1972 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 | Leicestershire (1st title) |
Participants | 20 |
Matches | 47 |
Most runs | 284 Mike Proctor (Gloucestershire) |
Most wickets | 18 Garth McKenzie (Leicestershire) |
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The 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup was the first edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Leicestershire County Cricket Club.
Fixtures and results
Group stage
Midlands Group
Team | Pld | W | L | BP | Pts | BowSR |
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Leicestershire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 30.125 |
Warwickshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 45.276 |
Worcestershire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 45.071 |
Northamptonshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 66.278 |
Cambridge University | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 77.786 |
Northern Group
Team | Pld | W | L | BP | Pts | BowSR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yorkshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 34.750 |
Lancashire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 39.138 |
Nottinghamshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 45.276 |
Derbyshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 44.786 |
Minor Counties North | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 55.000 |
Southern Group
Team | Pld | W | L | BP | Pts | BowSR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sussex | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 34.917 |
Middlesex | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 47.000 |
Kent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 37.235 |
Surrey | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 37.429 |
Essex | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43.833 |
Western Group
Team | Pld | W | L | BP | Pts | BowSR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glamorgan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 40.800 |
Gloucestershire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 33.703 |
Somerset | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 34.270 |
Hampshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 34.882 |
Minor Counties South | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43.321 |
Quarter-finals
14 June 1972 (scorecard) |
Glamorgan 104/9 (55 overs) | v | Warwickshire 108/5 (45.5 overs) |
Peter Walker 22 Lance Gibbs 2/5 (11 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 5 wickets Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Ray Julian & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Deryck Murray (Warwickshire) |
14 June 1972 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 135 all out (55 overs) | v | Leicestershire 138/3 (49.4 overs) |
Barry Wood 29 Ray Illingworth 3/30 (10 overs) |
Leicestershire won by 7 wickets Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Sam Cook & George Pope Player of the match: Barry Dudleston (Leicestershire) |
14 June 1972 (scorecard) |
Gloucestershire 238/9 (55 overs) | v | Middlesex 176 all out (49.5 overs) |
Clive Radley 63 Tony Brown 4/43 (11 overs) |
Gloucestershire won by 62 runs Lord's, London Umpires: John Arnold & John Langridge Player of the match: Roger Knight (Gloucestershire) |
14, 15 June 1972 (scorecard) |
Sussex 85 all out (51.1 overs) | v | Yorkshire 89/5 (51 overs) |
Roger Prideaux 25 Don Wilson 3/18 (11 overs) |
Yorkshire won by 5 wickets Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Don Wilson (Yorkshire) |
- Reserve day used. Yorkshire were 19/2 (12.3 overs) at the close of the scheduled day’s play
Semi-finals
28 June 1972 (scorecard) |
Warwickshire 96 all out (39.5 overs) | v | Leicestershire 98/3 (37.2 overs) |
Leicestershire won by 7 wickets Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Jack Crapp & John Langridge Player of the match: Ray Illingworth (Leicestershire) |
28 June 1972 (scorecard) |
Gloucestershire 131 all out (55 overs) | v | Yorkshire 134/3 (48.4 overs) |
David Shepherd 40 Chris Old 3/13 (11 overs) |
Yorkshire won by 7 wickets Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Peter Wight Player of the match: Geoffrey Boycott (Yorkshire) |
Final
22 July 1972 (scorecard) |
Yorkshire 136/9 (55 overs) | v | Leicestershire 140/5 (46.5 overs) |
Leicestershire won by 7 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: David Constant & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Chris Balderstone (Leicestershire) |
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