1973 Benson & Hedges Cup

1973 Benson & Hedges Cup

Administrator(s)	Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket (55 overs per innings)
Champions	Kent (1st title)
Participants	20
Matches	47
Most runs	335 Ron Headley (Worcestershire)
Most wickets	18 Norman Gifford (Worcestershire)

The 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup was the second edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Kent County Cricket Club.

Fixtures and results

Group stage

Midlands Group

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	BowSR
Leicestershire	4	3	1	9	34.158
Worcestershire	4	3	1	9	38.182
Warwickshire	4	2	2	6	37.636
Oxford University	4	1	3	3	42.607
Northamptonshire	4	1	3	3	43.375

Northern Group

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	BowSR
Lancashire	4	3	1	9	38.515
Nottinghamshire	4	3	1	9	43.276
Yorkshire	4	3	1	9	52.625
Derbyshire	4	1	3	3	39.800
Minor Counties North	4	0	4	0	73.812

Southern Group

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	BowSR
Kent	4	3	1	9	35.833
Essex	4	2	2	6	34.459
Surrey	4	2	2	6	41.094
Sussex	4	2	2	6	46.958
Middlesex	4	1	3	3	60.263

Western Group

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	BowSR
Glamorgan	4	3	1	9	33.588
Hampshire	4	3	1	9	34.703
Somerset	4	2	2	6	38.706
Gloucestershire	4	2	2	6	41.200
Minor Counties South	4	0	4	0	104.100

Quarter-finals

13 June 1973 (scorecard)

Leicestershire 177/8 (55 overs)	v	Essex 180/4 (45.5 overs)
Chris Balderstone 58 Brian Edmeades 5/22 (11 overs)		Bob Cooke 50 * Ken Higgs 2/21 (11 overs)

Essex won by 6 wickets Valentines Park, Ilford Umpires: Bill Alley & Dickie Bird Player of the match: Brian Edmeades (Essex)

13 June 1973 (scorecard)

Kent 206 all out (55 overs)	v	Hampshire 195 all out (53.4 overs)
Asif Iqbal 54 Bob Herman 2/33 (11 overs)		Richard Gilliat 55 Norman Graham 3/45 (10.4 overs)

Kent won by 11 runs County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Barry Meyer & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Richard Gilliat (Hampshire)

13 June 1973 (scorecard)

Lancashire 227/5 (55 overs)	v	Glamorgan 68 all out (36.5 overs)
Harry Pilling 109* Lawrence Williams 2/63 (11 overs)		Tony Lewis 13 Jack Simmons 3/5 (3.5 overs)

Lancashire won by 159 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Ray Julian & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Harry Pilling (Lancashire)

13 June 1973 (scorecard)

Worcestershire 234/8 (55 overs)	v	Nottinghamshire 145/8 (55 overs)
Ron Headley 84 Barry Stead 3/49 (11 overs)		Bob White 52* Vanburn Holder 2/9 (9 overs)

Worcestershire won by 89 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: David Evans & Arthur Fagg Player of the match: Ron Headley (Worcestershire)

Semi-finals

27 June 1973 (scorecard)

Kent 169/9 (55 overs)	v	Essex 123 all out (44 overs)
Alan Ealham 48 Ray East 4/26 (11 overs)		Bruce Francis 33 John Shepherd 3/21 (7 overs)

Kent won by 46 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Dickie Bird & Peter Wight Player of the match: Alan Ealham (Kent)

27 June 1973 (scorecard)

Lancashire 159 all out (55 overs)	v	Worcestershire 159/9 (55 overs)
Harry Pilling 40 Norman Gifford 5/42 (11 overs)		Basil D'Oliveira 29 Peter Lee 4/32 (11 overs)

Worcestershire won by losing fewer wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: David Constant & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Norman Gifford (Worcestershire)

Final

21 July 1973 (scorecard)

Kent 225/7 (55 overs)	v	Worcestershire 186 all out (51.4 overs)
Brian Luckhurst 79 Brian Brain 1/26 (11 overs)		Basil D'Oliveira 47 Asif Iqbal 4/43 (11 overs)

Kent won by 39 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Asif Iqbal (Kent)

See also

Benson & Hedges Cup