# 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup

The 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup was the second edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Kent County Cricket Club.

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

| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | BowSR |
| Leicestershire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 34.158 |
| Worcestershire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 38.182 |
| Warwickshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 37.636 |
| Oxford University | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 42.607 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 43.375 |

#### Northern Group

| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | BowSR |
| Lancashire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 38.515 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 43.276 |
| Yorkshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 52.625 |
| Derbyshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 39.800 |
| Minor Counties North | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 73.812 |

#### Southern Group

| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | BowSR |
| Kent | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 35.833 |
| Essex | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 34.459 |
| Surrey | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 41.094 |
| Sussex | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 46.958 |
| Middlesex | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 60.263 |

#### Western Group

| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | BowSR |
| Glamorgan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 33.588 |
| Hampshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 34.703 |
| Somerset | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 38.706 |
| Gloucestershire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 41.200 |
| Minor Counties South | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 104.100 |

### Quarter-finals

* 13 June 1973 (scorecard)
| Leicestershire 177/8 (55 overs) | v | Essex 180/4 (45.5 overs) |
| Chris Balderstone 58 Brian Edmeades 5/22 (11 overs) | | Bob Cooke 50 * Ken Higgs 2/21 (11 overs) |
* Essex won by 6 wickets Valentines Park, Ilford Umpires: Bill Alley & Dickie Bird Player of the match: Brian Edmeades (Essex)
* 13 June 1973 (scorecard)
| Kent 206 all out (55 overs) | v | Hampshire 195 all out (53.4 overs) |
| Asif Iqbal 54 Bob Herman 2/33 (11 overs) | | Richard Gilliat 55 Norman Graham 3/45 (10.4 overs) |
* Kent won by 11 runs County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Barry Meyer & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Richard Gilliat (Hampshire)
* 13 June 1973 (scorecard)
| Lancashire 227/5 (55 overs) | v | Glamorgan 68 all out (36.5 overs) |
| Harry Pilling 109* Lawrence Williams 2/63 (11 overs) | | Tony Lewis 13 Jack Simmons 3/5 (3.5 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 159 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Ray Julian & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Harry Pilling (Lancashire)
* 13 June 1973 (scorecard)
| Worcestershire 234/8 (55 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 145/8 (55 overs) |
| Ron Headley 84 Barry Stead 3/49 (11 overs) | | Bob White 52* Vanburn Holder 2/9 (9 overs) |
* Worcestershire won by 89 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: David Evans & Arthur Fagg Player of the match: Ron Headley (Worcestershire)

### Semi-finals

* 27 June 1973 (scorecard)
| Kent 169/9 (55 overs) | v | Essex 123 all out (44 overs) |
| Alan Ealham 48 Ray East 4/26 (11 overs) | | Bruce Francis 33 John Shepherd 3/21 (7 overs) |
* Kent won by 46 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Dickie Bird & Peter Wight Player of the match: Alan Ealham (Kent)
* 27 June 1973 (scorecard)
| Lancashire 159 all out (55 overs) | v | Worcestershire 159/9 (55 overs) |
| Harry Pilling 40 Norman Gifford 5/42 (11 overs) | | Basil D'Oliveira 29 Peter Lee 4/32 (11 overs) |
* Worcestershire won by losing fewer wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: David Constant & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Norman Gifford (Worcestershire)

### Final

* 21 July 1973 (scorecard)
| Kent 225/7 (55 overs) | v | Worcestershire 186 all out (51.4 overs) |
| Brian Luckhurst 79 Brian Brain 1/26 (11 overs) | | Basil D'Oliveira 47 Asif Iqbal 4/43 (11 overs) |
* Kent won by 39 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Asif Iqbal (Kent)