# 1986 NatWest Trophy

The 1986 NatWest Trophy was the 6th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 25 June and 6 September 1986. The tournament was won by Sussex who defeated Lancashire by 7 wickets in the final at Lord's.

## Summary

The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by thirteen Minor Counties: Berkshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, Cumberland, Devon, Dorset, Durham, Hertfordshire, Northumberland, Oxfordshire, 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 6 September 1986.
In the first round at Derby, Derbyshire batsmen Alan Hill and Iain Anderson put on a then record partnership for any wicket in limited overs cricket. 286, for the 2nd wicket versus Cornwall. The semi-final between Worcestershire and Sussex at Worcester took three days to complete due to bad weather. Sussex won by 5 wickets and Imran Khan was the man of the match. At The Oval, Lancashire won by 4 runs Trevor Jesty scored 112 and was man of the match for Surrey.
In the final, Ian Gould's Sussex beat Lancashire by 7 wickets. Medium pace bowler Dermot Reeve took 4-20 and was man of the match. Paul Parker scored the highest score of the game, 85. This was the last big game for Lancashire, and former West Indies, captain Clive Lloyd who retired at the end of the season.

### First round

* 25 June 1986 (scorecard)
| Gloucestershire 249/9 (60 overs) | v | Berkshire 129 all out (37.3 overs) |
| Andy Stovold 58 Peter Lewington 3/23 (12 overs) | | Mark Simmons 26 David Lawrence 4/36 (8 overs) |
* Gloucestershire won by 120 runs Courages Cricket Ground, Reading Umpires: Derek Dennis & David Evans Player of the match: David Lawrence (Gloucestershire)
* 25 June 1986 (scorecard)
| Surrey 198/9 (60 overs) | v | Cheshire 159 all out (55.4 overs) |
| Grahame Clinton 49 Barry Wood 4/56 (12 overs) | | Neil O'Brien 23 Tony Gray 3/23 (12 overs) |
* Surrey won by 39 runs Oxton Cricket Club Ground, Oxton Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Clive Smith Player of the match: Alan Butcher (Surrey)
* 25 June 1986 (scorecard)
| Derbyshire 365/3 (60 overs) | v | Cornwall 161 all out (58.1 overs) |
| Alan Hill 153 David Toseland 2/41 (12 overs) | | Philip Stephens 54 Reg Sharma 4/29 (12 overs) |
* Derbyshire won by 204 runs County Ground, Derby Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Mervyn Kitchen Player of the match: Alan Hill (Derbyshire)
* 25 June 1986 (scorecard)
| Nottinghamshire 212/8 (60 overs) | v | Devon 153/8 (60 overs) |
| Derek Randall 53 Keith Donohue 3/42 (12 overs) | | Nick Gaywood 49 Richard Hadlee 2/10 (9 overs) |
* Nottinghamshire won by 59 runs The Maer Ground, Exmouth Umpires: John Harris & David Shepherd Player of the match: Nick Gaywood (Devon)
* 25 June 1986 (scorecard)
| Hertfordshire 122 all out (58.3 overs) | v | Hampshire 124/6 (41.2 overs) |
| Francis Collyer 26 Nigel Cowley 3/19 (12 overs) | | Chris Smith 25 Robert Hailey 4/32 (12 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 4 wickets County Ground, Southampton Umpires: John Holder & Ray Julian Player of the match: Robert Hailey (Hertfordshire)
* 25 June 1986 (scorecard)
| Cumberland 178/5 (60 overs) | v | Lancashire 179/2 (51.2 overs) |
| Steven Sharp 40* John Abrahams 2/26 (12 overs) | | John Abrahams 67* David Halliwell 1/29 (12 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 8 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Mike Hendrick & Allan Jones Player of the match: John Abrahams (Lancashire)
