2002 Benson & Hedges Cup

The 2002 Benson & Hedges Cup was the final edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Warwickshire County Cricket Club. The competition which had been inaugurated in 1972 was scrapped following the government ban on tobacco company sponsorship. The replacement competition the following season would be the new Twenty20 Cup.

2002 Benson & Hedges Cup

Administrator(s)	England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket (50 overs per innings)
Champions	Warwickshire (2nd title)
Participants	18
Matches	52
Most runs	329 Richard Montgomerie (Sussex)
Most wickets	20 Ronnie Irani (Essex)

Midlands/West/Wales Group

Team	Pld	W	L	NR	A	Pts	NRR
Gloucestershire	5	4	1	0	0	8	1.326
Worcestershire	5	4	1	0	0	8	-0.059
Warwickshire	5	3	2	0	0	6	0.006
Northamptonshire	5	3	2	0	0	6	1.512
Glamorgan	5	0	4	0	1	1	-1.737
Somerset	5	0	4	0	1	1	-2.393

North Group

Team	Pld	W	L	NR	A	Pts	NRR
Leicestershire	5	4	0	1	0	9	0.461
Yorkshire	5	3	2	0	0	6	0.45
Lancashire	5	2	2	1	0	5	1.346
Nottinghamshire	5	2	3	0	0	4	-0.709
Durham	5	2	3	0	0	4	-0.536
Derbyshire	5	0	3	2	0	2	-1.461

South Group

Team	Pld	W	L	NR	A	Pts	NRR
Essex	5	4	0	0	1	9	0.485
Sussex	5	4	1	0	0	8	0.616
Kent	5	2	3	0	0	4	-0.483
Hampshire	5	2	3	0	0	4	-0.422
Middlesex	5	1	3	0	1	3	0.369
Surrey	5	1	4	0	0	2	-0.29

Quarter-finals

21, 22 May 2002 (scorecard)

Gloucestershire 203/8 (50 overs)	v	Worcestershire 204/2 (41.4 overs)
Mark Alleyne 52 Kabir Ali 3/39 (10 overs)		Andy Bichel 94* Mike Smith 1/29 (10 overs)

Worcestershire won by 8 wickets County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Nigel Cowley & Jeff Evans Player of the match: Andy Bichel (Worcestershire)

• The match went into a second day. Gloucestershire were 193/7 (48.4 overs) at the close of the first day.

22 May 2002 (scorecard)

Yorkshire 237/9 (50 overs)	v	Essex 239/3 (45 overs)
Darren Lehmann 59 Jonathan Dakin 3/47 (10 overs)		Nasser Hussain 136* Gary Fellows 1/14 (3 overs)

Essex won by 7 wickets County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Tony Clarkson & Trevor Jesty Player of the match: Nasser Hussain (Essex)

22 May 2002 (scorecard)

Leicestershire 163/8 (50 overs)	v	Lancashire 164/6 (47.4 overs)
Michael Bevan 67 John Wood 3/33 (10 overs)		David Byas 91 Darren Maddy 2/25 (10 overs)

Lancashire won by 4 wickets Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Mike Harris & Neil Mallender Player of the match: David Byas (Yorkshire)

22 May 2002 (scorecard)

Sussex 196/7 (50 overs)	v	Warwickshire 197/6 (48.4 overs)
Tim Ambrose 87 Dougie Brown 2/27 (10 overs)		Ian Bell 85* Robin Martin-Jenkins 3/29 (10 overs)

Warwickshire won by 4 wickets County Ground, Hove Umpires: Graham Burgess & Nigel Llong Player of the match: Ian Bell (Warwickshire)

Semi-finals

6, 7 June 2002 (scorecard)

Essex 262/9 (50 overs)	v	Worcestershire 124 all out (33.4 overs)
Ronnie Irani 57 Kabir Ali 4/34 (10 overs)		Steve Rhodes 41 Andrew Clarke 3/13 (3.4 overs)

Essex won by 138 runs County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: David Constant & John Holder Player of the match: Ronnie Irani (Essex)

• The match went into a second day. Worcestershire were 26/4 (12 overs) at the close of the first day.

7 June 2002 (scorecard)

Lancashire 211/9 (50 overs)	v	Warwickshire 213/9 (50 overs)
Mark Chilton 101 Shaun Pollock 4/27 (10 overs)		Ian Bell 46 Kyle Hogg 2/27 (6 overs)

Warwickshire won by 1 wicket Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Ken Palmer & George Sharp Player of the match: Mark Chilton (Lancashire)

Final

22 June 2002 (scorecard)

Essex 181/8 (50 overs)	v	Warwickshire 182/5 (36.2 overs)
Paul Grayson 38* Dougie Brown 2/32 (10 overs)		Ian Bell 65* Ronnie Irani 2/40 (10 overs)

Warwickshire won by 5 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Barry Dudleston & John Hampshire Player of the match: Ian Bell (Warwickshire)

See also

• Benson & Hedges Cup