1997 NatWest Trophy

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1997 NatWest Trophy
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(60 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsEssex (2nd title)
Participants32
Matches30
Most runs333 Stuart Law (Essex)
Most wickets15 Allan Donald (Warwickshire)
Official websiteCricketArchive tournament page
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The 1997 NatWest Trophy was the 17th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 24 June and 7 September 1997.[1] The tournament was won by Essex County Cricket Club who defeated Warwickshire County Cricket Club by 9 wickets in the final at Lord's.

Format and highlights[]

The 18 first-class counties, were joined by eleven Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cumberland, Devon, Herefordshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Shropshire and Staffordshire.

The Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands also participated. There was some controversy in the semi final at the County Ground, Chelmsford, when in a tense contest Mark Ilott of Essex and Robert Croft of Glamorgan had an on-field confrontation.[2]

The final at Lord's which was held on 7 September 1997 and was won by Essex with Stuart Law scoring 80 and collecting the Man of the Match medal.

First round[]

24 June 1997
(scorecard)
Essex
327/7 (60 overs)
v
Buckinghamshire
238/7 (60 overs)
Nasser Hussain 78
Keith Arthurton 4/53 (12 overs)
Neil Burns 51
Paul Grayson 3/40 (11 overs)
Essex won by 89 runs
Wilton Park, Beaconsfield
Umpires: Tony Clarkson & John Hampshire
Player of the match: Robert Rollins (Essex)
24 June 1997
(scorecard)
Hampshire
321/4 (60 overs)
v
Cambridgeshire
82 all out (32.2 overs)
Robin Smith 126
Dominic Ralfs 2/69 (12 overs)
Dominic Ralfs 14*
John Stephenson 5/34 (11.2 overs)
Hampshire won by 239 runs
Wisbech Cricket Club Ground, Wisbech
Umpires: Mark Benson & Bob White
Player of the match: Robin Smith (Hampshire)
24 June 1997
(scorecard)
Northamptonshire
223 all out (56.4 overs)
v
Cumberland
187/9 (60 overs)
Tony Penberthy 57
David Pennett 3/42 (9.4 overs)
Andrew Mawson 77
Tony Penberthy 5/56 (11 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 36 runs
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: & Barrie Leadbeater
Player of the match: Tony Penberthy (Northamptonshire)
24 June 1997
(scorecard)
Leicestershire
225/8 (60 overs)
v
Devon
172/9 (60 overs)
Iain Sutcliffe 103*
Peter Roebuck 2/27 (12 overs)
Gareth Townsend 37
Tim Mason 3/29 (12 overs)
Leicestershire won by 53 runs
The Maer Ground, Exmouth
Umpires: Neil Mallender & George Sharp
Player of the match: Iain Sutcliffe (Leicestershire)
24 June 1997
(scorecard)
Bedfordshire
179/9 (60 overs)
v
Glamorgan
182/3 (30.2 overs)
Barry Young 30*
Steve Watkin 3/23 (11 overs)
Robert Croft 64
Richard Dalton 3/32 (6 overs)
Glamorgan won by 7 wickets
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Nigel Cowley & Vanburn Holder
Player of the match: Robert Croft (Glamorgan)
24 June 1997
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
351/2 (60 overs)
v
Scotland
250/9 (60 overs)
Tony Wright 177
Greig Williamson 1/28 (4 overs)
Bruce Patterson 77
Tim Hancock 6/58 (12 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 101 runs
The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: John Holder &
Player of the match: Tony Wright (Gloucestershire)
