1980 Benson & Hedges Cup
Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
---|---|
Cricket format |
(55 overs per innings) |
Champions | Northamptonshire (1st title) |
Participants | 20 |
Matches played | 47 |
Most runs | 368 Graham Gooch (Essex) |
Most wickets | 18 Sarfraz Nawaz (Northamptonshire) |
The 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup was the ninth competing of cricket’s Benson & Hedges Cup. The Minor Counties were restricted to one team and Scotland entered the competition for the first time.[1]
The competition was won by Northamptonshire County Cricket Club.
Fixtures and results
Group stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | BowSR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lancashire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 34.083 |
Nottinghamshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 38.606 |
Leicestershire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 39.939 |
Derbyshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 53.833 |
Scotland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 104.889 |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | BowSR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northamptonshire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 36.528 |
Worcestershire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 42.581 |
Warwickshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 67.684 |
Yorkshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 42.355 |
Oxford and Cambridge Universities | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 75.4 |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | BowSR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Essex | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 41.548 |
Sussex | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 45.207 |
Glamorgan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 48.917 |
Gloucestershire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 42.387 |
Minor Counties | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 53.05 |
Group D
Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | BowSR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Middlesex | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 35.306 |
Surrey | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 43.172 |
Somerset | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 44.207 |
Kent | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 51.708 |
Hampshire | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42.367 |
Quarter-Finals
11, 12 June 1980 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire 314/5 (55 overs) |
v |
Lancashire 269 all out (54.2 overs) |
- Reserve day used. No play first day
11 June 1980 (scorecard) |
Nottinghamshire 143 all out (51.1 overs) |
v |
Northamptonshire 145/3 (47.1 overs) |
Semi-Finals
25, 26 June 1980 (scorecard) |
Northamptonshire 206/8 (55 overs) |
v |
Middlesex 195 all out (53.4 overs) |
- Reserve day used. Middlesex were 128/5 (41 overs) at the close of the scheduled day's play
25, 26, 27 June 1980 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire 236/9 (55 overs) |
v |
Essex 240/2 (51 overs) |
- Two reserve days used. Worcestershire were 42/1 (11 overs) at the close of the scheduled day's play, and 55/1 (15 overs) at the close of the second day's play
Final
19, 21 June 1980 (scorecard) |
Northamptonshire 209 all out (54.5 overs) |
v |
Essex 203/8 (55 overs) |
- Reserve day used. No play first day
References
CricketArchive - 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup
See also
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