1989 Benson & Hedges Cup
Administrator(s)Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(55 overs per innings)
ChampionsNottinghamshire (1st title)
Participants20
Matches47
Most runs346 Chris Tavaré (Somerset)
Most wickets17 Adrian Jones (Somerset)

The 1989 Benson & Hedges Cup was the eighteenth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup.

The competition was won by Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club.

Fixtures and results

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W L NR A Pts Rp100
Essex44000865.730
Kent42200457.953
Sussex42200457.402
Hampshire41300270.909
Glamorgan41300248.128

Group B

Team Pld W L NR A Pts Rp100
Gloucestershire44000867.793
Combined Universities42200462.115
Middlesex42200458.990
Worcestershire41300257.228
Surrey41300249.175

Group C

Team Pld W L NR A Pts Rp100
Somerset44000861.856
Nottinghamshire43100655.955
Yorkshire42200451.905
Derbyshire41300256.114
Minor Counties40400050.758

Group D

Team Pld W L NR A Pts Rp100
Northamptonshire43010769.864
Lancashire43100661.276
Leicestershire42110565.753
Warwickshire41300264.793
Scotland40400045.758

Quarter-finals

31 May 1989
(scorecard)
Lancashire
246/9 (55 overs)
v
Essex
250/7 (52.1 overs)
Mark Waugh 93
Wasim Akram 4/54 (11 overs)
Essex won by 3 wickets
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: John Hampshire & Don Oslear
Player of the match: Mark Waugh (Essex)
31 May 1989
(scorecard)
Nottinghamshire
222/6 (55 overs)
v
Gloucestershire
217 all out (54.3 overs)
Chris Broad 106
Kevin Curran 4/41 (11 overs)
Bill Athey 54
Eddie Hemmings 4/47 (10.3 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 5 runs
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: David Evans & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Chris Broad (Nottinghamshire)
31 May 1989
(scorecard)
Kent
208/8 (55 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
187/8 (55 overs)
Mark Benson 55
Nick Cook 3/35 (11 overs)
Geoff Cook 46
Richard Ellison 3/45 (11 overs)
Kent won by 21 runs
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater & Kevin Lyons
Player of the match: Richard Ellison (Kent)
31 May 1989
(scorecard)
Somerset
252/6 (55 overs)
v
Combined Universities
249/9 (55 overs)
Peter Roebuck 102
Michael Atherton 4/42 (9 overs)
Nasser Hussain 118
Peter Roebuck 2/19 (4 overs)
Somerset won by 3 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Barry Dudleston & Ray Julian
Player of the match: Nasser Hussain (Combined Universities)

Semi-finals

14 June 1989
(scorecard)
Nottinghamshire
296/6 (55 overs)
v
Kent
227 all out (48.4 overs)
Tim Robinson 80
Chris Cowdrey 2/45 (11 overs)
Mark Benson 65
Andy Afford 4/38 (11 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 69 runs
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Mervyn Kitchen & Roy Palmer
Player of the match: Andy Afford (Nottinghamshire)
14 June 1989
(scorecard)
Essex
293/5 (55 overs)
v
Somerset
289 all out (55 overs)
Paul Prichard 73
Peter Roebuck 2/42 (11 overs)
Chris Tavaré 104*
Neil Foster 3/56 (11 overs)
Essex won by 4 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: David Constant & Kevin Lyons
Player of the match: Chris Tavaré (Somerset)

Final

15 July 1989
(scorecard)
Essex
243/7 (55 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire
244/7 (55 overs)
Alan Lilley 95*
Kevin Evans 2/28 (11 overs)
Tim Robinson 86
John Lever 2/43 (11 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 3 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Ken Palmer & David Shepherd
Player of the match: Tim Robinson (Nottinghamshire)

References

    See also

    Benson & Hedges Cup

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