1999 Benson & Hedges Super Cup
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(50 overs per innings) |
| Champions | Gloucestershire (2nd title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 7 |
| Most runs | 161 Chris Adams (Sussex) |
| Most wickets | 7 Ian Harvey (Gloucestershire) Jon Lewis (Gloucestershire) Craig White (Yorkshire) |
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The 1999 Benson & Hedges Super Cup was the twenty-eighth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Gloucestershire County Cricket Club.
Background
[edit ]The editor of Wisden, Matthew Engel, suggested in the 1995 edition that to liven up the county scene, the Benson & Hedges Cup be restricted to the top eight teams in the previous season's County Championship.[1] This was partly to avoid the possibility of the division of the Championship into two divisions, while offering an incentive for mid-table counties to play positive cricket at the end of the season.
This also relieved some of the pressure on the cricket schedule in the 1999 season with the World Cup encroaching on the schedule.
The tournament was not a success, with low attendances. From 2000, the County Championship was divided into two divisions, and the Benson & Hedges Cup reverted to its prior format, albeit with non-first class teams excluded.
Matches
[edit ]Quarter-finals
[edit ](scorecard)
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Vanburn Holder & John Steele
Player of the match: Chris Adams (Sussex)
(scorecard)
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: John Harris & Nigel Plews
Player of the match: David Byas (Yorkshire)
(scorecard)
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Trevor Jesty & David Shepherd
Player of the match: Ed Giddins (Warwickshire)
(scorecard)
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Graham Burgess & Mervyn Kitchen
Player of the match: Jack Russell (Gloucestershire)
Semi-finals
[edit ](scorecard)
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Chris Balderstone & John Holder
Player of the match: Craig White (Yorkshire)
(scorecard)
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Barry Dudleston & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: Jeremy Snape (Gloucestershire)
Final
[edit ](scorecard)
Lord's, London
Umpires: Ray Julian & Peter Willey
Player of the match: Mark Alleyne (Gloucestershire)
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Engel, Matthew. "Why? Oh why?". Cricinfo Wisden Almanack archive. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
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