# 1991 NatWest Trophy

The 1991 NatWest Trophy was a limited-overs English county cricket tournament, held between 26 June and 7 September 1991. The competition was won by Hampshire who beat Surrey by 4 wickets in the final at Lord's.

## Format

The seventeen first-class counties, joined by 13 Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Devon, Dorset, Durham, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Oxfordshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire. The Ireland national cricket team and the Scotland 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 stages. 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 1991.

## Fixtures
### First round

* 26 June 1991 (scorecard)
| Bedfordshire 66 all out (30 overs) | v | Worcestershire 69/2 (12.5 overs) |
| Simon Davis 14 Neal Radford 7/19 (12 overs) | | Tom Moody 42* Alan Dean 2/20 (4.5 overs) |
* Worcestershire won by 8 wickets Goldington Bury, Bedford Umpires: Kevin Lyons & Tommy Wilson Player of the match: Neal Radford (Worcestershire)
* 26, 27 June 1991 (scorecard)
| Berkshire 90/5 (22 overs) | v | Hampshire 93/0 (20.2 overs) |
| Philip Oxley 18 Shaun Udal 2/14 (5 overs) | | Robin Smith 43* |
* Hampshire won by 10 wickets Sonning Lane, Reading Umpires: Derek Dennis & Peter Wight Player of the match: Shaun Udal (Hampshire)
* Reserve day used, match reduced to 22 overs per side
* 26 June 1991 (scorecard)
| Devon 149 all out (57.4 overs) | v | Essex 150/2 (44.4 overs) |
| Nick Folland 55 Derek Pringle 3/21 (10 overs) | | Graham Gooch 57 Keith Donohue 2/34 (12 overs) |
* Essex won by 8 wickets The Maer Ground, Exmouth Umpires: Allan Jones & Gerry Stickley Player of the match: Nick Folland (Devon)
* 26 June 1991 (scorecard)
| Glamorgan 345/2 (60 overs) | v | Durham 305/9 (60 overs) |
| Matthew Maynard 151 (103) Peter Heseltine 1/37 (12 overs) | | John Glendenen 109 (133) Ian Smith 3/60 (9 overs) |
* Glamorgan won by 40 runs Feethams Cricket Ground, Darlington Umpires: Basher Hassan & Don Oslear Player of the match: Matthew Maynard (Glamorgan)
* 26, 27 June 1991 (scorecard)
| Gloucestershire 237/7 (60 overs) | v | Norfolk 84 all out (33.2 overs) |
| Jon Hardy 70 Mark Ellis 2/33 (12 overs) | | Roger Finney 27 David Lawrence 5/17 (9 overs) |
* Gloucestershire won by 153 runs County Ground, Bristol Umpires: David Halfyard & Ray Julian Player of the match: David Lawrence (Gloucestershire)
* Reserve day used
* 26, 27 June 1991 (scorecard)
| Hertfordshire | v | Derbyshire |
* Match abandoned Cricket Field Lane, Bishop's Stortford
* Reserve day used, Hertfordshire won 2-1 in bowling contest
* 26 June 1991 (scorecard)
| Cambridgeshire 107 all out (44.2 overs) | v | Kent 111/4 (35.4 overs) |
| Nicholas Adams 44 Alan Igglesden 4/29 (9.2 overs) | | Matthew Fleming 35* Ajaz Akhtar 4/28 (12 overs) |
* Kent won by 6 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Paul Adams & David Constant Player of the match: Ajaz Akhtar (Cambridgeshire)
* 26 June 1991 (scorecard)
| Shropshire 152/9 (60 overs) | v | Leicestershire 156/3 (56.5 overs) |
| John Abrahams 53 Craig Wilkinson 3/16 (12 overs) | | Tim Boon 76* Philip Wormald 1/18 (8 overs) |
* Leicestershire won by 7 wickets Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater & Harold Rhodes Player of the match: Tim Boon (Leicestershire)
* 26 June 1991 (scorecard)
| Nottinghamshire 306/4 (60 overs) | v | Lincolnshire 172/8 (50.4 overs) |
| Tim Robinson 124 Paul McKeown 3/52 (12 overs) | | Mark Fell 39 Mark Crawley 4/26 (12 overs) |
* Nottinghamshire won by 134 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Dickie Bird & David Fawkner-Corbett Player of the match: Mark Crawley (Nottinghamshire)
* To avoid returning for a reserve day, Lincolnshire conceded the match
* 26 June 1991 (scorecard)
| Buckinghamshire 159/8 (60 overs) | v | Somerset 161/4 (48.4 overs) |
| Paul Roshier 32 Neil Mallender 3/23 (12 overs) | | Peter Roebuck 63* Stephen Burrow 1/18 (9 overs) |
* Somerset won by 6 wickets Recreation Ground, Bath Umpires: Ray Tolchard & Bob White Player of the match: Peter Roebuck (Somerset)
* 26 June 1991 (scorecard)
| Northamptonshire 260/5 (60 overs) | v | Staffordshire 108 all out (43.3 overs) |
| Rob Bailey 145 Nigel Hackett 3/45 (12 overs) | | Paul Newman 28 Eldine Baptiste 4/27 (12 overs) |
* Northamptonshire won by 152 runs Lichfield Road, Stone Umpires: John Hampshire & Vanburn Holder Player of the match: Rob Bailey (Northamptonshire)
* 26, 27 June 1991 (scorecard)
| Surrey | v | Oxfordshire |
* Match abandoned The Oval, London
* Reserve day used, Surrey won 3-2 in bowling contest
* 26 June 1991 (scorecard)
| Yorkshire 123 all out (45.1 overs) | v | Warwickshire 124/3 (43.3 overs) |
| Phil Robinson 40 Allan Donald 4/16 (9 overs) | | Dominic Ostler 34* Jeremy Batty 1/17 (6 overs) |
* Warwickshire won by 7 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Mervyn Kitchen & Nigel Plews Player of the match: Allan Donald (Warwickshire)
* 26, 27 June 1991 (scorecard)
| Middlesex 216/9 (60 overs) | v | Ireland 171/9 (60 overs) |
| Mike Gatting 65 Alan Lewis 4/47 (10 overs) | | Conor Hoey 26* Mark Ramprakash 2/15 (7 overs) |
* Middlesex won by 45 runs Castle Avenue, Dublin Umpires: Chris Balderstone & David Shepherd Player of the match: Alan Lewis (Ireland)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
* 26 June 1991 (scorecard)
| Sussex 231/9 (60 overs) | v | Scotland 159 all out (54.5 overs) |
| Neil Lenham 66 Bruce Russell 2/20 (5 overs) | | Richard Swan 45 Colin Wells 3/16 (12 overs) |
* Sussex won by 72 runs Myreside, Edinburgh Umpires: Graham Burgess & Barry Dudleston Player of the match: Neil Lenham (Sussex)

