# 1985 NatWest Trophy

The 1985 NatWest Trophy was the 5th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 3 July and 7 September 1985. The tournament was won by Essex who defeated Nottinghamshire by 1 run in the final at Lord's.

## Format

The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by thirteen Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cheshire, Cumberland, Devon, Durham, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire and Suffolk. The Ireland and Scotland teams 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 1985. Durham repeated their feat of 1973, in being a minor county defeating a first class county, when they saw off Derbyshire in round one.

### First round

* 3 July 1985 (scorecard)
| Gloucestershire 268/6 (60 overs) | v | Bedfordshire 127 all out (54 overs) |
| Bill Athey 72 (107) Brian Marvin 2/56 (11 overs) | | John Wake 37 (51) Courtney Walsh 2/7 (7 overs) |
* Gloucestershire won by 141 runs Wardown Park, Luton Umpires: Peter Eele & Kevin Lyons Player of the match: Bill Athey (Gloucestershire)
* 3 July 1985 (scorecard)
| Cheshire 159/7 (60 overs) | v | Yorkshire 160/0 (44.1 overs) |
| Keith Teasdale 46 Graham Stevenson 2/17 (12 overs) | | Martyn Moxon 82* |
* Yorkshire won by 10 wickets Oxton Cricket Club Ground, Oxton Umpires: Jack Birkenshaw & Clive Smith Player of the match: Martyn Moxon (Yorkshire)
* 3 July 1985 (scorecard)
| Derbyshire 171 all out (58.4 overs) | v | Durham 172/3 (55.4 overs) |
| Kim Barnett 53 (99) Stephen Greensword 3/20 (12 overs) | | Neil Riddell 49* (111) Michael Holding 1/36 (12 overs) |
* Durham won by 7 wickets County Ground, Derby Umpires: John Harris & Don Oslear Player of the match: Stephen Greensword (Durham)
* 3 July 1985 (scorecard)
| Essex 307/6 (60 overs) | v | Oxfordshire 81 all out (43.2 overs) |
| Paul Prichard 94 Rupert Evans 1/41 (12 overs) | | Geoffrey Ford 18 Derek Pringle 5/12 (12 overs) |
* Essex won by 226 runs County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Harold Rhodes Player of the match: Derek Pringle (Essex)
* 3 July 1985 (scorecard)
| Hampshire 339/4 (60 overs) | v | Berkshire 152 all out (58.5 overs) |
| Paul Terry 165* Lloyd Sluman 1/53 (12 overs) | | David Gorman 28 Chris Smith 3/32 (12 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 187 runs County Ground, Southampton Umpires: John Jameson & Donald Thompsett Player of the match: Paul Terry (Hampshire)
* 3 July 1985 (scorecard)
| Worcestershire 241/7 (60 overs) | v | Hertfordshire 183 all out (57.5 overs) |
| Phil Neale 73 William Merry 2/25 (12 overs) | | Peter Neal 52 Dipak Patel 2/22 (12 overs) |
* Worcestershire won by 58 runs Hitchin Town Cricket Club Ground, Hitchin Umpires: David Constant & Terry Spencer Player of the match: Peter Neal (Hertfordshire)
* 3 July 1985 (scorecard)
| Surrey 293/8 (60 overs) | v | Kent 296/4 (58 overs) |
| Grahame Clinton 146 Chris Cowdrey 3/74 (12 overs) | | Simon Hinks 95 Andrew Needham 2/55 (11 overs) |
* Kent won by 6 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Simon Hinks (Kent)
* 3 July 1985 (scorecard)
| Middlesex 283/9 (60 overs) | v | Cumberland 152 all out (53.3 overs) |
| Wilf Slack 98 David Halliwell 4/57 (12 overs) | | John Moyes 37 Phil Edmonds 4/39 (12 overs) |
* Middlesex won by 131 runs Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge Umpires: Sam Cook & Mervyn Kitchen Player of the match: Wilf Slack (Middlesex)
* 3 July 1985 (scorecard)
| Leicestershire 213/8 (60 overs) | v | Norfolk 73 all out (46.3 overs) |
| David Gower 41 David Thomas 3/50 (9 overs) | | Robin Huggins 29 Les Taylor 4/14 (11 overs) |
* Leicestershire won by 140 runs County Ground, Norwich Umpires: Derek Dennis & Bob White Player of the match: Les Taylor (Leicestershire)
* 3 July 1985 (scorecard)
| Nottinghamshire 243/7 (60 overs) | v | Staffordshire 147/8 (60 overs) |
| Paul Johnson 101* Andrew Webster 4/38 (12 overs) | | Graham Warner 51 Kevin Saxelby 3/19 (12 overs) |
* Nottinghamshire won by 96 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Brian Harrison & Nigel Plews Player of the match: Paul Johnson (Nottinghamshire)
* 3 July 1985 (scorecard)
| Northamptonshire 270/6 (60 overs) | v | Shropshire 170 all out (54.2 overs) |
| Geoff Cook 130 Andrew Barnard 4/47 (12 overs) | | John Foster 63 Richard Williams 3/35 (12 overs) |
* Northamptonshire won by 100 runs St George's Cricket Ground, Telford Umpires: Roy Palmer & Tommy Wilson Player of the match: Geoff Cook (Northamptonshire)
* 3 July 1985 (scorecard)
| Buckinghamshire 138 all out (47.4 overs) | v | Somerset 139/3 (41.3 overs) |
| Michael Milton 33 Joel Garner 5/18 (8.4 overs) | | Nigel Felton 72* Michael Milton 1/13 (6 overs) |
* Somerset won by 7 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Barry Dudleston & David Shepherd Player of the match: Joel Garner (Somerset)
* 3 July 1985 (scorecard)
| Lancashire 233/6 (60 overs) | v | Suffolk 133/8 (60 overs) |
| Neil Fairbrother 52* Peter Hayes 2/20 (12 overs) | | Michael McEvoy 21 Steve O'Shaughnessy 3/28 (12 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 100 runs Victory Ground, Bury St Edmunds Umpires: Bob Duckett & Ray Julian Player of the match: Neil Fairbrother (Lancashire)
* 3 July 1985 (scorecard)
| Sussex 283/6 (60 overs) | v | Ireland 39 all out (26.4 overs) |
| Paul Parker 109 John Elder 2/69 (10 overs) | | Simon Corlett 11 Garth Le Roux 5/7 (7 overs) |
* Sussex won by 244 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Allan Jones & Peter Wight Player of the match: Paul Parker (Sussex)
* 3 July 1985 (scorecard)
| Devon 221/7 (60 overs) | v | Warwickshire 222/7 (53.2 overs) |
| Kevin Rice 107 Alvin Kallicharran 3/41 (12 overs) | | Alvin Kallicharran 66 John Tierney 3/47 (12 overs) |
* Warwickshire won by 3 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: John Hampshire & Barrie Meyer Player of the match: Kevin Rice (Devon)
* 3 July 1985 (scorecard)
| Scotland 137 all out (60 overs) | v | Glamorgan 141/2 (39.4 overs) |
| Richard Swan 27 Geoff Holmes 5/24 (12 overs) | | Alan Jones 60* Jack Ker 1/31 (10 overs) |
* Glamorgan won by 8 wickets Myreside, Edinburgh Umpires: John Holder & Stan Levison Player of the match: Geoff Holmes (Glamorgan)