* 25 June 1986 (scorecard)
| Leicestershire 305/5 (60 overs) | v | Ireland 138/4 (60 overs) |
| David Gower 121* Hugh Milling 4/63 (12 overs) | | Mark Cohen 32 Phil DeFreitas 1/18 (7 overs) |
* Leicestershire won by 167 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Bob Duckett & Nigel Plews Player of the match: David Gower (Leicestershire)
* 25 June 1986 (scorecard)
| Northamptonshire 259 all out (60 overs) | v | Middlesex 262/3 (59 overs) |
| Allan Lamb 80 Wayne Daniel 4/33 (12 overs) | | Mike Gatting 118* David Capel 1/29 (12 overs) |
* Middlesex won by 7 wickets County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Kevin Lyons & Peter Wight Player of the match: Mike Gatting (Middlesex)
* 25 June 1986 (scorecard)
| Essex 298/9 (60 overs) | v | Northumberland 219/5 (60 overs) |
| Alan Lilley 113 Peter Graham 2/28 (12 overs) | | Kenneth Pearson 61 Neil Foster 2/30 (12 overs) |
* Essex won by 79 runs Osborne Avenue, Jesmond Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater & David Lloyd Player of the match: Alan Lilley (Essex)
* 25 June 1986 (scorecard)
| Dorset 132 all out (54.1 overs) | v | Somerset 135/2 (33.2 overs) |
| Andrew Kennedy 39 Joel Garner 4/36 (9 overs) | | Nigel Felton 59* Andrew Kennedy 1/6 (4 overs) |
* Somerset won by 8 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Sam Cook & David Halfyard Player of the match: Nigel Felton (Somerset)
* 25 June 1986 (scorecard)
| Glamorgan 205/7 (60 overs) | v | Staffordshire 144 all out (49.3 overs) |
| Rodney Ontong 54* David Cartledge 2/21 (8 overs) | | David Banks 37 Geoff Holmes 3/21 (12 overs) |
* Glamorgan won by 61 runs Lichfield Road, Stone Umpires: John Jameson & Terry Spencer Player of the match: Rodney Ontong (Glamorgan)
* 25 June 1986 (scorecard)
| Suffolk 108 all out (49 overs) | v | Sussex 109/3 (35.1 overs) |
| Kevin Brooks 26* Imran Khan 3/27 (12 overs) | | Paul Parker 40* Peter Hayes 1/8 (9 overs) |
* Sussex won by 7 wickets County Ground, Hove Umpires: Barry Dudleston & Donald Thompsett Player of the match: Dermot Reeve (Sussex)
* 25 June 1986 (scorecard)
| Warwickshire 317/8 (60 overs) | v | Durham 182 all out (55.1 overs) |
| Alvin Kallicharran 99 (119) Peter Kippax 3/61 (12 overs) | | Ashok Patel 59 (64) Anton Ferreira 3/28 (10 overs) |
* Warwickshire won by 135 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Roy Palmer & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Alvin Kallicharran (Warwickshire)
* 25 June 1986 (scorecard)
| Worcestershire 292/6 (60 overs) | v | Oxfordshire 148/3 (60 overs) |
| Damian D'Oliveira 99 Simon Porter 3/58 (11 overs) | | Geoffrey Ford 50 Dipak Patel 1/8 (7 overs) |
* Worcestershire won by 244 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Peter Eele & Bob White Player of the match: Damian D'Oliveira (Worcestershire)
* 25 June 1986 (scorecard)
| Cambridgeshire 176/8 (60 overs) | v | Yorkshire 177/3 (53.1 overs) |
| Justin Benson 85 Peter Hartley 3/49 (12 overs) | | Martyn Moxon 75 Martin Stephenson 1/42 (10 overs) |
* Yorkshire won by 7 wickets Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Don Oslear & Harold Rhodes Player of the match: Justin Benson (Cambridgeshire)
* 25 June 1986 (scorecard)
| Scotland 165 all out (58.5 overs) | v | Kent 166/2 (53.2 overs) |
| Richard Swan 64* Graham Dilley 5/29 (9.5 overs) | | Chris Cowdrey 62* Alan Stevenson 1/31 (9 overs) |
* Kent won by 8 wickets Myreside, Edinburgh Umpires: John Hampshire & Tommy Wilson Player of the match: Graham Dilley (Kent)

