1975 Benson & Hedges Cup

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1975 Benson & Hedges Cup
Administrator(s)Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(55 overs per innings)
ChampionsLeicestershire (2nd title)
Participants20
Matches47
Most runs322 Chris Balderstone (Leicestershire)
Most wickets17 Ken Higgs (Leicestershire)
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The 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup was the fourth 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 Pts BowSR
Warwickshire 4 4 0 12 33.054
Leicestershire 4 3 1 9 48.111
Oxford and Cambridge Universities 4 2 2 6 45.000
Northamptonshire 4 1 3 3 42.929
Worcestershire 4 0 4 0 47.625

Northern Group[]

Team Pld W L Pts BowSR
Lancashire 4 4 0 12 50.231
Yorkshire 4 3 1 9 35.629
Derbyshire 4 2 2 6 43.967
Nottinghamshire 4 1 3 3 43.565
Minor Counties North 4 0 4 0 78.200

Southern Group[]

Team Pld W L Pts BowSR
Essex 4 4 0 12 30.275
Middlesex 4 2 2 6 35.294
Sussex 4 2 2 6 35.613
Kent 4 2 2 6 42.516
Minor Counties South 4 0 4 0 53.100

Western Group[]

Team Pld W L Pts BowSR
Hampshire 4 4 0 12 31.200
Somerset 4 2 2 6 31.184
Surrey 4 2 2 6 40.000
Gloucestershire 4 1 3 3 45.444
Glamorgan 4 1 3 3 48.773

Quarter-Finals[]

4 June 1975
(scorecard)
Hampshire
223 all out (55 overs)
v
Somerset
173 all out (45.3 overs)
David Turner 40
Ian Botham 3/56 (11 overs)
Viv Richards 62
Peter Sainsbury 3/29 (11 overs)
Hampshire won by 50 runs
County Ground, Southampton
Umpires: David Evans & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Peter Sainsbury (Hampshire)
4 June 1975
(scorecard)
Lancashire
180/8 (55 overs)
v
Leicestershire
183/8 (53.3 overs)
Frank Hayes 67
Ken Higgs 2/38 (11 overs)
Roger Tolchard 57*
Peter Lee 2/22 (10 overs)
Leicestershire won by 2 wickets
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Cec Pepper & Albert Rhodes
Player of the match: Roger Tolchard (Leicestershire)
4 June 1975
(scorecard)
Yorkshire
182 all out (55 overs)
v
Middlesex
183/6 (54.1 overs)
Geoff Boycott 58
Tim Lamb 5/44 (11 overs)
Middlesex won by 4 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Henry Horton & Barry Meyer
Player of the match: Clive Radley (Middlesex)
4 June 1975
(scorecard)
Essex
153 all out (55 overs)
v
Warwickshire
154/3 (37.5 overs)
Brian Edmeades 85
Steve Rouse 4/22 (7 overs)
Alvin Kallicharran 71*
Keith Boyce 2/40 (11 overs)
Warwickshire won by 7 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Eddie Phillipson
Player of the match: Steve Rouse (Warwickshire)

Semi-Finals[]

2 July 1975
(scorecard)
Hampshire
216 all out (53.4 overs)
v
Leicestershire
217/5 (54.1 overs)
Gordon Greenidge 111
Peter Booth 3/27 (7 overs)
Chris Balderstone 101*
Andy Roberts 1/16 (10.1 overs)
Leicestershire won by 5 wickets
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Jack Crapp & David Evans
Player of the match: Chris Balderstone (Leicestershire)
2 July 1975
(scorecard)
Middlesex
247/8 (55 overs)
v
Warwickshire
244/9 (55 overs)
Clive Radley 103
Steve Rouse 2/26 (10 overs)
John Jameson 65
John Price 3/38 (11 overs)
Middlesex won by 3 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Ray Julian
Player of the match: Larry Gomes (Middlesex)

Final[]

19 July 1975
(scorecard)
Middlesex
146 all out (52.4 overs)
v
Leicestershire
150/5 (51.2 overs)
Michael Smith 83
Norman McVicker 4/20 (11 overs)
John Steele 49
Fred Titmus 2/30 (11 overs)
Leicestershire won by 5 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Arthur Fagg
Player of the match: Norman McVicker (Leicestershire)

See also[]

Benson & Hedges Cup

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