1979 Benson & Hedges Cup

June 2022 Test and County Cricket Board Limited overs cricket(55 overs per innings) Essex 1 20 47 591 Graham Gooch (Essex) 19 John Lever (Essex) 1978 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup 1980 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup The 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup was the eighth competition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Essex County Cricket Club. Controversy Worcestershire v Somerset, 1979 Going into the final round of matches in Group A, Somerset held a three-point lead over both Glamorgan and Worcestershire. Worcestershire were due to play Somerset at New Road while Glamorgan had an easy fixture against Minor Counties South at Watford. It was mathematically possible for both Glamorgan and Worcestershire to overhaul Somerset in the table, and qualify for the quarter-finals, if both teams won (leaving all three on nine points) and their bowling strike rates improved and Somerset's worsened. Bowling strike rate was used as a tie-breaker in the event of teams finishing level on points. In the match at Worcester, Somerset's captain Brian Rose won the toss and elected to bat. After one over, which yielded a no-ball, Rose declared, leaving Worcestershire a target of two which they knocked off in 10 balls. This left Somerset's strike rate intact.Williamson Martin http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/405598.html I do declare ESPNcricinfo 23 May 2009 2012-12-04 The action was in fact unnecessary as Glamorgan's match was washed out. Although Rose was condemned, there was nothing in the Rules against a declaration in limited overs cricket at the time. The action was, however, viewed as being against the spirit of the game. By a vote of 17–1 at a meeting on 1 June, the TCCB ejected Somerset from the Benson & Hedges Cup, their place in the quarter-finals being taken by Glamorgan. Fixtures and results Group stage Group A TeamPldWLNRPtsBowSR Somerset1 4 3 1 0 9 33.321 Worcestershire 4 3 1 0 9 36.920 Glamorgan 4 2 1 1 7 36.040 Gloucestershire 4 1 3 0 3 53.100 Minor Counties South 4 0 3 1 1 55.692 1 Somerset were ejected from the competition for bringing the game into disrepute after they declared at 1/0 after one over in their match against Worcestershire in order to ensure that they could not be overtaken on strike-rate. Group B TeamPldWLNRPtsBowSR Warwickshire 4 4 0 0 12 39.786 Derbyshire 4 2 1 1 7 33.438 Lancashire 4 2 1 1 7 49.500 Leicestershire 4 1 3 0 3 50.731 Hampshire 4 0 4 0 0 73.941 Group C TeamPldWLNRPtsBowSR Surrey 4 3 1 0 9 34.972 Essex 4 3 1 0 9 39.774 Sussex 4 2 2 0 6 50.000 Northamptonshire 4 2 2 0 6 55.000 Oxford and Cambridge Universities 4 0 4 0 0 93.286 Group D TeamPldWLNRPtsBowSR Middlesex 4 3 0 1 10 35.227 Yorkshire 4 2 0 2 8 33.111 Nottinghamshire 4 2 1 1 7 41.903 Kent 4 1 3 0 3 35.139 Minor Counties North 4 0 4 0 0 123.143 Quarter-finals 6 June 1979 Essex 271/5 (55 overs) 227 all out (53.1 overs) Warwickshire Graham Gooch 138 Steve Perryman 2/60 (11 overs) David Smith 61 Norbert Phillip 2/30 (10.1 overs) Essex won by 44 runs (scorecard) County Ground, Chelmsford Ray Julian & Ken Palmer Graham Gooch (Essex) 6 June 1979 Glamorgan 197/5 (55 overs) 199/4 (51.3 overs) Derbyshire Peter Swart 75* David Steele 2/29 (10 overs) John Wright 101 Robin Hobbs 3/41 (10 overs) Derbyshire won by 6 wickets (scorecard) Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Dickie Bird & David Evans John Wright (Derbyshire) 6 June 1979 Middlesex 107 all out (49 overs) 108/6 (47 overs) Yorkshire Graham Barlow 21 Howard Cooper 4/28 (10 overs) Kevin Sharp 22 Wayne Daniel 2/15 (11 overs) Yorkshire won by 4 wickets (scorecard) Lord's, London Barrie Meyer & Peter Wight David Bairstow (Yorkshire) 6 June 1979 Worcestershire 199/7 (55 overs) 201/3 (50 overs) Surrey Younis Ahmed 107 Sylvester Clarke 3/18 (11 overs) Monte Lynch 67 James Cumbes 2/33 (11 overs) Surrey won by 7 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Worcester Arthur Jepson & Don Oslear Younis Ahmed (Worcestershire) Semi-finals 4 July 1979 Surrey 166/8 (55 overs) 160 all out (53.2 overs) Derbyshire Monte Lynch 49 Geoff Miller 3/23 (11 overs) Peter Kirsten 70 Sylvester Clarke 3/31 (11 overs) Surrey won by 6 runs (scorecard) County Ground, Derby Ray Julian & Peter Wight Peter Kirsten (Derbyshire) 4 July 1979 Yorkshire 173/9 (55 overs) 174/7 (54 overs) Essex Richard Lumb 75 Ray East 2/25 (11 overs) Graham Gooch 49 Arnie Sidebottom 3/35 (11 overs) Essex won by 3 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Chelmsford Don Oslear & Alan Whitehead Keith Pont (Essex) Final 21 July 1979 Essex 290/6 (55 overs) 255 all out (51.4 overs) Surrey Graham Gooch 120 Hugh Wilson 4/56 (11 overs) Geoff Howarth 74 Norbert Phillip 3/42 (10 overs) Essex won by 35 runs (scorecard) Lord's, London Dickie Bird & Barrie Meyer Graham Gooch (Essex) References See also Benson & Hedges Cup Category:1979 in English cricket Category:1979 controversies Category:Benson & Hedges Cup seasons