1997 NatWest Trophy

The 1997 NatWest Trophy was the 17th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 24 June and 7 September 1997.^[1] The tournament was won by Essex County Cricket Club who defeated Warwickshire County Cricket Club by 9 wickets in the final at Lord's.

1997 NatWest Trophy

Administrator(s)	England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket (60 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)	Knockout
Champions	Essex (2nd title)
Participants	32
Matches	30
Most runs	333 Stuart Law (Essex)
Most wickets	15 Allan Donald (Warwickshire)
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Format and highlights

The 18 first-class counties, were joined by eleven Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cumberland, Devon, Herefordshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Shropshire and Staffordshire.

The Ireland, Scotland and Netherlands teams also participated. There was some controversy in the semi-final at the County Ground, Chelmsford, when in a tense contest Mark Ilott of Essex and Robert Croft of Glamorgan had an on-field confrontation.^[2]

The final at Lord's which was held on 7 September 1997 and was won by Essex with Stuart Law scoring 80 and collecting the Man of the Match medal.

First round

24 June 1997 (scorecard)

Essex 327/7 (60 overs)	v	Buckinghamshire 238/7 (60 overs)
Nasser Hussain 78 Keith Arthurton 4/53 (12 overs)		Neil Burns 51 Paul Grayson 3/40 (11 overs)

Essex won by 89 runs Wilton Park, Beaconsfield Umpires: Tony Clarkson & John Hampshire Player of the match: Robert Rollins (Essex)

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24 June 1997 (scorecard)

Hampshire 321/4 (60 overs)	v	Cambridgeshire 82 all out (32.2 overs)
Robin Smith 126 Dominic Ralfs 2/69 (12 overs)		Dominic Ralfs 14* John Stephenson 5/34 (11.2 overs)

Hampshire won by 239 runs Wisbech Cricket Club Ground, Wisbech Umpires: Mark Benson & Bob White Player of the match: Robin Smith (Hampshire)

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24 June 1997 (scorecard)

Northamptonshire 223 all out (56.4 overs)	v	Cumberland 187/9 (60 overs)
Tony Penberthy 57 David Pennett 3/42 (9.4 overs)		Andrew Mawson 77 Tony Penberthy 5/56 (11 overs)

Northamptonshire won by 36 runs Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Michael Johnson & Barrie Leadbeater Player of the match: Tony Penberthy (Northamptonshire)

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24 June 1997 (scorecard)

Leicestershire 225/8 (60 overs)	v	Devon 172/9 (60 overs)
Iain Sutcliffe 103* Peter Roebuck 2/27 (12 overs)		Gareth Townsend 37 Tim Mason 3/29 (12 overs)

Leicestershire won by 53 runs The Maer Ground, Exmouth Umpires: Neil Mallender & George Sharp Player of the match: Iain Sutcliffe (Leicestershire)

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24 June 1997 (scorecard)

Bedfordshire 179/9 (60 overs)	v	Glamorgan 182/3 (30.2 overs)
Barry Young 30* Steve Watkin 3/23 (11 overs)		Robert Croft 64 Richard Dalton 3/32 (6 overs)

Glamorgan won by 7 wickets Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Nigel Cowley & Vanburn Holder Player of the match: Robert Croft (Glamorgan)

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24 June 1997 (scorecard)

Gloucestershire 351/2 (60 overs)	v	Scotland 250/9 (60 overs)
Tony Wright 177 Greig Williamson 1/28 (4 overs)		Bruce Patterson 77 Tim Hancock 6/58 (12 overs)

Gloucestershire won by 101 runs The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol Umpires: John Holder & Martin Reed Player of the match: Tony Wright (Gloucestershire)

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24 June 1997 (scorecard)

Lancashire 351/7 (60 overs)	v	Berkshire 182/5 (60 overs)
Graham Lloyd 96 Jamie Sylvester 2/59 (9 overs)		James Hodgson 53* Gary Yates 2/15 (12 overs)

Lancashire won by 169 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Dickie Bird & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Mark Harvey (Lancashire)

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24 June 1997 (scorecard)

Lincolnshire 116 all out (50.2 overs)	v	Derbyshire 121/2 (19 overs)
Mark Gouldstone 37 Paul Aldred 4/30 (10.2 overs)		Chris Adams 71* Stephen Bradford 1/18 (4 overs)

Derbyshire won by 8 wickets Lindum Sports Club Ground, Lincoln Umpires: Paul Adams & Nigel Plews Player of the match: Chris Adams (Derbyshire)

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24 June 1997 (scorecard)

