1974 Benson & Hedges Cup
Cricket tournament
Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
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Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(55 overs per innings) |
Champions | Surrey (1st title) |
Participants | 20 |
Matches | 47 |
Most runs | 369 Barry Richards (Hampshire) |
Most wickets | 17 Robin Jackman (Surrey)/Garth McKenzie (Leicesters) |
← 1973 1975 → |
The 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup was the third edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Surrey County Cricket Club.
Fixtures and results
Group stage
Midlands Group
Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | BowSR |
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Worcestershire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 34.143 |
Leicestershire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 42.581 |
Warwickshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 51.52 |
Northamptonshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 46.815 |
Middlesex | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 45.808 |
Northern Group
Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | BowSR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lancashire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 38.294 |
Yorkshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 36.139 |
Derbyshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 36.114 |
Nottinghamshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 45.857 |
Minor Counties North | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 62.667 |
Southern Group
Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | BowSR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kent | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 32.605 |
Surrey | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 30.154 |
Essex | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 39.226 |
Sussex | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 38.938 |
Cambridge University | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 65.667 |
Western Group
Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | BowSR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hampshire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 28.550 |
Somerset | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 40.281 |
Gloucestershire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 40.969 |
Glamorgan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 51.286 |
Minor Counties South | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40.500 |
Quarter-finals
12 June 1974 (scorecard) |
Leicestershire 238/8 (55 overs) | v | Kent 230/9 (45.5 overs) |
Leicestershire won by 8 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Barry Meyer Player of the match: Brian Luckhurst (Kent) |
12 June 1974 (scorecard) |
Hampshire 182 all out (53.3 overs) | v | Somerset 183/9 all out (54 overs) |
Somerset won by 1 wicket County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Ray Julian & George Pope Player of the match: Ian Botham (Somerset) |
12 June 1974 (scorecard) |
Surrey 225/7 (55 overs) | v | Yorkshire 201 all out (52.5 overs) |
Surrey won by 24 runs Kennington Oval, London Umpires: Henry Horton & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Geoff Howarth (Surrey) |
12 June 1974 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 204/7 (55 overs) | v | Worcestershire 168 all out (51.1 overs) |
Barry Wood 67 Vanburn Holder 3/32 (11 overs) | John Parker 42 Ken Shuttleworth 3/37 (9.1 overs) |
Lancashire won by 36 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Jack Crapp & Charlie Elliott Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancashire) |
Semi-finals
26 June 1974 (scorecard) |
Surrey 193/8 (55 overs) | v | Lancashire 130 all out (47.1 overs) |
Surrey won by 63 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: John Edrich (Surrey) |
26, 27 June 1974 (scorecard) |
Leicestershire 270/8 (55 overs) | v | Somerset 130 all out (40.4 overs) |
John Steele 91 Allan Jones 3/39 (11 overs) |
Leicestershire won by 140 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Sam Cook & David Evans Player of the match: Brian Davison (Leicestershire) |
- The match went into a second day. Somerset were 20/2 at the close of the first day.
Final
20 July 1974 (scorecard) |
Surrey 170 all out (54.1 overs) | v | Leicestershire 143 all out (54 overs) |
Surrey won by 27 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Bill Alley & Dickie Bird Player of the match: John Edrich (Surrey) |
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