24 June 1997
(scorecard)
Lancashire
351/7 (60 overs)
v
Berkshire
182/5 (60 overs)
Graham Lloyd 96
Jamie Sylvester 2/59 (9 overs)
James Hodgson 53*
Gary Yates 2/15 (12 overs)
Lancashire won by 169 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Dickie Bird & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Mark Harvey (Lancashire)
24 June 1997
(scorecard)
Lincolnshire
116 all out (50.2 overs)
v
Derbyshire
121/2 (19 overs)
Mark Gouldstone 37
Paul Aldred 4/30 (10.2 overs)
Chris Adams 71*
Stephen Bradford 1/18 (4 overs)
Derbyshire won by 8 wickets
Lindum Sports Club Ground, Lincoln
Umpires: Paul Adams & Nigel Plews
Player of the match: Chris Adams (Derbyshire)
24 June 1997
(scorecard)
Kent
225 all out (59.5 overs)
v
Middlesex
227/7 (59.2 overs)
Nigel Llong 68
Richard Johnson 5/50 (12 overs)
Mark Ramprakash 72
Dean Headley 3/31 (12 overs)
Middlesex won by 3 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Graham Burgess & Barrie Meyer
Player of the match: Mark Ramprakash (Middlesex)
24 June 1997
(scorecard)
Staffordshire
95 all out (45.3 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire
96/0 (31.5 overs)
Laurie Potter 19
Nathan Astle 3/20 (10 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 10 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Chris Balderstone & Mervyn Kitchen
Player of the match: Nathan Astle (Nottinghamshire)
24 June 1997
(scorecard)
Somerset
367/5 (60 overs)
v
Herefordshire
136 all out (37.4 overs)
Simon Ecclestone 101 (62)
Neal Radford 2/64 (12 overs)
Robert Hall 29 (43)
Mushtaq Ahmed 4/27 (12 overs)
Somerset won by 231 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: David Constant & Kevin Lyons
Player of the match: Simon Ecclestone (Somerset)
24 June 1997
(scorecard)
Durham
247/7 (60 overs)
v
Surrey
251/5 (48.5 overs)
John Morris 75 (114)
Ian Salisbury 3/36 (12 overs)
Alec Stewart 90* (118)
Michael Foster 2/37 (8 overs)
Surrey won by 5 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Trevor Jesty & Roy Palmer
Player of the match: Alec Stewart (Surrey)
24 June 1997
(scorecard)
Shropshire
116 all out (47.5 overs)
v
Sussex
119/0 (45.4 overs)
Andy Johnson 15
James Kirtley 5/39 (12 overs)
Keith Greenfield 89*
Sussex won by 10 wickets
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Ray Julian & Jeremy Lloyds
Player of the match: James Kirtley (Sussex)
24 June 1997
(scorecard)
Warwickshire
207 all out (59.3 overs)
v
Norfolk
127 all out (48.2 overs)
Ashley Giles 69
Paul Newman 4/23 (12 overs)
Steve Goldsmith 22
Ashley Giles 5/21 (12 overs)
Warwickshire won by 80 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: John Harris & Allan Jones
Player of the match: Ashley Giles (Warwickshire)
24 June 1997
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
336/6 (60 overs)
v
Netherlands
225 all out (54.2 overs)
Tom Moody 108 (145)
Murray Goodwin 1/28 (5 overs)
Bas Zuiderent 99 (141)
Graeme Hick 2/14 (4.2 overs)
Worcestershire won by 111 runs
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: John Steele & Peter Willey
Player of the match: Bas Zuiderent (Netherlands)
24 June 1997
(scorecard)
Yorkshire
249 all out (59.4 overs)
v
Ireland
53 all out (18.5 overs)
Peter Hartley 83
Paul McCrum 3/26 (12 overs)
Derek Heasley 18
Darren Gough 7/27 (9.5 overs)
Yorkshire won by 196 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Jack Bond & Pasty Harris
Player of the match: Darren Gough (Yorkshire)

