1990 Benson & Hedges Cup

The 1990 Benson & Hedges Cup was the nineteenth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup.

1990 Benson & Hedges Cup

Administrator(s)	Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket (55 overs per innings)
Champions	Lancashire (2nd title)
Participants	20
Matches	47
Most runs	435 Neil Fairbrother (Lancashire)[1]
Most wickets	12 Mike Watkinson (Lancashire)[2]
← 1989 1991 →

The competition was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club.

Fixtures and results

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	NR	A	Pts	Rp100
Worcestershire	4	3	1	0	0	6	72.77
Glamorgan	4	3	1	0	0	6	69.46
Kent	4	2	1	1	0	5	71.71
Warwickshire	4	1	3	0	0	2	63.58
Gloucestershire	4	0	3	1	0	1	67.77

Source:^[3]

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	NR	A	Pts	Rp100
Somerset	4	3	1	0	0	6	85.46
Middlesex	4	3	1	0	0	6	74.86
Sussex	4	2	2	0	0	4	78.94
Derbyshire	4	2	2	0	0	4	77.34
Minor Counties	4	0	4	0	0	0	66.43

Source:^[3]

Group C

Team	Pld	W	L	NR	A	Pts	Rp100
Lancashire	4	3	0	1	0	7	67.84
Surrey	4	2	2	0	0	4	75.30
Yorkshire	4	2	2	0	0	4	62.08
Hampshire	4	1	2	1	0	3	75.45
Combined Universities	4	1	3	0	0	2	61.91

Source:^[3]

Group D

Team	Pld	W	L	NR	A	Pts	Rp100
Essex	4	3	0	0	1	7	82.35
Northamptonshire	4	3	1	0	0	6	63.44
Leicestershire	4	1	2	0	1	3	62.33
Scotland	4	1	3	0	0	2	66.66
Northamptonshire	4	1	3	0	0	2	60.60

Source:^[3]

Quarter-finals

30 May 1990 (scorecard)

Essex 216/8 (55 overs)	v	Nottinghamshire 219/4 (52.1 overs)
Graham Gooch 87 Eddie Hemmings 2/33 (11 overs)		Tim Robinson 72* John Stephenson 2/44 (10 overs)

Nottinghamshire won by 6 wickets County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Chris Balderstone & David Constant Player of the match: Paul Johnson (Nottinghamshire)

30 May 1990 (scorecard)

Lancashire 279/6 (55 overs)	v	Surrey 233 all out (51.4 overs)
Graeme Fowler 96 Waqar Younis 2/55 (11 overs)		Grahame Clinton 77 Mike Watkinson 4/58 (10.4 overs)

Lancashire won by 46 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: John Harris & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Neil Fairbrother (Lancashire)

30 May 1990 (scorecard)

Somerset 183 all out (53.5 overs)	v	Middlesex 161 all out (51.5 overs)
Chris Tavaré 49 Simon Hughes 3/37 (10.5 overs)		Mike Roseberry 38 Adrian Jones 4/41 (8.5 overs)

Somerset won by 22 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Kevin Lyons & Barrie Meyer Player of the match: Adrian Jones (Somerset)

30 May 1990 (scorecard)

Glamorgan 191 all out (54.3 overs)	v	Worcestershire 195/3 (52.2 overs)
Hugh Morris 106 Neal Radford 4/26 (10.3 overs)		Tim Curtis 76* Steve Watkin 1/32 (11 overs) Viv Richards 1/32 (9 overs)

Worcestershire won by 7 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Ray Julian & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Alan Butcher (Glamorgan)

Semi-finals

13 June 1990 (scorecard)

Somerset 212/9 (55 overs)	v	Lancashire 214/4 (44.5 overs)
Jimmy Cook 49 Wasim Akram 3/29 (11 overs)		Neil Fairbrother 78 Graham Rose 2/44 (10 overs)

Lancashire won by 6 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Barry Dudleston & John Holder Player of the match: Neil Fairbrother (Lancashire)

13 June 1990 (scorecard)

Nottinghamshire 230/6 (55 overs)	v	Worcestershire 232/1 (53.2 overs)
Franklyn Stephenson 98* Ian Botham 2/43 (11 overs)		Martin Weston 99* Franklyn Stephenson 1/45 (11 overs)

Worcestershire won by 9 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Don Oslear & Roy Palmer Player of the match: Martin Weston (Worcestershire)

Final

14 July 1990 (scorecard)

Lancashire 241/8 (55 overs)	v	Worcestershire 172 all out (54 overs)
Mike Watkinson 50 Stuart Lampitt 2/43 (11 overs)		Ian Botham 38 Wasim Akram 3/30 (11 overs)

Lancashire won by 69 runs Lord's, London Umpires: John Hampshire & Nigel Plews Player of the match: Mike Watkinson (Lancashire)

References

1. "Batting and Fielding in Benson and Hedges Cup 1990 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
2. "Bowling in Benson and Hedges Cup 1990 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
3. Wright, Graeme, ed. (1991). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1991. Guildford: John Wisden & Co Ltd. p. 729.

See also

• Benson & Hedges Cup