1994 Benson & Hedges Cup

The 1994 Benson & Hedges Cup was the twenty-third edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 26 April and 9 July 1994.[3] The tournament was won, as part of their historic treble of County Championship, Sunday League and Benson & Hedges Cup, by Warwickshire. Warwickshire defeated Worcestershire by 6 wickets in the final at Lord's.

1994 Benson & Hedges Cup
Administrator(s)Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(55 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsWarwickshire (1st title)
Participants22
Matches21
Most runs246 Darren Bicknell (Surrey)[1]
Most wickets9 Stuart Lampitt (Worcestershire)[2]

Ireland made their Benson & Hedges Cup debut in this competition, losing in the preliminary round to Leicestershire.[4]

Fixtures and results

Preliminary round
26 April 1994
(scorecard)
Combined Universities
191/3 (55 overs)
v
Lancashire
193/3 (51.3 overs)
John Crawley 73
James Bovill 2/21 (11 overs)
Lancashire won by 7 wickets
The Parks, Oxford
Umpires: David Constant & Barrie Meyer
Player of the match: John Crawley (Lancashire)
26 April 1994
(scorecard)
Ireland
160/9 (55 overs)
v
Leicestershire
164/1 (50.1 overs)
Stephen Warke 53
Alan Mullally 2/30 (11 overs)
Nigel Briers 70*
Alan Lewis 1/22 (7 overs)
Leicestershire won by 9 wickets
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Dickie Bird & Peter Wight
Player of the match: Phil Simmons (Leicestershire)
26 April 1994
(scorecard)
Northamptonshire
232/7 (55 overs)
v
Middlesex
236/4 (53.5 overs)
Mal Loye 68*
Phil Tufnell 3/32 (11 overs)
Mark Ramprakash 119*
Kevin Innes 1/25 (6 overs)
Middlesex won by 6 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Chris Balderstone & Roy Palmer
Player of the match: Mark Ramprakash (Middlesex)
26 April 1994
(scorecard)
Minor Counties
191/4 (55 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire
195/7 (53.5 overs)
Ian Cockbain 54*
Greg Mike 2/35 (9 overs)
Chris Lewis 48*
David Thomas 3/36 (9 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 3 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Vanburn Holder & Allan Jones
Player of the match: Ian Cockbain (Minor Counties)
26 April 1994
(scorecard)
Surrey
288/3 (55 overs)
v
Somerset
253 all out (53.2 overs)
Alec Stewart 167*
Graham Rose 1/42 (9 overs)
Mark Lathwell 120
Martin Bicknell 4/49 (10.2 overs)
Surrey won by 35 runs
The Foster's Oval, London
Umpires: Mervyn Kitchen & George Sharp
Player of the match: Alec Stewart (Surrey)
26 April 1994
(scorecard)
Scotland
157/7 (55 overs)
v
Sussex
161/2 (40.4 overs)
Jim Love 53
Franklyn Stephenson 2/24 (11 overs)
David Smith 65*
Greig Williamson 1/24 (7 overs)
Sussex won by 8 wickets
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Trevor Jesty & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: David Smith (Sussex)

First round
10 May 1994
(scorecard)
Lancashire
280/5 (55 overs)
v
Derbyshire
284/6 (54.5 overs)
Mike Atherton 100
Alan Warner 2/57 (11 overs)
Adrian Rollins 70
Glen Chapple 2/30 (11 overs)
Derbyshire won by 4 wickets
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Ken Palmer & Nigel Plews
Player of the match: Dominic Cork (Derbyshire)
10 May 1994
(scorecard)
Durham
190/8 (55 overs)
v
Worcestershire
191/2 (45.4 overs)
Jonathan Longley 33
Phil Newport 3/14 (11 overs)
Graeme Hick 104*
Alan Walker 1/20 (6 overs)
Worcestershire won by 8 wickets
Grangefield Road, Stockton-on-Tees
Umpires: John Hampshire & John Holder
Player of the match: Phil Newport (Worcestershire)
10 May 1994
(scorecard)
Leicestershire
241/9 (55 overs)
v
Essex
246/2 (51.5 overs)
Phil Simmons 57
Mark Ilott 3/28 (11 overs)
Graham Gooch 130*
Adrian Pierson 2/54 (11 overs)
Essex won by 8 wickets
Grangefield Road, Stockton-on-Tees
Umpires: Vanburn Holder & David Shepherd
Player of the match: Graham Gooch (Essex)
10 May 1994
(scorecard)
Yorkshire
178/6 (55 overs)
v
Hampshire
182/2 (51 overs)
Tony Middleton 63*
Mark Robinson 1/12 (7 overs)
Hampshire won by 8 wickets
County Ground, Southampton
Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Roy Palmer
Player of the match: Tony Middleton (Hampshire)
10 May 1994
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
189/9 (55 overs)
v
Kent
193/6 (54 overs)
Tony Wright 55
Alan Igglesden 3/26 (11 overs)
Mark Benson 47
Martyn Ball 2/32 (11 overs)
Kent won by 4 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: George Sharp & Peter Wight
Player of the match: Matthew Fleming (Kent)
10 May 1994
(scorecard)
Middlesex
150 all out (54.3 overs)
v
Warwickshire
151/7 (53.2 overs)
Mark Ramprakash 42
Tim Munton 3/27 (11 overs)
Trevor Penney 39
Paul Weekes 3/32 (10 overs)
Warwickshire won by 3 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: John Harris & Trevor Jesty
Player of the match: Tim Munton (Warwickshire)
10 May 1994
(scorecard)
Sussex
239/9 (55 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire
241/3 (49.2 overs)
Alan Wells 51
Mark Crawley 4/43 (10 overs)
Tim Robinson 91*
Paul Jarvis 2/34 (9 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 7 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Barry Dudleston & Kevin Lyons
Player of the match: Tim Robinson (Nottinghamshire)
10 May 1994
(scorecard)
Glamorgan
236/6 (55 overs)
v
Surrey
240/7 (54.4 overs)
Hugh Morris 55
Joey Benjamin 3/52 (11 overs)
Darren Bicknell 90
Robert Croft 2/29 (11 overs)
Surrey won by 3 wickets
The Foster's Oval, London
Umpires: Graham Burgess & Barrie Leadbeater
Player of the match: Darren Bicknell (Surrey)

