The 1987 NatWest Trophy was the 7th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 24 June and 5 September 1987.[1] The tournament was won by Nottinghamshire who defeated Northamptonshire by 3 wickets in the final at Lord's.

1987 NatWest Trophy
Administrator(s)Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(60 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsNottinghamshire (1st title)
Participants32
Matches30
Most runs294 Wayne Larkins (Northamptonshire)
Most wickets10 Derek Underwood (Kent)
10 Allan Donald (Warwickshire)
1986
1988

Format

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The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by thirteen Minor Counties: Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cumberland, Devon, Dorset, Durham, Hertfordshire, Northumberland, Oxfordshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk and Wiltshire. The Ireland and Scotland teams also participated. Teams who won in the first round progressed to the second round. The winners in the second round then progressed to the quarter-final stage. Winners from the quarter-finals then progressed to the semi-finals from which the winners then went on to the final at Lord's which was held on 5 September 1987.

First round

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24 June 1987
(scorecard)
Buckinghamshire
154 all out (59.5 overs)
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Somerset
147 all out (59.3 overs)
Andrew Harwood 47
Neil Mallender 2/27 (12 overs)
Ricky Bartlett 56
Stephen Burrow 3/32 (9 overs)
Buckinghamshire won by 7 runs
London Road, High Wycombe
Umpires: Sam Cook & Barrie Meyer
Player of the match: Stephen Edwards (Buckinghamshire)

24 June 1987
(scorecard)
Cambridgeshire
97 all out (40.3 overs)
v
Derbyshire
92/4 (38.4 overs)
Mike Garnham 31
Alan Warner 3/20 (9 overs)
Bruce Roberts 33
Adrian Wykes 2/14 (7 overs)
Derbyshire won by 6 runs
Wisbech Cricket Club Ground, Wisbech
Umpires: Bob Duckett & Peter Wight
Player of the match: Alan Warner (Derbyshire)

24 June 1987
(scorecard)
Durham
151/8 (60 overs)
v
Middlesex
155/3 (50.2 overs)
Stephen Greensword 56 (156)
John Emburey 2/14 (12 overs)
Mike Gatting 45* (58)
Peter Kippax 2/24 (12 overs)
Middlesex won by 7 wickets
Feethams Cricket Ground, Darlington
Umpires: John Hampshire & Tommy Wilson
Player of the match: Peter Kippax (Durham)

24 June 1987
(scorecard)
Glamorgan
230/7 (60 overs)
v
Cheshire
85 all out (38.1 overs)
Geoff Holmes 57
John O'Brien 2/38 (12 overs)
Ian Tansley 17
Steve Monkhouse 5/32 (12 overs)
Glamorgan won by 145 runs
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Derek Dennis & Mervyn Kitchen
Player of the match: Geoff Holmes (Glamorgan)

24 June 1987
(scorecard)
Hampshire
304/2 (60 overs)
v
Dorset
95 all out (29.4 overs)
Chris Smith 140*
Christopher Stone 1/41 (12 overs)
Ian Stuart 23*
Kevan James 3/22 (7.4 overs)
Hampshire won by 209 runs
County Ground, Southampton
Umpires: Dickie Bird & John Harris
Player of the match: Chris Smith (Hampshire)

24 June 1987
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
277/7 (60 overs)
v
Lancashire
236 all out (55.2 overs)
Tony Wright 88
Jack Simmons 3/39 (12 overs)
Neil Fairbrother 87
David Lawrence 4/49 (10.2 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 41 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Jack Birkenshaw & Barrie Leadbeater
Player of the match: David Graveney (Gloucestershire)

24 June 1987
(scorecard)
Oxfordshire
181/8 (60 overs)
v
Leicestershire
185/4 (47.5 overs)
Simon Porter 44
Jon Agnew 3/31 (12 overs)
Russell Cobb 66*
David Hale 2/35 (10 overs)
Leicestershire won by 6 wickets
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Barry Dudleston & David Shepherd
Player of the match: Russell Cobb (Leicestershire)

24 June 1987
(scorecard)
Northamptonshire
198 all out (59.1 overs)
v
Ireland
110 all out (49.4 overs)
Geoff Cook 50
Jon Garth 3/28 (11.1 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 88 runs
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Roy Palmer & Bob White
Player of the match: Alan Walker (Northamptonshire)

24, 25, 26 June 1987
(scorecard)
Essex
247/8 (60 overs)
v
Northumberland
71 all out (43.2 overs)
Graham Gooch 76
Mike Younger 2/32 (9 overs)
Paul Dutton 18
Neil Foster 4/9 (8 overs)
Essex won by 176 runs
Osborne Avenue, Jesmond
Umpires: Brian Harrison & John Jameson
Player of the match: Neil Foster (Essex)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.

