1997 NatWest Trophy
| 1997 NatWest Trophy | |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket format |
Limited overs cricket (60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Essex (2nd title) |
| Participants | 32 |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Most runs | 333 Stuart Law (Essex) |
| Most wickets | 15 Allan Donald (Warwickshire) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
The 1997 NatWest Trophy was the 17th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 24 June and 7 September 1997.[1] The tournament was won by Essex County Cricket Club who defeated Warwickshire County Cricket Club by 9 wickets in the final at Lord's.
Format and highlights
The 18 first-class counties, were joined by eleven Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cumberland, Devon, Herefordshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Shropshire and Staffordshire.
The Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands also participated. There was some controversy in the semi final at the County Ground, Chelmsford, when in a tense contest Mark Ilott of Essex and Robert Croft of Glamorgan had an on-field confrontation.[2]
The final at Lord's which was held on 7 September 1997 and was won by Essex with Stuart Law scoring 80 and collecting the Man of the Match medal.
First round
24 June 1997 (scorecard) |
| Worcestershire 336/6 (60 overs) |
v |
Netherlands 225 all out (54.2 overs) |
| Bas Zuiderent 99 (141) Graeme Hick 2/14 (4.2 overs) |
Second round
9 July 1997 (scorecard) |
| Warwickshire 220 all out (58.1 overs) |
v |
Somerset 209 all out (58.3 overs) |
| Dominic Ostler 54 Keith Parsons 3/34 (11 overs) |
Quarter-finals
29 July 1997 (scorecard) |
| Derbyshire 327/8 (60 overs) |
v |
Sussex 329/5 (59.2 overs) |
| Rajesh Rao 158 Devon Malcolm 1/33 (6 overs) |
Semi-finals
12, 13 August 1997 (scorecard) |
| Glamorgan 301/8 (60 overs) |
v |
Essex 303/9 (55 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
13, 14 August 1997 (scorecard) |
| Warwickshire 342/3 (60 overs) |
v |
Sussex 237 all out (53.1 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Final
References
- ↑ "NatWest Trophy, 1997 - Fixtures". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ↑ Mark Illott - Cricinfo