1972 Benson & Hedges Cup

April 2022 Test and County Cricket Board Limited overs cricket(55 overs per innings) Leicestershire 1 20 47 284 Mike Proctor (Gloucestershire) 18 Garth McKenzie (Leicestershire) 1973 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup The 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup was the first edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Leicestershire County Cricket Club. Fixtures and results Group stage Midlands Group TeamPldWLBPPtsBowSR Leicestershire 4 4 0 4 16 30.125 Warwickshire 4 3 1 1 10 45.276 Worcestershire 4 2 2 1 7 45.071 Northamptonshire 4 1 3 0 3 66.278 Cambridge University 4 0 4 0 0 77.786 Northern Group TeamPldWLBPPtsBowSR Yorkshire 4 3 1 2 11 34.750 Lancashire 4 3 1 2 11 39.138 Nottinghamshire 4 3 1 1 10 45.276 Derbyshire 4 1 3 0 3 44.786 Minor Counties North 4 0 4 0 0 55.000 Southern Group TeamPldWLBPPtsBowSR Sussex 4 3 1 1 10 34.917 Middlesex 4 3 1 1 10 47.000 Kent 4 2 2 2 8 37.235 Surrey 4 2 2 1 7 37.429 Essex 4 0 4 0 0 43.833 Western Group TeamPldWLBPPtsBowSR Glamorgan 4 3 1 2 11 40.800 Gloucestershire 4 3 1 1 10 33.703 Somerset 4 2 2 2 8 34.270 Hampshire 4 2 2 1 7 34.882 Minor Counties South 4 0 4 0 0 43.321 Quarter-finals 14 June 1972 Glamorgan 104/9 (55 overs) 108/5 (45.5 overs) Warwickshire Peter Walker 22 Lance Gibbs 2/5 (11 overs) Deryck Murray 28 * Don Shepherd 2/22 (11 overs) Warwickshire won by 5 wickets (scorecard) Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Ray Julian & Alan Whitehead Deryck Murray (Warwickshire) 14 June 1972 Lancashire 135 all out (55 overs) 138/3 (49.4 overs) Leicestershire Barry Wood 29 Ray Illingworth 3/30 (10 overs) Barry Dudleston 65 * Barry Wood 2/39 (11 overs) Leicestershire won by 7 wickets (scorecard) Grace Road, Leicester Sam Cook & George Pope Barry Dudleston (Leicestershire) 14 June 1972 Gloucestershire 238/9 (55 overs) 176 all out (49.5 overs) Middlesex Roger Knight 92 Mike Selvey 5/39 (11 overs) Clive Radley 63 Tony Brown 4/43 (11 overs) Gloucestershire won by 62 runs (scorecard) Lord's, London John Arnold & John Langridge Roger Knight (Gloucestershire) 14, 15 June 1972 Sussex 85 all out (51.1 overs) 89/5 (51 overs) Yorkshire Roger Prideaux 25 Don Wilson 3/18 (11 overs) Geoffrey Boycott 24 Tony Greig 3/15 (11 overs) Yorkshire won by 5 wickets (scorecard) Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford Eddie Phillipson & Dusty Rhodes Don Wilson (Yorkshire) Reserve day used. Yorkshire were 19/2 (12.3 overs) at the close of the scheduled day’s play Semi-finals 28 June 1972 Warwickshire 96 all out (39.5 overs) 98/3 (37.2 overs) Leicestershire Norman McVicker 23 Garth McKenzie 3/19 (11 overs) Barry Dudleston 30 Lance Gibbs 3/18 (11 overs) Leicestershire won by 7 wickets (scorecard) Grace Road, Leicester Jack Crapp & John Langridge Ray Illingworth (Leicestershire) 28 June 1972 Gloucestershire 131 all out (55 overs) 134/3 (48.4 overs) Yorkshire David Shepherd 40 Chris Old 3/13 (11 overs) Geoffrey Boycott 75 * Tony Brown 2/16 (11 overs) Yorkshire won by 7 wickets (scorecard) Headingley, Leeds Charlie Elliott & Peter Wight Geoffrey Boycott (Yorkshire) Final 22 July 1972 Yorkshire 136/9 (55 overs) 140/5 (46.5 overs) Leicestershire Barrie Leadbeater 32 Garth McKenzie 3/22 (11 overs) Chris Balderstone 41 * Howard Cooper 2/27 (9 overs) Leicestershire won by 7 wickets (scorecard) Lord's, London David Constant & Tom Spencer Chris Balderstone (Leicestershire) See also Benson & Hedges Cup Benson And Hedges Cup Category:Benson & Hedges Cup seasons