# 2001 Benson & Hedges Cup

The 2001 Benson & Hedges Cup was the thirtieth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Surrey County Cricket Club, who defeated Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in the final at Lord's on 14 July.

## Midlands/West/Wales Group

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | NRR |
| Somerset | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.764 |
| Gloucestershire | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.270 |
| Warwickshire | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.307 |
| Worcestershire | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.174 |
| Northamptonshire | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.537 |
| Glamorgan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.442 |

## North Group

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | NRR |
| Nottinghamshire | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.771 |
| Durham | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.333 |
| Yorkshire | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.043 |
| Leicestershire | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.323 |
| Lancashire | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.274 |
| Derbyshire | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.609 |

## South Group

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | NRR |
| Sussex | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0.887 |
| Surrey | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.246 |
| Middlesex | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -0.591 |
| Kent | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -0.030 |
| Essex | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.341 |
| Hampshire | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -0.720 |

### Quarter-finals

* 22 May 2001 (scorecard)
| Gloucestershire 199 all out (49.5 overs) | v | Durham 133 all out (42.3 overs) |
| Ian Harvey 43 (37) Neil Killeen 3/32 (10 overs) | | Paul Collingwood 39 (72) Jon Lewis 4/23 (10 overs) |
* Gloucestershire won by 8 wickets County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Vanburn Holder & David Shepherd Player of the match: Jon Lewis (Gloucestershire)
* 23 May 2001 (scorecard)
| Warwickshire 212/7 (50 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 214/4 (46.1 overs) |
| Nick Knight 103 (161) Greg Smith 4/18 (10 overs) | | Darren Bicknell 117* (140) Dougie Brown 2/54 (9.1 overs) |
* Nottinghamshire won by 6 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Barry Dudleston & John Steele Player of the match: Darren Bicknell (Nottinghamshire)
* 23 May 2001 (scorecard)
| Somerset 210/7 (50 overs) | v | Yorkshire 213/2 (36.4 overs) |
| Jamie Cox 62 (72) Ryan Sidebottom 2/34 (10 overs) | | Michael Vaughan 125* (128) Jason Kerr 1/36 (6 overs) |
* Yorkshire won by 8 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Mark Benson & Allan Jones Player of the match: Michael Vaughan (Yorkshire)
* 23 May 2001 (scorecard)
| Surrey 239/7 (50 overs) | v | Sussex 186 all out (47.2 overs) |
| Ali Brown 108 (147) Mark Robinson 2/49 (10 overs) | | Richard Montgomerie 83 (124) Ben Hollioake 3/13 (4.2 overs) |
* Surrey won by 53 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: John Holder & Bob White Player of the match: Ali Brown (Surrey)

### Semi-finals

* 25 June 2001 (scorecard)
| Surrey 361/8 (50 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 187 all out (31.5 overs) |
| Mark Butcher 84 (86) Greg Blewett 3/41 (6 overs) | | Kevin Pietersen 78* (67) Alex Tudor 3/52 (10 overs) |
* Surrey won by 174 runs The Oval, London Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Mark Butcher (Surrey)
* 25 June 2001 (scorecard)
| Gloucestershire 239/7 (50 overs) | v | Yorkshire 142 all out (37.5 overs) |
| Matthew Windows 54 (93) Craig White 4/47 (10 overs) | | Richard Blakey 35* (40) Ian Harvey 2/10 (6 overs) |
* Gloucestershire won by 97 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Allan Jones & Ray Julian Player of the match: Matthew Windows (Gloucestershire)

### Final

* 14 July 2001 (scorecard)
| Surrey 244 all out (49.5 overs) | v | Gloucestershire 197 all out (45.5 overs) |
| Ben Hollioake 73 (76) Ian Harvey 3/43 (9.5 overs) | | Jack Russell 62 (96) Alex Tudor 3/28 (9.5 overs) |
* Surrey won by 47 runs Lord's, London Umpires: John Hampshire & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Ben Hollioake (Surrey)