1975 Benson & Hedges Cup

April 2022 Test and County Cricket Board Limited overs cricket(55 overs per innings) Leicestershire 2 20 47 322 Chris Balderstone (Leicestershire) 17 Ken Higgs (Leicestershire) 1974 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup 1976 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup The 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup was the fourth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Leicestershire County Cricket Club. Fixtures and results Group stage Midlands Group TeamPldWLPtsBowSR Warwickshire 4 4 0 12 33.054 Leicestershire 4 3 1 9 48.111 Oxford and Cambridge Universities 4 2 2 6 45.000 Northamptonshire 4 1 3 3 42.929 Worcestershire 4 0 4 0 47.625 Northern Group TeamPldWLPtsBowSR Lancashire 4 4 0 12 50.231 Yorkshire 4 3 1 9 35.629 Derbyshire 4 2 2 6 43.967 Nottinghamshire 4 1 3 3 43.565 Minor Counties North 4 0 4 0 78.200 Southern Group TeamPldWLPtsBowSR Essex 4 4 0 12 30.275 Middlesex 4 2 2 6 35.294 Sussex 4 2 2 6 35.613 Kent 4 2 2 6 42.516 Minor Counties South 4 0 4 0 53.100 Western Group TeamPldWLPtsBowSR Hampshire 4 4 0 12 31.200 Somerset 4 2 2 6 31.184 Surrey 4 2 2 6 40.000 Gloucestershire 4 1 3 3 45.444 Glamorgan 4 1 3 3 48.773 Quarter-finals 4 June 1975 Hampshire 223 all out (55 overs) 173 all out (45.3 overs) Somerset David Turner 40 Ian Botham 3/56 (11 overs) Viv Richards 62 Peter Sainsbury 3/29 (11 overs) Hampshire won by 50 runs (scorecard) County Ground, Southampton David Evans & Alan Whitehead Peter Sainsbury (Hampshire) 4 June 1975 Lancashire 180/8 (55 overs) 183/8 (53.3 overs) Leicestershire Frank Hayes 67 Ken Higgs 2/38 (11 overs) Roger Tolchard 57* Peter Lee 2/22 (10 overs) Leicestershire won by 2 wickets (scorecard) Grace Road, Leicester Cec Pepper & Dusty Rhodes Roger Tolchard (Leicestershire) 4 June 1975 Yorkshire 182 all out (55 overs) 183/6 (54.1 overs) Middlesex Geoff Boycott 58 Tim Lamb 5/44 (11 overs) Norman Featherstone 38 Arnie Sidebottom 2/18 (11 overs) Middlesex won by 4 wickets (scorecard) Lord's, London Henry Horton & Barry Meyer Clive Radley (Middlesex) 4 June 1975 Essex 153 all out (55 overs) 154/3 (37.5 overs) Warwickshire Brian Edmeades 85 Steve Rouse 4/22 (7 overs) Alvin Kallicharran 71* Keith Boyce 2/40 (11 overs) Warwickshire won by 7 wickets (scorecard) Edgbaston, Birmingham Ron Aspinall & Eddie Phillipson Steve Rouse (Warwickshire) Semi-finals 2 July 1975 Hampshire 216 all out (53.4 overs) 217/5 (54.1 overs) Leicestershire Gordon Greenidge 111 Peter Booth 3/27 (7 overs) Chris Balderstone 101* Andy Roberts 1/16 (10.1 overs) Leicestershire won by 5 wickets (scorecard) Grace Road, Leicester Jack Crapp & David Evans Chris Balderstone (Leicestershire) 2 July 1975 Middlesex 247/8 (55 overs) 244/9 (55 overs) Warwickshire Clive Radley 103 Steve Rouse 2/26 (10 overs) John Jameson 65 John Price 3/38 (11 overs) Middlesex won by 3 runs (scorecard) Edgbaston, Birmingham Arthur Jepson & Ray Julian Larry Gomes (Middlesex) Final 19 July 1975 Middlesex 146 all out (52.4 overs) 150/5 (51.2 overs) Leicestershire Michael Smith 83 Norman McVicker 4/20 (11 overs) John Steele 49 Fred Titmus 2/30 (11 overs) Leicestershire won by 5 wickets (scorecard) Lord's, London Lloyd Budd & Arthur Fagg Norman McVicker (Leicestershire) See also Benson & Hedges Cup Benson and Hedges Cup Category:Benson & Hedges Cup seasons