### Second round

* 9 July 1986 (scorecard)
| Surrey 229/7 (60 overs) | v | Derbyshire 167 all out (53.5 overs) |
| Jack Richards 53* Martin Jean-Jacques 3/43 (12 overs) | | Kim Barnett 47 Andrew Needham 4/32 (12 overs) |
* Surrey won by 62 runs County Ground, Derby Umpires: Don Oslear & Bob White Player of the match: Jack Richards (Surrey)
* 9, 10 July 1986 (scorecard)
| Gloucestershire 177 all out (55.4 overs) | v | Leicestershire 179/4 (56.1 overs) |
| Tony Wright 43 Winston Benjamin 3/28 (10 overs) | | Chris Balderstone 66 Phil Bainbridge 2/45 (11 overs) |
* Leicestershire won by 6 wickets The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol Umpires: John Harris & Kevin Lyons Player of the match: Chris Balderstone (Leicestershire)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
* 9 July 1986 (scorecard)
| Worcestershire 278/5 (60 overs) | v | Hampshire 212 all out (53.1 overs) |
| Tim Curtis 94 Cardigan Connor 2/30 (12 overs) | | Robin Smith 39 Phil Newport 3/62 (12 overs) |
* Worcestershire won by 66 runs County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Jack Birkenshaw & Allan Jones Player of the match: Tim Curtis (Worcestershire)
* 9 July 1986 (scorecard)
| Kent 161/9 (60 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 162/4 (41.4 overs) |
| Simon Hinks 44 Kevin Evans 4/30 (12 overs) | | Chris Broad 73 Eldine Baptiste 2/46 (12 overs) |
* Nottinghamshire won by 6 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: John Jameson & Mervyn Kitchen Player of the match: Chris Broad (Nottinghamshire)
* 9 July 1986 (scorecard)
| Lancashire 221 all out (60 overs) | v | Somerset 218/9 (60 overs) |
| Gehan Mendis 72 Nick Taylor 3/47 (12 overs) | | Jon Hardy 53 Mike Watkinson 3/44 (12 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 3 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: David Evans & Ray Julian Player of the match: Gehan Mendis (Lancashire)
* 9 July 1986 (scorecard)
| Sussex 269/8 (60 overs) | v | Glamorgan 240 all out (59.2 overs) |
| Allan Green 102 Simon Base 2/49 (12 overs) | | John Hopkins 47 Imran Khan 3/16 (11.2 overs) |
* Sussex won by 29 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Barry Dudleston & Roy Palmer Player of the match: Imran Khan (Sussex)
* 9 July 1986 (scorecard)
| Warwickshire 225 all out (59.5 overs) | v | Essex 191 all out (51.4 overs) |
| Geoff Humpage 70 Graham Gooch 3/31 (12 overs) | | John Stephenson 55 Brian McMillan 3/54 (11.4 overs) |
* Warwickshire won by 64 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: John Hampshire & John Holder Player of the match: Geoff Humpage (Warwickshire)
* 9, 10 July 1986 (scorecard)
| Yorkshire 205/9 (60 overs) | v | Middlesex 185 all out (57.3 overs) |
| Phil Robinson 66 Norman Cowans 4/24 (10 overs) | | Andrew Miller 34 Paul Jarvis 3/32 (10.3 overs) |
* Yorkshire won by 20 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater & Peter Wight Player of the match: Martyn Moxon (Yorkshire)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

### Quarter-finals

* 30, 31 July, 1 August 1986 (scorecard)
| Leicestershire 223/8 (60 overs) | v | Lancashire 226/4 (53.3 overs) |
| Phil DeFreitas 69 Paul Allott 4/28 (12 overs) | | Neil Fairbrother 93* Les Taylor 2/35 (9 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 6 wickets Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater & Don Oslear Player of the match: Neil Fairbrother (Lancashire)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
* 30 July 1986 (scorecard)
| Surrey 204/9 (60 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 158 all out (51.5 overs) |
| David Thomas 65 Richard Hadlee 5/17 (12 overs) | | Richard Hadlee 55 Graham Monkhouse 3/35 (8.5 overs) |
* Surrey won by 46 runs The Oval, London Umpires: David Constant & Nigel Plews Player of the match: Richard Hadlee (Nottinghamshire)
* 30, 31 July 1986 (scorecard)
| Warwickshire 136/8 (60 overs) | v | Worcestershire 137/2 (39.3 overs) |
| Alvin Kallicharran 39 Neal Radford 3/23 (12 overs) | | David Smith 62 Anton Ferreira 1/24 (9.3 overs) |
* Worcestershire won by 8 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: David Evans & David Shepherd Player of the match: David Smith (Worcestershire)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
* 30, 31 July 1986 (scorecard)
| Sussex 213/7 (60 overs) | v | Yorkshire 125 all out (38.3 overs) |
| Ian Gould 88 Peter Hartley 3/47 (12 overs) | | Phil Carrick 54 Garth Le Roux 4/17 (10.3 overs) |
* Sussex won by 88 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Jack Birkenshaw & John Holder Player of the match: Ian Gould (Sussex)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

### Semi-finals

* 13 August 1986 (scorecard)
| Lancashire 229 all out (58.3 overs) | v | Surrey 225 all out (58.5 overs) |
| Clive Lloyd 65 Sylvester Clarke 4/21 (11.3 overs) | | Trevor Jesty 112 Paul Allott 3/47 (12 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 4 runs The Oval, London Umpires: Nigel Plews & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Trevor Jesty (Surrey)
* 13, 14, 15 August 1986 (scorecard)
| Worcestershire 125 all out (51 overs) | v | Sussex 126/5 (49 overs) |
| Tim Curtis 22 Imran Khan 3/26 (12 overs) | | Colin Wells 45* Neal Radford 3/20 (12 overs) |
* Sussex won by 5 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Don Oslear & Roy Palmer Player of the match: Imran Khan (Sussex)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.

### Final

* 6 September 1986 (scorecard)
| Lancashire 242/8 (60 overs) | v | Sussex 243/3 (58.2 overs) |
| Neil Fairbrother 63 (108) Dermot Reeve 4/20 (12 overs) | | Paul Parker 85 (112) Jack Simmons 1/31 (12 overs) |
* Sussex won by 7 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Dickie Bird & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Dermot Reeve (Sussex)