1976 Benson & Hedges Cup

Fifth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup April 2022 Test and County Cricket Board Limited overs cricket(55 overs per innings) Kent 2 20 47 368 Alan Ormrod (Worcestershire) 15 Mike Hendrick (Derbyshire) 1975 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup 1977 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup The 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup was the fifth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Kent County Cricket Club. Compared with the previous year, the groups were no longer organised on a regional basis, and the minor counties were divided east–west rather than north–south. Fixtures and results Group stage Group A TeamPldWLPtsBowSR Warwickshire 4 3 1 9 55.000 Lancashire 4 2 2 6 32.784 Derbyshire 4 2 2 6 42.258 Glamorgan 4 2 2 6 47.000 Hampshire 4 1 3 3 54.875 Group B TeamPldWLPtsBowSR Leicestershire 4 3 1 9 41.258 Worcestershire 4 3 1 9 55.000 Gloucestershire 4 2 2 6 41.933 Somerset 4 2 2 6 42.750 Minor Counties West 4 0 4 0 96.727 Group C TeamPldWLPtsBowSR Nottinghamshire 4 4 0 12 52.800 Essex 4 3 1 9 34.139 Northamptonshire 4 2 2 6 39.419 Middlesex 4 1 3 3 48.619 Minor Counties East 4 0 4 0 91.143 Group D TeamPldWLPtsBowSR Kent 4 3 1 9 42.481 Surrey 4 3 1 9 48.444 Yorkshire 4 2 2 6 44.385 Oxford and Cambridge Universities 4 1 3 3 49.308 Sussex 4 1 3 3 66.588 Quarter-finals 9 June 1976 Kent 196 all out (54.5 overs) 166 all out (51.5 overs) Nottinghamshire Mike Denness 50 Barry Stead 4/24 (10.5 overs) Mike Harris 54 Kevin Jarvis 4/54 (11 overs) Kent won by 30 runs (scorecard) St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Sam Cook & Ray Julian Kevin Jarvis (Kent) 9 June 1976 Essex 220/9 (55 overs) 221/7 (54.5 overs) Surrey Graham Gooch 89 Robin Jackman 3/31 (11 overs) John Edrich 57* Stuart Turner 2/19 (11 overs) Surrey won by 3 wickets (scorecard) The Oval, London David Evans & John Langridge John Edrich (Surrey) 9 June 1976 Lancashire 206/9 (55 overs) 209/6 (54.1 overs) Warwickshire Frank Hayes 70 Bob Willis 5/27 (11 overs) John Whitehouse 71* David Hughes 2/42 (11 overs) Warwickshire won by 4 wickets (scorecard) Edgbaston, Birmingham Henry Horton & Dusty Rhodes Bob Willis (Warwickshire) 9 June 1976 Leicestershire 268/5 (55 overs) 272/4 (54.4 overs) Worcestershire Roger Tolchard 92* John Inchmore 2/53 (11 overs) Alan Ormrod 95 Paddy Clift 2/47 (11 overs) Worcestershire won by 6 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Worcester Eddie Phillipson & Peter Rochford Imran Khan (Worcestershire) Semi-finals 23 June 1976 Kent 280/3 (55 overs) 264 all out (53.2 overs) Surrey Mike Denness 104 Graham Roope 2/59 (9 overs) Christopher Aworth 67 Derek Underwood 5/35 (10.2 overs) Kent won by 16 runs (scorecard) The Oval, London Arthur Jepson & Peter Wight Mike Denness (Kent) 23 June 1976 Worcestershire 281/4 (55 overs) 269/9 (55 overs) Warwickshire Glenn Turner 143* Bill Bourne 3/58 (11 overs) Dennis Amiss 44 Paul Pridgeon 3/57 (11 overs) Worcestershire won by 12 runs (scorecard) Edgbaston, Birmingham Barrie Meyer & Ken Palmer Glenn Turner (Worcestershire) Final 17 July 1976 Kent 236/7 (55 overs) 193 all out (52.4 overs) Worcestershire Graham Johnson 78 Norman Gifford 2/38 (11 overs) Basil D'Oliveira 50 Kevin Jarvis 4/34 (10.4 overs) Kent won by 43 runs (scorecard) Lord's, London David Constant & Tom Spencer Graham Johnson (Kent) References Benson and Hedges Cup 1976 Category:Benson & Hedges Cup seasons Category:1976 in English cricket Category:Long stubs with short prose