1985 Benson & Hedges Cup

April 2022 Test and County Cricket Board Limited overs cricket(55 overs per innings) Leicestershire 3 20 47 430 Graham Gooch (Essex) 19 Neil Foster (Essex) 1984 1984 Benson & Hedges Cup 1986 1986 Benson & Hedges Cup The 1985 Benson & Hedges Cup was the fourteenth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Leicestershire County Cricket Club. Fixtures and results Group stage Group A TeamPldWLNRAPtsBowSR Northamptonshire 4 2 0 2 0 6 40.958 Derbyshire 4 2 1 1 0 5 35.542 Nottinghamshire 4 2 1 1 0 5 39.760 Gloucestershire 4 2 2 0 0 4 40.938 Scotland 4 0 4 0 0 0 42.586 Group B TeamPldWLNRAPtsBowSR Worcestershire 4 3 1 0 0 6 40.897 Leicestershire 4 3 1 0 0 6 48.480 Yorkshire 4 2 2 0 0 4 30.789 Lancashire 4 1 3 0 0 2 48.375 Warwickshire 4 1 3 0 0 2 52.958 Group C TeamPldWLNRAPtsBowSR Essex 4 4 0 0 0 8 30.389 Middlesex 4 2 2 0 0 4 38.621 Surrey 4 2 2 0 0 4 43.778 Sussex 4 2 2 0 0 4 46.577 Oxford and Cambridge Universities 4 0 4 0 0 0 76.600 Group D TeamPldWLNRAPtsBowSR Hampshire 4 4 0 0 0 8 28.605 Kent 4 3 1 0 0 6 33.194 Glamorgan 4 2 2 0 0 4 31.417 Somerset 4 1 3 0 0 2 39.448 Minor Counties 4 0 4 0 0 0 53.765 Quarter-finals 5, 6, 7 June 1985 Derbyshire 167/9 (55 overs) 4/1 (1.4 overs) Essex Kim Barnett 60 Neil Foster 2/26 (11 overs) Chris Gladwin 3* Michael Holding 1/1 (1 over) No result (scorecard) County Ground, Chelmsford Barrie Meyer & Alan Whitehead Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. No play on first reserve day. Match was replaced with a 20-over match on second reserve day. 7 June 1985 Essex 150/4 (20 overs) 132/6 (20 overs) Derbyshire Graham Gooch 72* Alan Warner 2/41 (4 overs) Bill Fowler 28 John Lever 2/23 (4 overs) Essex won by 18 runs (scorecard) County Ground, Chelmsford Barrie Meyer & Alan Whitehead Graham Gooch (Essex) Match was reduced before play started to 20 overs per side. 5 June 1985 Leicestershire 243/4 (55 overs) 239 all out (54.5 overs) Hampshire Chris Balderstone 60 Malcolm Marshall 1/38 (11 overs) Robin Smith 81 Jonathan Agnew 3/38 (10.5 overs) Leicestershire won by 4 runs (scorecard) County Ground, Southampton David Constant & David Evans Peter Willey (Leicestershire) Reserve day used. No play on first day. 5, 6, 7 June 1985 Northamptonshire 158/2 (34 overs) Kent Geoff Cook 78 Graham Dilley 1/21 (8 overs) No result (scorecard) County Ground, Northampton Dickie Bird & John Jameson Two reserve days used. Northamptonshire were 158/2 (34 overs) at the close of the first day's play. No play on either reserve day. Kent went through on better record in qualifying. 5, 6, 7 June 1985 Worcestershire 220 all out (54 overs) 45/1 (13 overs) Middlesex David Smith 57 Wayne Daniel 3/26 (10 overs) Wilf Slack 20* No result (scorecard) New Road, Worcester Ken Palmer & David Shepherd Two reserve days used. Worcestershire were 220 all out at the close of the first day's play. Middlesex were 45/1 (13 overs) at the close of the first reserve day's play. No play on the second reserve day. Middlesex went through on better record in qualifying. Semi-finals 19, 20 June 1985 Essex 202/8 (55 overs) 140 all out (46 overs) Middlesex Graham Gooch 58 John Emburey 4/36 (11 overs) Wilf Slack 60 Stuart Turner 3/27 (11 overs) Essex won by 62 runs (scorecard) County Ground, Chelmsford Mervyn Kitchen & Alan Whitehead John Emburey (Middlesex) Reserve day used. Essex were 114/4 (33 overs) at the close of the first day's play 19 June 1985 Kent 101 all out (45.5 overs) 102/2 (21.5 overs) Leicestershire Eldine Baptiste 15 Les Taylor 3/16 (8.5 overs) Ian Butcher 55 Kevin Jarvis 1/34 (6 overs) Leicestershire won by 8 wickets (scorecard) Grace Road, Leicester Barrie Leadbeater & David Shepherd Paddy Clift (Leicestershire) Final 20 July 1985 Essex 213/8 (55 overs) 215/5 (52 overs) Leicestershire Graham Gooch 57 Les Taylor 3/26 (11 overs) Peter Willey 86* Graham Gooch 2/40 (10 overs) Leicestershire won by 5 wickets (scorecard) Lord's, London Dickie Bird & Ken Palmer Peter Willey (Leicestershire) References CricketArchive - 1985 Benson & Hedges Cup See also Benson & Hedges Cup Category:Benson & Hedges Cup seasons Category:1985 in English cricket