1997 NatWest Trophy

Cricket tournament February 2023 England and Wales Cricket Board Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) Knockout Essex 2 32 30 333 Stuart Law (Essex) 15 Allan Donald (Warwickshire) 1996 1996 NatWest Trophy 1998 1998 NatWest Trophy The 1997 NatWest Trophy was the 17th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 24 June and 7 September 1997.subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1997_ENG_National_Westminster_Bank_Trophy_1997.html NatWest Trophy, 1997 – Fixtures CricketArchive 9 June 2010 3 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103165421/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1997_ENG_National_Westminster_Bank_Trophy_1997.html dead The tournament was won by Essex County Cricket Club who defeated Warwickshire County Cricket Club by 9 wickets in the final at Lord's. Format and highlights The 18 first-class counties, were joined by eleven Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cumberland, Devon, Herefordshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Shropshire and Staffordshire. The Ireland, Scotland and Netherlands teams also participated. There was some controversy in the semi-final at the County Ground, Chelmsford, when in a tense contest Mark Ilott of Essex and Robert Croft of Glamorgan had an on-field confrontation.Mark Ilott – Cricinfo The final at Lord's which was held on 7 September 1997 and was won by Essex with Stuart Law scoring 80 and collecting the Man of the Match medal. First round 24 June 1997 Essex 327/7 (60 overs) 238/7 (60 overs) Buckinghamshire Nasser Hussain 78 Keith Arthurton 4/53 (12 overs) Neil Burns 51 Paul Grayson 3/40 (11 overs) Essex won by 89 runs (scorecard) Wilton Park, Beaconsfield Tony Clarkson & John Hampshire Robert Rollins (Essex) 24 June 1997 Hampshire 321/4 (60 overs) 82 all out (32.2 overs) Cambridgeshire Robin Smith 126 Dominic Ralfs 2/69 (12 overs) Dominic Ralfs 14* John Stephenson 5/34 (11.2 overs) Hampshire won by 239 runs (scorecard) Wisbech Cricket Club Ground, Wisbech Mark Benson & Bob White Robin Smith (Hampshire) 24 June 1997 Northamptonshire 223 all out (56.4 overs) 187/9 (60 overs) Cumberland Tony Penberthy 57 David Pennett 3/42 (9.4 overs) Andrew Mawson 77 Tony Penberthy 5/56 (11 overs) Northamptonshire won by 36 runs (scorecard) Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Michael Johnson & Barrie Leadbeater Tony Penberthy (Northamptonshire) 24 June 1997 Leicestershire 225/8 (60 overs) 172/9 (60 overs) Devon Iain Sutcliffe 103* Peter Roebuck 2/27 (12 overs) Gareth Townsend 37 Tim Mason 3/29 (12 overs) Leicestershire won by 53 runs (scorecard) The Maer Ground, Exmouth Neil Mallender & George Sharp Iain Sutcliffe (Leicestershire) 24 June 1997 Bedfordshire 179/9 (60 overs) 182/3 (30.2 overs) Glamorgan Barry Young 30* Steve Watkin 3/23 (11 overs) Robert Croft 64 Richard Dalton 3/32 (6 overs) Glamorgan won by 7 wickets (scorecard) Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Nigel Cowley & Vanburn Holder Robert Croft (Glamorgan) 24 June 1997 Gloucestershire 351/2 (60 overs) 250/9 (60 overs) Scotland Tony Wright 177 Greig Williamson 1/28 (4 overs) Bruce Patterson 77 Tim Hancock 6/58 (12 overs) Gloucestershire won by 101 runs (scorecard) The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol John Holder & Martin Reed Tony Wright (Gloucestershire) 24 June 1997 Lancashire 351/7 (60 overs) 182/5 (60 overs) Berkshire Graham Lloyd 96 Jamie Sylvester 2/59 (9 overs) James Hodgson 53* Gary Yates 2/15 (12 overs) Lancashire won by 169 runs (scorecard) Old Trafford, Manchester Dickie Bird & Alan Whitehead Mark Harvey (Lancashire) 24 June 1997 