# 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy

The 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy was an English county cricket tournament, held between 28 August 2003 and 28 August 2004. The competition was won by Gloucestershire Gladiators who beat the Worcestershire Royals by 8 wickets at Lord's. This was the final year where only red balls and white clothing was used in the competition.

## Format

The eighteen first-class counties, joined by 20 Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, Cumberland, Devon, Dorset, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northumberland, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Wales Minor Counties, and Wiltshire. They were also joined by the national teams of Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Scotland. Teams who won in the first round progressed to the second round. The 18 first class counties plus Berkshire, Cambridgeshire, Staffordshire, and Wiltshire joined in the second round. The winners in the second round then progressed third round. The winners in the third round progressed to the quarter-final stage. Winners from the quarter-finals then progressed to the semi-finals from which the winners then went on to the final at Lord's which was held on 28 August 2004.

## Fixtures
### First round

* 28 August 2003 (scorecard)
| Netherlands 237/5 (50.0 overs) | v | Cornwall 225 all out (49.3 overs) |
| Chris Smith 48 Tom Sharp 2/33 (10 overs) | | Steven Pope 74 Feiko Kloppenburg 3/34 (8.3 overs) |
* Netherlands won by 12 runs VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen Umpires: William Smith & Robert Sutton Player of the match: Steven Pope (Cornwall)
* 28 August 2003 (scorecard)
| Cheshire 241/8 (50 overs) | v | Bedfordshire 202 all out (47.3 overs) |
| Nafees Din 75 Andrew Roberts 4/38 (10 overs) | | Andrew Patterson 38 Jason Whittaker 3/29 (9 overs) |
* Cheshire won by 39 runs Wardown Park, Luton Umpires: Johan Luther & John Reed Player of the match: Simon Twigg
* 28 August 2003 (scorecard)
| Devon 333/6 (50.0 overs) | v | Suffolk 245/9 (50.0 overs) |
| David Lye 121 Pierre Joubert 4/82 (10 overs) | | Pierre Joubert 46 Andrew Procter 3/36 (10 overs) |
* Devon won by 88 runs The Maer Ground, Exmouth Umpires: Stephen Bishopp & Peter Kingston-Davey Player of the match: David Lye
* 28–29 August 2003 (scorecard)
| Buckinghamshire 272–6 (48 overs) | v | Dorset |
| Russell Lane 95 Joseph Wilson 2/40 (10 overs) | | |
* No result Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth Umpires: Stephen Kuhlmann & Guy Randall-Johnson Player of the match: Russell Lane
* No play on the reserve day, Dorset won bowl out 4–1
* 28–29 August 2003 (scorecard)
| Ireland 387–4 (50 overs) | v | Hertfordshire 312 all out (43.2 overs) |
| Andre Botha 139 Nick Walker 3/49 (8 overs) | | Gary Butcher 126 Andre Botha 4/37 (7 overs) |
* Ireland won by 85 runs Cricket Field Lane, Bishop's Stortford Umpires: Willem Molenaar & John Tythcott Player of the match: Andre Botha
* Reserve day used
* 28 August 2003 (scorecard)
| Lincolnshire 228–9 (50 overs) | v | Norfolk 176 all out (44 overs) |
| Mark Higgs 50 Paul Bradshaw 3/37 (10 overs) | | Steve Goldsmith 47 Mathew Dowman 4/30 (8 overs) |
* Lincolnshire won by 52 runs Manor Park Cricket Ground, Horsford Umpires: Keith Coburn & John Ilott Player of the match: Mark Higgs
* 28–29 August 2003 (scorecard)
| Northumberland 139 all out (39 overs) | v | Shropshire 131–1 (20.1 overs) |
| Shahid Nazir 22* Tim Mason 3/17 (7 overs) | | Stephen Adshead 77* Lee Crozier 1/34 (6 overs) |
* Shropshire won on faster scoring rate (revised target) Morda Road, Oswestry Umpires: Ronnie O'Reilly & Kenneth Shenton Player of the match: Steve Adshead
* Reserve day used
* 28 August 2003 (scorecard)
| Denmark 189–8 (50 overs) | v | Wales Minor Counties 190–3 (48.2 overs) |
| Baljit Singh 58 Tony Smith 2/20 (10 overs) | | Andrew Jones 93 Ben Edmondson 2/33 (9.2 overs) |
* Wales Minor Counties won by 7 wickets Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny Umpires: Michael Moran & Bill Smith Player of the match: Andrew Jones
* 31 August 2003 (scorecard)
| Herefordshire 267–9 (50 overs) | v | Oxfordshire 141 all out (31.4 overs) |
| Matthew Rawnsley 61 (73) Richard Kaufman 2/48 (10 overs) | | Adam Cook 66 (84) Franklyn Rose 5/19 (7 overs) |
* Herefordshire won by 126 runs Banbury Cricket Club Ground, Banbury Umpires: David Burden & Charles Puckett Player of the match: Franklyn Rose
* 31 August 2003 (scorecard)
| Cumberland 237–9 (50 overs) | v | Scotland 239–6 (46.4 overs) |
| Graham Lloyd 123 (133) Greig Williamson 3/38 (6 overs) | | Greig Williamson 77 (98) Pallav Kumar 2/33 (10 overs) |
* Scotland won by 4 wickets Raeburn Place, Edinburgh Umpires: Peter Brown & Colin Megennis Player of the match: Greig Williamson

