1974 Benson & Hedges Cup

1974 Benson & Hedges Cup

Administrator(s)	Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket (55 overs per innings)
Champions	Surrey (1st title)
Participants	20
Matches	47
Most runs	369 Barry Richards (Hampshire)
Most wickets	17 Robin Jackman (Surrey)/Garth McKenzie (Leicesters)

The 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup was the third edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Surrey County Cricket Club.

Fixtures and results

Group stage

Midlands Group

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	BowSR
Worcestershire	4	3	1	9	34.143
Leicestershire	4	3	1	9	42.581
Warwickshire	4	3	1	9	51.52
Northamptonshire	4	1	3	3	46.815
Middlesex	4	0	4	0	45.808

Northern Group

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	BowSR
Lancashire	4	4	0	12	38.294
Yorkshire	4	3	1	9	36.139
Derbyshire	4	2	2	6	36.114
Nottinghamshire	4	1	3	3	45.857
Minor Counties North	4	0	4	0	62.667

Southern Group

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	BowSR
Kent	4	4	0	12	32.605
Surrey	4	3	1	9	30.154
Essex	4	2	2	6	39.226
Sussex	4	1	3	3	38.938
Cambridge University	4	0	4	0	65.667

Western Group

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	BowSR
Hampshire	4	4	0	12	28.550
Somerset	4	3	1	9	40.281
Gloucestershire	4	2	2	6	40.969
Glamorgan	4	1	3	3	51.286
Minor Counties South	4	0	4	0	40.500

Quarter-finals

12 June 1974 (scorecard)

Leicestershire 238/8 (55 overs)	v	Kent 230/9 (45.5 overs)
Barry Dudleston 79 Bob Woolmer 3/29 (11 overs)		Brian Luckhurst 111 Garth McKenzie 5/34 (11 overs)

Leicestershire won by 8 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Barry Meyer Player of the match: Brian Luckhurst (Kent)

12 June 1974 (scorecard)

Hampshire 182 all out (53.3 overs)	v	Somerset 183/9 all out (54 overs)
Trevor Jesty 79 Hallam Moseley 3/28 (10.3 overs)		Ian Botham 45* Trevor Jesty 4/28 (11 overs)

Somerset won by 1 wicket County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Ray Julian & George Pope Player of the match: Ian Botham (Somerset)

12 June 1974 (scorecard)

Surrey 225/7 (55 overs)	v	Yorkshire 201 all out (52.5 overs)
Geoff Howarth 80 Chris Old 3/51 (11 overs)		Barrie Leadbeater 62 Robin Jackman 4/35 (10 overs)

Surrey won by 24 runs Kennington Oval, London Umpires: Henry Horton & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Geoff Howarth (Surrey)

12 June 1974 (scorecard)

Lancashire 204/7 (55 overs)	v	Worcestershire 168 all out (51.1 overs)
Barry Wood 67 Vanburn Holder 3/32 (11 overs)		John Parker 42 Ken Shuttleworth 3/37 (9.1 overs)

Lancashire won by 36 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Jack Crapp & Charlie Elliott Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancashire)

Semi-finals

26 June 1974 (scorecard)

Surrey 193/8 (55 overs)	v	Lancashire 130 all out (47.1 overs)
John Edrich 62 Clive Lloyd 2/54 (8 overs)		Clive Lloyd 50 Alan Butcher 3/11 (11 overs)

Surrey won by 63 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: John Edrich (Surrey)

26, 27 June 1974 (scorecard)

Leicestershire 270/8 (55 overs)	v	Somerset 130 all out (40.4 overs)
John Steele 91 Allan Jones 3/39 (11 overs)		Viv Richards 42 Ray Illingworth 5/20 (11 overs)

Leicestershire won by 140 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Sam Cook & David Evans Player of the match: Brian Davison (Leicestershire)

• The match went into a second day. Somerset were 20/2 at the close of the first day.

Final

20 July 1974 (scorecard)

Surrey 170 all out (54.1 overs)	v	Leicestershire 143 all out (54 overs)
Younis Ahmed 43 Ken Higgs 4/10 (7 overs)		Chris Balderstone 32 Geoff Arnold 3/20 (10 overs)

Surrey won by 27 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Bill Alley & Dickie Bird Player of the match: John Edrich (Surrey)

See also

Benson & Hedges Cup