24 June 1987
(scorecard)
Suffolk
94 all out (49 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire
95/2 (25.2 overs)
Michael McEvoy 27
Clive Rice 4/19 (11 overs)
Chris Broad 37
Peter Hayes 2/14 (8 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 8 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Ray Julian & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: Kevin Cooper (Nottinghamshire)

24 June 1987
(scorecard)
Warwickshire
226/6 (60 overs)
v
Staffordshire
149 all out (56.4 overs)
Geoff Humpage 76
Dipak Patel 2/26 (12 overs)
Steven Dean 72
Allan Donald 5/24 (10.4 overs)
Warwickshire won by 77 runs
Ind Coope Ground, Burton upon Trent
Umpires: Nigel Plews & Harold Rhodes
Player of the match: Geoff Humpage (Warwickshire)

24 June 1987
(scorecard)
Hertfordshire
162/8 (60 overs)
v
Surrey
164/2 (45 overs)
Stephen Dean 42
Ian Greig 3/32 (8 overs)
Alec Stewart 66*
Brian Collins 1/22 (9 overs)
Surrey won by 8 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Don Oslear
Player of the match: Alec Stewart (Surrey)

24 June 1987
(scorecard)
Cumberland
182/8 (60 overs)
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Sussex
187/2 (43.3 overs)
Grahame Clarke 61
Tony Pigott 3/25 (12 overs)
Allan Green 84
Malcolm Woods 2/33 (8 overs)
Sussex won by 8 wickets
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Kevin Lyons & Terry Spencer
Player of the match: Allan Green (Sussex)

24 June 1987
(scorecard)
Yorkshire
304/7 (60 overs)
v
Wiltshire
175 all out (58 overs)
Jeremy Newman 62
Kevin Sharp 4/40 (9 overs)
Yorkshire won by 129 runs
Trowbridge Cricket Club Ground, Trowbridge
Umpires: David Evans & David Halfyard
Player of the match: Ashley Metcalfe (Yorkshire)

24 June 1987
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
404/3 (60 overs)
v
Devon
105 all out (36 overs)
Graeme Hick 172*
John Tierney 2/84 (12 overs)
Worcestershire won by 299 runs
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Basher Hassan & Allan Jones
Player of the match: Graeme Hick (Worcestershire)

24 June 1987
(scorecard)
Scotland
74 all out (35.1 overs)
v
Kent
75/4 (23 overs)
Sandy Brown 18
Derek Underwood 8/31 (11.1 overs)
Chris Cowdrey 34*
Peter Duthie 2/23 (9 overs)
Kent won by 6 wickets
Myreside, Edinburgh
Umpires: John Holder & David Lloyd
Player of the match: Derek Underwood (Kent)

Second round

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8 July 1987
(scorecard)
Essex
194/9 (60 overs)
v
Worcestershire
179 all out (56.3 overs)
Graham Gooch 34
Neal Radford 3/56 (12 overs)
Graeme Hick 55
Don Topley 4/36 (12 overs)
Essex won by 15 runs
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Ray Julian & Bob White
Player of the match: Don Topley (Essex)

8 July 1987
(scorecard)
Kent
232/8 (60 overs)
v
Derbyshire
233/9 (59.2 overs)
Neil Taylor 85
Paul Newman 3/40 (12 overs)
Bruce Roberts 60
Alan Igglesden 3/54 (12 overs)
Derbyshire won by 1 wicket
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: John Jameson & Barrie Leadbeater
Player of the match: Michael Holding (Derbyshire)

8 July 1987
(scorecard)
Leicestershire
341/6 (60 overs)
v
Hampshire
326/9 (60 overs)
Peter Willey 154
Tim Tremlett 2/81 (12 overs)
Mark Nicholas 60
Winston Benjamin 3/57 (12 overs)
Leicestershire won by 15 runs
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Alan Whitehead & Peter Wight
Player of the match: Peter Willey (Leicestershire)