### Second round

* 5 May 2004 (scorecard)
| Gloucestershire Gladiators 264–6 (50 overs) | v | Netherlands 192 all out (47.2 overs) |
| Phil Weston 106 (127) Luuk van Troost 2/38 (6 overs) | | Matthew Mott 41 (55) Mark Alleyne 4/33 (9 overs) |
* Gloucestershire won by 72 runs VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen Umpires: Ian Gould & John Steele Player of the match: Phil Weston
* 5 May 2004 (scorecard)
| Hampshire Hawks 273–8 (50 overs) | v | Cheshire 184 all out (47.5 overs) |
| William Kendall 53 (75) Jason Whittaker 4/45 (10 overs) | | Stephen Ogilby 36 (62) Lawrence Prittipaul 3/11 (4 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 89 runs Moss Lane, Alderley Edge Umpires: Mark Benson & Mervyn Kitchen Player of the match: Jason Whittaker
* 5 May 2004 (scorecard)
| Somerset Sabres 290–6 (50 overs) | v | Derbyshire Phantoms 276 all out (48.5 overs) |
| Jamie Cox 131 (124) Graeme Welch 3/38 (10 overs) | | Chris Rogers 93 (104) Simon Francis 8/66 (9.5 overs) |
* Somerset won by 14 runs County Ground, Derby Umpires: John Holder & Barrie Leadbeater Player of the match: Jamie Cox
* 5–6 May 2004 (scorecard)
| Dorset 97 all out (38.2 overs) | v | Yorkshire Phoenix 101–2 (16.5 overs) |
| Chris Park 23 (51) Chris Silverwood 4/18 (10 overs) | | Matthew Wood 71* (58) Damian Worrad 2/31 (8 overs) |
* Yorkshire won by 8 wickets Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth Umpires: Jeff Evans & Allan Jones Player of the match: Chris Silverwood
* Reserve day used
* 5–6 May 2004 (scorecard)
| Berkshire 143 all out (44.4 overs) | v | Kent Spitfires 144–1 (16.3 overs) |
| Julian Wood 49 (71) Martin Saggers 4/6 (7.4 overs) | | Rob Key 61 (44) Stephen Bloyce 1/66 (6 overs) |
* Kent won by 9 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Neil Bainton & David Constant Player of the match: Martin Saggers
* Reserve day used
* 5 May 2004 (scorecard)
| Glamorgan Dragons 340–4 (50 overs) | v | Lincolnshire 230–6 (50 overs) |
| Robert Croft 143 (148) Mathew Dowman 2/58 (10 overs) | | Guy Welton 60 (107) Robert Croft 2/40 (10 overs) |
* Glamorgan won by 110 runs Lindum Sports Club Ground, Lincoln Umpires: Keith Coburn & Neil Mallender Player of the match: Robert Croft
* 5–6 May 2004 (scorecard)
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks 273 all out (49.1 overs) | v | Cambridgeshire 110 all out (40.1 overs) |
| Martin van Jaarsveld 85 (98) Pieter Swanepoel 3/42 (10 overs) | | Ian Flanagan 38 (83) Jason Brown 5/19 (10 overs) |
* Northamptonshire won by 163 runs County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Trevor Jesty & Dean Johnson Player of the match: Jason Brown
* Reserve day used
* 5 May 2004 (scorecard)
| Essex Eagles 273–3 (50 overs) | v | Scotland 227 all out (48 overs) |
| Will Jefferson 97 (106) Yasir Arafat 1/42 (10 overs) | | Ryan Watson 76 (110) Danish Kaneria 3/30 (10 overs) |
* Essex won by 46 runs Raeburn Place, Edinburgh Umpires: Tony Clarkson & Nigel Cowley Player of the match: Will Jefferson
* 5 May 2004 (scorecard)
| Lancashire Lightning 232 all out (47 overs) | v | Staffordshire 212–8 (50 overs) |