Quarterfinals
24 May 1994
(scorecard)
Derbyshire
98 all out (44 overs)
v
Worcestershire
100/1 (18.2 overs)
Colin Wells 25
Stuart Lampitt 6/26 (11 overs)
Worcestershire won by 9 wickets
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Nigel Plews & Peter Willey
Player of the match: Stuart Lampitt (Worcestershire)
24, 25 May 1994
(scorecard)
Essex
124/3 (19 overs)
v
Hampshire
127/1 (17.2 overs)
John Stephenson 47
Shaun Udal 2/17 (4 overs)
Robin Smith 73*
Peter Such 1/29 (4 overs)
Hampshire won by 9 wickets
County Ground, Southampton
Umpires: Jack Bond & Ray Julian
Player of the match: Robin Smith (Hampshire)
  • Reserve day used. No play first day.
24, 25 May 1993
(scorecard)
Nottinghamshire
275/8 (55 overs)
v
Surrey
278/4 (51.4 overs)
Paul Pollard 104
Adam Hollioake 3/48 (11 overs)
Darren Bicknell 109
Mark Crawley 1/45 (11 overs)
Surrey won by 6 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: David Shepherd & Bob White
Player of the match: David Ward (Surrey)
  • Reserve day used. Nottinghamshire were 275/8 (55 overs) at the close of the first day's play.
24, 25 May 1994
(scorecard)
v
No result (Warwickshire won on bowl-out 5-4)[5]
Edgbaston, Birmingham
  • Reserve day used. No play either day.

Semifinals
7 June 1994
(scorecard)
Surrey
267/7 (55 overs)
v
Warwickshire
270/6 (54.1 overs)
Graham Thorpe 87
Dermot Reeve 3/48 (11 overs)
Brian Lara 70
Tony Pigott 3/43 (11 overs)
Warwickshire won by 4 wickets
The Foster's Oval, London
Umpires: David Constant & Barrie Leadbeater
Player of the match: Dermot Reeve (Warwickshire)
7, 8 June 1994
(scorecard)
Hampshire
244/6 (55 overs)
v
Worcestershire
245/7 (52.4 overs)
Robin Smith 108
Phil Newport 2/35 (11 overs)
Gavin Haynes 65
Norman Cowans 4/36 (11 overs)
Worcestershire won by 3 wickets
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Chris Balderstone & Mervyn Kitchen
Player of the match: Gavin Haynes (Worcestershire)
  • Reserve day used. Worcestershire were 118/3 at the close of the first day's play.

Final
9 July 1994
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
170/9 (55 overs)
v
Warwickshire
172/4 (44.2 overs)
Tom Moody 47
Paul Smith 3/34 (11 overs)
Dominic Ostler 55
Phil Newport 1/29 (8 overs)
Warwickshire won by 6 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Dickie Bird & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: Paul Smith (Warwickshire)

References
  1. "Batting and Fielding in Benson and Hedges Cup 1994 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  2. "Bowling in Benson and Hedges Cup 1994 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  3. "Benson and Hedges Cup 1994". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  4. Engel, Matthew, ed. (1995). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1995. Guildford: John Wisden & Co Ltd. p. 700.
  5. Engel, Matthew, ed. (1995). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1995. Guildford: John Wisden & Co Ltd. p. 711.

See also

Benson & Hedges Cup

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