### Second round

* 17 July 1985 (scorecard)
| Essex 214 all out (60 overs) | v | Middlesex 130 all out (50 overs) |
| Brian Hardie 60 John Emburey 3/41 (12 overs) | | Wilf Slack 32 Derek Pringle 5/23 (9 overs) |
* Essex won by 84 runs County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Barry Dudleston & Peter Wight Player of the match: Graham Gooch (Essex)
* 17 July 1985 (scorecard)
| Sussex 136 all out (51.3 overs) | v | Glamorgan 140/6 (48.5 overs) |
| Colin Wells 35 Greg Thomas 5/17 (7 overs) | | Rodney Ontong 30* Tony Pigott 2/37 (12 overs) |
* Glamorgan won by 4 wickets Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater & Roy Palmer Player of the match: Greg Thomas (Glamorgan)
* 17 July 1985 (scorecard)
| Gloucestershire 277/8 (60 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 240 all out (56.3 overs) |
| Brian Davison 81 Wayne Larkins 2/38 (12 overs) | | Wayne Larkins 75 Kevin Curran 4/34 (10 overs) |
* Gloucestershire won by 37 runs The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol Umpires: John Harris & Allan Jones Player of the match: Kevin Curran (Gloucestershire)
* 17 July 1985 (scorecard)
| Leicestershire 212/6 (60 overs) | v | Hampshire 213/6 (59.1 overs) |
| Peter Willey 52 Mark Nicholas 2/40 (12 overs) | | Gordon Greenidge 67 Nigel Briers 1/8 (2 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 4 wickets County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Barrie Meyer & David Shepherd Player of the match: Paul Terry (Hampshire)
* 17 July 1985 (scorecard)
| Kent 248/7 (60 overs) | v | Durham 169 all out (59.1 overs) |
| Mark Benson 78 (134) Peter Kippax 3/32 (12 overs) | | Stephen Greensword 34 (98) Derek Underwood 3/26 (12 overs) |
* Kent won by 79 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Sam Cook & Kevin Lyons Player of the match: Mark Benson (Kent)
* 17, 18 July 1985 (scorecard)
| Worcestershire 312/5 (60 overs) | v | Lancashire 298 all out (59 overs) |
| David Smith 109 Soren Henriksen 2/51 (10 overs) | | Clive Lloyd 91 Kapil Dev 5/52 (12 overs) |
* Worcestershire won by 14 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Ray Julian & Bob White Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (Lancashire)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
* 17 July 1985 (scorecard)
| Nottinghamshire 251/5 (60 overs) | v | Warwickshire 165 all out (51.2 overs) |
| Tim Robinson 98* Dean Hoffman 2/56 (12 overs) | | Dennis Amiss 64 Kevin Cooper 4/49 (11.2 overs) |
* Nottinghamshire won by 86 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: John Hampshire & Nigel Plews Player of the match: Tim Robinson (Nottinghamshire)
* 17, 18 July 1985 (scorecard)
| Yorkshire 208/8 (60 overs) | v | Somerset 209/6 (48.1 overs) |
| Neil Hartley 69 Colin Dredge 3/28 (8 overs) | | Viv Richards 87* Stuart Fletcher 3/34 (12 overs) |
* Somerset won by 4 wickets Headingley, Leeds Umpires: John Holder & John Jameson Player of the match: Viv Richards (Somerset)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

