The 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup was the second edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Kent County Cricket Club.

Fixtures and results

Group stage

Midlands Group

Team Pld W L Pts BowSR
Leicestershire 4 3 1 9 34.158
Worcestershire 4 3 1 9 38.182
Warwickshire 4 2 2 6 37.636
Oxford University 4 1 3 3 42.607
Northamptonshire 4 1 3 3 43.375

Northern Group

Team Pld W L Pts BowSR
Lancashire 4 3 1 9 38.515
Nottinghamshire 4 3 1 9 43.276
Yorkshire 4 3 1 9 52.625
Derbyshire 4 1 3 3 39.800
Minor Counties North 4 0 4 0 73.812

Southern Group

Team Pld W L Pts BowSR
Kent 4 3 1 9 35.833
Essex 4 2 2 6 34.459
Surrey 4 2 2 6 41.094
Sussex 4 2 2 6 46.958
Middlesex 4 1 3 3 60.263

Western Group

Team Pld W L Pts BowSR
Glamorgan 4 3 1 9 33.588
Hampshire 4 3 1 9 34.703
Somerset 4 2 2 6 38.706
Gloucestershire 4 2 2 6 41.200
Minor Counties South 4 0 4 0 104.100

Quarter-finals

13 June 1973
(scorecard)
Leicestershire
177/8 (55 overs)
v
Essex
180/4 (45.5 overs)
Bob Cooke 50 *
Ken Higgs 2/21 (11 overs)
Essex won by 6 wickets
Valentines Park, Ilford
Umpires: Bill Alley & Dickie Bird
Player of the match: Brian Edmeades (Essex)
13 June 1973
(scorecard)
Kent
206 all out (55 overs)
v
Hampshire
195 all out (53.4 overs)
Asif Iqbal 54
Bob Herman 2/33 (11 overs)
Richard Gilliat 55
Norman Graham 3/45 (10.4 overs)
Kent won by 11 runs
County Ground, Southampton
Umpires: Barry Meyer & Eddie Phillipson
Player of the match: Richard Gilliat (Hampshire)
13 June 1973
(scorecard)
Lancashire
227/5 (55 overs)
v
Glamorgan
68 all out (36.5 overs)
Harry Pilling 109*
Lawrence Williams 2/63 (11 overs)
Tony Lewis 13
Jack Simmons 3/5 (3.5 overs)
Lancashire won by 159 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Ray Julian & Cec Pepper
Player of the match: Harry Pilling (Lancashire)
13 June 1973
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
234/8 (55 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire
145/8 (55 overs)
Ron Headley 84
Barry Stead 3/49 (11 overs)
Bob White 52*
Vanburn Holder 2/9 (9 overs)
Worcestershire won by 89 runs
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: David Evans & Arthur Fagg
Player of the match: Ron Headley (Worcestershire)

Semi-finals

27 June 1973
(scorecard)
Kent
169/9 (55 overs)
v
Essex
123 all out (44 overs)
Alan Ealham 48
Ray East 4/26 (11 overs)
Bruce Francis 33
John Shepherd 3/21 (7 overs)
Kent won by 46 runs
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Dickie Bird & Peter Wight
Player of the match: Alan Ealham (Kent)
27 June 1973
(scorecard)
Lancashire
159 all out (55 overs)
v
Worcestershire
159/9 (55 overs)
Harry Pilling 40
Norman Gifford 5/42 (11 overs)
Basil D'Oliveira 29
Peter Lee 4/32 (11 overs)
Worcestershire won by losing fewer wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: David Constant & Arthur Jepson
Player of the match: Norman Gifford (Worcestershire)

Final

21 July 1973
(scorecard)
Kent
225/7 (55 overs)
v
Worcestershire
186 all out (51.4 overs)
Brian Luckhurst 79
Brian Brain 1/26 (11 overs)
Basil D'Oliveira 47
Asif Iqbal 4/43 (11 overs)
Kent won by 39 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Dusty Rhodes
Player of the match: Asif Iqbal (Kent)

See also

Benson & Hedges Cup


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