Kent 225 all out (59.5 overs)	v	Middlesex 227/7 (59.2 overs)
Nigel Llong 68 Richard Johnson 5/50 (12 overs)		Mark Ramprakash 72 Dean Headley 3/31 (12 overs)

Middlesex won by 3 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Graham Burgess & Barrie Meyer Player of the match: Mark Ramprakash (Middlesex)

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24 June 1997 (scorecard)

Staffordshire 95 all out (45.3 overs)	v	Nottinghamshire 96/0 (31.5 overs)
Laurie Potter 19 Nathan Astle 3/20 (10 overs)		Paul Pollard 42*

Nottinghamshire won by 10 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Chris Balderstone & Mervyn Kitchen Player of the match: Nathan Astle (Nottinghamshire)

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24 June 1997 (scorecard)

Somerset 367/5 (60 overs)	v	Herefordshire 136 all out (37.4 overs)
Simon Ecclestone 101 (62) Neal Radford 2/64 (12 overs)		Robert Hall 29 (43) Mushtaq Ahmed 4/27 (12 overs)

Somerset won by 231 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: David Constant & Kevin Lyons Player of the match: Simon Ecclestone (Somerset)

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24 June 1997 (scorecard)

Durham 247/7 (60 overs)	v	Surrey 251/5 (48.5 overs)
John Morris 75 (114) Ian Salisbury 3/36 (12 overs)		Alec Stewart 90* (118) Michael Foster 2/37 (8 overs)

Surrey won by 5 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Trevor Jesty & Roy Palmer Player of the match: Alec Stewart (Surrey)

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24 June 1997 (scorecard)

Shropshire 116 all out (47.5 overs)	v	Sussex 119/0 (45.4 overs)
Andy Johnson 15 James Kirtley 5/39 (12 overs)		Keith Greenfield 89*

Sussex won by 10 wickets County Ground, Hove Umpires: Ray Julian & Jeremy Lloyds Player of the match: James Kirtley (Sussex)

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24 June 1997 (scorecard)

Warwickshire 207 all out (59.3 overs)	v	Norfolk 127 all out (48.2 overs)
Ashley Giles 69 Paul Newman 4/23 (12 overs)		Steve Goldsmith 22 Ashley Giles 5/21 (12 overs)

Warwickshire won by 80 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: John Harris & Allan Jones Player of the match: Ashley Giles (Warwickshire)

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24 June 1997 (scorecard)

Worcestershire 336/6 (60 overs)	v	Netherlands 225 all out (54.2 overs)
Tom Moody 108 (145) Murray Goodwin 1/28 (5 overs)		Bas Zuiderent 99 (141) Graeme Hick 2/14 (4.2 overs)

Worcestershire won by 111 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: John Steele & Peter Willey Player of the match: Bas Zuiderent (Netherlands)

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24 June 1997 (scorecard)

Yorkshire 249 all out (59.4 overs)	v	Ireland 53 all out (18.5 overs)
Peter Hartley 83 Paul McCrum 3/26 (12 overs)		Derek Heasley 18 Darren Gough 7/27 (9.5 overs)

Yorkshire won by 196 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Jack Bond & Pasty Harris Player of the match: Darren Gough (Yorkshire)

Second round

9 July 1997 (scorecard)

Derbyshire 324/7 (60 overs)	v	Northamptonshire 180 all out (48.1 overs)
Kim Barnett 111 Rob Bailey 3/55 (9 overs)		Tony Penberthy 62 Devon Malcolm 7/35 (10.1 overs)

Derbyshire won by 144 runs County Ground, Derby Umpires: Tony Clarkson & John Holder Player of the match: Devon Malcolm (Derbyshire)

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9 July 1997 (scorecard)

Worcestershire 286/9 (60 overs)	v	Essex 287/3 (57.3 overs)
Graeme Hick 146 Ashley Cowan 2/50 (12 overs)		Stuart Law 100 Phil Newport 1/32 (6 overs)

Essex won by 7 wickets County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater & Bob White Player of the match: Ronnie Irani (Essex)

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9 July 1997 (scorecard)

Hampshire 302/6 (60 overs)	v	Glamorgan 304/8 (59.4 overs)
Robin Smith 119 Darren Thomas 2/70 (11 overs)		Adrian Dale 71 John Stephenson 3/49 (12 overs)

Glamorgan won by 2 wickets County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Ray Julian & Barrie Meyer Player of the match: Steve James (Glamorgan)

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9 July 1997 (scorecard)

Yorkshire 310/5 (60 overs)	v	Leicestershire 182 all out (47.2 overs)
Craig White 96* Gordon Parsons 3/68 (12 overs)		Iain Sutcliffe 90 Richard Stemp 4/54 (12 overs)

