1996 Benson & Hedges Cup

April 2022 Test and County Cricket Board Limited overs cricket(50 overs per innings) Lancashire 4 22 57 425 Rob Bailey (Northamptonshire)https://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/Benson_and_Hedges_Cup_1996/Batting_by_Runs.html Batting and Fielding in Benson and Hedges Cup 1996 (Ordered by Runs) CricketArchive 4 May 2016 17 Mike Watkinson (Lancashire)https://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/Benson_and_Hedges_Cup_1996/Bowling_by_Wickets.html Bowling in Benson and Hedges Cup 1996 (Ordered by Wickets) CricketArchive 4 May 2016 1995 1995 Benson & Hedges Cup 1997 1997 Benson & Hedges Cup The 1996 Benson & Hedges Cup was the twenty-fifth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 26 April and 13 July 1996. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/Benson_and_Hedges_Cup_1996.html Benson and Hedges Cup 1996 CricketArchive 3 May 2016 The competition was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club for a record fourth time, defeating Northamptonshire County Cricket Club by 31 runs in the final at Lord's on 13 July 1996. Format At the TCCB's winter meeting on 13 December 1995, it was agreed to reduce the format of the cup from 55 to 50 overs a side. Engel Matthew Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1996 Guildford John Wisden & Co Ltd 1343 1996 Fixtures and results Group stage Group A TeamPldWLNRAPtsNRRA100 Lancashire 5 5 0 0 0 10 11.579 Warwickshire 5 3 1 1 0 7 39.578 Leicestershire 5 3 2 0 0 6 -3.928 Derbyshire 5 2 3 0 0 4 -4.790 Durham 5 1 3 1 0 3 -6.834 Minor Counties 5 0 5 0 0 0 -26.535 Source:subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/0/Benson_and_Hedges_Cup_1996.html Benson and Hedges Cup 1996 Points Table CricketArchive 4 May 2016 Group B TeamPldWLNRAPtsNRRA100 Northamptonshire 4 4 0 0 0 8 11.058 Yorkshire 4 3 1 0 0 6 15.255 Nottinghamshire 4 2 2 0 0 4 4.553 Worcestershire 4 1 3 0 0 2 2.284 Scotland 4 0 4 0 0 0 -36.257 Source: Group C TeamPldWLNRAPtsNRRA100 Glamorgan 5 4 1 0 0 8 8.739 Kent 5 4 1 0 0 8 4.078 Essex 5 3 2 0 0 6 11.240 Somerset 5 3 2 0 0 6 4.764 Middlesex 5 1 4 0 0 2 -11.466 British Universities 5 0 5 0 0 0 -17.944 Source: Group D TeamPldWLNRAPtsNRRA100 Surrey 4 4 0 0 0 8 18.977 Gloucestershire 4 3 1 0 0 6 17.850 Hampshire 4 2 2 0 0 4 12.750 Sussex 4 1 3 0 0 2 -1.286 Ireland 4 0 4 0 0 0 -49.884 Source: Quarter-finals 28 May 1996 Warwickshire 239 all out (48.5 overs) 227 all out (48.3 overs) Glamorgan Dominic Ostler 85 Gary Butcher 2/21 (6 overs) Matthew Maynard 75 Gladstone Small 3/25 (9 overs) Warwickshire won by 12 runs (scorecard) Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Trevor Jesty & Allan Jones Dominic Ostler (Warwickshire) 28, 29 May 1996 Gloucestershire 158 all out (46.5 overs) 162/5 (39.4 overs) Lancashire Tony Wright 26 Steve Elworthy 4/14 (10 overs) Neil Fairbrother 80* Mike Smith 2/30 (9 overs) Lancashire won by 5 wickets (scorecard) Old Trafford, Manchester Barry Dudleston & Vanburn Holder Neil Fairbrother (Lancashire) Reserve day used. Lancashire were 12/3 at the close of the first day's play. 28, 29 May 1996 Northamptonshire 293/7 (50 overs) 270 all out (47.2 overs) Kent Rob Bailey 105* Mark Ealham 2/38 (10 overs) Trevor Ward 98 John Emburey 4/24 (5 overs) Northamptonshire won by 23 runs (scorecard) County Ground, Northampton Jack Bond & Graham Burgess John Emburey (Northamptonshire) Reserve day used. Kent were 108/4 at the close of the first day's play. 28 May 1996 Surrey 229 all out (49.5 overs) 230/1 (37.1 overs) Yorkshire Graham Thorpe 41 Chris Silverwood 3/41 (10 overs) David Byas 116* Joey Benjamin 1/53 (10 overs) Yorkshire won by 9 wickets (scorecard) The Foster's Oval, London Kevin Lyons & Peter Willey David Byas (Yorkshire) Semi-finals 11, 12 June 1996 Yorkshire 250/5 (50 overs) 251/9 (50 overs) Lancashire Michael Bevan 95* Mike Watkinson 2/30 (10 overs) Warren Hegg 81 Darren Gough 2/39 (10 overs) Lancashire won by 1 wicket (scorecard) Old Trafford, Manchester David Constant & Ken Palmer Warren Hegg (Lancashire) Reserve day used. Yorkshire were 198/5 at the end of the first day's play. 11, 12 June 1996 Northamptonshire 220/7 (50 overs) 193 all out (47.5 overs) Warwickshire Tim Walton 70* Paul Smith 2/56 (9 overs) Paul Smith 45 Paul Taylor 2/25 (10 overs) Northamptonshire won by 27 runs (scorecard) County Ground, Northampton Chris Balderstone & John Hampshire Tim Walton (Northamptonshire) Reserve day used. Warwickshire were 91/3 at the end of the first day's play. Final 13 July 1996 Lancashire 245/9 (50 overs) 214 all out (48.3 overs) Northamptonshire Neil Fairbrother 63 David Capel 2/37 (8 overs) Rob Bailey 46 Ian Austin 4/21 (9.3 overs) Lancashire won by 31 runs (scorecard) Lord's, London Mervyn Kitchen & George Sharp Ian Austin (Lancashire) References See also Benson & Hedges Cup Category:Benson & Hedges Cup seasons Category:1996 in English cricket Category:Long stubs with short prose