# 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup

The 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup was the third edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Surrey County Cricket Club.

## Fixtures and results
### Group stage
#### Midlands Group

| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | BowSR |
| Worcestershire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 34.143 |
| Leicestershire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 42.581 |
| Warwickshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 51.52 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 46.815 |
| Middlesex | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 45.808 |

#### Northern Group

| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | BowSR |
| Lancashire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 38.294 |
| Yorkshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 36.139 |
| Derbyshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 36.114 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 45.857 |
| Minor Counties North | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 62.667 |

#### Southern Group

| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | BowSR |
| Kent | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 32.605 |
| Surrey | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 30.154 |
| Essex | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 39.226 |
| Sussex | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 38.938 |
| Cambridge University | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 65.667 |

#### Western Group

| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | BowSR |
| Hampshire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 28.550 |
| Somerset | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 40.281 |
| Gloucestershire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 40.969 |
| Glamorgan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 51.286 |
| Minor Counties South | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40.500 |

### Quarter-finals

* 12 June 1974 (scorecard)
| Leicestershire 238/8 (55 overs) | v | Kent 230/9 (45.5 overs) |
| Barry Dudleston 79 Bob Woolmer 3/29 (11 overs) | | Brian Luckhurst 111 Garth McKenzie 5/34 (11 overs) |
* Leicestershire won by 8 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Barry Meyer Player of the match: Brian Luckhurst (Kent)
* 12 June 1974 (scorecard)
| Hampshire 182 all out (53.3 overs) | v | Somerset 183/9 all out (54 overs) |
| Trevor Jesty 79 Hallam Moseley 3/28 (10.3 overs) | | Ian Botham 45* Trevor Jesty 4/28 (11 overs) |
* Somerset won by 1 wicket County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Ray Julian & George Pope Player of the match: Ian Botham (Somerset)
* 12 June 1974 (scorecard)
| Surrey 225/7 (55 overs) | v | Yorkshire 201 all out (52.5 overs) |
| Geoff Howarth 80 Chris Old 3/51 (11 overs) | | Barrie Leadbeater 62 Robin Jackman 4/35 (10 overs) |
* Surrey won by 24 runs Kennington Oval, London Umpires: Henry Horton & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Geoff Howarth (Surrey)
* 12 June 1974 (scorecard)
| Lancashire 204/7 (55 overs) | v | Worcestershire 168 all out (51.1 overs) |
| Barry Wood 67 Vanburn Holder 3/32 (11 overs) | | John Parker 42 Ken Shuttleworth 3/37 (9.1 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 36 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Jack Crapp & Charlie Elliott Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancashire)

### Semi-finals

* 26 June 1974 (scorecard)
| Surrey 193/8 (55 overs) | v | Lancashire 130 all out (47.1 overs) |
| John Edrich 62 Clive Lloyd 2/54 (8 overs) | | Clive Lloyd 50 Alan Butcher 3/11 (11 overs) |
* Surrey won by 63 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: John Edrich (Surrey)
* 26, 27 June 1974 (scorecard)
| Leicestershire 270/8 (55 overs) | v | Somerset 130 all out (40.4 overs) |
| John Steele 91 Allan Jones 3/39 (11 overs) | | Viv Richards 42 Ray Illingworth 5/20 (11 overs) |
* Leicestershire won by 140 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Sam Cook & David Evans Player of the match: Brian Davison (Leicestershire)
* The match went into a second day. Somerset were 20/2 at the close of the first day.

### Final

* 20 July 1974 (scorecard)
| Surrey 170 all out (54.1 overs) | v | Leicestershire 143 all out (54 overs) |
| Younis Ahmed 43 Ken Higgs 4/10 (7 overs) | | Chris Balderstone 32 Geoff Arnold 3/20 (10 overs) |
* Surrey won by 27 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Bill Alley & Dickie Bird Player of the match: John Edrich (Surrey)