# 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup

The 1975 Benson & Hedges Cup was the fourth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Leicestershire County Cricket Club.

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

| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | BowSR |
| Warwickshire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 33.054 |
| Leicestershire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 48.111 |
| Oxford and Cambridge Universities | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 45.000 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 42.929 |
| Worcestershire | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47.625 |

#### Northern Group

| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | BowSR |
| Lancashire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 50.231 |
| Yorkshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 35.629 |
| Derbyshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 43.967 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 43.565 |
| Minor Counties North | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 78.200 |

#### Southern Group

| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | BowSR |
| Essex | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 30.275 |
| Middlesex | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 35.294 |
| Sussex | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 35.613 |
| Kent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 42.516 |
| Minor Counties South | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 53.100 |

#### Western Group

| Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | BowSR |
| Hampshire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 31.200 |
| Somerset | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 31.184 |
| Surrey | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 40.000 |
| Gloucestershire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 45.444 |
| Glamorgan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 48.773 |

### Quarter-finals

* 4 June 1975 (scorecard)
| Hampshire 223 all out (55 overs) | v | Somerset 173 all out (45.3 overs) |
| David Turner 40 Ian Botham 3/56 (11 overs) | | Viv Richards 62 Peter Sainsbury 3/29 (11 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 50 runs County Ground, Southampton Umpires: David Evans & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Peter Sainsbury (Hampshire)
* 4 June 1975 (scorecard)
| Lancashire 180/8 (55 overs) | v | Leicestershire 183/8 (53.3 overs) |
| Frank Hayes 67 Ken Higgs 2/38 (11 overs) | | Roger Tolchard 57* Peter Lee 2/22 (10 overs) |
* Leicestershire won by 2 wickets Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Cec Pepper & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Roger Tolchard (Leicestershire)
* 4 June 1975 (scorecard)
| Yorkshire 182 all out (55 overs) | v | Middlesex 183/6 (54.1 overs) |
| Geoff Boycott 58 Tim Lamb 5/44 (11 overs) | | Norman Featherstone 38 Arnie Sidebottom 2/18 (11 overs) |
* Middlesex won by 4 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Henry Horton & Barry Meyer Player of the match: Clive Radley (Middlesex)
* 4 June 1975 (scorecard)
| Essex 153 all out (55 overs) | v | Warwickshire 154/3 (37.5 overs) |
| Brian Edmeades 85 Steve Rouse 4/22 (7 overs) | | Alvin Kallicharran 71* Keith Boyce 2/40 (11 overs) |
* Warwickshire won by 7 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Steve Rouse (Warwickshire)

### Semi-finals

* 2 July 1975 (scorecard)
| Hampshire 216 all out (53.4 overs) | v | Leicestershire 217/5 (54.1 overs) |
| Gordon Greenidge 111 Peter Booth 3/27 (7 overs) | | Chris Balderstone 101* Andy Roberts 1/16 (10.1 overs) |
* Leicestershire won by 5 wickets Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Jack Crapp & David Evans Player of the match: Chris Balderstone (Leicestershire)
* 2 July 1975 (scorecard)
| Middlesex 247/8 (55 overs) | v | Warwickshire 244/9 (55 overs) |
| Clive Radley 103 Steve Rouse 2/26 (10 overs) | | John Jameson 65 John Price 3/38 (11 overs) |
* Middlesex won by 3 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Ray Julian Player of the match: Larry Gomes (Middlesex)

### Final

* 19 July 1975 (scorecard)
| Middlesex 146 all out (52.4 overs) | v | Leicestershire 150/5 (51.2 overs) |
| Michael Smith 83 Norman McVicker 4/20 (11 overs) | | John Steele 49 Fred Titmus 2/30 (11 overs) |
* Leicestershire won by 5 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Arthur Fagg Player of the match: Norman McVicker (Leicestershire)