1986 Benson & Hedges Cup
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{{Infobox cricket tournament
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| administrator = Test and County Cricket Board
| cricket format = Limited overs cricket{{-}}(55 overs per innings)
| champions = Middlesex
| count = 2
| participants = 20
| matches = 47
| most runs = 378 Mike Gatting (Middlesex)
| most wickets = 13 Richard Ellison (Kent)
| previous_year = 1985
| previous_tournament = 1985 Benson & Hedges Cup
| next_year = 1987
| next_tournament = 1987 Benson & Hedges Cup
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The 1986 Benson & Hedges Cup was the fifteenth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup.
The competition was won by Middlesex County Cricket Club.
Fixtures and results
=Group stage=
==Group A==
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|align=left| Derbyshire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 31.824 |
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|align=left| Northamptonshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 52.640 |
| align=left| Warwickshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 44.586 |
| align=left| Leicestershire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40.438 |
| align=left| Minor Counties | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.000 |
==Group B==
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|align=left| Worcestershire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37.765 |
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|align=left| Nottinghamshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 54.292 |
| align=left| Yorkshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36.294 |
| align=left| Lancashire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49.846 |
| align=left| Scotland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51.125 |
==Group C==
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|align=left| Essex | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 38.647 |
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|align=left| Sussex | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 29.485 |
| align=left| Gloucestershire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38.067 |
| align=left| Somerset | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41.258 |
| align=left| Glamorgan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.600 |
==Group D==
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|align=left| Middlesex | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 32.533 |
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|align=left| Kent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36.697 |
| align=left| Hampshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 41.240 |
| align=left| Surrey | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 56.826 |
| align=left| Oxford and Cambridge Universities | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105.875 |
=Quarter-finals=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 28 May 1986
| team1 = Derbyshire
| score1 = 238/6 (55 overs)
| score2 = 242/6 (53.4 overs)
| team2 = Kent
| runs1 = John Morris 65
| wickets1 = Eldine Baptiste 2/38 (11 overs)
| runs2 = Chris Cowdrey 63*
| wickets2 = Roger Finney 2/26 (11 overs)
| result = Kent won by 4 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/47/47215.html (scorecard)]
| venue = County Ground, Derby
| umpires = Jack Birkenshaw & John Holder
| motm = Chris Cowdrey (Kent)
| rain =
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 28, 29 May 1986
| team1 = Essex
| score1 = 195/9 (55 overs)
| score2 = 196/7 (51.1 overs)
| team2 = Nottinghamshire
| runs1 = Keith Fletcher 37
| wickets1 = Clive Rice 5/48 (11 overs)
| runs2 = Richard Hadlee 61*
| wickets2 = Graham Gooch 3/26 (11 overs)
| result = Nottinghamshire won by 3 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/47/47216.html (scorecard)]
| venue = County Ground, Chelmsford
| umpires = Don Oslear & Ken Palmer
| motm = Clive Rice (Nottinghamshire)
| rain = Reserve day used. Nottinghamshire were 39/3 (11 overs) at the close of the first day's play.
}}
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 28, 29 May 1986
| team1 = Middlesex
| score1 = 256/5 (55 overs)
| score2 = 172 all out (48 overs)
| team2 = Sussex
| runs1 = Roland Butcher 65
| wickets1 = Dermot Reeve 2/54 (11 overs)
| runs2 = Imran Khan 47
| wickets2 = Norman Cowans 3/52 (11 overs)
| result = Middlesex won by 84 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/47/47217.html (scorecard)]
| umpires = David Constant & Alan Whitehead
| motm = Roland Butcher (Middlesex)
| rain = Reserve day used. Sussex were 9/0 (1.4 overs) at the close of the first day's play.
}}
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 28, 29 May 1986
| team1 = Northamptonshire
| score1 = 233/8 (55 overs)
| score2 = 234/2 (52.2 overs)
| team2 = Worcestershire
| runs1 = Allan Lamb 71
| wickets1 = Alan Pridgeon 2/43 (11 overs)
| runs2 = Graeme Hick 103*
| wickets2 = Alan Walker 1/52 (11 overs)
| result = Worcestershire won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/47/47218.html (scorecard)]
| umpires = John Harris & David Shepherd
| motm = Graeme Hick (Worcestershire)
| rain = Reserve day used. Worcestershire were 52/1 at the close of the first day's play.
}}
=Semi-finals=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 11, 12 June 1986
| team1 = Nottinghamshire
| score1 = 189/8 (55 overs)
| score2 = 193/5 (53.2 overs)
| team2 = Middlesex
| runs1 = Derek Randall 65
| wickets1 = John Emburey 4/22 (11 overs)
| runs2 = Wilf Slack 65
| wickets2 = Kevin Cooper 1/22 (11 overs)
| result = Middlesex won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/47/47303.html (scorecard)]
| umpires = Jack Birkenshaw & John Hampshire
| motm = John Emburey (Middlesex)
| rain = Reserve day used. Nottinghamshire were 189/8 (55 overs) at the close of the first day's play
}}
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 11 June 1986
| team1 = Kent
| score1 = 252/8 (55 overs)
| score2 = 241/7 (55 overs)
| team2 = Worcestershire
| runs1 = Chris Tavaré 68
| wickets1 = John Inchmore 2/49 (11 overs)
| runs2 = Graeme Hick 72
| wickets2 = Richard Ellison 2/49 (11 overs)
| result = Kent won by 11 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/47/47304.html (scorecard)]
| umpires = Barrie Leadbeater & Barrie Meyer
| motm = Neil Taylor (Kent)
| rain =
}}
=Final=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 12 July 1986
| team1 = Middlesex
| score1 = 199/7 (55 overs)
| score2 = 197/8 (55 overs)
| team2 = Kent
| runs1 = Clive Radley 54
| wickets1 = Richard Ellison 3/27 (11 overs)
| runs2 = Graham Cowdrey 58
| wickets2 = Phil Edmonds 3/58 (11 overs)
| result = Middlesex won by 2 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/47/47570.html (scorecard)]
| umpires = David Constant & David Shepherd
| motm = John Emburey (Middlesex)
| rain =
}}
References
[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/Benson_and_Hedges_Cup_1986.html CricketArchive - 1986 Benson & Hedges Cup]
See also
{{Benson & Hedges Cup seasons}}
{{1986 English cricket season}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1986 Benson and Hedges Cup}}
Category:Benson & Hedges Cup seasons
Category:1986 in English cricket
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