1987 NatWest Trophy#First round

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{{Infobox cricket tournament

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| administrator = Test and County Cricket Board

| cricket format = Limited overs cricket{{-}}(60 overs per innings)

| tournament format = Knockout

| champions = Nottinghamshire

| count = 1

| participants = 32

| matches = 30

| most runs = 294 Wayne Larkins (Northamptonshire)

| most wickets = 10 Derek Underwood (Kent)
10 Allan Donald (Warwickshire)

| website =

| previous_year = 1986

| previous_tournament = 1986 NatWest Trophy

| next_year = 1988

| next_tournament = 1988 NatWest Trophy

}}

The 1987 NatWest Trophy was the 7th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 24 June and 5 September 1987.{{cite web|url-access=subscription|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1987_ENG_National_Westminster_Bank_Trophy_1987.html|title=NatWest Trophy, 1987 – Fixtures|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=27 May 2010|archive-date=21 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821183216/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1987_ENG_National_Westminster_Bank_Trophy_1987.html|url-status=dead}} The tournament was won by Nottinghamshire who defeated Northamptonshire by 3 wickets in the final at Lord's.

Format

The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by thirteen Minor Counties: Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cumberland, Devon, Dorset, Durham, Hertfordshire, Northumberland, Oxfordshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk and Wiltshire. The Ireland and Scotland teams also participated. Teams who won in the first round progressed to the second round. The winners in the second round then 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 5 September 1987.

=First round=

{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 24 June 1987

| team1 = Buckinghamshire

| score1 = 154 all out (59.5 overs)

| score2 = 147 all out (59.3 overs)

| team2 = Somerset

| runs1 = Andrew Harwood 47

| wickets1 = Neil Mallender 2/27 (12 overs)

| runs2 = Ricky Bartlett 56

| wickets2 = Stephen Burrow 3/32 (9 overs)

| result = Buckinghamshire won by 7 runs

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48818.html (scorecard)]

| venue = London Road, High Wycombe

| umpires = Sam Cook & Barrie Meyer

| motm = Stephen Edwards (Buckinghamshire)

| rain =

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 24 June 1987

| team1 = Cambridgeshire

| score1 = 97 all out (40.3 overs)

| score2 = 92/4 (38.4 overs)

| team2 = Derbyshire

| runs1 = Mike Garnham 31

| wickets1 = Alan Warner 3/20 (9 overs)

| runs2 = Bruce Roberts 33

| wickets2 = Adrian Wykes 2/14 (7 overs)

| result = Derbyshire won by 6 runs

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48819.html (scorecard)]

| venue = Wisbech Cricket Club Ground, Wisbech

| umpires = Bob Duckett & Peter Wight

| motm = Alan Warner (Derbyshire)

| rain =

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 24 June 1987

| team1 = Durham

| score1 = 151/8 (60 overs)

| score2 = 155/3 (50.2 overs)

| team2 = Middlesex

| runs1 = Stephen Greensword 56 (156)

| wickets1 = John Emburey 2/14 (12 overs)

| runs2 = Mike Gatting 45* (58)

| wickets2 = Peter Kippax 2/24 (12 overs)

| result = Middlesex won by 7 wickets

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48820.html (scorecard)]

| venue = Feethams Cricket Ground, Darlington

| umpires = John Hampshire & Tommy Wilson

| motm = Peter Kippax (Durham)

| rain =

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 24 June 1987

| team1 = Glamorgan

| score1 = 230/7 (60 overs)

| score2 = 85 all out (38.1 overs)

| team2 = Cheshire

| runs1 = Geoff Holmes 57

| wickets1 = John O'Brien 2/38 (12 overs)

| runs2 = Ian Tansley 17

| wickets2 = Steve Monkhouse 5/32 (12 overs)

| result = Glamorgan won by 145 runs

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48821.html (scorecard)]

| venue = Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

| umpires = Derek Dennis & Mervyn Kitchen

| motm = Geoff Holmes (Glamorgan)

| rain =

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 24 June 1987

| team1 = Hampshire

| score1 = 304/2 (60 overs)

| score2 = 95 all out (29.4 overs)

| team2 = Dorset

| runs1 = Chris Smith 140*

| wickets1 = Christopher Stone 1/41 (12 overs)

| runs2 = Ian Stuart 23*

| wickets2 = Kevan James 3/22 (7.4 overs)

| result = Hampshire won by 209 runs

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48822.html (scorecard)]

| venue = County Ground, Southampton

| umpires = Dickie Bird & John Harris

| motm = Chris Smith (Hampshire)

| rain =

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 24 June 1987

| team1 = Gloucestershire

| score1 = 277/7 (60 overs)

| score2 = 236 all out (55.2 overs)

| team2 = Lancashire

| runs1 = Tony Wright 88

| wickets1 = Jack Simmons 3/39 (12 overs)

| runs2 = Neil Fairbrother 87

| wickets2 = David Lawrence 4/49 (10.2 overs)

