| Benson & Hedges Challenge | |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Australian Cricket Board |
| Format | One Day International |
| Tournament format | triangular round robin followed by a final |
| Number of teams | Australia England Pakistan West Indies |
| Current champion | England |
| Most runs | Allan Lamb (216) |
| Most wickets | Wasim Akram (8) |
The Benson and Hedges Challenge was a One Day International cricket tournament played at the WACA Ground in Perth, Western Australia from 30 December 1986 to 7 January 1987 as part of the 1987 America's Cup Festival of Sport.
The tournament was won by England who defeated Pakistan by 5 wickets in the Final. The West Indies and host nation Australia also took part.
This tournament saw the first matches played under floodlights at the WACA Ground with four of the seven matches being day/night games. In addition, the pitch square had been relaid prior to the 1985-86 season and had now had a full year to settle. The seating areas had also been redeveloped with concourse seating installed and a new two-tier stand built at the Swan River end of the ground. However, the grandstand was still under construction for the duration of the competition and was unable to accommodate spectators.
The team uniforms for the tournament were based on the official shirts for the 1986-87 America's Cup being held concurrently in Fremantle. Each team's main colour made up the bottom half of the shirt, their secondary colour made up the top half and a white stripe surrounded the shirt over the chest. The official logo of the tournament was based on a 12-metre class yacht with a white cricket ball half doubling as the spinnaker.
Prizemoney for the tournament was $3000 for winning and $1500 for losing in the group stage, $10 000 for finishing runners-up and $20 000 for winning the tournament, a total of $61 000.
Contents |
Allan Border (captain), Glenn Bishop, David Boon, Simon Davis, Dean Jones, Craig McDermott, Ken MacLeay, Geoff Marsh, Greg Matthews, Simon O'Donnell, Bruce Reid, Steve Waugh, Mike Whitney, Tim Zoehrer
Mike Gatting (captain), Bill Athey, Ian Botham, Chris Broad, Phillip DeFreitas, Graham Dilley, Phil Edmonds, John Emburey, Neil Foster, David Gower, Allan Lamb, Jack Richards, Gladstone Small
Imran Khan (captain), Asif Mujtaba, Ijaz Ahmed, Javed Miandad, Manzoor Elahi, Mudassar Nazar, Qasim Omar, Rameez Raja, Saleem Jaffar, Saleem Yousuf, Shoaib Mohammad, Wasim Akram
Viv Richards (captain), Winston Benjamin, Jeff Dujon, Joel Garner, Larry Gomes, Tony Gray, Gordon Greenidge, Roger Harper, Desmond Haynes, Michael Holding, Gus Logie, Malcolm Marshall, Richie Richardson, Courtney Walsh
All matches played at WACA Ground, Perth. For full scorecards, follow this link [1]
Javed Miandad was named by Rod Marsh as the Benson and Hedges Challenge Champion (the name given to the Player of the Match in the Final) and was awarded an 18ct gold Longines Conquest watch, then valued at $15 000.
The Challenge was England's second tournament victory of the 1986-87 Australian summer. They had retained The Ashes at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 28 December 1986 and would go on to win the Benson and Hedges World Series Cup against Australia and the West Indies.