# 1987 Benson & Hedges Cup

The 1987 Benson & Hedges Cup was the sixteenth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup.
The competition was won by Yorkshire County Cricket Club.

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

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | BpR |
| Gloucestershire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.407 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.260 |
| Derbyshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.443 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.721 |
| Leicestershire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.705 |

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | BpR |
| Yorkshire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.508 |
| Worcestershire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.533 |
| Lancashire | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.649 |
| Warwickshire | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.675 |
| Scotland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.164 |

#### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | BpR |
| Somerset | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.255 |
| Hampshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.401 |
| Essex | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.911 |
| Middlesex | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.644 |
| Combined Universities | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.667 |

#### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | BpR |
| Surrey | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.276 |
| Kent | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.282 |
| Glamorgan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.450 |
| Sussex | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.455 |
| Minor Counties | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.682 |

### Quarter-finals

* 27 May 1987 (scorecard)
| Gloucestershire 250/7 (55 overs) | v | Kent 251/9 (55 overs) |
| Bill Athey 61 Chris Penn 2/52 (11 overs) | | Derek Aslett 56 Phil Bainbridge 2/44 (11 overs) |
* Kent won by 1 wicket County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Mervyn Kitchen & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Chris Cowdrey (Kent)
* 27 May 1987 (scorecard)
| Northamptonshire 212 all out (54.2 overs) | v | Somerset 183 all out (50.5 overs) |
| Richard Williams 72 Adrian Jones 3/33 (10.2 overs) | | Neil Burns 43* David Capel 4/38 (11 overs) |
* Northamptonshire won by 29 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: David Constant & Nigel Plews Player of the match: Richard Williams (Northamptonshire)
* 27 May 1987 (scorecard)
| Worcestershire 233/8 (55 overs) | v | Surrey 234/3 (53.4 overs) |
| Tim Curtis 78 Sylvester Clarke 4/47 (11 overs) | | David Smith 110* Phil Newport 2/34 (8 overs) |
* Surrey won by 7 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: David Evans & Barrie Leadbeater Player of the match: David Smith (Surrey)
* 27 May 1987 (scorecard)
| Hampshire 174/8 (55 overs) | v | Yorkshire 178/1 (45.5 overs) |
| David Turner 38 Stuart Fletcher 3/41 (11 overs) | | Ashley Metcalfe 93* Malcolm Marshall 1/18 (9 overs) |
* Yorkshire won by 9 wickets Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Don Oslear Player of the match: Ashley Metcalfe (Yorkshire)

### Semi-finals

* 10 June 1987 (scorecard)
| Kent 275/7 (55 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 279/5 (54.4 overs) |
| Chris Cowdrey 87 Winston Davis 3/37 (11 overs) | | Allan Lamb 126* Derek Underwood 2/64 (11 overs) |
* Northamptonshire won by 5 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: John Hampshire & Nigel Plews Player of the match: Allan Lamb (Northamptonshire)
* 10, 11, 12 June 1987 (scorecard)
| Yorkshire 238/7 (55 overs) | v | Surrey 162 all out (48.2 overs) |
| Martyn Moxon 97 Martin Bicknell 3/29 (11 overs) | | Grahame Clinton 69 Arnie Sidebottom 3/29 (8.2 overs) |
* Yorkshire won by 76 runs Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds Umpires: Jack Birkenshaw & David Constant Player of the match: Martyn Moxon (Yorkshire)
* Two reserve days used. Surrey were 41/3 at the close of the first day's play. No play on the first reserve day.

### Final

* 11 July 1987 (scorecard)
| Northamptonshire 244/7 (55 overs) | v | Yorkshire 244/6 (55 overs) |
| David Capel 97 Paul Jarvis 4/43 (11 overs) | | Jim Love 75* Richard Williams 3/32 (11 overs) |
* Yorkshire won by losing fewer wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Dickie Bird & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Jim Love (Yorkshire)