2001 Benson & Hedges Cup

2001 Benson & Hedges Cup
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format List A (50 overs per innings)
Champions Surrey (3rd title)
Participants 18
Matches played 52
Most runs 385 Marcus Trescothick (Somerset)
Most wickets 20 Ian Harvey (Gloucestershire)

The 2001 Benson & Hedges Cup was the thirtieth competing of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Surrey County Cricket Club, who defeated Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in the final at Lord's on 14 July.[1]

Midlands/West/Wales Group

Team Pld W L NR A Pts NRR
Somerset 5 4 1 0 0 8 0.764
Gloucestershire 5 4 1 0 0 8 -0.270
Warwickshire 5 3 2 0 0 6 0.307
Worcestershire 5 2 3 0 0 4 0.174
Northamptonshire 5 2 3 0 0 4 -0.537
Glamorgan 5 0 5 0 0 0 -0.442

North Group

Team Pld W L NR A Pts NRR
Nottinghamshire 5 4 1 0 0 8 0.771
Durham 5 3 2 0 0 6 0.333
Yorkshire 5 3 2 0 0 6 0.043
Leicestershire 5 3 2 0 0 6 -0.323
Lancashire 5 1 4 0 0 2 -0.274
Derbyshire 5 1 4 0 0 2 -0.609

South Group

Team Pld W L NR A Pts NRR
Sussex 5 3 0 0 2 8 0.887
Surrey 5 2 1 1 1 6 0.246
Middlesex 5 2 2 1 0 5 -0.591
Kent 5 2 2 1 0 5 -0.030
Essex 5 1 2 0 2 4 0.341
Hampshire 5 0 3 1 1 2 -0.720

Quarter-Finals

22 May 2001
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
199 all out (49.5 overs)
v
Durham
133 all out (42.3 overs)
Ian Harvey 43 (37)
Neil Killeen 3/32 (10 overs)
Paul Collingwood 39 (72)
Jon Lewis 4/23 (10 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 8 wickets
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Vanburn Holder & David Shepherd
Player of the match: Jon Lewis (Gloucestershire)
23 May 2001
(scorecard)
Warwickshire
212/7 (50 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire
214/4 (46.1 overs)
Nick Knight 103 (161)
Greg Smith 4/18 (10 overs)
Darren Bicknell 117* (140)
Dougie Brown 2/54 (9.1 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 6 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Barry Dudleston & John Steele
Player of the match: Darren Bicknell (Nottinghamshire)
23 May 2001
(scorecard)
Somerset
210/7 (50 overs)
v
Yorkshire
213/2 (36.4 overs)
Jamie Cox 62 (72)
Ryan Sidebottom 2/34 (10 overs)
Michael Vaughan 125* (128)
Jason Kerr 1/36 (6 overs)
Yorkshire won by 8 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Mark Benson & Allan Jones
Player of the match: Michael Vaughan (Yorkshire)
23 May 2001
(scorecard)
Surrey
239/7 (50 overs)
v
Sussex
197/6 (48.4 overs)
Ali Brown 108 (147)
Mark Robinson 2/49 (10 overs)
Richard Montgomerie 83 (124)
Ben Hollioake 3/13 (4.2 overs)
Surrey won by 53 runs
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: John Holder & Bob White
Player of the match: Ali Brown (Surrey)

Semi-Finals

25 June 2001
(scorecard)
Surrey
361/8 (50 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire
187 all out (31.5 overs)
Mark Butcher 84 (86)
Greg Blewett 3/41 (6 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 78* (67)
Alex Tudor 3/52 (10 overs)
Surrey won by 174 runs
The Oval, London
Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Mark Butcher (Surrey)
25 June 2001
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
239/7 (50 overs)
v
Yorkshire
142 all out (37.5 overs)
Matthew Windows 54 (93)
Craig White 4/47 (10 overs)
Richard Blakey 35* (40)
Ian Harvey 2/10 (6 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 97 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Allan Jones & Ray Julian
Player of the match: Matthew Windows (Gloucestershire)

Final

14 July 2001
(scorecard)
Surrey
244 all out (49.5 overs)
v
Gloucestershire
197 all out (45.5 overs)
Ben Hollioake 73 (76)
Ian Harvey 3/43 (9.5 overs)
Jack Russell 62 (96)
Alex Tudor 3/28 (9.5 overs)
Surrey won by 47 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: John Hampshire & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: Ben Hollioake (Surrey)

See also

Benson & Hedges Cup

References

  1. ↑ Jalil, Andy. "Final: Gloucestershire v Surrey at Lord's, 14 Jul 2001". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2012.