1991 NatWest Trophy
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (50 overs) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Hampshire (1st title) |
| Participants | 41 |
| Matches played | 42 of 42 |
| Most runs | 331 Robin Smith (Hampshire) |
| Most wickets | 15 Cardigan Connor (Hampshire) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
The 1991 NatWest Trophy was an English county cricket tournament, held between 26 June and 7 September 1991.[1] The competition was won by Hampshire who beat Surrey by 4 wickets at Lord's.
Format
The seventeen first-class counties, joined by 13 Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Devon, Dorset, Durham, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Oxfordshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire. The Ireland national cricket team and the Scotland national cricket team also participated. Teams who won in the first round progressed to the second round. The winners in the second round then progressed to the quarter-final stages. Winners from the quarter-finals then progressed to the semi-finals from which the winners then went on to the final at Lord's which was held on 7 September 1991.
Fixtures
First round
26, 27 June 1991 (scorecard) |
| Berkshire 90/5 (22 overs) |
v |
Hampshire 93/0 (20.2 overs) |
| Robin Smith 43* |
- Reserve day used, match reduced to 22 overs per side
26, 27 June 1991 (scorecard) |
| Gloucestershire 237/7 (60 overs) |
v |
Norfolk 84 all out (33.2 overs) |
- Reserve day used
26, 27 June 1991 (scorecard) |
| Middlesex 216/9 (60 overs) |
v |
Ireland 171/9 (60 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
26 June 1991 (scorecard) |
| Sussex 231/9 (60 overs) |
v |
Scotland 159 all out (54.5 overs) |
| Neil Lenham 66 Bruce Russell 2/20 (5 overs) |
Richard Swan 45 Colin Wells 3/16 (12 overs) |
27 June 1991 (scorecard) |
| Oxfordshire 91/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Surrey 39/3 (5.4 overs) |
- Match reduced to 20 overs per side. Surrey won on a bowl out.
Second round
11, 12 July 1991 (scorecard) |
| Gloucestershire 221/6 (60 overs) |
v |
Nottinghamshire 222/7 (60 overs) |
- Reserve day used
11, 12 July 1991 (scorecard) |
| Lancashire 261 all out (59.1 overs) |
v |
Hampshire 262/2 (53.5 overs) |
- Reserve day used
11, 12 July 1991 (scorecard) |
| Worcestershire 223/9 (60 overs) |
v |
Glamorgan 224/3 (53.4 overs) |
- Reserve day used
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
14, 15 August 1991 (scorecard) |
| Surrey 208/9 (60 overs) |
v |
Northamptonshire 201 all out (59.2 overs) |
- Reserve day used
Final
External links
References
- ↑ "NatWest Trophy, 1991 - Fixtures". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 October 2009.