| Mark Chilton 42 (54) Imran Tahir 3/31 (9 overs) | | Imran Tahir 41 (18) Peter Martins 2/12 (8 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 20 runs Lichfield Road, Stone Umpires: Pasty Harris & Richard Kettleborough Player of the match: Imran Tahir
* 5–6 May 2004 (scorecard)
| Middlesex Crusaders 277–6 (50.0 overs) | v | Wales Minor Counties 103 all out (41.1 overs) |
| Jamie Dalrymple 104 (76) Tony Smith 2/45 (10 overs) | | Andrew Jones 42 (81) Melvyn Betts 4/15 (7 overs) |
* Middlesex won by 174 runs Lamphey Cricket Club Ground, Lamphey Umpires: Rob Bailey & Vanburn Holder Player of the match: Jamie Dalrymple
* 5–6 May 2004 (scorecard)
| Wiltshire | v | Nottinghamshire Outlaws |
* Match abandoned without a ball bowled Wellhead Lane, Westbury Umpires: Graham Burgess
* Reserve day used, match was abandoned due to rain and was rearranged
* 5–6 May 2004 (scorecard)
| Worcestershire Royals 279–8 (47 overs) | v | Herefordshire 146–4 (29 overs) |
| Ben Smith 91 (98) Simon Roberts 3/36 (8 overs) | | Richard Hall 54 (86) Andy Bichel 1/22 (8 overs) |
* Worcestershire won by 18 runs (D/L method) New Road, Worcester Umpires: Hugh Evans & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Ben Smith
* Reserve day used
* 5–6 May 2004 (scorecard)
| Leicestershire Foxes 156 all out (47.2 overs) | v | Devon 156–9 (50 overs) |
| Paul Nixon 33* (49) Andrew Procter 3/26 (7 overs) | | Robert Dawson 42 (92) Jonathan Dakin 3/40 (8 overs) |
* Devon won as they lost fewer wickets The Maer Ground, Exmouth Umpires: Richard Illingworth & Roy Palmer Player of the match: Robert Dawson
* Reserve day used
* 5–6 May 2004 (scorecard)
| Sussex Sharks 245 all out (49.4 overs) | v | Durham Dynamos 223 all out (48.4 overs) |
| Chris Adams 68 (70) Ian Pattison 3/45 (10 overs) | | Andrew Pratt 44 (49) Mohammad Akram 4/61 (10 overs) |
* Sussex won by 22 runs Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Steve Garratt & Jeremy Lloyds Player of the match: Chris Adams
* Reserve day used
* 5–6 May 2004 (scorecard)
| Surrey Brown Caps 261 all out (49.5 overs) | v | Ireland 262–5 (48.2 overs) |
| Ali Brown 67 (49) Andrew White 3/43 (10 overs) | | Jason Molins 58 (57) Azhar Mahmood 2/60 (9.2 overs) |
* Ireland won by 5 wickets Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin Umpires: Nigel Llong & George Sharp Player of the match: Andrew White
* Reserve day used
* 5–6 May 2004 (scorecard)
| Shropshire 119 all out (42.5 overs) | v | Warwickshire Bears 121–2 (21 overs) |
| James Ralph 38 (42) Dougie Brown 4/30 (10 overs) | | Ian Bell 58 (37) Anthony O'Connor 2/27 (5 overs) |
* Warwickshire won by 8 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: John Hampshire & Tim Robinson Player of the match: Ian Bell
* Reserve day used
* 17 May 2004 (scorecard)
| Wiltshire 186–7 (50 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire Outlaws 189–4 (38.2 overs) |
| Jimmy Adams 43 (74) Paul Franks 3/27 (10 overs) | | Chris Read 77 (67) Michael Coles 2/34 (7 overs) |
* Nottinghamshire won by 6 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Rob Bailey & Allan Jones Player of the match: Chris Read
* Match was originally scheduled for 5 May

