1972 Benson & Hedges Cup

1972 Benson & Hedges Cup

Administrator(s)	Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket (55 overs per innings)
Champions	Leicestershire (1st title)
Participants	20
Matches	47
Most runs	284 Mike Proctor (Gloucestershire)
Most wickets	18 Garth McKenzie (Leicestershire)
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The 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup was the first competing of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Leicestershire County Cricket Club.

Fixtures and results[]

Group stage[]

Midlands Group[]

Team	Pld	W	L	BP	Pts	BowSR
Leicestershire	4	4	0	4	16	30.125
Warwickshire	4	3	1	1	10	45.276
Worcestershire	4	2	2	1	7	45.071
Northamptonshire	4	1	3	0	3	66.278
Cambridge University	4	0	4	0	0	77.786

Northern Group[]

Team	Pld	W	L	BP	Pts	BowSR
Yorkshire	4	3	1	2	11	34.750
Lancashire	4	3	1	2	11	39.138
Nottinghamshire	4	3	1	1	10	45.276
Derbyshire	4	1	3	0	3	44.786
Minor Counties North	4	0	4	0	0	55.000

Southern Group[]

Team	Pld	W	L	BP	Pts	BowSR
Sussex	4	3	1	1	10	34.917
Middlesex	4	3	1	1	10	47.000
Kent	4	2	2	2	8	37.235
Surrey	4	2	2	1	7	37.429
Essex	4	0	4	0	0	43.833

Western Group[]

Team	Pld	W	L	BP	Pts	BowSR
Glamorgan	4	3	1	2	11	40.800
Gloucestershire	4	3	1	1	10	33.703
Somerset	4	2	2	2	8	34.270
Hampshire	4	2	2	1	7	34.882
Minor Counties South	4	0	4	0	0	43.321

Quarter-Finals[]

Semi-Finals[]

Final[]

See also[]

• Benson & Hedges Cup