# 1991 Benson & Hedges Cup

The 1991 Benson & Hedges Cup was the twentieth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup.
The competition was won by Worcestershire County Cricket Club.

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

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | Rp100 |
| Worcestershire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 64.675 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 63.578 |
| Derbyshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 71.061 |
| Gloucestershire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 56.608 |
| Combined Universities | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.712 |
Source:

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | Rp100 |
| Essex | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 79.744 |
| Warwickshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 77.197 |
| Somerset | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 68.550 |
| Surrey | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 65.909 |
| Middlesex | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 59.794 |
Source:

#### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | Rp100 |
| Lancashire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 74.135 |
| Kent | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 76.252 |
| Sussex | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 69.242 |
| Leicestershire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64.318 |
| Scotland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.485 |
Source:

#### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | Rp100 |
| Yorkshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 70.173 |
| Hampshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 64.236 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 76.140 |
| Glamorgan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 70.985 |
| Minor Counties | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63.636 |
Source:

### Quarter-finals

* 29 May 1991 (scorecard)
| Essex 223 all out (55 overs) | v | Hampshire 191 all out (53.5 overs) |
| Nadeem Shahid 42 Shaun Udal 3/41 (11 overs) | | Chris Smith 71 Don Topley 4/41 (10 overs) |
* Essex won by 32 runs County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Mervyn Kitchen & Bob White Player of the match: Don Topley (Essex)
* 29 May 1991 (scorecard)
| Northamptonshire 246/8 (55 overs) | v | Lancashire 247/3 (52.4 overs) |
| Rob Bailey 75 Wasim Akram 3/57 (11 overs) | | Gehan Mendis 125* Greg Thomas 2/54 (11 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 7 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Dickie Bird & Nigel Plews Player of the match: Gehan Mendis (Lancashire)
* 29 May 1991 (scorecard)
| Worcestershire 308/5 (55 overs) | v | Kent 281/9 (55 overs) |
| Tom Moody 100 Alan Igglesden 2/85 (11 overs) | | Neil Taylor 89* Richard Illingworth 2/50 (11 overs) |
* Worcestershire won by 27 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Jack Bond & John Harris Player of the match: Tom Moody (Worcestershire)
* 29 May 1991 (scorecard)
| Yorkshire 233/6 (55 overs) | v | Warwickshire 111 all out (42 overs) |
| David Byas 58 Allan Donald 3/46 (11 overs) | | Andy Lloyd 24 Martyn Moxon 5/31 (8 overs) |
* Yorkshire won by 122 runs Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds Umpires: Chris Balderstone & Barrie Meyer Player of the match: Martyn Moxon (Yorkshire)

### Semi-finals

* 12 June 1991 (scorecard)
| Essex 104 all out (34.5 overs) | v | Worcestershire 110/1 (31.1 overs) |
| Nasser Hussain 26 Ian Botham 3/11 (11 overs) | | Tom Moody 72* |
* Worcestershire won by 9 wickets County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: David Constant & Barrie Leadbeater Player of the match: Ian Botham (Worcestershire)
* 12 June 1991 (scorecard)
| Lancashire 268 all out (54 overs) | v | Yorkshire 200 all out (49.4 overs) |
| Gehan Mendis 75 Stuart Fletcher 4/51 (10 overs) | | Ashley Metcalfe 114 Mike Watkinson 5/49 (10.4 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 68 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Kevin Lyons & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Ashley Metcalfe (Yorkshire)

### Final

* 13, 14 July 1991 (scorecard)
| Worcestershire 236/8 (55 overs) | v | Lancashire 171 all out (47.2 overs) |
| Graeme Hick 88 Wasim Akram 3/58 (11 overs) | | Graeme Fowler 54 Neal Radford 3/48 (9 overs) |
* Worcestershire won by 65 runs Lord's, London Umpires: John Holder & David Shepherd Player of the match: Graeme Hick (Worcestershire)
* Reserve day used. Lancashire were 55/3 at the close of the first day's play.