1991 Benson & Hedges Cup

The 1991 Benson & Hedges Cup was the twentieth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup.

1991 Benson & Hedges Cup

Administrator(s)	Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket (55 overs per innings)
Champions	Worcestershire (1st title)
Participants	20
Matches	47
Most runs	413 Chris Smith (Hampshire)
Most wickets	16 Neal Radford (Worcestershire)

The competition was won by Worcestershire County Cricket Club.

Fixtures and results

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	NR	A	Pts	Rp100
Worcestershire	4	3	1	0	0	6	64.675
Northamptonshire	4	3	1	0	0	6	63.578
Derbyshire	4	2	2	0	0	4	71.061
Gloucestershire	4	2	2	0	0	4	56.608
Combined Universities	4	0	4	0	0	0	43.712

Source:

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	NR	A	Pts	Rp100
Essex	4	4	0	0	0	8	79.744
Warwickshire	4	3	1	0	0	6	77.197
Somerset	4	1	3	0	0	2	68.550
Surrey	4	1	3	0	0	2	65.909
Middlesex	4	1	3	0	0	2	59.794

Source:

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	NR	A	Pts	Rp100
Lancashire	4	4	0	0	0	8	74.135
Kent	4	3	1	0	0	6	76.252
Sussex	4	2	2	0	0	4	69.242
Leicestershire	4	1	3	0	0	2	64.318
Scotland	4	0	4	0	0	0	58.485

Source:

Group D

Team	Pld	W	L	NR	A	Pts	Rp100
Yorkshire	4	3	1	0	0	6	70.173
Hampshire	4	3	1	0	0	6	64.236
Nottinghamshire	4	2	2	0	0	4	76.140
Glamorgan	4	2	2	0	0	4	70.985
Minor Counties	4	0	4	0	0	0	63.636

Source:

Quarter-finals

29 May 1991 (scorecard)

Essex 223 all out (55 overs)	v	Hampshire 191 all out (53.5 overs)
Nadeem Shahid 42 Shaun Udal 3/41 (11 overs)		Chris Smith 71 Don Topley 4/41 (10 overs)

Essex won by 32 runs County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Mervyn Kitchen & Bob White Player of the match: Don Topley (Essex)

29 May 1991 (scorecard)

Northamptonshire 246/8 (55 overs)	v	Lancashire 247/3 (52.4 overs)
Rob Bailey 75 Wasim Akram 3/57 (11 overs)		Gehan Mendis 125* Greg Thomas 2/54 (11 overs)

Lancashire won by 7 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Dickie Bird & Nigel Plews Player of the match: Gehan Mendis (Lancashire)

29 May 1991 (scorecard)

Worcestershire 308/5 (55 overs)	v	Kent 281/9 (55 overs)
Tom Moody 100 Alan Igglesden 2/85 (11 overs)		Neil Taylor 89* Richard Illingworth 2/50 (11 overs)

Worcestershire won by 27 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Jack Bond & John Harris Player of the match: Tom Moody (Worcestershire)

29 May 1991 (scorecard)

Yorkshire 233/6 (55 overs)	v	Warwickshire 111 all out (42 overs)
David Byas 58 Allan Donald 3/46 (11 overs)		Andy Lloyd 24 Martyn Moxon 5/31 (8 overs)

Yorkshire won by 122 runs Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds Umpires: Chris Balderstone & Barrie Meyer Player of the match: Martyn Moxon (Yorkshire)

Semi-finals

12 June 1991 (scorecard)

Essex 104 all out (34.5 overs)	v	Worcestershire 110/1 (31.1 overs)
Nasser Hussain 26 Ian Botham 3/11 (11 overs)		Tom Moody 72*

Worcestershire won by 9 wickets County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: David Constant & Barrie Leadbeater Player of the match: Ian Botham (Worcestershire)

12 June 1991 (scorecard)

Lancashire 268 all out (54 overs)	v	Yorkshire 200 all out (49.4 overs)
Gehan Mendis 75 Stuart Fletcher 4/51 (10 overs)		Ashley Metcalfe 114 Mike Watkinson 5/49 (10.4 overs)

Lancashire won by 68 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Kevin Lyons & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Ashley Metcalfe (Yorkshire)

Final

13, 14 July 1991 (scorecard)

Worcestershire 236/8 (55 overs)	v	Lancashire 171 all out (47.2 overs)
Graeme Hick 88 Wasim Akram 3/58 (11 overs)		Graeme Fowler 54 Neal Radford 3/48 (9 overs)

Worcestershire won by 65 runs Lord's, London Umpires: John Holder & David Shepherd Player of the match: Graeme Hick (Worcestershire)

• Reserve day used. Lancashire were 55/3 at the close of the first day's play.

See also

• Benson & Hedges Cup