1974 Benson & Hedges Cup

1974 Benson & Hedges Cup
Administrator(s) Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket format

Limited overs cricket

(55 overs per innings)

Champions Surrey (1st title)
Participants 20
Matches played 47
Most runs 369 Barry Richards (Hampshire)
Most wickets 17 Robin Jackman (Surrey)/Garth McKenzie (Leicesters)

The 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup was the third competing of cricket’s Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Surrey County Cricket Club.

Fixtures and results

Group stage

Midlands Group

Team Pld W L Pts BowSR
Worcestershire 4 3 1 9 34.143
Leicestershire 4 3 1 9 42.581
Warwickshire 4 3 1 9 51.52
Northamptonshire 4 1 3 3 46.815
Middlesex 4 0 4 0 45.808

Northern Group

Team Pld W L Pts BowSR
Lancashire 4 4 0 12 38.294
Yorkshire 4 3 1 9 36.139
Derbyshire 4 2 2 6 36.114
Nottinghamshire 4 1 3 3 45.857
Minor Counties North 4 0 4 0 62.667

Southern Group

Team Pld W L Pts BowSR
Kent 4 4 0 12 32.605
Surrey 4 3 1 9 30.154
Essex 4 2 2 6 39.226
Sussex 4 1 3 3 38.938
Cambridge University 4 0 4 0 65.667

Western Group

Team Pld W L Pts BowSR
Hampshire 4 4 0 12 28.550
Somerset 4 3 1 9 40.281
Gloucestershire 4 2 2 6 40.969
Glamorgan 4 1 3 3 51.286
Minor Counties South 4 0 4 0 40.500

Quarter-Finals

12 June 1974
(scorecard)
Leicestershire
238/8 (55 overs)
v
Kent
230/9 (45.5 overs)
Barry Dudleston 79
Bob Woolmer 3/29 (11 overs)
Brian Luckhurst 111
Garth McKenzie 5/34 (11 overs)
Leicestershire won by 8 runs
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Barry Meyer
Player of the match: Brian Luckhurst (Kent)
12 June 1974
(scorecard)
Hampshire
182 all out (53.3 overs)
v
Somerset
183/9 all out (54 overs)
Trevor Jesty 79
Hallam Moseley 3/28 (10.3 overs)
Ian Botham 45*
Trevor Jesty 4/28 (11 overs)
Somerset won by 1 wicket
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Ray Julian & George Pope
Player of the match: Ian Botham (Somerset)
12 June 1974
(scorecard)
Surrey
225/7 (55 overs)
v
Yorkshire
201 all out (52.5 overs)
Geoff Howarth 80
Chris Old 3/51 (11 overs)
Barrie Leadbeater 62
Robin Jackman 4/35 (10 overs)
Surrey won by 24 runs
Kennington Oval, London
Umpires: Henry Horton & Albert Rhodes
Player of the match: Geoff Howarth (Surrey)
12 June 1974
(scorecard)
Lancashire
204/7 (55 overs)
v
Worcestershire
168 all out (51.1 overs)
Barry Wood 67
Vanburn Holder 3/32 (11 overs)
John Parker 42
Ken Shuttleworth 3/37 (9.1 overs)
Lancashire won by 36 runs
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Jack Crapp & Charlie Elliott
Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancashire)

Semi-Finals

26 June 1974
(scorecard)
Surrey
193/8 (55 overs)
v
Lancashire
130 all out (47.1 overs)
John Edrich 62
Clive Lloyd 2/54 (8 overs)
Clive Lloyd 50
Alan Butcher 3/11 (11 overs)
Surrey won by 63 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Arthur Jepson
Player of the match: John Edrich (Surrey)
26, 27 June 1974
(scorecard)
Leicestershire
270/8 (55 overs)
v
Somerset
130 all out (40.4 overs)
John Steele 91
Allan Jones 3/39 (11 overs)
Viv Richards 42
Ray Illingworth 5/20 (11 overs)
Leicestershire won by 140 runs
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Sam Cook & David Evans
Player of the match: Brian Davison (Leicestershire)
  • The match went into a second day. Somerset were 20/2 at the close of the first day.

Final

20 July 1974
(scorecard)
Surrey
170 all out (54.1 overs)
v
Leicestershire
143 all out (54 overs)
Younis Ahmed 43
Ken Higgs 4/10 (7 overs)
Chris Balderstone 32
Geoff Arnold 3/20 (10 overs)
Surrey won by 27 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Bill Alley & Dickie Bird
Player of the match: John Edrich (Surrey)

See also

Benson & Hedges Cup

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