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The 1995 Benson & Hedges Cup was the twenty-fourth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 23 April and 15 July 1995. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/Benson_and_Hedges_Cup_1995.html Benson and Hedges Cup 1995 CricketArchive 3 May 2016
It had been agreed before the close of the 1994 season that the Benson & Hedges Cup would revert to a zonal system, having been a knockout tournament for the 1993 and 1994 tournaments. Engel Matthew Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1994 Guildford John Wisden & Co Ltd 1294 1994 Ireland, having entered the tournament for the first time in 1994, retained their place, meaning there were 22 teams.
The competition was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club for a record third time, defeating Kent County Cricket Club by 35 runs in the final at Lord's on 15 July 1995.
Fixtures and results
Group stage
Group A
TeamPldWLNRAPtsNRRA100 Lancashire 5 4 0 1 0 9 22.567 Nottinghamshire 5 3 1 1 0 7 0.704 Warwickshire 5 2 2 1 0 5 4.685 Durham 5 2 2 1 0 5 -3.172 Minor Counties 5 1 3 1 0 3 -11.761 Leicestershire 5 0 4 1 0 1 -7.583
Source:subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/0/Benson_and_Hedges_Cup_1995.html Benson and Hedges Cup 1995 Points Table CricketArchive 4 May 2016
Group B
TeamPldWLNRAPtsNRRA100 Yorkshire 4 3 0 0 1 7 17.348 Worcestershire 4 3 1 0 0 6 26.025 Derbyshire 4 2 1 0 1 5 -3.116 Northamptonshire 4 1 3 0 0 2 -1.499 Scotland 4 0 4 0 0 0 -37.356
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Group C
TeamPldWLNRAPtsNRRA100 Gloucestershire 5 5 0 0 0 10 9.991 Middlesex 5 4 1 0 0 8 7.699 Glamorgan 5 3 2 0 0 6 16.454 Essex 5 1 3 1 0 3 -2.485 Hampshire 5 1 3 1 0 3 -6.099 Combined Universities 5 0 5 0 0 0 -28.048
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Group D
TeamPldWLNRAPtsNRRA100 Kent 4 4 0 0 0 8 27.137 Somerset 4 2 2 0 0 4 12.172 Surrey 4 2 2 0 0 4 4.665 Sussex 4 2 2 0 0 4 0.460 Ireland 4 0 4 0 0 0 -46.005
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Quarter-finals
30, 31 May 1995 Gloucestershire 113 all out (49.4 overs) 114/4 (35.1 overs) Somerset Bob Dawson 38 Mushtaq Ahmed 3/23 (10.4 overs) Marcus Trescothick 52 Javagal Srinath 2/35 (10.1 overs) Somerset won by 6 wickets (scorecard) The Royal and Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol Vanburn Holder & Barrie Leadbeater Jeremy Batty (Somerset) Reserve day used. Somerset were 64/2 at the close of the first day's play.
30 May 1995 Kent 250/9 (55 overs) 224 all out (54.4 overs) Middlesex Trevor Ward 64 Angus Fraser 4/49 (11 overs) Jason Pooley 47 Matthew Fleming 3/41 (10.4 overs) Kent won by 26 runs (scorecard) St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Dickie Bird & Mervyn Kitchen Mark Ealham (Kent)
30 May 1995 Nottinghamshire 201/8 (55 overs) 205/4 (49.4 overs) Lancashire Chris Lewis 48 Ian Austin 3/45 (11 overs) Graham Lloyd 72* Kevin Evans 2/28 (9 overs) Lancashire won by 6 wickets (scorecard) Old Trafford, Manchester John Holder & Barrie Meyer Graham Lloyd (Lancashire)
30 May 1995 Yorkshire 88 all out (48.5 overs) 89/3 (22.5 overs) Worcestershire David Byas 47 Stuart Lampitt 4/16 (7.5 overs) Tom Moody 32* Mark Anderson 2/15 (6 overs) Worcestershire won by 7 wickets (scorecard) Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds John Harris & Ken Palmer Stuart Lampitt (Worcestershire)
Semi-finals
13, 14 June 1995 Kent 250/9 (55 overs) 219/8 (55 overs) Somerset Mark Ealham 52 Mushtaq Ahmed 2/28 (11 overs) Andy Hayhurst 69* Tim Wren 3/34 (11 overs) Kent won by 31 runs (scorecard) St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury John Holder & George Sharp Mark Ealham (Kent) Reserve day used. Kent were 250/9 (55 overs) at the end of the first day's play.
13 June 1995 Worcestershire 261/5 (55 overs) 264/8 (54.2 overs) Lancashire Graeme Hick 109 Wasim Akram 3/59 (11 overs) Wasim Akram 64 Graeme Hick 2/30 (5 overs) Lancashire won by 2 wickets (scorecard) New Road, Worcester Roy Palmer & Alan Whitehead Wasim Akram (Lancashire)
Final
15 July 1995 Lancashire 274/7 (55 overs) 239 all out (52.1 overs) Kent Mike Atherton 93 Dean Headley 2/57 (11 overs) Aravinda de Silva 112 Mike Watkinson 3/42 (10.1 overs)Gary Yates 3/42 (11 overs) Lancashire won by 35 runs (scorecard) Lord's, London Nigel Plews & David Shepherd Aravinda de Silva (Kent)
See also
Benson & Hedges Cup
References
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