2002 Benson & Hedges Cup

The 2002 Benson & Hedges Cup was the final edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Warwickshire County Cricket Club. The competition which had been inaugurated in 1972 was scrapped following the government ban on tobacco company sponsorship.[1] The replacement competition the following season would be the new Twenty20 Cup.

2002 Benson & Hedges Cup
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(50 overs per innings)
ChampionsWarwickshire (2nd title)
Participants18
Matches played52
Most runs329 Richard Montgomerie (Sussex)
Most wickets20 Ronnie Irani (Essex)

Midlands/West/Wales Group

Team Pld W L NR A Pts NRR
Gloucestershire5410081.326
Worcestershire541008-0.059
Warwickshire5320060.006
Northamptonshire5320061.512
Glamorgan504011-1.737
Somerset504011-2.393

North Group

Team Pld W L NR A Pts NRR
Leicestershire5401090.461
Yorkshire5320060.45
Lancashire5221051.346
Nottinghamshire523004-0.709
Durham523004-0.536
Derbyshire503202-1.461

South Group

Team Pld W L NR A Pts NRR
Essex5400190.485
Sussex5410080.616
Kent523004-0.483
Hampshire523004-0.422
Middlesex5130130.369
Surrey514002-0.29

Quarter-Finals

21, 22 May 2002
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
203/8 (50 overs)
v
Worcestershire
204/2 (41.4 overs)
Mark Alleyne 52
Kabir Ali 3/39 (10 overs)
Andy Bichel 94*
Mike Smith 1/29 (10 overs)
Worcestershire won by 8 wickets
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Nigel Cowley & Jeff Evans
Player of the match: Andy Bichel (Worcestershire)
  • The match went into a second day. Gloucestershire were 193/7 (48.4 overs) at the close of the first day.
22 May 2002
(scorecard)
Yorkshire
237/9 (50 overs)
v
Essex
239/3 (45 overs)
Darren Lehmann 59
Jonathan Dakin 3/47 (10 overs)
Nasser Hussain 136*
Gary Fellows 1/14 (3 overs)
Essex won by 7 wickets
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Tony Clarkson & Trevor Jesty
Player of the match: Nasser Hussain (Essex)
22 May 2002
(scorecard)
Leicestershire
163/8 (50 overs)
v
Lancashire
164/6 (47.4 overs)
Michael Bevan 67
John Wood 3/33 (10 overs)
David Byas 91
Darren Maddy 2/25 (10 overs)
Lancashire won by 4 wickets
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Mike Harris & Neil Mallender
Player of the match: David Byas (Yorkshire)
22 May 2002
(scorecard)
Sussex
196/7 (50 overs)
v
Warwickshire
197/6 (48.4 overs)
Tim Ambrose 87
Dougie Brown 2/27 (10 overs)
Ian Bell 85*
Robin Martin-Jenkins 3/29 (10 overs)
Warwickshire won by 4 wickets
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Graham Burgess & Nigel Llong
Player of the match: Ian Bell (Warwickshire)

Semi-Finals

6, 7 June 2002
(scorecard)
Essex
262/9 (50 overs)
v
Worcestershire
124 all out (33.4 overs)
Ronnie Irani 57
Kabir Ali 4/34 (10 overs)
Steve Rhodes 41
Andrew Clarke 3/13 (3.4 overs)
Essex won by 138 runs
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: David Constant & John Holder
Player of the match: Ronnie Irani (Essex)
  • The match went into a second day. Worcestershire were 26/4 (12 overs) at the close of the first day.
7 June 2002
(scorecard)
Lancashire
211/9 (50 overs)
v
Warwickshire
213/9 (50 overs)
Mark Chilton 101
Shaun Pollock 4/27 (10 overs)
Ian Bell 46
Kyle Hogg 2/27 (6 overs)
Warwickshire won by 1 wicket
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Ken Palmer & George Sharp
Player of the match: Mark Chilton (Lancashire)

Final

22 June 2002
(scorecard)
Essex
181/8 (50 overs)
v
Warwickshire
182/5 (36.2 overs)
Paul Grayson 38*
Dougie Brown 2/32 (10 overs)
Ian Bell 65*
Ronnie Irani 2/40 (10 overs)
Warwickshire won by 5 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Barry Dudleston & John Hampshire
Player of the match: Ian Bell (Warwickshire)
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References

See also

Benson & Hedges Cup

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