| 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup | |||
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| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board | ||
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (55 overs per innings) |
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| Champions | Leicestershire (2nd title) | ||
| Participants | 20 | ||
| Matches played | 47 | ||
| Most runs | 322 Chris Balderstone (Leicestershire) | ||
| Most wickets | 17 Ken Higgs (Leicestershire) | ||
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The 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup was the fourth competing of cricket’s Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Leicestershire County Cricket Club.
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| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | BowSR |
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| Warwickshire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 33.054 |
| Leicestershire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 48.111 |
| Oxford and Cambridge Universities | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 45.000 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 42.929 |
| Worcestershire | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47.625 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | BowSR |
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| Lancashire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 50.231 |
| Yorkshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 35.629 |
| Derbyshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 43.967 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 43.565 |
| Minor Counties North | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 78.200 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | BowSR |
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| Essex | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 30.275 |
| Middlesex | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 35.294 |
| Sussex | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 35.613 |
| Kent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 42.516 |
| Minor Counties South | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 53.100 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | BowSR |
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| Hampshire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 31.200 |
| Somerset | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 31.184 |
| Surrey | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 40.000 |
| Gloucestershire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 45.444 |
| Glamorgan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 48.773 |
| 4 June 1975 (scorecard) |
Hampshire 223 all out (55 overs) |
v | Essex 173 all out (45.3 overs) |
Hampshire won by 50 runs County Ground, Southampton Umpires: David Evans & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Peter Sainsbury (Hampshire) |
| David Turner 40 Ian Botham 3/56 (11 overs) |
Viv Richards 62 Peter Sainsbury 3/29 (11 overs) |
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| 4 June 1975 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 180/8 (55 overs) |
v | Leicestershire 183/8 (53.3 overs) |
Leicestershire won by 2 wickets Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Cec Pepper & Albert Rhodes Player of the match: Roger Tolchard (Leicestershire) |
| Frank Hayes 67 Ken Higgs 2/38 (11 overs) |
Roger Tolchard 57* Peter Lee 2/22 (10 overs) |
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| 4 June 1975 (scorecard) |
Yorkshire 182 all out (55 overs) |
v | Middlesex 183/6 (54.1 overs) |
Middlesex won by 4 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Henry Horton & Barry Meyer Player of the match: Clive Radley (Middlesex) |
| Geoff Boycott 58 Tim Lamb 5/44 (11 overs) |
Norman Featherstone 38 Arnie Sidebottom 2/18 (11 overs) |
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| 4 June 1975 (scorecard) |
Essex 153 all out (55 overs) |
v | Warwickshire 154/3 (37.5 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 7 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Steve Rouse (Warwickshire) |
| Brian Edmeades 85 Steve Rouse 4/22 (7 overs) |
Alvin Kallicharran 71* Keith Boyce 2/40 (11 overs) |
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| 2 July 1975 (scorecard) |
Hampshire 216 all out (53.4 overs) |
v | Leicestershire 217/5 (54.1 overs) |
Leicestershire won by 5 wickets Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Jack Crapp & David Evans Player of the match: Chris Balderstone (Leicestershire) |
| Gordon Greenidge 111 Peter Booth 3/27 (7 overs) |
Chris Balderstone 101* Andy Roberts 1/16 (10.1 overs) |
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| 2 July 1975 (scorecard) |
Middlesex 247/8 (55 overs) |
v | Warwickshire 244/9 (55 overs) |
Middlesex won by 3 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Ray Julian Player of the match: Larry Gomes (Middlesex) |
| Clive Radley 103 Steve Rouse 2/26 (10 overs) |
John Jameson 65 John Price 3/38 (11 overs) |
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| 19 July 1975 (scorecard) |
Middlesex 146 all out (52.4 overs) |
v | Leicestershire 150/5 (51.2 overs) |
Leicestershire won by 5 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Arthur Fagg Player of the match: Norman McVicker (Leicestershire) |
| Michael Smith 83 Norman McVicker 4/20 (11 overs) |
John Steele 49 Fred Titmus 2/30 (11 overs) |
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