# 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup

The 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup was the fifth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Kent County Cricket Club. Compared with the previous year, the groups were no longer organised on a regional basis, and the minor counties were divided east–west rather than north–south.

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

| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | BowSR |
| Warwickshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 55.000 |
| Lancashire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 32.784 |
| Derbyshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 42.258 |
| Glamorgan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 47.000 |
| Hampshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 54.875 |

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | BowSR |
| Leicestershire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 41.258 |
| Worcestershire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 55.000 |
| Gloucestershire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 41.933 |
| Somerset | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 42.750 |
| Minor Counties West | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 96.727 |

#### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | BowSR |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 52.800 |
| Essex | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 34.139 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 39.419 |
| Middlesex | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 48.619 |
| Minor Counties East | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 91.143 |

#### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | BowSR |
| Kent | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 42.481 |
| Surrey | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 48.444 |
| Yorkshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 44.385 |
| Oxford and Cambridge Universities | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 49.308 |
| Sussex | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 66.588 |

### Quarter-finals

* 9 June 1976 (scorecard)
| Kent 196 all out (54.5 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 166 all out (51.5 overs) |
| Mike Denness 50 Barry Stead 4/24 (10.5 overs) | | Mike Harris 54 Kevin Jarvis 4/54 (11 overs) |
* Kent won by 30 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Sam Cook & Ray Julian Player of the match: Kevin Jarvis (Kent)
* 9 June 1976 (scorecard)
| Essex 220/9 (55 overs) | v | Surrey 221/7 (54.5 overs) |
| Graham Gooch 89 Robin Jackman 3/31 (11 overs) | | John Edrich 57* Stuart Turner 2/19 (11 overs) |
* Surrey won by 3 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: David Evans & John Langridge Player of the match: John Edrich (Surrey)
* 9 June 1976 (scorecard)
| Lancashire 206/9 (55 overs) | v | Warwickshire 209/6 (54.1 overs) |
| Frank Hayes 70 Bob Willis 5/27 (11 overs) | | John Whitehouse 71* David Hughes 2/42 (11 overs) |
* Warwickshire won by 4 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Henry Horton & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Bob Willis (Warwickshire)
* 9 June 1976 (scorecard)
| Leicestershire 268/5 (55 overs) | v | Worcestershire 272/4 (54.4 overs) |
| Roger Tolchard 92* John Inchmore 2/53 (11 overs) | | Alan Ormrod 95 Paddy Clift 2/47 (11 overs) |
* Worcestershire won by 6 wickets County Ground, Worcester Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Peter Rochford Player of the match: Imran Khan (Worcestershire)

### Semi-finals

* 23 June 1976 (scorecard)
| Kent 280/3 (55 overs) | v | Surrey 264 all out (53.2 overs) |
| Mike Denness 104 Graham Roope 2/59 (9 overs) | | Christopher Aworth 67 Derek Underwood 5/35 (10.2 overs) |
* Kent won by 16 runs The Oval, London Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Peter Wight Player of the match: Mike Denness (Kent)
* 23 June 1976 (scorecard)
| Worcestershire 281/4 (55 overs) | v | Warwickshire 269/9 (55 overs) |
| Glenn Turner 143* Bill Bourne 3/58 (11 overs) | | Dennis Amiss 44 Paul Pridgeon 3/57 (11 overs) |
* Worcestershire won by 12 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Glenn Turner (Worcestershire)

### Final

* 17 July 1976 (scorecard)
| Kent 236/7 (55 overs) | v | Worcestershire 193 all out (52.4 overs) |
| Graham Johnson 78 Norman Gifford 2/38 (11 overs) | | Basil D'Oliveira 50 Kevin Jarvis 4/34 (10.4 overs) |
* Kent won by 43 runs Lord's, London Umpires: David Constant & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Graham Johnson (Kent)