### Third round

* 26 May 2004 (scorecard)
| Yorkshire Phoenix 411–6 (50 overs) | v | Devon 279–8 (50 overs) |
| Matthew Wood 160 (124) Ian Bishop 2/90 (10 overs) | | Robert Dawson 52 (27) Anthony McGrath 4/56 (9 overs) |
* Yorkshire won by 132 runs The Maer Ground, Exmouth Umpires: David Constant & Nigel Cowley Player of the match: Matthew Wood
* 29 May 2004 (scorecard)
| Hampshire Hawks 154 all out (46.1 overs) | v | Gloucestershire Gladiators 157–7 (37.5 overs) |
| Dimitri Mascarenhas 52 (80) Jon Lewis 4/39 (10 overs) | | Craig Spearman 50 (36) Shane Warne 4/23 (8.5 overs) |
* Gloucestershire won by 3 wickets County Ground, Bristol Umpires: John Steele & Peter Willey Player of the match: Jon Lewis
* 29 May 2004 (scorecard)
| Essex Eagles 309–4 (50 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire Outlaws 125 all out (21.2 overs) |
| Will Jefferson 126 (125) Paul Franks 2/59 (9 overs) | | Chris Read 46 (43) Scott Brant 4/54 (7 overs) |
* Essex won by 184 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Nigel Cowley & Pasty Harris Player of the match: Will Jefferson
* 29 May 2004 (scorecard)
| Lancashire Lightning 242–7 (50 overs) | v | Sussex Sharks 230–9 (50 overs) |
| Mark Chilton 62 (78) Mushtaq Ahmed 2/44 (10 overs) | | Robin Martin-Jenkins 61 (73) Glen Chapple 3/44 (10 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 12 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Vanburn Holder & George Sharp Player of the match: Mark Chilton
* 29 May 2004 (scorecard)
| Kent Spitfires 211 all out (49.4 overs) | v | Warwickshire Bears 215–1 (37.5 overs) |
| David Fulton 78 (97) Dewald Pretorius 3/43 (10 overs) | | Mark Wagh 102* (128) Mohammad Sami 1/43 (8 overs) |
* Warwickshire won by 9 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Tony Clarkson & David Constant Player of the match: Mark Wagh
* 29 May 2004 (scorecard)
| Somerset Sabres 95 all out (27.3 overs) | v | Worcestershire Royals 100–2 (14.3 overs) |
| Ian Blackwell 27 (49) Andy Bichel 4/17 (7 overs) | | Andy Bichel * 38 (35) Nixon McLean 1/23 (5 overs) |
* Worcestershire won by 8 wickets County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Jeff Evans & Trevor Jesty Player of the match: Andy Bichel
* 30 May 2004 (scorecard)
| Ireland 263–8 (50 overs) | v | Northamptonshire Steelbacks 267–4 (41.5 overs) |
| Jeremy Bray 76 (108) Steffan Jones 6/56 (10 overs) | | Martin van Jaarsveld 93* (87) Andre Botha 3/51 (10 overs) |
* Northamptonshire won by 6 wickets Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin Umpires: Mark Benson & Graham Burgess Player of the match: Martin van Jaarsveld

