1999 NatWest Trophy
The 1999 NatWest Trophy was the 19th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 4 May and 29 August 1999.[1] The tournament was won by Gloucestershire who defeated Somerset by 50 runs in the final at Lord's.
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(50 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Gloucestershire (2nd title) |
| Participants | 60 |
| Matches | 51 |
| Most runs | 318 Tim Hancock (Gloucestershire) |
| Most wickets | 15 Saqlain Mushtaq (Surrey) |
Format
For the 1999 season, radical changes were made to the structure and format of the competition. Each side's innings was reduced from 60 overs per side to 50, in order to bring the county one-day game in line with the format of One Day Internationals. This in turn reduced the number of overs a bowler could bowl in an innings, down from 12 to 10.
The number of teams participating was also greatly expanded. The 18 first-class counties were joined by all twenty Minor Counties, plus Huntingdonshire. In a major change to previous tournaments, the cricket boards of Derbyshire, Durham, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Yorkshire were added to the competition. The Ireland, Scotland and Netherlands teams also participated, as in previous years, while Denmark made its debut in the tournament.
The tournament retained its knockout format, but now with four rounds before the quarter-final and semi-final stages. The winners of the semi-finals went on to the final at Lord's which was held on 29 August 1999.
First round
4 May 1999 (scorecard) |
Warwickshire Cricket Board 149 all out (48 overs) |
v |
Berkshire 150/4 (45.3 overs) |
4 May 1999 (scorecard) |
Yorkshire Cricket Board 145 all out (40 overs) |
v |
Gloucestershire Cricket Board 138 all out (49 overs) |
4 May 1999 (scorecard) |
Nottinghamshire Cricket Board 212 all out (50 overs) |
v |
Scotland 215/1 (41.4 overs) |
Stephen Crawley 109* |
Second round
17 May 1999 (scorecard) |
Somerset Cricket Board 200 all out (50 overs) |
v |
Bedfordshire 201/6 (43.1 overs) |
19 May 1999 (scorecard) |
Wales Minor Counties 250/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Derbyshire Cricket Board 198 all out (49.5 overs) |
19 May 1999 (scorecard) |
Kent Cricket Board 250/3 (50 overs) |
v |
Worcestershire Cricket Board 245/7 (50 overs) |
19 May 1999 (scorecard) |
Lancashire Cricket Board 122 all out (49.2 overs) |
v |
Netherlands 126/0 (31.2 overs) |
19 May 1999 (scorecard) |
Cumberland 207/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Middlesex Cricket Board 114 all out (42.2 overs) |
19 May 1999 (scorecard) |
Hampshire Cricket Board 217 all out (49.4 overs) |
v |
Shropshire 216 all out (50 overs) |
19 May 1999 (scorecard) |
Yorkshire Cricket Board 91 all out (40.5 overs) |
v |
Buckinghamshire 92/3 (20.4 overs) |
19 May 1999 (scorecard) |
Essex Cricket Board 196/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Ireland 200/8 (47.3 overs) |
Gerald Dros 51 Arif Saeed 2/36 (10 overs) |
Third round
23 June 1999 (scorecard) |
Gloucestershire 271/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Durham Cricket Board 109 all out (34 overs) |
Fourth round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
References
- "NatWest Trophy, 1999 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2010.