1978 Benson & Hedges Cup

April 2022 Test and County Cricket Board Limited overs cricket(55 overs per innings) Kent 3 20 47 349 – Alan Hill (Derbyshire) 18 – Eddie Barlow (Derbyshire)18 – Wayne Daniel (Middlesex) 1977 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup 1979 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup The 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup was the seventh edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Kent County Cricket Club. Results Group stage Group A TeamPldWLNRAPtsBowSR Derbyshire 4 4 0 0 0 12 40.719 Warwickshire 4 3 1 0 0 9 36.636 Lancashire 4 2 2 0 0 6 46.143 Gloucestershire 4 1 3 0 0 3 38.727 Minor Counties West 4 0 4 0 0 0 51.667 Group B TeamPldWLNRAPtsBowSR Somerset 4 3 0 0 1 10 31.556 Glamorgan 4 3 1 0 0 9 36.629 Hampshire 4 2 1 0 1 7 37.87 Worcestershire 4 1 3 0 0 3 37.667 Oxford and Cambridge Universities 4 0 4 0 0 0 80.154 Group C TeamPldWLNRAPtsBowSR Sussex 4 3 1 0 0 9 26.344 Middlesex 4 3 1 0 0 9 30.912 Leicestershire 4 3 1 0 0 9 38.529 Northamptonshire 4 1 3 0 0 3 44.407 Minor Counties East 4 0 4 0 0 0 49.208 Group D TeamPldWLNRAPtsBowSR Kent 4 3 1 0 0 9 46.25 Nottinghamshire 4 2 1 1 0 7 43.043 Surrey 4 2 1 1 0 7 48.92 Yorkshire 4 1 3 0 0 3 31.242 Essex 4 1 3 0 0 3 54.632 Quarter-finals 7, 8 June 1978 Derbyshire 154 all out (52 overs) 125 all out (48.4 overs) Middlesex Alan Hill 69 Mike Selvey 2/26 (10 overs) Mike Gatting 50 Eddie Barlow 3/22 (7.4 overs) Derbyshire won by 29 runs Scorecard County Ground, Derby Ray Julian & Tom Spencer Eddie Barlow (Derbyshire) Reserve day used. Derbyshire were 11/0 (6 overs) at the close of the scheduled day's play. 7 June 1978 Nottinghamshire 209/7 (55 overs) 210/3 (49 overs) Kent Derek Randall 51 Bob Woolmer 2/32 (10 overs) Alan Ealham 60* Kevin Cooper 1/23 (11 overs) Kent won by 7 wickets Scorecard St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury John Langridge & Alan Whitehead Alan Ealham (Kent) 7, 8 June 1978 Somerset 218/9 (55 overs) 116 all out (42.2 overs) Sussex Ian Botham 54 John Spencer 3/37 (11 overs) Jeremy Groome 28 Keith Jennings 3/20 (11 overs) Somerset won by 102 runs Scorecard County Ground, Hove David Constant & David Halfyard Ian Botham (Somerset) Reserve day used. Sussex were 76/6 (30 overs) at the close of the scheduled day's play. 7, 8 June 1978 Warwickshire 205/6 (55 overs) 159 all out (49.2 overs) Glamorgan John Whitehouse 70 Rodney Ontong 2/21 (8 overs) John Hopkins 26 Stephen Rouse 3/28 (8.2 overs) Warwickshire won by 46 runs Scorecard Edgbaston, Birmingham Cec Pepper & Dusty Rhodes John Whitehouse (Warwickshire) Reserve day used. No play first day. Semi-finals 21, 22 June 1978 Derbyshire 203/9 (55 overs) 162 all out (50.4 overs) Warwickshire Anthony Borrington 77 Bob Willis 3/30 (11 overs) Geoff Humpage 78 Eddie Barlow 3/26 (6.4 overs) Derbyshire won by 41 runs Scorecard County Ground, Derby Bill Alley & Ken Palmer Anthony Borrington (Derbyshire) Reserve day used. Derbyshire were 119/2 (36.5 overs) at the close of the scheduled day's play. 21, 22, 23 June 1978 Kent 204/8 (55 overs) 163 all out (51.2 overs) Somerset Chris Tavaré 56 Ian Botham 3/39 (11 overs) Brian Rose 48 Asif Iqbal 3/49 (9 overs) Kent won by 41 runs Scorecard County Ground, Taunton Lloyd Budd & Tom Spencer Chris Tavaré (Kent) Two reserve days used. Kent were 149/5 (41.2 overs) at the close of the scheduled day's play, and Somerset were 33/1 (13 overs) at the close of the second day's play. Final 22 July 1978 Derbyshire 147 all out (54.4 overs) 151/4 (41.4 overs) Kent Peter Kirsten 41 John Shepherd 4/25 (11 overs) Bob Woolmer 79 Philip Russell 3/28 (11 overs) Kent won by 6 wickets Scorecard Lord's, London David Constant & John Langridge Bob Woolmer (Kent) See also Benson & Hedges Cup Category:Benson & Hedges Cup seasons Category:1978 in English cricket