1972 Benson & Hedges Cup
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) |
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[edit]
Group stage[edit]
Midlands Group[edit]
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[edit]
Team | Pld | W | L | BP | Pts | BowSR |
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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[edit]
Team | Pld | W | L | BP | Pts | BowSR |
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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[edit]
Team | Pld | W | L | BP | Pts | BowSR |
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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[edit]
14, 15 June 1972
(scorecard) |
Sussex
85 all out (51.1 overs) |
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Yorkshire
89/5 (51 overs) |
- Reserve day used. Yorkshire were 19/2 (12.3 overs) at the close of the scheduled day’s play
Semi-finals[edit]
Final[edit]
See also[edit]