1996 NatWest Trophy

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1996 NatWest Trophy
Administrator(s)Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(60 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsLancashire (6th title)
Participants32
Matches30
Most runs291 Stuart Law (Essex)
Most wickets12 Peter Martin (Lancashire)
Official websiteCricketArchive tournament page
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The 1996 NatWest Trophy was the 16th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 25 June and 7 September 1996.[1] The tournament was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club who defeated Essex County Cricket Club by 129 runs in the final at Lord's.

Format[]

The 18 first-class counties, were joined by eleven Minor Counties: Berkshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, Cumberland, Devon, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Oxfordshire, Staffordshire and Suffolk. The Ireland national cricket team, Scotland national cricket team and the Netherlands national cricket team also participated. Teams who won in the first round progressed to the second round. The winners in the second round then progressed to the quarter-final stage. Winners from the quarter-finals then progressed to the semi-finals from which the winners then went on to the final at Lord's which was held on 7 September 1996.

First round[]

25 June 1996
(scorecard)
Kent
275/5 (60 overs)
v
Cambridgeshire
182 all out (58.3 overs)
Nigel Llong 115*
Kevin Masters 2/52 (12 overs)
Giles Ecclestone 92
Nigel Llong 3/36 (9 overs)
Kent won by 93 runs
The Avenue Sports Club Ground, March
Umpires: David Constant & Mervyn Kitchen
Player of the match: Nigel Llong (Kent)
25 June 1996
(scorecard)
Warwickshire
311/9 (60 overs)
v
Cornwall
178 all out (50.5 overs)
Trevor Penney 90
David Angove 4/65 (12 overs)
Steve Williams 52
Neil Smith 3/40 (12 overs)
Warwickshire won by 133 runs
Wheal Eliza, St Austell
Umpires: & Roy Palmer
Player of the match: David Angove (Cornwall)
25 June 1996
(scorecard)
Middlesex
270/8 (60 overs)
v
Cumberland
168 all out (49.5 overs)
Mike Gatting 71
Michael Scothern 3/29 (11 overs)
Paul Beech 42
Paul Weekes 3/35 (7.5 overs)
Middlesex won by 102 runs
Edenside, Carlisle
Umpires: Vanburn Holder & George Sharp
Player of the match: Mike Gatting (Middlesex)
25 June 1996
(scorecard)
Durham
300/7 (60 overs)
v
Scotland
202/6 (60 overs)
John Morris 109 (121)
David Cowan 2/52 (9 overs)
George Reifer 103 (173)
Melvyn Betts 3/33 (12 overs)
Durham won by 98 runs
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: John Morris (Durham)
25 June 1996
(scorecard)
Essex
312/5 (60 overs)
v
Devon
193 all out (46.3 overs)
Nasser Hussain 105
Keith Donohue 3/41 (12 overs)
Nick Folland 64
Stuart Law 3/36 (6.3 overs)
Essex won by 119 runs
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Allan Jones &
Player of the match: Nasser Hussain (Essex)
25 June 1996
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
253/9 (60 overs)
v
Glamorgan
210 all out (57 overs)
Tom Moody 123
Owen Parkin 3/23 (12 overs)
Gary Butcher 48
Stuart Lampitt 3/35 (11 overs)
Worcestershire won by 43 runs
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Jack Bond & Barrie Leadbeater
Player of the match: Tom Moody (Worcestershire)
25 June 1996
(scorecard)
Hampshire
322/6 (60 overs)
v
Norfolk