| result = Gloucestershire won by 41 runs

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48823.html (scorecard)]

| venue = Old Trafford, Manchester

| umpires = Jack Birkenshaw & Barrie Leadbeater

| motm = David Graveney (Gloucestershire)

| rain =

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 24 June 1987

| team1 = Oxfordshire

| score1 = 181/8 (60 overs)

| score2 = 185/4 (47.5 overs)

| team2 = Leicestershire

| runs1 = Simon Porter 44

| wickets1 = Jon Agnew 3/31 (12 overs)

| runs2 = Russell Cobb 66*

| wickets2 = David Hale 2/35 (10 overs)

| result = Leicestershire won by 6 wickets

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48824.html (scorecard)]

| venue = Grace Road, Leicester

| umpires = Barry Dudleston & David Shepherd

| motm = Russell Cobb (Leicestershire)

| rain =

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 24 June 1987

| team1 = Northamptonshire

| score1 = 198 all out (59.1 overs)

| score2 = 110 all out (49.4 overs)

| team2 = Ireland

| runs1 = Geoff Cook 50

| wickets1 = Jon Garth 3/28 (11.1 overs)

| runs2 = Garfield Harrison 23

| wickets2 = Alan Walker 4/7 (9 overs)

| result = Northamptonshire won by 88 runs

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48825.html (scorecard)]

| venue = County Ground, Northampton

| umpires = Roy Palmer & Bob White

| motm = Alan Walker (Northamptonshire)

| rain =

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 24, 25, 26 June 1987

| team1 = Essex

| score1 = 247/8 (60 overs)

| score2 = 71 all out (43.2 overs)

| team2 = Northumberland

| runs1 = Graham Gooch 76

| wickets1 = Mike Younger 2/32 (9 overs)

| runs2 = Paul Dutton 18

| wickets2 = Neil Foster 4/9 (8 overs)

| result = Essex won by 176 runs

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48826.html (scorecard)]

| venue = Osborne Avenue, Jesmond

| umpires = Brian Harrison & John Jameson

| motm = Neil Foster (Essex)

| rain = Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 24 June 1987

| team1 = Suffolk

| score1 = 94 all out (49 overs)

| score2 = 95/2 (25.2 overs)

| team2 = Nottinghamshire

| runs1 = Michael McEvoy 27

| wickets1 = Clive Rice 4/19 (11 overs)

| runs2 = Chris Broad 37

| wickets2 = Peter Hayes 2/14 (8 overs)

| result = Nottinghamshire won by 8 wickets

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48827.html (scorecard)]

| venue = Trent Bridge, Nottingham

| umpires = Ray Julian & Ken Palmer

| motm = Kevin Cooper (Nottinghamshire)

| rain =

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 24 June 1987

| team1 = Warwickshire

| score1 = 226/6 (60 overs)

| score2 = 149 all out (56.4 overs)

| team2 = Staffordshire

| runs1 = Geoff Humpage 76

| wickets1 = Dipak Patel 2/26 (12 overs)

| runs2 = Steven Dean 72

| wickets2 = Allan Donald 5/24 (10.4 overs)

| result = Warwickshire won by 77 runs

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48829.html (scorecard)]

| venue = Ind Coope Ground, Burton upon Trent

| umpires = Nigel Plews & Harold Rhodes

| motm = Geoff Humpage (Warwickshire)

| rain =

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 24 June 1987

| team1 = Hertfordshire

| score1 = 162/8 (60 overs)

| score2 = 164/2 (45 overs)

| team2 = Surrey

| runs1 = Stephen Dean 42

| wickets1 = Ian Greig 3/32 (8 overs)

| runs2 = Alec Stewart 66*

| wickets2 = Brian Collins 1/22 (9 overs)

| result = Surrey won by 8 wickets

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48830.html (scorecard)]

| venue = The Oval, London

| umpires = Arthur Jepson & Don Oslear

| motm = Alec Stewart (Surrey)

| rain =

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 24 June 1987

| team1 = Cumberland

| score1 = 182/8 (60 overs)

| score2 = 187/2 (43.3 overs)

| team2 = Sussex

| runs1 = Grahame Clarke 61

| wickets1 = Tony Pigott 3/25 (12 overs)

| runs2 = Allan Green 84

| wickets2 = Malcolm Woods 2/33 (8 overs)

| result = Sussex won by 8 wickets

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48831.html (scorecard)]

| venue = County Ground, Hove

| umpires = Kevin Lyons & Terry Spencer

| motm = Allan Green (Sussex)

| rain =

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 24 June 1987

| team1 = Yorkshire

| score1 = 304/7 (60 overs)

| score2 = 175 all out (58 overs)

| team2 = Wiltshire

| runs1 = Ashley Metcalfe 85

| wickets1 = Richard Cooper 2/38 (9 overs)

| runs2 = Jeremy Newman 62

| wickets2 = Kevin Sharp 4/40 (9 overs)

