# 1984 Benson & Hedges Cup

The 1984 Benson & Hedges Cup was the thirteenth 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 | BowSR |
| Warwickshire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 36.167 |
| Yorkshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 38.824 |
| Leicestershire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 61.429 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51.360 |
| Scotland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.667 |

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 38.129 |
| Lancashire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 41.742 |
| Derbyshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 44.000 |
| Worcestershire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45.103 |
| Minor Counties | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59.211 |

#### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
| Sussex | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37.029 |
| Somerset | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 40.000 |
| Kent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33.973 |
| Glamorgan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45.296 |
| Middlesex | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.600 |

#### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
| Essex | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 36.857 |
| Surrey | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 44.667 |
| Hampshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 45.308 |
| Gloucestershire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35.595 |
| Oxford and Cambridge Universities | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47.583 |

### Quarter-finals

* 6 June 1984 (scorecard)
| Essex 157 all out (55 overs) | v | Lancashire 158/6 (52.5 overs) |
| Keith Fletcher 48 Steve O'Shaughnessy 3/10 (11 overs) | | John Abrahams 53 Derek Pringle 5/35 (10 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 4 wickets County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: John Harris & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: John Abrahams (Lancashire)
* 6, 7 June 1984 (scorecard)
| Nottinghamshire 256/3 (55 overs) | v | Surrey 89 all out (35.3 overs) |
| Derek Randall 103* Sylvester Clarke 1/34 (11 overs) | | Derek Thomas 19 Kevin Saxelby 3/12 (8 overs) |
* Nottinghamshire won by 167 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater & Peter Wight Player of the match: Clive Rice (Nottinghamshire)
* Reserve day used. No play on first day.
* 6 June 1984 (scorecard)
| Yorkshire 260/5 (55 overs) | v | Sussex 223 all out (53.3 overs) |
| Martyn Moxon 79 Colin Wells 1/28 (7 overs) | | Alan Wells 51 Steve Oldham 3/24 (11 overs) |
* Yorkshire won by 37 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Bill Alley & Roy Palmer Player of the match: Martyn Moxon (Yorkshire)
* 6 June 1984 (scorecard)
| Warwickshire 282/5 (55 overs) | v | Somerset 216 all out (47.1 overs) |
| Andy Lloyd 77 Colin Dredge 2/66 (11 overs) | | Martin Crowe 89 Norman Gifford 3/45 (10.1 overs) |
* Warwickshire won by 66 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: John Holder & Ray Julian Player of the match: Andy Lloyd (Warwickshire)

### Semi-finals

* 20, 21 June 1984 (scorecard)
| Nottinghamshire 223/6 (55 overs) | v | Lancashire 224/4 (52.2 overs) |
| Chris Broad 49 Jack Simmons 2/23 (11 overs) | | Mark Chadwick 87 Chris Broad 2/73 (11 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 6 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Jack Birkenshaw & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Mark Chadwick (Lancashire)
* Reserve day used. Lancashire were 41/0 (12.2 overs) at the close of the first day's play
* 20 June 1984 (scorecard)
| Warwickshire 276/4 (55 overs) | v | Yorkshire 273/8 (55 overs) |
| Alvin Kallicharran 85 Arnie Sidebottom 2/51 (11 overs) | | Kevin Sharp 83 Anton Ferreira 3/59 (11 overs) |
* Warwickshire won by 3 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Don Oslear & Nigel Plews Player of the match: David Bairstow (Yorkshire)

### Final

* 21 July 1984 (scorecard)
| Warwickshire 139 all out (50.4 overs) | v | Lancashire 140/4 (42.4 overs) |
| Alvin Kallicharran 70 Paul Allott 3/15 (8.4 overs) | | Neil Fairbrother 36* Anton Ferreira 2/26 (11 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 6 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: David Constant & David Evans Player of the match: John Abrahams (Lancashire)