# 1986 Benson & Hedges Cup

The 1986 Benson & Hedges Cup was the fifteenth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup.
The competition was won by Middlesex County Cricket Club.

## Fixtures and results
### Group stage
#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
| Derbyshire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 31.824 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 52.640 |
| Warwickshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 44.586 |
| Leicestershire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40.438 |
| Minor Counties | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.000 |

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
| Worcestershire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37.765 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 54.292 |
| Yorkshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36.294 |
| Lancashire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49.846 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51.125 |

#### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
| Essex | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 38.647 |
| Sussex | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 29.485 |
| Gloucestershire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38.067 |
| Somerset | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41.258 |
| Glamorgan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.600 |

#### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
| Middlesex | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 32.533 |
| Kent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36.697 |
| Hampshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 41.240 |
| Surrey | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 56.826 |
| Oxford and Cambridge Universities | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105.875 |

### Quarter-finals

* 28 May 1986 (scorecard)
| Derbyshire 238/6 (55 overs) | v | Kent 242/6 (53.4 overs) |
| John Morris 65 Eldine Baptiste 2/38 (11 overs) | | Chris Cowdrey 63* Roger Finney 2/26 (11 overs) |
* Kent won by 4 wickets County Ground, Derby Umpires: Jack Birkenshaw & John Holder Player of the match: Chris Cowdrey (Kent)
* 28, 29 May 1986 (scorecard)
| Essex 195/9 (55 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 196/7 (51.1 overs) |
| Keith Fletcher 37 Clive Rice 5/48 (11 overs) | | Richard Hadlee 61* Graham Gooch 3/26 (11 overs) |
* Nottinghamshire won by 3 wickets County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Don Oslear & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Clive Rice (Nottinghamshire)
* Reserve day used. Nottinghamshire were 39/3 (11 overs) at the close of the first day's play.
* 28, 29 May 1986 (scorecard)
| Middlesex 256/5 (55 overs) | v | Sussex 172 all out (48 overs) |
| Roland Butcher 65 Dermot Reeve 2/54 (11 overs) | | Imran Khan 47 Norman Cowans 3/52 (11 overs) |
* Middlesex won by 84 runs Lord's, London Umpires: David Constant & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Roland Butcher (Middlesex)
* Reserve day used. Sussex were 9/0 (1.4 overs) at the close of the first day's play.
* 28, 29 May 1986 (scorecard)
| Northamptonshire 233/8 (55 overs) | v | Worcestershire 234/2 (52.2 overs) |
| Allan Lamb 71 Alan Pridgeon 2/43 (11 overs) | | Graeme Hick 103* Alan Walker 1/52 (11 overs) |
* Worcestershire won by 8 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: John Harris & David Shepherd Player of the match: Graeme Hick (Worcestershire)
* Reserve day used. Worcestershire were 52/1 at the close of the first day's play.

### Semi-finals

* 11, 12 June 1986 (scorecard)
| Nottinghamshire 189/8 (55 overs) | v | Middlesex 193/5 (53.2 overs) |
| Derek Randall 65 John Emburey 4/22 (11 overs) | | Wilf Slack 65 Kevin Cooper 1/22 (11 overs) |
* Middlesex won by 5 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Jack Birkenshaw & John Hampshire Player of the match: John Emburey (Middlesex)
* Reserve day used. Nottinghamshire were 189/8 (55 overs) at the close of the first day's play
* 11 June 1986 (scorecard)
| Kent 252/8 (55 overs) | v | Worcestershire 241/7 (55 overs) |
| Chris Tavaré 68 John Inchmore 2/49 (11 overs) | | Graeme Hick 72 Richard Ellison 2/49 (11 overs) |
* Kent won by 11 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater & Barrie Meyer Player of the match: Neil Taylor (Kent)

### Final

* 12 July 1986 (scorecard)
| Middlesex 199/7 (55 overs) | v | Kent 197/8 (55 overs) |
| Clive Radley 54 Richard Ellison 3/27 (11 overs) | | Graham Cowdrey 58 Phil Edmonds 3/58 (11 overs) |
* Middlesex won by 2 runs Lord's, London Umpires: David Constant & David Shepherd Player of the match: John Emburey (Middlesex)