1972 Benson & Hedges Cup
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The 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup was the first competing of cricket’s Benson & Hedges Cup
. The competition was won by Leicestershire County Cricket Club
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Benson & Hedges Cup
The Benson & Hedges Cup was a one-day cricket competition for first-class counties in England and Wales that was held from 1972 to 2002, one of cricket's longest sponsorship deals....
. The competition was won by Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
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Midlands Group
| Team | Pld | W | L | BP | Pts | BowSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicestershire Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland.... |
4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 30.125 |
| Warwickshire Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor... |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 45.276 |
| Worcestershire Worcestershire County Cricket Club Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire... |
4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 45.071 |
| Northamptonshire Northamptonshire County Cricket Club Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the... |
4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 66.278 |
| Cambridge University Cambridge University Cricket Club Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University... |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 77.786 |
Northern Group
| Team | Pld | W | L | BP | Pts | BowSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure.... |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 34.750 |
| Lancashire Lancashire County Cricket Club Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then... |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 39.138 |
| Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws... |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 45.276 |
| Derbyshire Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of 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 Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a... |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 34.917 |
| Middlesex Middlesex County Cricket Club Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the... |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 47.000 |
| Kent Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent... |
4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 37.235 |
| Surrey Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions... |
4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 37.429 |
| Essex Essex County Cricket Club Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games... |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43.833 |
Western Group
| Team | Pld | W | L | BP | Pts | BowSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glamorgan Glamorgan County Cricket Club Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County... |
4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 40.800 |
| Gloucestershire Gloucestershire County Cricket Club Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators.... |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 33.703 |
| Somerset Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset... |
4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 34.270 |
| Hampshire Hampshire County Cricket Club Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it... |
4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 34.882 |
| Minor Counties South | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43.321 |