Second round[]

9 July 1997
(scorecard)
Derbyshire
324/7 (60 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
180 all out (48.1 overs)
Kim Barnett 111
Rob Bailey 3/55 (9 overs)
Tony Penberthy 62
Devon Malcolm 7/35 (10.1 overs)
Derbyshire won by 144 runs
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Tony Clarkson & John Holder
Player of the match: Devon Malcolm (Derbyshire)
9 July 1997
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
286/9 (60 overs)
v
Essex
287/3 (57.3 overs)
Graeme Hick 146
Ashley Cowan 2/50 (12 overs)
Stuart Law 100
Phil Newport 1/32 (6 overs)
Essex won by 7 wickets
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater & Bob White
Player of the match: Ronnie Irani (Essex)
9 July 1997
(scorecard)
Hampshire
302/6 (60 overs)
v
Glamorgan
304/8 (59.4 overs)
Robin Smith 119
Darren Thomas 2/70 (11 overs)
Adrian Dale 71
John Stephenson 3/49 (12 overs)
Glamorgan won by 2 wickets
County Ground, Southampton
Umpires: Ray Julian & Barrie Meyer
Player of the match: Steve James (Glamorgan)
9 July 1997
(scorecard)
Yorkshire
310/5 (60 overs)
v
Leicestershire
182 all out (47.2 overs)
Craig White 96*
Gordon Parsons 3/68 (12 overs)
Iain Sutcliffe 90
Richard Stemp 4/54 (12 overs)
Yorkshire won by 128 runs
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Allan Jones & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Craig White (Yorkshire)
9 July 1997
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
277/9 (60 overs)
v
Middlesex
280/6 (59.3 overs)
Monte Lynch 100
Jacques Kallis 4/47 (11 overs)
Jacques Kallis 100
Mark Alleyne 3/47 (12 overs)
Middlesex won by 4 wickets
Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge
Umpires: Ken Palmer & Roy Palmer
Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (Middlesex)
9 July 1997
(scorecard)
Nottinghamshire
176 all out (55.1 overs)
v
Surrey
154 all out (55.5 overs)
Nathan Astle 56
Saqlain Mushtaq 3/30 (8.1 overs)
Mark Butcher 35
Chris Tolley 3/21 (9 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 22 runs
The Oval, London
Umpires: Barry Dudleston & Trevor Jesty
Player of the match: Nathan Astle (Nottinghamshire)
9 July 1997
(scorecard)
Lancashire
283/6 (60 overs)
v
Sussex
286/3 (56.3 overs)
John Crawley 113*
Vasbert Drakes 2/35 (12 overs)
Keith Greenfield 129
Ian Austin 4/45 (11 overs)
Sussex won by 7 wickets
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: John Harris & John Steele
Player of the match: Keith Greenfield (Sussex)
9 July 1997
(scorecard)
Warwickshire
220 all out (58.1 overs)
v
Somerset
209 all out (58.3 overs)
Dominic Ostler 54
Keith Parsons 3/34 (11 overs)
Simon Ecclestone 87
Allan Donald 4/54 (12 overs)
Warwickshire won by 11 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Nigel Plews & David Shepherd
Player of the match: Simon Ecclestone (Somerset)

Quarter-finals[]

29 July 1997
(scorecard)
Derbyshire
327/8 (60 overs)
v
Sussex
329/5 (59.2 overs)
Chris Adams 129*
Vasbert Drakes 4/62 (12 overs)
Rajesh Rao 158
Devon Malcolm 1/33 (6 overs)
Sussex won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Dickie Bird & George Sharp
Player of the match: Rajesh Rao (Sussex)
29 July 1997
(scorecard)
Yorkshire
236/8 (60 overs)
v
Glamorgan
237/9 (59 overs)
Darren Lehmann 105
Dean Cosker 3/26 (12 overs)
Matthew Maynard 62
Darren Gough 4/36 (12 overs)
Glamorgan won by 1 wicket
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Barry Dudleston & Trevor Jesty
Player of the match: Waqar Younis (Glamorgan)
29 July 1997
(scorecard)
Warwickshire
286/6 (60 overs)
v
Middlesex
258/9 (60 overs)
David Hemp 112
Angus Fraser 1/31 (12 overs)
Mark Ramprakash 98
Ashley Giles 3/49 (12 overs)
Warwickshire won by 28 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Graham Burgess & David Shepherd
Player of the match: David Hemp (Warwickshire)
29 July 1997
(scorecard)
Nottinghamshire
288/5 (60 overs)
v
Essex
289/7 (58.2 overs)
Paul Johnson 106
Stuart Law 2/54 (8 overs)
Nasser Hussain 89*
Paul Franks 3/80 (12 overs)
Essex won by 3 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Jack Bond & Vanburn Holder
Player of the match: Nasser Hussain (Essex)

Semi-finals[]

12, 13 August 1997
(scorecard)
Glamorgan
301/8 (60 overs)
v
Essex
303/9 (55 overs)
Steve James 109
Paul Grayson 2/51 (9 overs)
Stuart Law 90
Darren Thomas 5/74 (12 overs)
Essex won by 1 wicket
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Chris Balderstone & David Constant
Player of the match: Stuart Law (Essex)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
13, 14 August 1997
(scorecard)
Warwickshire
342/3 (60 overs)
v
Sussex
237 all out (53.1 overs)
David Hemp 111*
Vasbert Drakes 2/38 (12 overs)
Mark Newell 79
Allan Donald 5/37 (10.1 overs)
Warwickshire won by 105 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: John Hampshire & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: David Hemp (Warwickshire)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

Final[]

7 September 1997
(scorecard)
Warwickshire
170/8 (60 overs)
v
Essex
171/1 (26.3 overs)
Dougie Brown 37 (62)
Ashley Cowan 3/29 (12 overs)
Stuart Law 80* (71)
Allan Donald 1/36 (6 overs)
Essex won by 9 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Mervyn Kitchen & Peter Willey
Player of the match: Stuart Law (Essex)

References[]

  1. ^ "NatWest Trophy, 1997 - Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  2. ^ Mark Ilott - Cricinfo

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