# 1989 Benson & Hedges Cup

The 1989 Benson & Hedges Cup was the eighteenth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup.
The competition was won by Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club.

## Fixtures and results
### Group stage
#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | Rp100 |
| Essex | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 65.730 |
| Kent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57.953 |
| Sussex | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 57.402 |
| Hampshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 70.909 |
| Glamorgan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48.128 |

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | Rp100 |
| Gloucestershire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 67.793 |
| Combined Universities | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 62.115 |
| Middlesex | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 58.990 |
| Worcestershire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 57.228 |
| Surrey | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49.175 |

#### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | Rp100 |
| Somerset | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 61.856 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 55.955 |
| Yorkshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 51.905 |
| Derbyshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56.114 |
| Minor Counties | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.758 |

#### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | Rp100 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 69.864 |
| Lancashire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 61.276 |
| Leicestershire | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 65.753 |
| Warwickshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64.793 |
| Scotland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45.758 |

### Quarter-finals

* 31 May 1989 (scorecard)
| Lancashire 246/9 (55 overs) | v | Essex 250/7 (52.1 overs) |
| Neil Fairbrother 47 John Stephenson 3/37 (9 overs) | | Mark Waugh 93 Wasim Akram 4/54 (11 overs) |
* Essex won by 3 wickets County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: John Hampshire & Don Oslear Player of the match: Mark Waugh (Essex)
* 31 May 1989 (scorecard)
| Nottinghamshire 222/6 (55 overs) | v | Gloucestershire 217 all out (54.3 overs) |
| Chris Broad 106 Kevin Curran 4/41 (11 overs) | | Bill Athey 54 Eddie Hemmings 4/47 (10.3 overs) |
* Nottinghamshire won by 5 runs County Ground, Bristol Umpires: David Evans & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Chris Broad (Nottinghamshire)
* 31 May 1989 (scorecard)
| Kent 208/8 (55 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 187/8 (55 overs) |
| Mark Benson 55 Nick Cook 3/35 (11 overs) | | Geoff Cook 46 Richard Ellison 3/45 (11 overs) |
* Kent won by 21 runs County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater & Kevin Lyons Player of the match: Richard Ellison (Kent)
* 31 May 1989 (scorecard)
| Somerset 252/6 (55 overs) | v | Combined Universities 249/9 (55 overs) |
| Peter Roebuck 102 Michael Atherton 4/42 (9 overs) | | Nasser Hussain 118 Peter Roebuck 2/19 (4 overs) |
* Somerset won by 3 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Barry Dudleston & Ray Julian Player of the match: Nasser Hussain (Combined Universities)

### Semi-finals

* 14 June 1989 (scorecard)
| Nottinghamshire 296/6 (55 overs) | v | Kent 227 all out (48.4 overs) |
| Tim Robinson 80 Chris Cowdrey 2/45 (11 overs) | | Mark Benson 65 Andy Afford 4/38 (11 overs) |
* Nottinghamshire won by 69 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Mervyn Kitchen & Roy Palmer Player of the match: Andy Afford (Nottinghamshire)
* 14 June 1989 (scorecard)
| Essex 293/5 (55 overs) | v | Somerset 289 all out (55 overs) |
| Paul Prichard 73 Peter Roebuck 2/42 (11 overs) | | Chris Tavaré 104* Neil Foster 3/56 (11 overs) |
* Essex won by 4 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: David Constant & Kevin Lyons Player of the match: Chris Tavaré (Somerset)

### Final

* 15 July 1989 (scorecard)
| Essex 243/7 (55 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 244/7 (55 overs) |
| Alan Lilley 95* Kevin Evans 2/28 (11 overs) | | Tim Robinson 86 John Lever 2/43 (11 overs) |
* Nottinghamshire won by 3 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Ken Palmer & David Shepherd Player of the match: Tim Robinson (Nottinghamshire)