# 1983 Benson & Hedges Cup

The 1983 Benson & Hedges Cup was the twelfth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup.
The competition was won by Middlesex County Cricket Club.

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

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
| Gloucestershire | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 33,731 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 37,233 |
| Leicestershire | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 48,923 |
| Worcestershire | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36,696 |
| Scotland | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50,733 |

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
| Lancashire | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 37,231 |
| Warwickshire | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 39,333 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 39,955 |
| Derbyshire | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 49,765 |
| Yorkshire | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48,053 |

#### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
| Essex | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33,243 |
| Hampshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 35,514 |
| Sussex | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 45,929 |
| Somerset | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 34,107 |
| Minor Counties | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 82,500 |

#### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
| Kent | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 35,061 |
| Middlesex | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 50,000 |
| Glamorgan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 39,353 |
| Surrey | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 41,167 |
| Oxford and Cambridge Universities | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43,455 |

### Quarter-finals

* 1, 2, 3 June 1983 (scorecard)
| Essex 231/8 (55 overs) | v | Warwickshire 168 all out (50.3 overs) |
| Keith Fletcher 87 Bob Willis 3/51 (11 overs) | | Dennis Amiss 49 Norbert Phillip 4/33 (9.3 overs) |
* Essex won by 63 runs County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Bill Alley & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Derek Pringle (Essex)
* Two reserve days used. No play first day. Warwickshire were 30/0 (13.4 overs) at the close of the first reserve day's play.
* 1, 2, 3 June 1983 (scorecard)
| Gloucestershire 12/0 (4 overs) | v | Middlesex |
| Andy Stovold 11* | | |
* No result (Middlesex won on toss of a coin) County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Ray Julian & Ken Palmer Player of the match: None
* Two reserve days used. Gloucestershire were 12/0 (4 overs) at the close of the first day's play. No play on either reserve day.
* 1, 2 June 1983 (scorecard)
| Kent 198/9 (55 overs) | v | Hampshire 193/9 (55 overs) |
| Neil Taylor 47 Malcolm Marshall 4/26 (11 overs) | | Paul Terry 72 Richard Ellison 3/22 (11 overs) |
* Kent won by 5 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Dickie Bird & Jack Birkenshaw Player of the match: Richard Ellison (Kent)
* Reserve day used. No play first day.
* 1, 2, 3 June 1983 (scorecard)
| Lancashire 290/5 (55 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 154/9 (55 overs) |
| Graeme Fowler 97 Tim Lamb 2/54 (11 overs) | | Kapil Dev 49 Paul Allott 2/25 (7.1 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 107 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Don Oslear Player of the match: Graeme Fowler (Lancashire)
* Two reserve days used. Lancashire were 186/2 (42.4 overs) at the close of the first day's play. No play first reserve day.

### Semi-finals

* 6 July 1983 (scorecard)
| Kent 128 all out (51 overs) | v | Essex 130/1 (46 overs) |
| Bob Woolmer 33 John Lever 3/29 (11 overs) | | Brian Hardie 58* Richard Ellison 1/23 (11 overs) |
* Essex won by 9 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Roy Palmer & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Stuart Turner (Essex)
* 6 July 1983 (scorecard)
| Lancashire 90 all out (31.5 overs) | v | Middlesex 91/4 (30.2 overs) |
| David Hughes 27 Norman Cowans 4/33 (11 overs) | | Clive Radley 32* Paul Allott 2/23 (11 overs) |
* Middlesex won by 6 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater & David Shepherd Player of the match: Norman Cowans (Middlesex)

### Final

* 23 July 1983 (scorecard)
| Middlesex 196/8 (55 overs) | v | Essex 192 all out (54.1 overs) |
| Clive Radley 89 Neil Foster 3/26 (11 overs) | | Brian Hardie 49 Norman Cowans 4/39 (10.1 overs) |
* Middlesex won by 4 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Dickie Bird & Barrie Meyer Player of the match: Clive Radley (Middlesex)