# 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup

The 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup was the first edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Leicestershire County Cricket Club.

## Fixtures and results
### Group stage
#### Midlands Group

| Team | Pld | W | L | BP | Pts | BowSR |
| Leicestershire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 30.125 |
| Warwickshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 45.276 |
| Worcestershire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 45.071 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 66.278 |
| Cambridge University | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 77.786 |

#### Northern Group

| Team | Pld | W | L | BP | Pts | BowSR |
| Yorkshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 34.750 |
| Lancashire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 39.138 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 45.276 |
| Derbyshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 44.786 |
| Minor Counties North | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 55.000 |

#### Southern Group

| Team | Pld | W | L | BP | Pts | BowSR |
| Sussex | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 34.917 |
| Middlesex | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 47.000 |
| Kent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 37.235 |
| Surrey | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 37.429 |
| Essex | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43.833 |

#### Western Group

| Team | Pld | W | L | BP | Pts | BowSR |
| Glamorgan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 40.800 |
| Gloucestershire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 33.703 |
| Somerset | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 34.270 |
| Hampshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 34.882 |
| Minor Counties South | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43.321 |

### Quarter-finals

* 14 June 1972 (scorecard)
| Glamorgan 104/9 (55 overs) | v | Warwickshire 108/5 (45.5 overs) |
| Peter Walker 22 Lance Gibbs 2/5 (11 overs) | | Deryck Murray 28 * Don Shepherd 2/22 (11 overs) |
* Warwickshire won by 5 wickets Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Ray Julian & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Deryck Murray (Warwickshire)
* 14 June 1972 (scorecard)
| Lancashire 135 all out (55 overs) | v | Leicestershire 138/3 (49.4 overs) |
| Barry Wood 29 Ray Illingworth 3/30 (10 overs) | | Barry Dudleston 65 * Barry Wood 2/39 (11 overs) |
* Leicestershire won by 7 wickets Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Sam Cook & George Pope Player of the match: Barry Dudleston (Leicestershire)
* 14 June 1972 (scorecard)
| Gloucestershire 238/9 (55 overs) | v | Middlesex 176 all out (49.5 overs) |
| Roger Knight 92 Mike Selvey 5/39 (11 overs) | | Clive Radley 63 Tony Brown 4/43 (11 overs) |
* Gloucestershire won by 62 runs Lord's, London Umpires: John Arnold & John Langridge Player of the match: Roger Knight (Gloucestershire)
* 14, 15 June 1972 (scorecard)
| Sussex 85 all out (51.1 overs) | v | Yorkshire 89/5 (51 overs) |
| Roger Prideaux 25 Don Wilson 3/18 (11 overs) | | Geoffrey Boycott 24 Tony Greig 3/15 (11 overs) |
* Yorkshire won by 5 wickets Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Don Wilson (Yorkshire)
* Reserve day used. Yorkshire were 19/2 (12.3 overs) at the close of the scheduled day’s play

### Semi-finals

* 28 June 1972 (scorecard)
| Warwickshire 96 all out (39.5 overs) | v | Leicestershire 98/3 (37.2 overs) |
| Norman McVicker 23 Garth McKenzie 3/19 (11 overs) | | Barry Dudleston 30 Lance Gibbs 3/18 (11 overs) |
* Leicestershire won by 7 wickets Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Jack Crapp & John Langridge Player of the match: Ray Illingworth (Leicestershire)
* 28 June 1972 (scorecard)
| Gloucestershire 131 all out (55 overs) | v | Yorkshire 134/3 (48.4 overs) |
| David Shepherd 40 Chris Old 3/13 (11 overs) | | Geoffrey Boycott 75 * Tony Brown 2/16 (11 overs) |
* Yorkshire won by 7 wickets Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Peter Wight Player of the match: Geoffrey Boycott (Yorkshire)

### Final

* 22 July 1972 (scorecard)
| Yorkshire 136/9 (55 overs) | v | Leicestershire 140/5 (46.5 overs) |
| Barrie Leadbeater 32 Garth McKenzie 3/22 (11 overs) | | Chris Balderstone 41 * Howard Cooper 2/27 (9 overs) |
* Leicestershire won by 7 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: David Constant & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Chris Balderstone (Leicestershire)