### Quarter-finals

* 15 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Worcestershire Royals 204 all out (50 overs) | v | Essex Eagles 183 all out (48.1 overs) |
| Ben Smith 54 (72) Scott Brant 3/19 (10 overs) | | Andy Flower 58 (98) Andy Bichel 3/27 (9.1 overs) |
* Worcestershire won by 21 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Peter Hartley & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Ben Smith
* 16 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Gloucestershire Gladiators 239–8 (50 overs) | v | Middlesex Crusaders 223–8 (50 overs) |
| Craig Spearman 62 (72) Paul Weekes 2/36 (10 overs) | | Ed Joyce 53 (74) Mark Alleyne 3/31 (8 overs) |
* Gloucestershire won by 16 runs County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Trevor Jesty & Mervyn Kitchen Player of the match: Craig Spearman
* 16 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Lancashire Lightning 286–5 (50 overs) | v | Yorkshire Phoenix 287–7 (47.4 overs) |
| Carl Hooper 66 (67) Chris Silverwood 2/50 (8 overs) | | Michael Vaughan 116 (109) Sajid Mahmood 3/56 (10 overs) |
* Yorkshire won by 3 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: John Holder & Barrie Leadbeater Player of the match: Michael Vaughan
* 16 June 2004 (scorecard)
| Warwickshire Bears 343–4 (50 overs) | v | Northamptonshire Steelbacks 270 all out (43.5 overs) |
| Brad Hogg 94* (61) Johann Louw 2/83 (10 overs) | | David Sales 52 (51) Dougie Brown 5/43 (7.5 overs) |
* Warwickshire won by 73 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Barry Dudleston & George Sharp Player of the match: Brad Hogg

### Semi-finals

* 17 July 2004 (scorecard)
| Yorkshire Phoenix 243–6 (50 overs) | v | Gloucestershire Gladiators 247–5 (46.1 overs) |
| Darren Lehmann 80 (90) Jon Lewis 2/49 (10 overs) | | Craig Spearman 143 (122) Matthew Hoggard 2/33 (10 overs) |
* Gloucestershire won by 5 wickets County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Ian Gould & Allan Jones Player of the match: Craig Spearman
* 17 July 2004 (scorecard)
| Worcestershire Royals 257–4 (50 overs) | v | Warwickshire Bears 216 all out (47.4 overs) |
| Vikram Solanki 126 (132) Dougie Brown 2/50 (10 overs) | | Dougie Brown 47 (54) Andrew Hall 3/37 (8.4 overs) |
* Worcestershire won by 41 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: John Hampshire & Nigel Llong Player of the match: Vikram Solanki

### Final

* 28 August 2004 (scorecard)
| Worcestershire Royals 236–9 (50 overs) | v | Gloucestershire Gladiators 237–2 (43.5 overs) |
| Vikram Solanki 115 (136) James Averis 4/23 (10 overs) | | Phil Weston 110 (129) Gareth Batty 1/42 (10 overs) |
* Gloucestershire won by 8 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Neil Mallender & Peter Willey Player of the match: Vikram Solanki
* This was the last 50 overs-a-side English domestic final to be played with white clothing and red balls.