1985 NatWest Trophy
The 1985 NatWest Trophy was the 5th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 3 July and 7 September 1985.[1] The tournament was won by Essex County Cricket Club who defeated Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club by 1 run in the final at Lord's.
| Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Essex (1st title) |
| Participants | 32 |
| Matches played | 31 |
| Most runs | 417 Tim Robinson (Nottinghamshire) |
| Most wickets | 11 Derek Pringle (Essex) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
Format
The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by thirteen Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cheshire, Cumberland, Devon, Durham, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire and Suffolk. 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 stage. 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 1985. Durham repeated their feat of 1973, in being a minor county defeating a first class county, when they saw off Derbyshire in round one.
First round
3 July 1985 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire 241/7 (60 overs) |
v |
Hertfordshire 183 all out (57.5 overs) |
Phil Neale 73 William Merry 2/25 (12 overs) |
Peter Neal 52 Dipak Patel 2/22 (12 overs) |
Second round
17, 18 July 1985 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire 312/5 (60 overs) |
v |
Lancashire 298 all out (59 overs) |
David Smith 109 Soren Henriksen 2/51 (10 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
17, 18 July 1985 (scorecard) |
Yorkshire 208/8 (60 overs) |
v |
Somerset 209/6 (48.1 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Quarter-finals
7, 8 August 1985 (scorecard) |
Kent 172/9 (60 overs) |
v |
Essex 174/4 (56.4 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
7, 8 August 1985 (scorecard) |
Glamorgan 188 all out (59.5 overs) |
v |
Worcestershire 192/6 (54.3 overs) |
David Smith 97 Mark Price 3/22 (7 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
7, 8, 9 August 1985 (scorecard) |
Nottinghamshire 287/8 (60 overs) |
v |
Gloucestershire 277/9 (60 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
7, 8 August 1985 (scorecard) |
Hampshire 299/5 (60 overs) |
v |
Somerset 150 all out (39.2 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Semi-finals
21, 22 August 1985 (scorecard) |
Hampshire 224/8 (60 overs) |
v |
Essex 224/7 (60 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
21, 22 August 1985 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire 232/8 (60 overs) |
v |
Nottinghamshire 233/6 (59.2 overs) |
Tim Robinson 139 Dipak Patel 2/43 (12 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Final
7 September 1985 (scorecard) |
Essex 280/2 (60 overs) |
v |
Nottinghamshire 279/5 (60 overs) |
Brian Hardie 110 (149) Andrew Pick 1/36 (8 overs) |
References
- "NatWest Trophy, 1985 - Fixtures". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2010.