1988 NatWest Trophy

1988 NatWest Trophy
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format Limited overs cricket
(60 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s) Knockout
Champions Middlesex (4th title)
Participants 32
Matches played 30
Most runs 296 Graeme Hick (Worcestershire)
Most wickets 12 Angus Fraser (Middlesex)
Official website CricketArchive tournament page

The 1988 NatWest Trophy was the 8th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 22 June and 3 September 1988.[1] The tournament was won by Middlesex County Cricket Club who defeated Worcestershire County Cricket Club by 3 wickets in the final at Lord's.

Format

The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by thirteen Minor Counties: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cumberland, Devon, Durham, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk and Wiltshire. The Ireland national cricket team and the Scotland national cricket team also participated. Teams who won in the first round progressed to the second round. The winners in the second round then progressed to the quarter-final stage. Winners from the quarter-finals then progressed to the semi-finals from which the winners then went on to the final at Lord's which was held on 3 September 1988.

First round

22 June 1988
(scorecard)
Berkshire
105 all out (57.1 overs)
v
Yorkshire
109/0 (26.5 overs)
Mark Stear 23
Stuart Fletcher 3/20 (10.1 overs)
Yorkshire won by 10 runs
Memorial Ground, Finchampstead
Umpires: David Constant & Harold Rhodes
Player of the match: Stuart Fletcher (Yorkshire)

22 June 1988
(scorecard)
Northamptonshire
161 all out (55.2 overs)
v
Cheshire
163/9 (59.5 overs)
Geoff Cook 53*
John O'Brien 2/19 (8 overs)
Barry Wood 40
David Capel 2/28 (12 overs)
Cheshire won by 1 wicket
Boughton Hall Cricket Club Ground, Chester
Umpires: Jack Birkenshaw & Tommy Wilson
Player of the match: Barry Wood (Cheshire)

22 June 1988
(scorecard)
Nottinghamshire
302/3 (60 overs)
v
Devon
238/6 (60 overs)
Derek Randall 149*
Mark Woodman 1/39 (12 overs)
Paul Brown 67*
Franklyn Stephenson 2/24 (10 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 64 runs
Recreation Ground, Torquay
Umpires: David Halfyard & Roy Palmer
Player of the match: Derek Randall (Nottinghamshire)

22 June 1988
(scorecard)
Somerset
240/7 (60 overs)
v
Durham
206/8 (60 overs)
Jon Hardy 100 (175)
Ian Conn 3/34 (12 overs)
Lance Cairns 54 (43)
Gary Palmer 3/24 (12 overs)
Somerset won by 34 runs
Feethams, Darlington
Umpires: Brian Harrison & Don Oslear
Player of the match: Jon Hardy (Somerset)

22 June 1988
(scorecard)
Essex
386/5 (60 overs)
v
Dorset
95 all out (41.3 overs)
Derek Pringle 80*
David Simpkins 2/33(12 overs)
Robert Savage 32
Geoff Miller 3/23 (8.3 overs)
Essex won by 291 runs
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Jack Bond & Barry Dudleston
Player of the match: Derek Pringle (Essex)

22 June 1988
(scorecard)
Ireland
186 all out (59.5 overs)
v
Gloucestershire
190/1 (39.4 overs)
Mark Cohen 66
Terry Alderman 5/34 (11.5 overs)
Andy Stovold 104*
Garfield Harrison 1/21 (5 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 9 wickets
The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Derek Dennis & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Andy Stovold (Gloucestershire)

22 June 1988
(scorecard)
Buckinghamshire
113 all out (56 overs)
v
Kent
115/2 (40.2 overs)
Trevor Butler 44
Roy Pienaar 3/19 (12 overs)
Simon Hinks 64*
Stephen Burrow 1/16 (6.2 overs)
Kent won by 8 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Terry Spencer & Peter Wight
Player of the match: Roy Pienaar (Kent)

22 June 1988
(scorecard)
Lancashire
305 all out (59.5 overs)
v
Lincolnshire
147 all out (53 overs)
Neil Fairbrother 80*
Paul Butler 3/20 (2.5 overs)
Guy Franks 42
Wasim Akram 4/27 (12 overs)
Lancashire won by 158 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Chris Balderstone & Barrie Meyer
Player of the match: Neil Fairbrother (Lancashire)

22 June 1988
(scorecard)
Leicestershire
255/9 (60 overs)
v
Suffolk
168/6 (60 overs)
David Gower 99
Mark Bailey 3/42 (12 overs)
Gordon Morgan 40
Chris Lewis 2/32 (12 overs)
Leicestershire won by 87 runs
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Bob Duckett & Mervyn Kitchen
Player of the match: David Gower (Leicestershire)