Yorkshire won by 128 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Allan Jones & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Craig White (Yorkshire)

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9 July 1997 (scorecard)

Gloucestershire 277/9 (60 overs)	v	Middlesex 280/6 (59.3 overs)
Monte Lynch 100 Jacques Kallis 4/47 (11 overs)		Jacques Kallis 100 Mark Alleyne 3/47 (12 overs)

Middlesex won by 4 wickets Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge Umpires: Ken Palmer & Roy Palmer Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (Middlesex)

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9 July 1997 (scorecard)

Nottinghamshire 176 all out (55.1 overs)	v	Surrey 154 all out (55.5 overs)
Nathan Astle 56 Saqlain Mushtaq 3/30 (8.1 overs)		Mark Butcher 35 Chris Tolley 3/21 (9 overs)

Nottinghamshire won by 22 runs The Oval, London Umpires: Barry Dudleston & Trevor Jesty Player of the match: Nathan Astle (Nottinghamshire)

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9 July 1997 (scorecard)

Lancashire 283/6 (60 overs)	v	Sussex 286/3 (56.3 overs)
John Crawley 113* Vasbert Drakes 2/35 (12 overs)		Keith Greenfield 129 Ian Austin 4/45 (11 overs)

Sussex won by 7 wickets County Ground, Hove Umpires: John Harris & John Steele Player of the match: Keith Greenfield (Sussex)

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9 July 1997 (scorecard)

Warwickshire 220 all out (58.1 overs)	v	Somerset 209 all out (58.3 overs)
Dominic Ostler 54 Keith Parsons 3/34 (11 overs)		Simon Ecclestone 87 Allan Donald 4/54 (12 overs)

Warwickshire won by 11 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Nigel Plews & David Shepherd Player of the match: Simon Ecclestone (Somerset)

Quarter-finals

29 July 1997 (scorecard)

Derbyshire 327/8 (60 overs)	v	Sussex 329/5 (59.2 overs)
Chris Adams 129* Vasbert Drakes 4/62 (12 overs)		Rajesh Rao 158 Devon Malcolm 1/33 (6 overs)

Sussex won by 5 wickets County Ground, Derby Umpires: Dickie Bird & George Sharp Player of the match: Rajesh Rao (Sussex)

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29 July 1997 (scorecard)

Yorkshire 236/8 (60 overs)	v	Glamorgan 237/9 (59 overs)
Darren Lehmann 105 Dean Cosker 3/26 (12 overs)		Matthew Maynard 62 Darren Gough 4/36 (12 overs)

Glamorgan won by 1 wicket Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Barry Dudleston & Trevor Jesty Player of the match: Waqar Younis (Glamorgan)

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29 July 1997 (scorecard)

Warwickshire 286/6 (60 overs)	v	Middlesex 258/9 (60 overs)
David Hemp 112 Angus Fraser 1/31 (12 overs)		Mark Ramprakash 98 Ashley Giles 3/49 (12 overs)

Warwickshire won by 28 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Graham Burgess & David Shepherd Player of the match: David Hemp (Warwickshire)

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29 July 1997 (scorecard)

Nottinghamshire 288/5 (60 overs)	v	Essex 289/7 (58.2 overs)
Paul Johnson 106 Stuart Law 2/54 (8 overs)		Nasser Hussain 89* Paul Franks 3/80 (12 overs)

Essex won by 3 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Jack Bond & Vanburn Holder Player of the match: Nasser Hussain (Essex)

Semi-finals

12, 13 August 1997 (scorecard)

Glamorgan 301/8 (60 overs)	v	Essex 303/9 (55 overs)
Steve James 109 Paul Grayson 2/51 (9 overs)		Stuart Law 90 Darren Thomas 5/74 (12 overs)

Essex won by 1 wicket County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Chris Balderstone & David Constant Player of the match: Stuart Law (Essex)

• Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

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13, 14 August 1997 (scorecard)

Warwickshire 342/3 (60 overs)	v	Sussex 237 all out (53.1 overs)
David Hemp 111* Vasbert Drakes 2/38 (12 overs)		Mark Newell 79 Allan Donald 5/37 (10.1 overs)

Warwickshire won by 105 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: John Hampshire & Ken Palmer Player of the match: David Hemp (Warwickshire)

• Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

Final

7 September 1997 (scorecard)

Warwickshire 170/8 (60 overs)	v	Essex 171/1 (26.3 overs)
Dougie Brown 37 (62) Ashley Cowan 3/29 (12 overs)		Stuart Law 80* (71) Allan Donald 1/36 (6 overs)

Essex won by 9 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Mervyn Kitchen & Peter Willey Player of the match: Stuart Law (Essex)