1974 Benson & Hedges Cup

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1974 Benson & Hedges Cup
Administrator(s)Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(55 overs per innings)
ChampionsSurrey (1st title)
Participants20
Matches47
Most runs369 Barry Richards (Hampshire)
Most wickets17 Robin Jackman (Surrey)/Garth McKenzie (Leicesters)
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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

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Group stage

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Midlands Group

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Benson & Hedges Cup


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