1978 Benson & Hedges Cup
Cricket tournament
Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
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Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (55 overs per innings) |
Champions | Kent (3rd title) |
Participants | 20 |
Matches | 47 |
Most runs | 349 – Alan Hill (Derbyshire) |
Most wickets | 18 – Eddie Barlow (Derbyshire) 18 – Wayne Daniel (Middlesex) |
← 1977 1979 → |
The 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup was the seventh edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Kent County Cricket Club.
Results
Group stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Derbyshire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 40.719 |
Warwickshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 36.636 |
Lancashire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 46.143 |
Gloucestershire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38.727 |
Minor Counties West | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.667 |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Somerset | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 31.556 |
Glamorgan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 36.629 |
Hampshire | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 37.87 |
Worcestershire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37.667 |
Oxford and Cambridge Universities | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80.154 |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sussex | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 26.344 |
Middlesex | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 30.912 |
Leicestershire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 38.529 |
Northamptonshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44.407 |
Minor Counties East | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.208 |
Group D
Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kent | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 46.25 |
Nottinghamshire | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 43.043 |
Surrey | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 48.92 |
Yorkshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31.242 |
Essex | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54.632 |
Quarter-finals
7, 8 June 1978 Scorecard |
Derbyshire 154 all out (52 overs) | v | Middlesex 125 all out (48.4 overs) |
Alan Hill 69 Mike Selvey 2/26 (10 overs) |
Derbyshire won by 29 runs County Ground, Derby Umpires: Ray Julian & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Eddie Barlow (Derbyshire) |
- Reserve day used. Derbyshire were 11/0 (6 overs) at the close of the scheduled day's play.
7 June 1978 Scorecard |
Nottinghamshire 209/7 (55 overs) | v | Kent 210/3 (49 overs) |
Kent won by 7 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: John Langridge & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Alan Ealham (Kent) |
7, 8 June 1978 Scorecard |
Somerset 218/9 (55 overs) | v | Sussex 116 all out (42.2 overs) |
Ian Botham 54 John Spencer 3/37 (11 overs) | Jeremy Groome 28 Keith Jennings 3/20 (11 overs) |
Somerset won by 102 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: David Constant & David Halfyard Player of the match: Ian Botham (Somerset) |
- Reserve day used. Sussex were 76/6 (30 overs) at the close of the scheduled day's play.
7, 8 June 1978 Scorecard |
Warwickshire 205/6 (55 overs) | v | Glamorgan 159 all out (49.2 overs) |
John Whitehouse 70 Rodney Ontong 2/21 (8 overs) | John Hopkins 26 Stephen Rouse 3/28 (8.2 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 46 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Cec Pepper & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: John Whitehouse (Warwickshire) |
- Reserve day used. No play first day.
Semi-finals
21, 22 June 1978 Scorecard |
Derbyshire 203/9 (55 overs) | v | Warwickshire 162 all out (50.4 overs) |
Derbyshire won by 41 runs County Ground, Derby Umpires: Bill Alley & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Anthony Borrington (Derbyshire) |
- Reserve day used. Derbyshire were 119/2 (36.5 overs) at the close of the scheduled day's play.
21, 22, 23 June 1978 Scorecard |
Kent 204/8 (55 overs) | v | Somerset 163 all out (51.2 overs) |
Brian Rose 48 Asif Iqbal 3/49 (9 overs) |
Kent won by 41 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Chris Tavaré (Kent) |
- Two reserve days used. Kent were 149/5 (41.2 overs) at the close of the scheduled day's play, and Somerset were 33/1 (13 overs) at the close of the second day's play.
Final
22 July 1978 Scorecard |
Derbyshire 147 all out (54.4 overs) | v | Kent 151/4 (41.4 overs) |
Peter Kirsten 41 John Shepherd 4/25 (11 overs) | Bob Woolmer 79 Philip Russell 3/28 (11 overs) |
Kent won by 6 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: David Constant & John Langridge Player of the match: Bob Woolmer (Kent) |
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