# 1992 Benson & Hedges Cup

The 1992 Benson & Hedges Cup was the twenty-first edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup.
Durham were accorded first-class status at the start of the 1992 season, and joined the competition for the first time. The number of competitors accordingly increased to 21, resulting in six teams in Group A. The competition was won by Hampshire County Cricket Club.

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

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | Rp100 |
| Surrey | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 82.552 |
| Middlesex | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 74.486 |
| Leicestershire | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 63.456 |
| Sussex | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 63.830 |
| Minor Counties | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59.455 |
| Gloucestershire | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.741 |
Source:

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | Rp100 |
| Hampshire | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 70.503 |
| Lancashire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 64.870 |
| Essex | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 64.318 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 73.485 |
| Scotland | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51.212 |
Source:

#### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | Rp100 |
| Kent | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 65.985 |
| Somerset | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 62.112 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 61.390 |
| Warwickshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 61.515 |
| Yorkshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48.030 |
Source:

#### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | Rp100 |
| Worcestershire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 63.454 |
| Derbyshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 62.027 |
| Durham | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 64.950 |
| Glamorgan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 58.967 |
| Combined Universities | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.015 |
Source:

### Quarter-finals

* 27 May 1992 (scorecard)
| Middlesex 206 all out (52.4 overs) | v | Hampshire 207/4 (51 overs) |
| Desmond Haynes 89 Shaun Udal 4/40 (11 overs) | | Tony Middleton 65 Paul Weekes 2/29 (11 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 6 wickets County Ground, Southampton Umpires: David Constant & Ray Julian Player of the match: Shaun Udal (Hampshire)
* 27 May 1992 (scorecard)
| Kent 193 all out (54.1 overs) | v | Derbyshire 160/9 (55 overs) |
| Carl Hooper 39 Ian Bishop 4/30 (11 overs) | | Kim Barnett 73 Mark Ealham 2/19 (8 overs) |
* Kent won by 33 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Chris Balderstone & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Richard Davis (Kent)
* 27 May 1992 (scorecard)
| Surrey 305/7 (55 overs) | v | Lancashire 230 all out (48 overs) |
| Darren Bicknell 86 Phillip DeFreitas 2/51 (11 overs) | | Stephen Titchard 82 Mark Feltham 3/35 (9 overs) |
* Surrey won by 75 runs The Foster’s Oval, London Umpires: Mervyn Kitchen & Barrie Meyer Player of the match: Martin Bicknell (Surrey)
* 27 May 1992 (scorecard)
| Somerset 256/9 (55 overs) | v | Worcestershire 246 all out (54.4 overs) |
| Mark Lathwell 93 Tom Moody 4/59 (11 overs) | | Tom Moody 80 Richard Snell 3/47 (10.4 overs) |
* Somerset won by 10 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Jack Bond & David Shepherd Player of the match: Tom Moody (Worcestershire)

### Semi-finals

* 10 June 1992 (scorecard)
| Somerset 218/8 (55 overs) | v | Hampshire 219/4 (53.1 overs) |
| Graham Rose 65 Cardigan Connor 4/32 (11 overs) | | Paul Terry 89* Graham Rose 2/23 (10 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 6 wickets County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Dickie Bird & John Holder Player of the match: Paul Terry (Hampshire)
* 10 June 1992 (scorecard)
| Surrey 198 all out (54.5 overs) | v | Kent 199/8 (54.5 overs) |
| Graham Thorpe 82 Martin McCague 3/23 (5.5 overs) | | Carl Hooper 50 Martin Bicknell 2/24 (10.5 overs) |
* Kent won by 2 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Barry Dudleston & Roy Palmer Player of the match: Matthew Fleming (Kent)

### Final

* 11, 12 July 1992 (scorecard)
| Hampshire 253/5 (55 overs) | v | Kent 212 all out (52.3 overs) |
| Robin Smith 90 Matthew Fleming 2/63 (8 overs) | | Mark Benson 59 Malcolm Marshall 3/33 (10 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 41 runs Lord's, London Umpires: John Hampshire & Mervyn Kitchen Player of the match: Robin Smith (Hampshire)
* Reserve day used. Kent were 4/0 (1.2 overs) at the close of the first day's play.