# 1990 Benson & Hedges Cup

The 1990 Benson & Hedges Cup was the nineteenth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup.
The competition was won by Lancashire 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 | 72.77 |
| Glamorgan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 69.46 |
| Kent | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 71.71 |
| Warwickshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 63.58 |
| Gloucestershire | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 67.77 |
Source:

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | Rp100 |
| Somerset | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 85.46 |
| Middlesex | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 74.86 |
| Sussex | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 78.94 |
| Derbyshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 77.34 |
| Minor Counties | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.43 |
Source:

#### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | Rp100 |
| Lancashire | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 67.84 |
| Surrey | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 75.30 |
| Yorkshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 62.08 |
| Hampshire | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 75.45 |
| Combined Universities | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 61.91 |
Source:

#### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | Rp100 |
| Essex | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 82.35 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 63.44 |
| Leicestershire | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 62.33 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66.66 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60.60 |
Source:

### Quarter-finals

* 30 May 1990 (scorecard)
| Essex 216/8 (55 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 219/4 (52.1 overs) |
| Graham Gooch 87 Eddie Hemmings 2/33 (11 overs) | | Tim Robinson 72* John Stephenson 2/44 (10 overs) |
* Nottinghamshire won by 6 wickets County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Chris Balderstone & David Constant Player of the match: Paul Johnson (Nottinghamshire)
* 30 May 1990 (scorecard)
| Lancashire 279/6 (55 overs) | v | Surrey 233 all out (51.4 overs) |
| Graeme Fowler 96 Waqar Younis 2/55 (11 overs) | | Grahame Clinton 77 Mike Watkinson 4/58 (10.4 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 46 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: John Harris & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Neil Fairbrother (Lancashire)
* 30 May 1990 (scorecard)
| Somerset 183 all out (53.5 overs) | v | Middlesex 161 all out (51.5 overs) |
| Chris Tavaré 49 Simon Hughes 3/37 (10.5 overs) | | Mike Roseberry 38 Adrian Jones 4/41 (8.5 overs) |
* Somerset won by 22 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Kevin Lyons & Barrie Meyer Player of the match: Adrian Jones (Somerset)
* 30 May 1990 (scorecard)
| Glamorgan 191 all out (54.3 overs) | v | Worcestershire 195/3 (52.2 overs) |
| Hugh Morris 106 Neal Radford 4/26 (10.3 overs) | | Tim Curtis 76* Steve Watkin 1/32 (11 overs) Viv Richards 1/32 (9 overs) |
* Worcestershire won by 7 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Ray Julian & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Alan Butcher (Glamorgan)

### Semi-finals

* 13 June 1990 (scorecard)
| Somerset 212/9 (55 overs) | v | Lancashire 214/4 (44.5 overs) |
| Jimmy Cook 49 Wasim Akram 3/29 (11 overs) | | Neil Fairbrother 78 Graham Rose 2/44 (10 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 6 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Barry Dudleston & John Holder Player of the match: Neil Fairbrother (Lancashire)
* 13 June 1990 (scorecard)
| Nottinghamshire 230/6 (55 overs) | v | Worcestershire 232/1 (53.2 overs) |
| Franklyn Stephenson 98* Ian Botham 2/43 (11 overs) | | Martin Weston 99* Franklyn Stephenson 1/45 (11 overs) |
* Worcestershire won by 9 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Don Oslear & Roy Palmer Player of the match: Martin Weston (Worcestershire)

### Final

* 14 July 1990 (scorecard)
| Lancashire 241/8 (55 overs) | v | Worcestershire 172 all out (54 overs) |
| Mike Watkinson 50 Stuart Lampitt 2/43 (11 overs) | | Ian Botham 38 Wasim Akram 3/30 (11 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 69 runs Lord's, London Umpires: John Hampshire & Nigel Plews Player of the match: Mike Watkinson (Lancashire)