### Second round

* 11, 12 July 1991 (scorecard)
| Gloucestershire 221/6 (60 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 222/7 (60 overs) |
| Bill Athey 76 Andrew Pick 3/41 (12 overs) | | Tim Robinson 48 Richard Scott 2/32 (12 overs) |
* Nottinghamshire won by 3 wickets County Ground, Bristol Umpires: John Holder & Nigel Plews Player of the match: Bill Athey (Nottinghamshire)
* Reserve day used
* 11, 12 July 1991 (scorecard)
| Lancashire 261 all out (59.1 overs) | v | Hampshire 262/2 (53.5 overs) |
| Graeme Fowler 71 Cardigan Connor 4/61 (11.2 overs) | | Robin Smith 79* Wasim Akram 1/46 (12 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 8 wickets County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Basher Hassan & David Shepherd Player of the match: Robin Smith (Hampshire)
* Reserve day used
* 11 July 1991 (scorecard)
| Leicestershire 255/6 (60 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 259/1 (46.5 overs) |
| James Whitaker 94* Eldine Baptiste 3/45 (11 overs) | | Alan Fordham 132* Laurie Potter 1/32 (6 overs) |
* Northamptonshire won by 9 wickets County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Dickie Bird & Kevin Lyons Player of the match: Alan Fordham (Northamptonshire)
* 11 July 1991 (scorecard)
| Kent 245 all out (57.2 overs) | v | Surrey 249/3 (47.2 overs) |
| Trevor Ward 55 Jonathan Robinson 3/46 (12 overs) | | Alec Stewart 76* Richard Davis 1/34 (11 overs) |
* Surrey won by 7 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Ken Palmer & Ray Tolchard Player of the match: Jonathan Robinson (Surrey)
* 11 July 1991 (scorecard)
| Sussex 254/8 (60 overs) | v | Essex 255/6 (58 overs) |
| David Smith 62 Don Topley 3/38 (12 overs) | | Nasser Hussain 97 Adrian Jones 2/46 (7 overs) |
* Essex won by 4 wickets County Ground, Hove Umpires: David Constant & Peter Wight Player of the match: Graham Gooch (Essex)
* 11 July 1991 (scorecard)
| Hertfordshire 135/7 (60 overs) | v | Warwickshire 138/0 (36.4 overs) |
| David Ligertwood 37* Dermot Reeve 2/19 (12 overs) | | Jason Ratcliffe 68* |
* Warwickshire won by 10 wickets Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Umpires: Jack Bond & Don Oslear Player of the match: Jason Ratcliffe (Warwickshire)
* 11, 12 July 1991 (scorecard)
| Worcestershire 223/9 (60 overs) | v | Glamorgan 224/3 (53.4 overs) |
| Steve Rhodes 41 Robert Croft 2/28 (12 overs) | | Adrian Dale 86 Graham Dilley 1/35 (12 overs) |
* Glamorgan won by 7 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Graham Burgess & Barrie Meyer Player of the match: Adrian Dale (Glamorgan)
* Reserve day used