8 July 1987
(scorecard)
Nottinghamshire
279 all out (59.3 overs)
v
Middlesex
219 all out (57.2 overs)
Tim Robinson 79
Wayne Daniel 3/37 (11.3 overs)
Mike Gatting 73
Andrew Pick 3/39 (12 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 60 runs
Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge
Umpires: Allan Jones & Don Oslear
Player of the match: Tim Robinson (Nottinghamshire)

8 July 1987
(scorecard)
Surrey
211 all out (58.3 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
213/5 (58.5 overs)
Alec Stewart 44
Roger Harper 3/40 (12 overs)
Allan Lamb 88
Sylvester Clarke 2/41 (12 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: David Constant & John Harris
Player of the match: Allan Lamb (Northamptonshire)

8 July 1987
(scorecard)
Sussex
242/8 (60 overs)
v
Gloucestershire
243/5 (58.3 overs)
Allan Green 84
David Graveney 4/48 (12 overs)
Tony Wright 76
Tony Pigott 2/36 (12 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Jack Birkenshaw & Kevin Lyons
Player of the match: David Graveney (Gloucestershire)

8 July 1987
(scorecard)
Warwickshire
329/5 (60 overs)
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Buckinghamshire
128 all out (41.4 overs)
Andy Moles 127
Gary Black 2/54 (10 overs)
Warwickshire won by 201 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: John Hampshire & David Lloyd
Player of the match: Andy Moles (Warwickshire)

8 July 1987
(scorecard)
Glamorgan
83 all out (28.2 overs)
v
Yorkshire
84/1 (24 overs)
Greg Thomas 33
Arnie Sidebottom 5/27 (9 overs)
Martyn Moxon 43*
Ian Smith 1/18 (4 overs)
Yorkshire won by 9 wickets
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Mervyn Kitchen & Nigel Plews
Player of the match: Arnie Sidebottom (Yorkshire)

Quarter-finals

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29, 30 July 1987
(scorecard)
Nottinghamshire
268/8 (60 overs)
v
Derbyshire
211 all out (55.5 overs)
Chris Broad 67
Martin Jean-Jacques 3/73 (12 overs)
Iain Anderson 54*
Eddie Hemmings 3/28 (12 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 57 runs
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Mervyn Kitchen & Barrie Leadbeater
Player of the match: Eddie Hemmings (Nottinghamshire)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

29, 30 July 1987
(scorecard)
Essex
204/5 (60 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
205/4 (56.4 overs)
Brian Hardie 56
Richard Williams 2/33 (9 overs)
Wayne Larkins 121*
Allan Border 1/1 (0.4 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: John Hampshire & Ray Julian
Player of the match: Wayne Larkins (Northamptonshire)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

29 July 1987
(scorecard)
Warwickshire
203/7 (60 overs)
v
Gloucestershire
207/5 (46.2 overs)
Andy Stovold 94
Allan Donald 2/37 (9 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 5 wickets
The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: David Constant & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: Andy Stovold (Gloucestershire)

29, 30 July 1987
(scorecard)
Leicestershire
236/9 (60 overs)
v
Yorkshire
200 all out (56.5 overs)
David Gower 49
Paul Jarvis 4/41 (12 overs)
Ashley Metcalfe 73
Phil DeFreitas 5/34 (10.5 overs)
Leicestershire won by 36 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Barry Dudleston & Roy Palmer
Player of the match: Phil DeFreitas (Leicestershire)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

Semi-finals

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12 August 1987
(scorecard)
Nottinghamshire
225/8 (60 overs)
v
Gloucestershire
82 all out (35.1 overs)
Chris Broad 65
David Graveney 2/41 (12 overs)
Phil Bainbridge 18
Andrew Pick 5/22 (9.1 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 143 runs
The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: John Harris & John Holder
Player of the match: Andrew Pick (Nottinghamshire)

12, 13 August 1987
(scorecard)
Northamptonshire
249/6 (60 overs)
v
Leicestershire
164 all out (51.2 overs)
Wayne Larkins 58
Peter Willey 1/16 (5 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 85 runs
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Kevin Lyons & Barrie Meyer
Player of the match: David Capel (Northamptonshire)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

Final

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5, 7 September 1987
(scorecard)
Northamptonshire
228/3 (50 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire
231/7 (49.3 overs)
Wayne Larkins 87 (124)
Andrew Pick 1/36 (10 overs)
Richard Hadlee 70 (61)
Alan Walker 2/38 (10 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 3 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: David Shepherd & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Richard Hadlee (Nottinghamshire)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. Match was reduced to 50 overs per side.

References

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  1. ^ "NatWest Trophy, 1987 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
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