
212/9 (55 overs)
v
Lancashire
214/4 (44.5 overs)
Jimmy Cook 49
Wasim Akram 3/29 (11 overs)
Neil Fairbrother 78
Graham Rose 2/44 (10 overs)
Lancashire won by 6 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Barry Dudleston & John Holder
Player of the match: Neil Fairbrother (Lancashire)
13 June 1990
(scorecard)
Nottinghamshire
230/6 (55 overs)
v
Worcestershire
232/1 (53.2 overs)
Franklyn Stephenson 98*
Ian Botham 2/43 (11 overs)
Worcestershire won by 9 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Don Oslear & Roy Palmer
Player of the match: Martin Weston (Worcestershire)

Final

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14 July 1990
(scorecard)
Lancashire
241/8 (55 overs)
v
Worcestershire
172 all out (54 overs)
Mike Watkinson 50
Stuart Lampitt 2/43 (11 overs)
Ian Botham 38
Wasim Akram 3/30 (11 overs)
Lancashire won by 69 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: John Hampshire & Nigel Plews
Player of the match: Mike Watkinson (Lancashire)

References

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  1. ^ "Batting and Fielding in Benson and Hedges Cup 1990 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Bowling in Benson and Hedges Cup 1990 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d Wright, Graeme, ed. (1991). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1991. Guildford: John Wisden & Co Ltd. p. 729.

See also

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