# 1985 Benson & Hedges Cup

The 1985 Benson & Hedges Cup was the fourteenth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup.
The competition was won by Leicestershire County Cricket Club.

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

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
| Northamptonshire | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 40.958 |
| Derbyshire | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 35.542 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 39.760 |
| Gloucestershire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40.938 |
| Scotland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.586 |

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
| Worcestershire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 40.897 |
| Leicestershire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 48.480 |
| Yorkshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30.789 |
| Lancashire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48.375 |
| Warwickshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52.958 |

#### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
| Essex | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 30.389 |
| Middlesex | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38.621 |
| Surrey | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43.778 |
| Sussex | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 46.577 |
| Oxford and Cambridge Universities | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76.600 |

#### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
| Hampshire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28.605 |
| Kent | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33.194 |
| Glamorgan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 31.417 |
| Somerset | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39.448 |
| Minor Counties | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.765 |

### Quarter-finals

* 5, 6, 7 June 1985 (scorecard)
| Derbyshire 167/9 (55 overs) | v | Essex 4/1 (1.4 overs) |
| Kim Barnett 60 Neil Foster 2/26 (11 overs) | | Chris Gladwin 3* Michael Holding 1/1 (1 over) |
* No result County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Alan Whitehead
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. No play on first reserve day. Match was replaced with a 20-over match on second reserve day.
* 7 June 1985 (scorecard)
| Essex 150/4 (20 overs) | v | Derbyshire 132/6 (20 overs) |
| Graham Gooch 72* Alan Warner 2/41 (4 overs) | | Bill Fowler 28 John Lever 2/23 (4 overs) |
* Essex won by 18 runs County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Graham Gooch (Essex)
* Match was reduced before play started to 20 overs per side.
* 5 June 1985 (scorecard)
| Leicestershire 243/4 (55 overs) | v | Hampshire 239 all out (54.5 overs) |
| Chris Balderstone 60 Malcolm Marshall 1/38 (11 overs) | | Robin Smith 81 Jonathan Agnew 3/38 (10.5 overs) |
* Leicestershire won by 4 runs County Ground, Southampton Umpires: David Constant & David Evans Player of the match: Peter Willey (Leicestershire)
* Reserve day used. No play on first day.
* 5, 6, 7 June 1985 (scorecard)
| Northamptonshire 158/2 (34 overs) | v | Kent |
| Geoff Cook 78 Graham Dilley 1/21 (8 overs) | | |
* No result County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Dickie Bird & John Jameson
* Two reserve days used. Northamptonshire were 158/2 (34 overs) at the close of the first day's play. No play on either reserve day. Kent went through on better record in qualifying.
* 5, 6, 7 June 1985 (scorecard)
| Worcestershire 220 all out (54 overs) | v | Middlesex 45/1 (13 overs) |
| David Smith 57 Wayne Daniel 3/26 (10 overs) | | Wilf Slack 20* |
* No result New Road, Worcester Umpires: Ken Palmer & David Shepherd
* Two reserve days used. Worcestershire were 220 all out at the close of the first day's play. Middlesex were 45/1 (13 overs) at the close of the first reserve day's play. No play on the second reserve day. Middlesex went through on better record in qualifying.

### Semi-finals

* 19, 20 June 1985 (scorecard)
| Essex 202/8 (55 overs) | v | Middlesex 140 all out (46 overs) |
| Graham Gooch 58 John Emburey 4/36 (11 overs) | | Wilf Slack 60 Stuart Turner 3/27 (11 overs) |
* Essex won by 62 runs County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Mervyn Kitchen & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: John Emburey (Middlesex)
* Reserve day used. Essex were 114/4 (33 overs) at the close of the first day's play
* 19 June 1985 (scorecard)
| Kent 101 all out (45.5 overs) | v | Leicestershire 102/2 (21.5 overs) |
| Eldine Baptiste 15 Les Taylor 3/16 (8.5 overs) | | Ian Butcher 55 Kevin Jarvis 1/34 (6 overs) |
* Leicestershire won by 8 wickets Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater & David Shepherd Player of the match: Paddy Clift (Leicestershire)

### Final

* 20 July 1985 (scorecard)
| Essex 213/8 (55 overs) | v | Leicestershire 215/5 (52 overs) |
| Graham Gooch 57 Les Taylor 3/26 (11 overs) | | Peter Willey 86* Graham Gooch 2/40 (10 overs) |
* Leicestershire won by 5 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Dickie Bird & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Peter Willey (Leicestershire)