1973 Benson & Hedges Cup

April 2022 Test and County Cricket Board Limited overs cricket(55 overs per innings) Kent 1 20 47 335 Ron Headley (Worcestershire) 18 Norman Gifford (Worcestershire) 1972 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup 1974 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup The 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup was the second edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Kent County Cricket Club. Fixtures and results Group stage Midlands Group TeamPldWLPtsBowSR Leicestershire 4 3 1 9 34.158 Worcestershire 4 3 1 9 38.182 Warwickshire 4 2 2 6 37.636 Oxford University 4 1 3 3 42.607 Northamptonshire 4 1 3 3 43.375 Northern Group TeamPldWLPtsBowSR Lancashire 4 3 1 9 38.515 Nottinghamshire 4 3 1 9 43.276 Yorkshire 4 3 1 9 52.625 Derbyshire 4 1 3 3 39.800 Minor Counties North 4 0 4 0 73.812 Southern Group TeamPldWLPtsBowSR Kent 4 3 1 9 35.833 Essex 4 2 2 6 34.459 Surrey 4 2 2 6 41.094 Sussex 4 2 2 6 46.958 Middlesex 4 1 3 3 60.263 Western Group TeamPldWLPtsBowSR Glamorgan 4 3 1 9 33.588 Hampshire 4 3 1 9 34.703 Somerset 4 2 2 6 38.706 Gloucestershire 4 2 2 6 41.200 Minor Counties South 4 0 4 0 104.100 Quarter-finals 13 June 1973 Leicestershire 177/8 (55 overs) 180/4 (45.5 overs) Essex Chris Balderstone 58 Brian Edmeades 5/22 (11 overs) Bob Cooke 50 * Ken Higgs 2/21 (11 overs) Essex won by 6 wickets (scorecard) Valentines Park, Ilford Bill Alley & Dickie Bird Brian Edmeades (Essex) 13 June 1973 Kent 206 all out (55 overs) 195 all out (53.4 overs) Hampshire Asif Iqbal 54 Bob Herman 2/33 (11 overs) Richard Gilliat 55 Norman Graham 3/45 (10.4 overs) Kent won by 11 runs (scorecard) County Ground, Southampton Barry Meyer & Eddie Phillipson Richard Gilliat (Hampshire) 13 June 1973 Lancashire 227/5 (55 overs) 68 all out (36.5 overs) Glamorgan Harry Pilling 109* Lawrence Williams 2/63 (11 overs) Tony Lewis 13 Jack Simmons 3/5 (3.5 overs) Lancashire won by 159 runs (scorecard) Old Trafford, Manchester Ray Julian & Cec Pepper Harry Pilling (Lancashire) 13 June 1973 Worcestershire 234/8 (55 overs) 145/8 (55 overs) Nottinghamshire Ron Headley 84 Barry Stead 3/49 (11 overs) Bob White 52* Vanburn Holder 2/9 (9 overs) Worcestershire won by 89 runs (scorecard) New Road, Worcester David Evans & Arthur Fagg Ron Headley (Worcestershire) Semi-finals 27 June 1973 Kent 169/9 (55 overs) 123 all out (44 overs) Essex Alan Ealham 48 Ray East 4/26 (11 overs) Bruce Francis 33 John Shepherd 3/21 (7 overs) Kent won by 46 runs (scorecard) St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Dickie Bird & Peter Wight Alan Ealham (Kent) 27 June 1973 Lancashire 159 all out (55 overs) 159/9 (55 overs) Worcestershire Harry Pilling 40 Norman Gifford 5/42 (11 overs) Basil D'Oliveira 29 Peter Lee 4/32 (11 overs) Worcestershire won by losing fewer wickets (scorecard) Old Trafford, Manchester David Constant & Arthur Jepson Norman Gifford (Worcestershire) Final 21 July 1973 Kent 225/7 (55 overs) 186 all out (51.4 overs) Worcestershire Brian Luckhurst 79 Brian Brain 1/26 (11 overs) Basil D'Oliveira 47 Asif Iqbal 4/43 (11 overs) Kent won by 39 runs (scorecard) Lord's, London Charlie Elliott & Dusty Rhodes Asif Iqbal (Kent) See also Benson & Hedges Cup Category:1973 in English cricket Category:Benson & Hedges Cup seasons