22 June 1988
(scorecard)
Hertfordshire
142/7 (60 overs)
v
Middlesex
143/2 (24.5 overs)
Andrew Miller 44
Phil Tufnell 3/29 (12 overs)
Mike Gatting 80*
Bill Merry 2/33 (9 overs)
Middlesex won by 8 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: John Harris & Donald Thompsett
Player of the match: Phil Tufnell (Middlesex)

22 June 1988
(scorecard)
Hampshire
294/5 (60 overs)
v
Shropshire
208/7 (60 overs)
Chris Smith 117
Philip Wormald 2/85 (12 overs)
Bryan Jones 83
Chris Smith 2/24 (2 overs)
Hampshire won by 86 runs
St George's Cricket Ground, Telford
Umpires: Allan Jones & Kevin Lyons
Player of the match: Chris Smith (Hampshire)

22 June 1988
(scorecard)
Surrey
285/9 (60 overs)
v
Staffordshire
230/8 (45 overs)
Alec Stewart 54
David Blank 3/75 (12 overs)
David Banks 62*
Sylvester Clarke 4/27 (12 overs)
Surrey won by 55 runs
Ind Coope Ground, Burton upon Trent
Umpires: Dickie Bird & Basher Hassan
Player of the match: David Banks (Staffordshire)

22 June 1988
(scorecard)
Sussex
134 all out (46.1 overs)
v
Derbyshire
135/4 (29.1 overs)
Tony Pigott 53
Michael Holding 8/21 (10.1 overs)
Kim Barnett 49
Colin Wells 1/19 (6 overs)
Derbyshire won by 6 wickets
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Peter Eele & Bob White
Player of the match: Michael Holding (Derbyshire)

22 June 1988
(scorecard)
Warwickshire
240/8 (60 overs)
v
Cambridgeshire
173/6 (60 overs)
Andy Lloyd 121
Adrian Wykes 3/36 (12 overs)
Mike Garnham 110
Paul Smith 2/54 (12 overs)
Warwickshire won by 67 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: John Holder & Nigel Plews
Player of the match: Mike Garnham (Cambridgeshire)

22 June 1988
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
336/5 (60 overs)
v
Cumberland
228/8 (60 overs)
Graeme Hick 138
David Halliwell 3/58 (12 overs)
Worcestershire won by 299 runs
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Sam Cook & John Hampshire
Player of the match: Graeme Hick (Worcestershire)

22 June 1988
(scorecard)
Glamorgan
179 all out (59.2 overs)
v
Scotland
94 all out (45.2 overs)
Alan Butcher 47
Clive Rice 4/29 (12 overs)
Gordon McGurk 36
Ravi Shastri 5/13 (11 overs)
Glamorgan won by 85 runs
Myreside, Edinburgh
Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater & Jack van Geloven
Player of the match: Ravi Shastri (Glamorgan)

Second round

6, 7, 8 July 1988
(scorecard)
Derbyshire
190 all out (58.4 overs)
v
Cheshire
103 all out (48.5 overs)
Bruce Roberts 57
Andrew Fox 4/24 (10.4 overs)
Mudassar Nazar 32
Ole Mortensen 5/15 (12 overs)
Derbyshire won by 87 runs
Boughton Hall Cricket Club Ground, Chester
Umpires: Mervyn Kitchen & David Shepherd
Player of the match: Ole Mortensen (Derbyshire)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.

6, 7 July 1988
(scorecard)
Essex
141 all out (45 overs)
v
Surrey
142/7 (48.5 overs)
Graham Gooch 71
Sylvester Clarke 3/29 (9 overs)
Alec Stewart 31
Neil Foster 3/51 (12 overs)
Surrey won by 3 wickets
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Ken Palmer & Peter Wight
Player of the match: Graham Gooch (Essex)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

6, 7 July 1988
(scorecard)
Glamorgan
246/5 (60 overs)
v
Lancashire
215 all out (57.5 overs)
Alan Butcher 80
Paul Allott 1/21 (9 overs)
Andy Hayhurst 38*
John Derrick 4/57 (12 overs)
Glamorgan won by 31 runs
Sophia Garden, Cardiff
Umpires: John Harris & Bob White
Player of the match: Alan Butcher (Glamorgan)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

6 July 1988
(scorecard)
Somerset
227/7 (60 overs)
v
Hampshire
229/5 (59 overs)
Ricky Bartlett 85
Jon Ayling 2/25 (12 overs)
Chris Smith 99*
Graham Rose 2/46 (12 overs)
Hampshire won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Southampton
Umpires: Jack Bond & Ray Julian
Player of the match: Chris Smith (Hampshire)

