2002 Benson & Hedges Cup

The 2002 Benson & Hedges Cup was the final edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Warwickshire County Cricket Club. The competition which had been inaugurated in 1972 was scrapped following the government ban on tobacco company sponsorship.[1] The replacement competition the following season would be the new Twenty20 Cup.

2002 Benson & Hedges Cup
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(50 overs per innings)
ChampionsWarwickshire (2nd title)
Participants18
Matches52
Most runs329 Richard Montgomerie (Sussex)
Most wickets20 Ronnie Irani (Essex)
2001

Midlands/West/Wales Group

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Team Pld W L NR A Pts NRR
Gloucestershire 5 4 1 0 0 8 1.326
Worcestershire 5 4 1 0 0 8 -0.059
Warwickshire 5 3 2 0 0 6 0.006
Northamptonshire 5 3 2 0 0 6 1.512
Glamorgan 5 0 4 0 1 1 -1.737
Somerset 5 0 4 0 1 1 -2.393

North Group

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Team Pld W L NR A Pts NRR
Leicestershire 5 4 0 1 0 9 0.461
Yorkshire 5 3 2 0 0 6 0.45
Lancashire 5 2 2 1 0 5 1.346
Nottinghamshire 5 2 3 0 0 4 -0.709
Durham 5 2 3 0 0 4 -0.536
Derbyshire 5 0 3 2 0 2 -1.461

South Group

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Team Pld W L NR A Pts NRR
Essex 5 4 0 0 1 9 0.485
Sussex 5 4 1 0 0 8 0.616
Kent 5 2 3 0 0 4 -0.483
Hampshire 5 2 3 0 0 4 -0.422
Middlesex 5 1 3 0 1 3 0.369
Surrey 5 1 4 0 0 2 -0.29

Quarter-finals

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21, 22 May 2002
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
203/8 (50 overs)
v
Worcestershire
204/2 (41.4 overs)
Mark Alleyne 52
Kabir Ali 3/39 (10 overs)
Andy Bichel 94*
Mike Smith 1/29 (10 overs)
Worcestershire won by 8 wickets
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Nigel Cowley & Jeff Evans
Player of the match: Andy Bichel (Worcestershire)
  • The match went into a second day. Gloucestershire were 193/7 (48.4 overs) at the close of the first day.
22 May 2002
(scorecard)
Yorkshire
237/9 (50 overs)
v
Essex
239/3 (45 overs)
Darren Lehmann 59
Jonathan Dakin 3/47 (10 overs)
Nasser Hussain 136*
Gary Fellows 1/14 (3 overs)
Essex won by 7 wickets
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Tony Clarkson & Trevor Jesty
Player of the match: Nasser Hussain (Essex)
22 May 2002
(scorecard)
Leicestershire
163/8 (50 overs)
v
Lancashire
164/6 (47.4 overs)
Michael Bevan 67
John Wood 3/33 (10 overs)
David Byas 91
Darren Maddy 2/25 (10 overs)
Lancashire won by 4 wickets
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Mike Harris & Neil Mallender
Player of the match: David Byas (Yorkshire)
22 May 2002
(scorecard)
Sussex
196/7 (50 overs)
v
Warwickshire
197/6 (48.4 overs)
Tim Ambrose 87
Dougie Brown 2/27 (10 overs)
Ian Bell 85*
Robin Martin-Jenkins 3/29 (10 overs)
Warwickshire won by 4 wickets
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Graham Burgess & Nigel Llong
Player of the match: Ian Bell (Warwickshire)

Semi-finals

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6, 7 June 2002
(scorecard)
Essex
262/9 (50 overs)
v
Worcestershire
124 all out (33.4 overs)
Ronnie Irani 57
Kabir Ali 4/34 (10 overs)
Steve Rhodes 41
Andrew Clarke 3/13 (3.4 overs)
Essex won by 138 runs
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: David Constant & John Holder
Player of the match: Ronnie Irani (Essex)
  • The match went into a second day. Worcestershire were 26/4 (12 overs) at the close of the first day.
7 June 2002
(scorecard)
Lancashire
211/9 (50 overs)
v
Warwickshire
213/9 (50 overs)
Mark Chilton 101
Shaun Pollock 4/27 (10 overs)
Ian Bell 46
Kyle Hogg 2/27 (6 overs)
Warwickshire won by 1 wicket
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Ken Palmer & George Sharp
Player of the match: Mark Chilton (Lancashire)

Final

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22 June 2002
(scorecard)
Essex
181/8 (50 overs)
v
Warwickshire
182/5 (36.2 overs)
Paul Grayson 38*
Dougie Brown 2/32 (10 overs)
Ian Bell 65*
Ronnie Irani 2/40 (10 overs)
Warwickshire won by 5 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Barry Dudleston & John Hampshire
Player of the match: Ian Bell (Warwickshire)

References

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  1. ^ "UK Tobacco Advertising and Promotion" (PDF). ash.org.

See also

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