Cricket tournament
| Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(55 overs per innings) |
| Champions | Somerset (1st title) |
| Participants | 20 |
| Matches | 47 |
| Most runs | 317 Neil Taylor (Kent) |
| Most wickets | 19 Colin Croft (Lancashire) |
| ← 19811983 → | |
The 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup was the eleventh edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup.
The competition was won by Somerset County Cricket Club.
Fixtures and results
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derbyshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 38.559 |
| Leicestershire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 44.000 |
| Worcestershire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 45.750 |
| Minor Counties | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39.846 |
| Yorkshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.217 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottinghamshire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 34.703 |
| Lancashire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31.211 |
| Warwickshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39.667 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47.783 |
| Scotland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98.667 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 35.806 |
| Sussex | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37.969 |
| Essex | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39.194 |
| Surrey | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 42.226 |
| Hampshire | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.457 |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 37.581 |
| Somerset | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 38.226 |
| Gloucestershire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43.733 |
| Glamorgan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36.581 |
| Oxford and Cambridge Universities | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88.917 |
Quarter-finals
| 16 June 1982 (scorecard) |
| Derbyshire 190 all out (55 overs) |
v | Sussex 194/6 (53.5 overs) |
| Peter Kirsten 60 Ian Greig 2/33 (11 overs) |
Paul Parker 72 Steve Oldham 2/30 (10 overs) |
| Sussex won by 4 wickets County Ground, Derby Umpires: Dickie Bird & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Paul Parker (Sussex) |
| 16 June 1982 (scorecard) |
| Kent 207 all out (54.2 overs) |
v | Somerset 208/7 (54.4 overs) |
| Neil Taylor 121 Ian Botham 4/52 (11 overs) |
Brian Rose 52 Kevin Jarvis 3/44 (11 overs) |
| Somerset won by 3 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: David Shepherd & Peter Wight Player of the match: Neil Taylor (Kent) |
| 16 June 1982 (scorecard) |
| Lancashire 191/9 (55 overs) |
v | Middlesex 139 all out (48 overs) |
| Clive Lloyd 66 Wayne Daniel 2/32 (11 overs) |
Clive Radley 66 Ian Folley 4/18 (10 overs) |
| Lancashire won by 52 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Roy Palmer & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (Lancashire) |
| 16, 17 June 1982 (scorecard) |
| Nottinghamshire 156 all out (53.4 overs) |
v | Leicestershire 154/9 (55 overs) |
| Basher Hassan 48 Les Taylor 3/45 (10.4 overs) |
David Gower 34 Michael Bore 3/21 (11 overs) |
| Nottinghamshire won by 2 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Bill Alley & Barrie Meyer Player of the match: Gordon Parsons (Leicestershire) |
- Reserve day used. Leicestershire were 118/7 (47 overs) at the close of the first day's play
Semi-finals
| 30 June 1982 (scorecard) |
| Lancashire 182 all out (54.4 overs) |
v | Nottinghamshire 184/6 (53.1 overs) |
| Chris Maynard 60 Kevin Saxelby 3/51 (11 overs) |
Richard Hadlee 55 Colin Croft 3/33 (10.1 overs) |
| Nottinghamshire won by 4 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Richard Hadlee (Nottinghamshire) |
| 30 June 1982 (scorecard) |
| Sussex 110 all out (41.1 overs) |
v | Somerset 112/2 (36.1 overs) |
| Garth le Roux 46 Joel Garner 4/24 (9.1 overs) |
Peter Denning 68* Allan Green 1/4 (3 overs) |
| Somerset won by 8 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Ray Julian & Don Oslear Player of the match: Joel Garner (Somerset) |
Final
| 24 July 1982 (scorecard) |
| Nottinghamshire 130 all out (50.1 overs) |
v | Somerset 132/1 (33.1 overs) |
| Clive Rice 27 Joel Garner 3/13 (8.1 overs) |
Peter Roebuck 53* Mike Hendrick 1/26 (8 overs) |
| Somerset won by 9 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: David Constant & David Evans Player of the match: Vic Marks (Somerset) |
References
CricketArchive - 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup
See also
| Benson & Hedges Cup seasons | |
|---|---|
| 1982 English cricket season | |
|---|---|
| « 1981 1983 » | |
| International cricket | |
| Domestic cricket | |
| County seasons | |
| County cricket in 1982 | |
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