6 July 1988
(scorecard)
Warwickshire
144 all out (55.3 overs)
v
Kent
148/3 (48.4 overs)
Andy Lloyd 38
Chris Penn 3/30 (12 overs)
Roy Pienaar 58*
Tony Merrick 2/36 (12 overs)
Kent won by 7 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Allan Jones & Barrie Leadbeater
Player of the match: Roy Pienaar (Kent)

6, 7 July 1988
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
273/5 (60 overs)
v
Leicestershire
200 all out (47.2 overs)
Phil Bainbridge 89
Chris Lewis 2/54 (12 overs)
Chris Lewis 53
Kevin Curran 3/31 (7 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 73 runs
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Don Oslear & Roy Palmer
Player of the match: Kevin Curran (Gloucestershire)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

6, 7, 8 July 1988
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
285/5 (60 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire
74/3 (20.3 overs)
Tim Curtis 120
Kevin Saxelby 2/68 (12 overs)
Tim Robinson 30
Graham Dilley 1/16 (5 overs)
Worcestershire won on faster scoring rate
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Chris Balderstone & Barry Dudleston
Player of the match: Tim Curtis (Worcestershire)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.

6, 7, 8 July 1988
(scorecard)
Middlesex
225/7 (60 overs)
v
Yorkshire
188 all out (58 overs)
Mike Gatting 74
Christopher Shaw 4/29 (9 overs)
Jim Love 67
Angus Fraser 4/34 (12 overs)
Middlesex won by 37 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Peter Eele & Barrie Meyer
Player of the match: Mike Gatting (Middlesex)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.

Quarter-finals

27 July 1988
(scorecard)
Derbyshire
191 all out (59.5 overs)
v
Hampshire
193/6 (57.2 overs)
Bernie Maher 44
Paul-Jan Bakker 2/36 (11.5 overs)
Paul Terry 67
Ole Mortensen 3/35 (10.2 overs)
Hampshire won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Kevin Lyons & Nigel Plews
Player of the match: Paul Terry (Hampshire)

27 July 1988
(scorecard)
Kent
195 all out (59.3 overs)
v
Middlesex
199/5 (50.5 overs)
Chris Tavaré 49
Angus Fraser 2/20 (12 overs)
Roland Butcher 64
Chris Penn 2/25 (10 overs)
Middlesex won by 5 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Ken Palmer & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Roland Butcher (Middlesex)

27 July 1988
(scorecard)
Glamorgan
235/6 (60 overs)
v
Surrey
236/6 (46.2 overs)
Matthew Maynard 64
Ian Greig 2/48 (12 overs)
Paul Atkins 82
Geoff Holmes 1/17 (5 overs)
Surrey won by 4 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: John Hampshire & John Holder
Player of the match: Paul Atkins (Surrey)

27 July 1988
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
185 all out (60 overs)
v
Worcestershire
189/6 (57.5 overs)
Kevin Curran 53
Graham Dilley 3/30 (12 overs)
Phil Neale 45
David Graveney 2/23 (12 overs)
Worcestershire won by 4 wickets
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: David Constant & Ray Julian
Player of the match: Phil Neale (Worcestershire)

Semi-finals

10 August 1988
(scorecard)
Middlesex
258/7 (60 overs)
v
Surrey
188 all out (56.4 overs)
Roland Butcher 65
Sylvester Clarke 3/49 (12 overs)
Alec Stewart 107*
Norman Cowans 4/45 (12 overs)
Middlesex won by 70 runs
The Oval, London
Umpires: Jack Birkenshaw & Barrie Meyer
Player of the match: Roland Butcher (Middlesex)

10 August 1988
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
268 all out (59.5 overs)
v
Hampshire
239 all out (58.3 overs)
Tim Curtis 74
Paul-Jan Bakker 3/34 (11.5 overs)
Paul Terry 80
Graeme Hick 4/54 (11.3 overs)
Worcestershire won by 29 runs
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: John Hampshire & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Tim Curtis (Worcestershire)

Final

3 September 1988
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
161/9 (60 overs)
v
Middlesex
162/7 (55.3 overs)
Phil Neale 64 (143)
Simon Hughes 4/30 (8 overs)
Mark Ramprakash 56 (123)
Graham Dilley 5/29 (12 overs)
Middlesex won by 3 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Dickie Bird & David Shepherd
Player of the match: Mark Ramprakash (Middlesex)

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