Lincolnshire 116 all out (50.2 overs) 121/2 (19 overs) Derbyshire Mark Gouldstone 37 Paul Aldred 4/30 (10.2 overs) Chris Adams 71* Stephen Bradford 1/18 (4 overs) Derbyshire won by 8 wickets (scorecard) Lindum Sports Club Ground, Lincoln Paul Adams & Nigel Plews Chris Adams (Derbyshire) 24 June 1997 Middlesex 225 all out (59.5 overs) 227/7 (59.2 overs) Kent Nigel Llong 68 Richard Johnson 5/50 (12 overs) Mark Ramprakash 72 Dean Headley 3/31 (12 overs) Middlesex won by 3 wickets (scorecard) Lord's, London Graham Burgess & Barrie Meyer Mark Ramprakash (Middlesex) 24 June 1997 Staffordshire 95 all out (45.3 overs) 96/0 (31.5 overs) Nottinghamshire Laurie Potter 19 Nathan Astle 3/20 (10 overs) Paul Pollard 42* Nottinghamshire won by 10 wickets (scorecard) Trent Bridge, Nottingham Chris Balderstone & Mervyn Kitchen Nathan Astle (Nottinghamshire) 24 June 1997 Somerset 367/5 (60 overs) 136 all out (37.4 overs) Herefordshire Simon Ecclestone 101 (62) Neal Radford 2/64 (12 overs) Robert Hall 29 (43) Mushtaq Ahmed 4/27 (12 overs) Somerset won by 231 runs (scorecard) County Ground, Taunton David Constant & Kevin Lyons Simon Ecclestone (Somerset) 24 June 1997 Durham 247/7 (60 overs) 251/5 (48.5 overs) Surrey John Morris 75 (114) Ian Salisbury 3/36 (12 overs) Alec Stewart 90* (118) Michael Foster 2/37 (8 overs) Surrey won by 5 wickets (scorecard) The Oval, London Trevor Jesty & Roy Palmer Alec Stewart (Surrey) 24 June 1997 Shropshire 116 all out (47.5 overs) 119/0 (45.4 overs) Sussex Andy Johnson 15 James Kirtley 5/39 (12 overs) Keith Greenfield 89* Sussex won by 10 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Hove Ray Julian & Jeremy Lloyds James Kirtley (Sussex) 24 June 1997 Warwickshire 207 all out (59.3 overs) 127 all out (48.2 overs) Norfolk Ashley Giles 69 Paul Newman 4/23 (12 overs) Steve Goldsmith 22 Ashley Giles 5/21 (12 overs) Warwickshire won by 80 runs (scorecard) Edgbaston, Birmingham John Harris & Allan Jones Ashley Giles (Warwickshire) 24 June 1997 Worcestershire 336/6 (60 overs) 225 all out (54.2 overs) Netherlands Tom Moody 108 (145) Murray Goodwin 1/28 (5 overs) Bas Zuiderent 99 (141) Graeme Hick 2/14 (4.2 overs) Worcestershire won by 111 runs (scorecard) New Road, Worcester John Steele & Peter Willey Bas Zuiderent (Netherlands) 24 June 1997 Yorkshire 249 all out (59.4 overs) 53 all out (18.5 overs) Ireland Peter Hartley 83 Paul McCrum 3/26 (12 overs) Derek Heasley 18 Darren Gough 7/27 (9.5 overs) Yorkshire won by 196 runs (scorecard) Headingley, Leeds Jack Bond & Pasty Harris Darren Gough (Yorkshire) Second round 9 July 1997 Derbyshire 324/7 (60 overs) 180 all out (48.1 overs) Northamptonshire Kim Barnett 111 Rob Bailey 3/55 (9 overs) Tony Penberthy 62 Devon Malcolm 7/35 (10.1 overs) Derbyshire won by 144 runs (scorecard) County Ground, Derby Tony Clarkson & John Holder Devon Malcolm (Derbyshire) 9 July 1997 Worcestershire 286/9 (60 overs) 287/3 (57.3 overs) Essex Graeme Hick 146 Ashley Cowan 2/50 (12 overs) Stuart Law 100 Phil Newport 1/32 (6 overs) Essex won by 7 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Chelmsford Barrie Leadbeater & Bob White Ronnie Irani (Essex) 9 July 1997 Hampshire 302/6 (60 overs) 304/8 (59.4 overs) Glamorgan Robin Smith 119 Darren Thomas 2/70 (11 overs) Adrian Dale 71 John Stephenson 3/49 (12 overs) Glamorgan won by 2 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Southampton Ray Julian & Barrie Meyer Steve James (Glamorgan) 9 July 1997 Yorkshire 310/5 (60 overs) 182 all out (47.2 overs) Leicestershire Craig White 96* Gordon Parsons 3/68 (12 overs) Iain Sutcliffe 90 Richard Stemp 4/54 (12 overs) Yorkshire won by 128 runs (scorecard) Grace Road, Leicester