1991 Benson & Hedges Cup
Administrator(s)Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(55 overs per innings)
ChampionsWorcestershire (1st title)
Participants20
Matches47
Most runs413 Chris Smith (Hampshire)[1]
Most wickets16 Neal Radford (Worcestershire)[2]

The 1991 Benson & Hedges Cup was the twentieth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup.

The competition was won by Worcestershire County Cricket Club.

Fixtures and results

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W L NR A Pts Rp100
Worcestershire43100664.675
Northamptonshire43100663.578
Derbyshire42200471.061
Gloucestershire42200456.608
Combined Universities40400043.712

Source:[3]

Group B

Team Pld W L NR A Pts Rp100
Essex44000879.744
Warwickshire43100677.197
Somerset41300268.550
Surrey41300265.909
Middlesex41300259.794

Source:[3]

Group C

Team Pld W L NR A Pts Rp100
Lancashire44000874.135
Kent43100676.252
Sussex42200469.242
Leicestershire41300264.318
Scotland40400058.485

Source:[3]

Group D

Team Pld W L NR A Pts Rp100
Yorkshire43100670.173
Hampshire43100664.236
Nottinghamshire42200476.140
Glamorgan42200470.985
Minor Counties40400063.636

Source:[3]

Quarter-finals

29 May 1991
(scorecard)
Essex
223 all out (55 overs)
v
Hampshire
191 all out (53.5 overs)
Nadeem Shahid 42
Shaun Udal 3/41 (11 overs)
Chris Smith 71
Don Topley 4/41 (10 overs)
Essex won by 32 runs
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Mervyn Kitchen & Bob White
Player of the match: Don Topley (Essex)
29 May 1991
(scorecard)
Northamptonshire
246/8 (55 overs)
v
Lancashire
247/3 (52.4 overs)
Rob Bailey 75
Wasim Akram 3/57 (11 overs)
Gehan Mendis 125*
Greg Thomas 2/54 (11 overs)
Lancashire won by 7 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Dickie Bird & Nigel Plews
Player of the match: Gehan Mendis (Lancashire)
29 May 1991
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
308/5 (55 overs)
v
Kent
281/9 (55 overs)
Tom Moody 100
Alan Igglesden 2/85 (11 overs)
Worcestershire won by 27 runs
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Jack Bond & John Harris
Player of the match: Tom Moody (Worcestershire)
29 May 1991
(scorecard)
Yorkshire
233/6 (55 overs)
v
Warwickshire
111 all out (42 overs)
David Byas 58
Allan Donald 3/46 (11 overs)
Andy Lloyd 24
Martyn Moxon 5/31 (8 overs)
Yorkshire won by 122 runs
Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds
Umpires: Chris Balderstone & Barrie Meyer
Player of the match: Martyn Moxon (Yorkshire)

Semi-finals

12 June 1991
(scorecard)
Essex
104 all out (34.5 overs)
v
Worcestershire
110/1 (31.1 overs)
Nasser Hussain 26
Ian Botham 3/11 (11 overs)
Worcestershire won by 9 wickets
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: David Constant & Barrie Leadbeater
Player of the match: Ian Botham (Worcestershire)
12 June 1991
(scorecard)
Lancashire
268 all out (54 overs)
v
Yorkshire
200 all out (49.4 overs)
Gehan Mendis 75
Stuart Fletcher 4/51 (10 overs)
Ashley Metcalfe 114
Mike Watkinson 5/49 (10.4 overs)
Lancashire won by 68 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Kevin Lyons & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Ashley Metcalfe (Yorkshire)

Final

13, 14 July 1991
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
236/8 (55 overs)
v
Lancashire
171 all out (47.2 overs)
Graeme Hick 88
Wasim Akram 3/58 (11 overs)
Graeme Fowler 54
Neal Radford 3/48 (9 overs)
Worcestershire won by 65 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: John Holder & David Shepherd
Player of the match: Graeme Hick (Worcestershire)
  • Reserve day used. Lancashire were 55/3 at the close of the first day's play.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Batting and Fielding in Benson and Hedges Cup 1991 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bowling in Benson and Hedges Cup 1991 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Benson and Hedges Cup 1991 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
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