# 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup

The 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup was the seventh edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Kent County Cricket Club.

## Results
### Group stage
#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
| Derbyshire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 40.719 |
| Warwickshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 36.636 |
| Lancashire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 46.143 |
| Gloucestershire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38.727 |
| Minor Counties West | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.667 |

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
| Somerset | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 31.556 |
| Glamorgan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 36.629 |
| Hampshire | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 37.87 |
| Worcestershire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37.667 |
| Oxford and Cambridge Universities | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80.154 |

#### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
| Sussex | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 26.344 |
| Middlesex | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 30.912 |
| Leicestershire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 38.529 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44.407 |
| Minor Counties East | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.208 |

#### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
| Kent | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 46.25 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 43.043 |
| Surrey | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 48.92 |
| Yorkshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31.242 |
| Essex | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54.632 |

### Quarter-finals

* 7, 8 June 1978 Scorecard
| Derbyshire 154 all out (52 overs) | v | Middlesex 125 all out (48.4 overs) |
| Alan Hill 69 Mike Selvey 2/26 (10 overs) | | Mike Gatting 50 Eddie Barlow 3/22 (7.4 overs) |
* Derbyshire won by 29 runs County Ground, Derby Umpires: Ray Julian & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Eddie Barlow (Derbyshire)
* Reserve day used. Derbyshire were 11/0 (6 overs) at the close of the scheduled day's play.
* 7 June 1978 Scorecard
| Nottinghamshire 209/7 (55 overs) | v | Kent 210/3 (49 overs) |
| Derek Randall 51 Bob Woolmer 2/32 (10 overs) | | Alan Ealham 60* Kevin Cooper 1/23 (11 overs) |
* Kent won by 7 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: John Langridge & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Alan Ealham (Kent)
* 7, 8 June 1978 Scorecard
| Somerset 218/9 (55 overs) | v | Sussex 116 all out (42.2 overs) |
| Ian Botham 54 John Spencer 3/37 (11 overs) | | Jeremy Groome 28 Keith Jennings 3/20 (11 overs) |
* Somerset won by 102 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: David Constant & David Halfyard Player of the match: Ian Botham (Somerset)
* Reserve day used. Sussex were 76/6 (30 overs) at the close of the scheduled day's play.
* 7, 8 June 1978 Scorecard
| Warwickshire 205/6 (55 overs) | v | Glamorgan 159 all out (49.2 overs) |
| John Whitehouse 70 Rodney Ontong 2/21 (8 overs) | | John Hopkins 26 Stephen Rouse 3/28 (8.2 overs) |
* Warwickshire won by 46 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Cec Pepper & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: John Whitehouse (Warwickshire)
* Reserve day used. No play first day.

### Semi-finals

* 21, 22 June 1978 Scorecard
| Derbyshire 203/9 (55 overs) | v | Warwickshire 162 all out (50.4 overs) |
| Anthony Borrington 77 Bob Willis 3/30 (11 overs) | | Geoff Humpage 78 Eddie Barlow 3/26 (6.4 overs) |
* Derbyshire won by 41 runs County Ground, Derby Umpires: Bill Alley & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Anthony Borrington (Derbyshire)
* Reserve day used. Derbyshire were 119/2 (36.5 overs) at the close of the scheduled day's play.
* 21, 22, 23 June 1978 Scorecard
| Kent 204/8 (55 overs) | v | Somerset 163 all out (51.2 overs) |
| Chris Tavaré 56 Ian Botham 3/39 (11 overs) | | Brian Rose 48 Asif Iqbal 3/49 (9 overs) |
* Kent won by 41 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Chris Tavaré (Kent)
* Two reserve days used. Kent were 149/5 (41.2 overs) at the close of the scheduled day's play, and Somerset were 33/1 (13 overs) at the close of the second day's play.

### Final

* 22 July 1978 Scorecard
| Derbyshire 147 all out (54.4 overs) | v | Kent 151/4 (41.4 overs) |
| Peter Kirsten 41 John Shepherd 4/25 (11 overs) | | Bob Woolmer 79 Philip Russell 3/28 (11 overs) |
* Kent won by 6 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: David Constant & John Langridge Player of the match: Bob Woolmer (Kent)