223 all out (54.4 overs)
Jason Laney 153
Steve Goldsmith 4/64 (12 overs)
Neil Fox 68
Cardigan Connor 3/39 (11.4 overs)
Hampshire won by 99 runs
County Ground, Southampton
Umpires: John Harris & Peter Willey
Player of the match: Jason Laney (Hampshire)
25 June 1996
(scorecard)
Leicestershire
406/5 (60 overs)
v
Berkshire
300/6 (60 overs)
Vince Wells 201
Jonathan Govett 3/103 (12 overs)
Harry Hall 108
Darren Maddy 2/56 (7 overs)
Leicestershire won by 106 runs
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Trevor Jesty & David Shepherd
Player of the match: Vince Wells (Leicestershire)
25 June 1996
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
222 all out (59.5 overs)
v
Lincolnshire
135 all out (47.3 overs)
Andrew Symonds 87
Neil Gill 4/44 (11.5 overs)
Mark Fell 31
Mike Smith 3/21 (6 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 87 runs
London Road, Sleaford
Umpires: Pasty Harris & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Andrew Symonds (Gloucestershire)
25 June 1996
(scorecard)
Cheshire
135 all out (50.3 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
193/1 (35 overs)
Richard Hignett 52
John Emburey 3/14 (8.3 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 9 wickets
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Paul Adams & Ray Julian
Player of the match: Richard Hignett (Cheshire)
25 June 1996
(scorecard)
Lancashire
310/6 (60 overs)
v
Oxfordshire
201/6 (60 overs)
Nick Speak 83
Bruce Ellison 3/53 (12 overs)
Charles Knightley 61*
Ian Austin 2/24 (7 overs)
Lancashire won by 109 runs
Butt's Way, Aston Rowant
Umpires: Tony Clarkson & Terry Spencer
Player of the match: Mike Atherton (Lancashire)
25 June 1996
(scorecard)
Somerset
333/8 (60 overs)
v
Suffolk
271/6 (60 overs)
Shane Lee 104
Craig Miller 2/61 (12 overs)
Philip Caley 88*
Andrew Caddick 2/46 (12 overs)
Somerset won by 62 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: John Hampshire & John Steele
Player of the match: Shane Lee (Somerset)
25 June 1996
(scorecard)
Staffordshire
178 all out (55.2 overs)
v
Derbyshire
180/2 (26.5 overs)
Peter Ridgway 47*
Phil DeFreitas 3/31 (12 overs)
Chris Adams 68*
Denton Brock 1/33 (6 overs)
Derbyshire won by 8 wickets
Lichfield Road, Stone
Umpires: Barry Dudleston & Kevin Lyons
Player of the match: Phil DeFreitas (Derbyshire)
25 June 1996
(scorecard)
Surrey
346 all out (60 overs)
v
Netherlands
187 all out (42.4 overs)
Ali Brown 72
Steven van Dijk 4/57 (8 overs)
Zulfiqar Ahmed 27
Brendon Julian 3/48 (9.4 overs)
Surrey won by 159 runs
The Oval, London
Umpires: Chris Balderstone & Bob White
Player of the match: Steven van Dijk (Netherlands)
25 June 1996
(scorecard)
Yorkshire
345/5 (60 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire
140 all out (43.3 overs)
Martyn Moxon 137
Kevin Evans 2/57 (12 overs)
Tim Robinson 35
Richard Stemp 4/45 (12 overs)
Yorkshire won by 205 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Graham Burgess & John Holder
Player of the match: Martyn Moxon (Yorkshire)
25, 26 June 1996
(scorecard)
Sussex
384/9 (60 overs)
v
Ireland
80 all out (33.3 overs)
Alan Wells 113
Derek Heasley 4/66 (11 overs)
Kyle McCallan 17
Paul Jarvis 3/22 (8 overs)
Sussex won by 304 runs
Ormeau Cricket Ground, Belfast
Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds & Nigel Plews
Player of the match: Alan Wells (Sussex)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