### Quarter-finals

* 7, 8 August 1985 (scorecard)
| Kent 172/9 (60 overs) | v | Essex 174/4 (56.4 overs) |
| Neil Taylor 51 John Lever 2/25 (12 overs) | | Graham Gooch 43 Richard Ellison 4/22 (12 overs) |
* Essex won by 6 wickets County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Ray Julian & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Richard Ellison (Kent)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
* 7, 8 August 1985 (scorecard)
| Glamorgan 188 all out (59.5 overs) | v | Worcestershire 192/6 (54.3 overs) |
| Rodney Ontong 55 John Inchmore 5/25 (11.5 overs) | | David Smith 97 Mark Price 3/22 (7 overs) |
* Worcestershire won by 4 wickets St. Helen's, Swansea Umpires: John Hampshire & Roy Palmer Player of the match: John Inchmore (Worcestershire)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
* 7, 8, 9 August 1985 (scorecard)
| Nottinghamshire 287/8 (60 overs) | v | Gloucestershire 277/9 (60 overs) |
| Tim Robinson 90 Phil Bainbridge 3/54 (12 overs) | | Phil Bainbridge 55 Kevin Saxelby 2/34 (12 overs) |
* Nottinghamshire won by 10 runs The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Mervyn Kitchen & Don Oslear Player of the match: Tim Robinson (Nottinghamshire)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
* 7, 8 August 1985 (scorecard)
| Hampshire 299/5 (60 overs) | v | Somerset 150 all out (39.2 overs) |
| Robin Smith 110 Colin Dredge 2/54 (12 overs) | | Ian Botham 64 Nigel Cowley 3/41 (6 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 149 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Sam Cook & Barrie Leadbeater Player of the match: Robin Smith (Hampshire)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

### Semi-finals

* 21, 22 August 1985 (scorecard)
| Hampshire 224/8 (60 overs) | v | Essex 224/7 (60 overs) |
| Mark Nicholas 39 Stuart Turner 3/38 (12 overs) | | Graham Gooch 93* Cardigan Connor 3/52 (12 overs) |
* Essex won by losing fewer wickets County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Nigel Plews Player of the match: Graham Gooch (Essex)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
* 21, 22 August 1985 (scorecard)
| Worcestershire 232/8 (60 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 233/6 (59.2 overs) |
| Tim Curtis 92 Richard Hadlee 2/35 (12 overs) | | Tim Robinson 139 Dipak Patel 2/43 (12 overs) |
* Nottinghamshire won by 4 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Jack Birkenshaw & Don Oslear Player of the match: Tim Robinson (Nottinghamshire)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

### Final

* 7 September 1985 (scorecard)
| Essex 280/2 (60 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 279/5 (60 overs) |
| Brian Hardie 110 (149) Andrew Pick 1/36 (8 overs) | | Tim Robinson 80 (142) Stuart Turner 2/43 (12 overs) |
* Essex won by 1 run Lord's, London Umpires: David Constant & Barrie Meyer Player of the match: Brian Hardie (Essex)