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The 1996 Benson & Hedges Cup was the twenty-fifth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 26 April and 13 July 1996.[3]
Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
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Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(50 overs per innings) |
Champions | Lancashire (4th title) |
Participants | 22 |
Matches | 57 |
Most runs | 425 Rob Bailey (Northamptonshire)[1] |
Most wickets | 17 Mike Watkinson (Lancashire)[2] |
The competition was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club for a record fourth time, defeating Northamptonshire County Cricket Club by 31 runs in the final at Lord's on 13 July 1996.
At the TCCB's winter meeting on 13 December 1995, it was agreed to reduce the format of the cup from 55 to 50 overs a side.[4]
Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | NRRA100 |
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Lancashire | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11.579 |
Warwickshire | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 39.578 |
Leicestershire | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -3.928 |
Derbyshire | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4.790 |
Durham | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6.834 |
Minor Counties | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -26.535 |
Source:[5]
Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | NRRA100 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northamptonshire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11.058 |
Yorkshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15.255 |
Nottinghamshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.553 |
Worcestershire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.284 |
Scotland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -36.257 |
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28, 29 May 1996 (scorecard) |
Gloucestershire 158 all out (46.5 overs) |
v |
Lancashire 162/5 (39.4 overs) |
28, 29 May 1996 (scorecard) |
Northamptonshire 293/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Kent 270 all out (47.2 overs) |
11, 12 June 1996 (scorecard) |
Yorkshire 250/5 (50 overs) |
v |
Lancashire 251/9 (50 overs) |
11, 12 June 1996 (scorecard) |
Warwickshire 220/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Northamptonshire 193 all out (47.5 overs) |
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