Second round[]

10 July 1996
(scorecard)
Kent
251/8 (60 overs)
v
Derbyshire
254/8 (59.2 overs)
Matthew Walker 51
Colin Wells 3/41 (12 overs)
Dominic Cork 61
Martin McCague 3/49 (12 overs)
Derbyshire won by 2 wickets
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Dickie Bird & Vanburn Holder
Player of the match: Phil DeFreitas (Derbyshire)
10 July 1996
(scorecard)
Essex
361/7 (60 overs)
v
Durham
294 all out (56.3 overs)
Ronnie Irani 124 (99)
Simon Brown 2/49 (12 overs)
Mike Roseberry 100 (105)
Peter Such 3/56 (12 overs)
Essex won by 67 runs
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: John Harris & Peter Willey
Player of the match: Stuart Law (Essex)
10 July 1996
(scorecard)
Northamptonshire
223 all out (59.2 overs)
v
Lancashire
225/9 (58.4 overs)
Tony Penberthy 79
Peter Martin 4/36 (12 overs)
Graham Lloyd 41
John Emburey 3/38 (12 overs)
Lancashire won by 1 wicket
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Chris Balderstone & David Constant
Player of the match: Peter Martin (Lancashire)
10 July 1996
(scorecard)
Sussex
220 all out (57.4 overs)
v
Leicestershire
188 all out (57 overs)
Neil Lenham 36
Matthew Brimson 3/34 (10.4 overs)
James Whitaker 54
Jason Lewry 3/45 (12 overs)
Sussex won by 32 runs
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Jack Bond & Roy Palmer
Player of the match: Ian Salisbury (Sussex)
10 July 1996
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
118 all out (32.4 overs)
v
Somerset
122/5 (32.2 overs)
Robert Cunliffe 37
Andrew Caddick 4/39 (9.4 overs)
Simon Ecclestone 37
Jon Lewis 3/27 (7.2 overs)
Somerset won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Tony Clarkson & Allan Jones
Player of the match: Harvey Trump (Somerset)
10 July 1996
(scorecard)
Surrey
291/7 (60 overs)
v
Warwickshire
203 all out (51.3 overs)
Graham Thorpe 96
Shaun Pollock 4/37 (12 overs)
Nick Knight 68
Chris Lewis 3/33 (10 overs)
Surrey won by 88 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Graham Burgess & Kevin Lyons
Player of the match: Graham Thorpe (Surrey)
10 July 1996
(scorecard)
Hampshire
328/6 (60 overs)
v
Worcestershire
203 all out (52.4 overs)
Robin Smith 158
Stuart Lampitt 3/56 (12 overs)
Tom Moody 44
Kevan James 4/42 (12 overs)
Hampshire won by 125 runs
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: John Hampshire & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: Robin Smith (Hampshire)
10 July 1996
(scorecard)
Middlesex
199/9 (60 overs)
v
Yorkshire
200/3 (44 overs)
Paul Weekes 104
Chris Silverwood 3/45 (12 overs)
David Byas 73*
Ricky Fay 1/20 (5 overs)
Yorkshire won by 7 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Barry Dudleston & Trevor Jesty
Player of the match: Paul Weekes (Middlesex)

Quarter-finals[]

30 July 1996
(scorecard)
Essex
286 all out (59.2 overs)
v
Hampshire
186 all out (48.3 overs)
Stuart Law 107
Paul Whitaker 3/48 (9 overs)
Winston Benjamin 41
Paul Grayson 3/31 (10.3 overs)
Essex won by 100 runs
County Ground, Southampton
Umpires: John Harris & Mervyn Kitchen
Player of the match: Stuart Law (Essex)
30 July 1996
(scorecard)
Lancashire
289/9 (60 overs)
v
Derbyshire
287/9 (60 overs)
Mike Atherton 115
Kim Barnett 5/32 (6 overs)
Dean Jones 100*
Gary Yates 2/42 (12 overs)
Lancashire won by 2 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: George Sharp & Bob White
Player of the match: Mike Atherton (Lancashire)
30, 31 July 1996
(scorecard)
Somerset
225 all out (59.1 overs)
v
Surrey
226/5 (52.5 overs)
Peter Bowler 52
Brendon Julian 4/46 (11.1 overs)
Mark Butcher 91
Andrew Caddick 3/34 (12 overs)
Surrey won by 5 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Dickie Bird & Barrie Leadbeater
Player of the match: Mark Butcher (Surrey)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
30 July 1996
(scorecard)
Sussex
212/9 (60 overs)
v
Yorkshire
215/5 (47.3 overs)
Bill Athey 54
Darren Gough 2/34 (12 overs)
Martyn Moxon 76
Vasbert Drakes 2/48 (8.3 overs)
Yorkshire won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: John Holder & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Darren Gough (Yorkshire)

Semi-finals[]

13 August 1996
(scorecard)
Lancashire
293/9 (60 overs)
v
Yorkshire
274/8 (60 overs)
Graham Lloyd 81
Darren Gough 3/47 (12 overs)
Michael Bevan 85
Ian Austin 3/47 (12 overs)
Lancashire won by 19 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Ray Julian & Nigel Plews
Player of the match: Darren Gough (Yorkshire)
13 August 1996
(scorecard)
Surrey
275/5 (60 overs)
v
Essex
278/6 (56.4 overs)
Alec Stewart 125*
Paul Grayson 2/47 (8 overs)
Stuart Law 53
Brendon Julian 2/41 (7 overs)
Essex won by 4 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Roy Palmer
Player of the match: Alec Stewart (Surrey)

Final[]

7 September 1996
(scorecard)
Lancashire
186 all out (60 overs)
v
Essex
57 all out (27.2 overs)
John Crawley 66
Paul Grayson 3/24 (4.2 overs)
Neil Williams 11*
Glen Chapple 6/18 (6.2 overs)
Lancashire won by 129 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: David Shepherd & Peter Willey
Player of the match: Glen Chapple (Lancashire)

References[]

  1. ^ "NatWest Trophy, 1996 - Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2010.

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