Allan Jones & Alan Whitehead Craig White (Yorkshire) 9 July 1997 Gloucestershire 277/9 (60 overs) 280/6 (59.3 overs) Middlesex Monte Lynch 100 Jacques Kallis 4/47 (11 overs) Jacques Kallis 100 Mark Alleyne 3/47 (12 overs) Middlesex won by 4 wickets (scorecard) Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge Ken Palmer & Roy Palmer Jacques Kallis (Middlesex) 9 July 1997 Nottinghamshire 176 all out (55.1 overs) 154 all out (55.5 overs) Surrey Nathan Astle 56 Saqlain Mushtaq 3/30 (8.1 overs) Mark Butcher 35 Chris Tolley 3/21 (9 overs) Nottinghamshire won by 22 runs (scorecard) The Oval, London Barry Dudleston & Trevor Jesty Nathan Astle (Nottinghamshire) 9 July 1997 Lancashire 283/6 (60 overs) 286/3 (56.3 overs) Sussex John Crawley 113* Vasbert Drakes 2/35 (12 overs) Keith Greenfield 129 Ian Austin 4/45 (11 overs) Sussex won by 7 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Hove John Harris & John Steele Keith Greenfield (Sussex) 9 July 1997 Warwickshire 220 all out (58.1 overs) 209 all out (58.3 overs) Somerset Dominic Ostler 54 Keith Parsons 3/34 (11 overs) Simon Ecclestone 87 Allan Donald 4/54 (12 overs) Warwickshire won by 11 runs (scorecard) Edgbaston, Birmingham Nigel Plews & David Shepherd Simon Ecclestone (Somerset) Quarter-finals 29 July 1997 Derbyshire 327/8 (60 overs) 329/5 (59.2 overs) Sussex Chris Adams 129* Vasbert Drakes 4/62 (12 overs) Rajesh Rao 158 Devon Malcolm 1/33 (6 overs) Sussex won by 5 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Derby Dickie Bird & George Sharp Rajesh Rao (Sussex) 29 July 1997 Yorkshire 236/8 (60 overs) 237/9 (59 overs) Glamorgan Darren Lehmann 105 Dean Cosker 3/26 (12 overs) Matthew Maynard 62 Darren Gough 4/36 (12 overs) Glamorgan won by 1 wicket (scorecard) Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Barry Dudleston & Trevor Jesty Waqar Younis (Glamorgan) 29 July 1997 Warwickshire 286/6 (60 overs) 258/9 (60 overs) Middlesex David Hemp 112 Angus Fraser 1/31 (12 overs) Mark Ramprakash 98 Ashley Giles 3/49 (12 overs) Warwickshire won by 28 runs (scorecard) Lord's, London Graham Burgess & David Shepherd David Hemp (Warwickshire) 29 July 1997 Nottinghamshire 288/5 (60 overs) 289/7 (58.2 overs) Essex Paul Johnson 106 Stuart Law 2/54 (8 overs) Nasser Hussain 89* Paul Franks 3/80 (12 overs) Essex won by 3 wickets (scorecard) Trent Bridge, Nottingham Jack Bond & Vanburn Holder Nasser Hussain (Essex) Semi-finals 12, 13 August 1997 Glamorgan 301/8 (60 overs) 303/9 (55 overs) Essex Steve James 109 Paul Grayson 2/51 (9 overs) Stuart Law 90 Darren Thomas 5/74 (12 overs) Essex won by 1 wicket (scorecard) County Ground, Chelmsford Chris Balderstone & David Constant Stuart Law (Essex) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. 13, 14 August 1997 Warwickshire 342/3 (60 overs) 237 all out (53.1 overs) Sussex David Hemp 111* Vasbert Drakes 2/38 (12 overs) Mark Newell 79 Allan Donald 5/37 (10.1 overs) Warwickshire won by 105 runs (scorecard) Edgbaston, Birmingham John Hampshire & Ken Palmer David Hemp (Warwickshire) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. Final 7 September 1997 Warwickshire 170/8 (60 overs) 171/1 (26.3 overs) Essex Dougie Brown 37 (62) Ashley Cowan 3/29 (12 overs) Stuart Law 80* (71) Allan Donald 1/36 (6 overs) Essex won by 9 wickets (scorecard) Lord's, London Mervyn Kitchen & Peter Willey Stuart Law (Essex) References External links CricketArchive tournament page https://web.archive.org/web/20121103165421/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1997_ENG_National_Westminster_Bank_Trophy_1997.html 3 November 2012 Category:Friends Provident Trophy seasons Natwest Trophy, 1997 Category:NatWest Group