2002 Benson & Hedges Cup

2002 Benson & Hedges Cup
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format Limited overs cricket
(50 overs per innings)
Champions Warwickshire (2nd title)
Participants 18
Matches played 52
Most runs 329 Richard Montgomerie (Sussex)
Most wickets 20 Ronnie Irani (Essex)
← 2001 (Previous)

The 2002 Benson & Hedges Cup was the final competing of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Warwickshire County Cricket Club.

Contents

Midlands/West/Wales Group

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

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

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

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

Semi-Finals

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

Final

22 June 2002
(scorecard)
Essex
181/8 (50 overs)
v Warwickshire
182/6 (36.2 overs)
Warwickshire won by 5 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Barry Dudleston & John Hampshire
Player of the match: Ian Bell (Warwickshire)
Paul Grayson 38*
Dougie Brown 2/32 (10 overs)
Ian Bell 65*
Ronnie Irani 2/40 (10 overs)

See also

Benson & Hedges Cup