### Quarter-finals

* 31 July 1991 (scorecard)
| Nottinghamshire 252/9 (60 overs) | v | Hampshire 253/3 (59 overs) |
| Derek Randall 95 Aaqib Javed 4/51 (12 overs) | | Chris Smith 105* Mark Saxelby 1/48 (12 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 7 wickets County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Chris Balderstone & Roy Palmer Player of the match: Chris Smith (Hampshire)
* 31 July 1991 (scorecard)
| Northamptonshire 254/7 (60 overs) | v | Glamorgan 228 all out (60 overs) |
| Alan Fordham 71 Steve Watkin 2/40 (12 overs) | | Alan Butcher 70 Paul Taylor 2/34 (12 overs) |
* Northamptonshire won by 26 runs County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Jack Bond & John Holder Player of the match: Alan Fordham (Northamptonshire)
* 31 July 1991 (scorecard)
| Surrey 253 all out (59.5 overs) | v | Essex 222 all out (56.1 overs) |
| David Ward 62 Graham Gooch 2/30 (8 overs) | | John Stephenson 59 Waqar Younis 4/37 (10.1 overs) |
* Surrey won by 31 runs The Oval, London Umpires: John Hampshire & Bob White Player of the match: Waqar Younis (Surrey)
* 31 July 1991 (scorecard)
| Warwickshire 229 all out (60 overs) | v | Somerset 224/7 (60 overs) |
| Andy Lloyd 78 Andy Hayhurst 5/60 (12 overs) | | Andy Hayhurst 91* Gladstone Small 2/26 (12 overs) |
* Warwickshire won by 5 runs Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Umpires: Kevin Lyons & Barrie Meyer Player of the match: Andy Hayhurst (Somerset)

### Semi-finals

* 14, 15 August 1991 (scorecard)
| Surrey 208/9 (60 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 201 all out (59.2 overs) |
| Martin Bicknell 66* David Capel 3/26 (9 overs) | | Kevin Curran 38 Waqar Younis 5/40 (12 overs) |
* Surrey won by 7 runs The Oval, London Umpires: Barry Dudleston & John Harris Player of the match: Waqar Younis (Surrey)
* Reserve day used
* 14 August 1991 (scorecard)
| Warwickshire 172 all out (58.5 overs) | v | Hampshire 173/1 (50 overs) |
| Dermot Reeve 57* Cardigan Connor 4/29 (12 overs) | | Robin Smith 64* Neil Smith 1/17 (8 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 9 wickets Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Paul Terry (Hampshire)

### Final

* 7 September 1991 (scorecard)
| Surrey 240/5 (60 overs) | v | Hampshire 243/6 (59.4 overs) |
| Graham Thorpe 93 Cardigan Connor 3/39 (12 overs) | | Robin Smith 78 Martin Bicknell 1/32 (11.4 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 4 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Mervyn Kitchen & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Robin Smith (Hampshire)