2002 Benson & Hedges Cup

April 2022 England and Wales Cricket Board Limited overs cricket(50 overs per innings) Warwickshire 2 18 52 329 Richard Montgomerie (Sussex) 20 Ronnie Irani (Essex) 2001 2001 Benson & Hedges Cup The 2002 Benson & Hedges Cup was the final edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Warwickshire County Cricket Club. The competition which had been inaugurated in 1972 was scrapped following the government ban on tobacco company sponsorship.http://ash.org.uk/files/documents/ASH_124.pdf UK Tobacco Advertising and Promotion ash.org The replacement competition the following season would be the new Twenty20 Cup. Midlands/West/Wales Group TeamPldWLNRAPtsNRR Gloucestershire 5 4 1 0 0 8 1.326 Worcestershire 5 4 1 0 0 8 -0.059 Warwickshire 5 3 2 0 0 6 0.006 Northamptonshire 5 3 2 0 0 6 1.512 Glamorgan 5 0 4 0 1 1 -1.737 Somerset 5 0 4 0 1 1 -2.393 North Group TeamPldWLNRAPtsNRR Leicestershire 5 4 0 1 0 9 0.461 Yorkshire 5 3 2 0 0 6 0.45 Lancashire 5 2 2 1 0 5 1.346 Nottinghamshire 5 2 3 0 0 4 -0.709 Durham 5 2 3 0 0 4 -0.536 Derbyshire 5 0 3 2 0 2 -1.461 South Group TeamPldWLNRAPtsNRR Essex 5 4 0 0 1 9 0.485 Sussex 5 4 1 0 0 8 0.616 Kent 5 2 3 0 0 4 -0.483 Hampshire 5 2 3 0 0 4 -0.422 Middlesex 5 1 3 0 1 3 0.369 Surrey 5 1 4 0 0 2 -0.29 Quarter-finals 21, 22 May 2002 Gloucestershire 203/8 (50 overs) 204/2 (41.4 overs) Worcestershire Mark Alleyne 52 Kabir Ali 3/39 (10 overs) Andy Bichel 94* Mike Smith 1/29 (10 overs) Worcestershire won by 8 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Bristol Nigel Cowley & Jeff Evans Andy Bichel (Worcestershire) The match went into a second day. Gloucestershire were 193/7 (48.4 overs) at the close of the first day. 22 May 2002 Yorkshire 237/9 (50 overs) 239/3 (45 overs) Essex Darren Lehmann 59 Jonathan Dakin 3/47 (10 overs) Nasser Hussain 136* Gary Fellows 1/14 (3 overs) Essex won by 7 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Chelmsford Tony Clarkson & Trevor Jesty Nasser Hussain (Essex) 22 May 2002 Leicestershire 163/8 (50 overs) 164/6 (47.4 overs) Lancashire Michael Bevan 67 John Wood 3/33 (10 overs) David Byas 91 Darren Maddy 2/25 (10 overs) Lancashire won by 4 wickets (scorecard) Grace Road, Leicester Mike Harris & Neil Mallender David Byas (Yorkshire) 22 May 2002 Sussex 196/7 (50 overs) 197/6 (48.4 overs) Warwickshire Tim Ambrose 87 Dougie Brown 2/27 (10 overs) Ian Bell 85* Robin Martin-Jenkins 3/29 (10 overs) Warwickshire won by 4 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Hove Graham Burgess & Nigel Llong Ian Bell (Warwickshire) Semi-finals 6, 7 June 2002 Essex 262/9 (50 overs) 124 all out (33.4 overs) Worcestershire Ronnie Irani 57 Kabir Ali 4/34 (10 overs) Steve Rhodes 41 Andrew Clarke 3/13 (3.4 overs) Essex won by 138 runs (scorecard) County Ground, Chelmsford David Constant & John Holder Ronnie Irani (Essex) The match went into a second day. Worcestershire were 26/4 (12 overs) at the close of the first day. 7 June 2002 Lancashire 211/9 (50 overs) 213/9 (50 overs) Warwickshire Mark Chilton 101 Shaun Pollock 4/27 (10 overs) Ian Bell 46 Kyle Hogg 2/27 (6 overs) Warwickshire won by 1 wicket (scorecard) Old Trafford, Manchester Ken Palmer & George Sharp Mark Chilton (Lancashire) Final 22 June 2002 Essex 181/8 (50 overs) 182/5 (36.2 overs) Warwickshire Paul Grayson 38* Dougie Brown 2/32 (10 overs) Ian Bell 65* Ronnie Irani 2/40 (10 overs) Warwickshire won by 5 wickets (scorecard) Lord's, London Barry Dudleston & John Hampshire Ian Bell (Warwickshire) References See also Benson & Hedges Cup Category:2002 in English cricket Category:Benson & Hedges Cup seasons