| result = Yorkshire won by 129 runs

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48832.html (scorecard)]

| venue = Trowbridge Cricket Club Ground, Trowbridge

| umpires = David Evans & David Halfyard

| motm = Ashley Metcalfe (Yorkshire)

| rain =

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 24 June 1987

| team1 = Worcestershire

| score1 = 404/3 (60 overs)

| score2 = 105 all out (36 overs)

| team2 = Devon

| runs1 = Graeme Hick 172*

| wickets1 = John Tierney 2/84 (12 overs)

| runs2 = Hiley Edwards 17

| wickets2 = Richard Illingworth 4/20 (8 overs)

| result = Worcestershire won by 299 runs

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48833.html (scorecard)]

| venue = New Road, Worcester

| umpires = Basher Hassan & Allan Jones

| motm = Graeme Hick (Worcestershire)

| rain =

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 24 June 1987

| team1 = Scotland

| score1 = 74 all out (35.1 overs)

| score2 = 75/4 (23 overs)

| team2 = Kent

| runs1 = Sandy Brown 18

| wickets1 = Derek Underwood 8/31 (11.1 overs)

| runs2 = Chris Cowdrey 34*

| wickets2 = Peter Duthie 2/23 (9 overs)

| result = Kent won by 6 wickets

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48828.html (scorecard)]

| venue = Myreside, Edinburgh

| umpires = John Holder & David Lloyd

| motm = Derek Underwood (Kent)

| rain =

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=Second round=

{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 8 July 1987

| team1 = Essex

| score1 = 194/9 (60 overs)

| score2 = 179 all out (56.3 overs)

| team2 = Worcestershire

| runs1 = Graham Gooch 34

| wickets1 = Neal Radford 3/56 (12 overs)

| runs2 = Graeme Hick 55

| wickets2 = Don Topley 4/36 (12 overs)

| result = Essex won by 15 runs

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48917.html (scorecard)]

| venue = County Ground, Chelmsford

| umpires = Ray Julian & Bob White

| motm = Don Topley (Essex)

| rain =

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 8 July 1987

| team1 = Kent

| score1 = 232/8 (60 overs)

| score2 = 233/9 (59.2 overs)

| team2 = Derbyshire

| runs1 = Neil Taylor 85

| wickets1 = Paul Newman 3/40 (12 overs)

| runs2 = Bruce Roberts 60

| wickets2 = Alan Igglesden 3/54 (12 overs)

| result = Derbyshire won by 1 wicket

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48918.html (scorecard)]

| venue = St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

| umpires = John Jameson & Barrie Leadbeater

| motm = Michael Holding (Derbyshire)

| rain =

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 8 July 1987

| team1 = Leicestershire

| score1 = 341/6 (60 overs)

| score2 = 326/9 (60 overs)

| team2 = Hampshire

| runs1 = Peter Willey 154

| wickets1 = Tim Tremlett 2/81 (12 overs)

| runs2 = Mark Nicholas 60

| wickets2 = Winston Benjamin 3/57 (12 overs)

| result = Leicestershire won by 15 runs

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48919.html (scorecard)]

| venue = Grace Road, Leicester

| umpires = Alan Whitehead & Peter Wight

| motm = Peter Willey (Leicestershire)

| rain =

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 8 July 1987

| team1 = Nottinghamshire

| score1 = 279 all out (59.3 overs)

| score2 = 219 all out (57.2 overs)

| team2 = Middlesex

| runs1 = Tim Robinson 79

| wickets1 = Wayne Daniel 3/37 (11.3 overs)

| runs2 = Mike Gatting 73

| wickets2 = Andrew Pick 3/39 (12 overs)

| result = Nottinghamshire won by 60 runs

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48920.html (scorecard)]

| venue = Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge

| umpires = Allan Jones & Don Oslear

| motm = Tim Robinson (Nottinghamshire)

| rain =

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 8 July 1987

| team1 = Surrey

| score1 = 211 all out (58.3 overs)

| score2 = 213/5 (58.5 overs)

| team2 = Northamptonshire

| runs1 = Alec Stewart 44

| wickets1 = Roger Harper 3/40 (12 overs)

| runs2 = Allan Lamb 88

| wickets2 = Sylvester Clarke 2/41 (12 overs)

| result = Northamptonshire won by 5 wickets

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48921.html (scorecard)]

| venue = County Ground, Northampton

| umpires = David Constant & John Harris

| motm = Allan Lamb (Northamptonshire)

| rain =

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 8 July 1987

| team1 = Sussex

| score1 = 242/8 (60 overs)

| score2 = 243/5 (58.3 overs)

| team2 = Gloucestershire

| runs1 = Allan Green 84

| wickets1 = David Graveney 4/48 (12 overs)

| runs2 = Tony Wright 76

| wickets2 = Tony Pigott 2/36 (12 overs)

| result = Gloucestershire won by 5 wickets

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48922.html (scorecard)]

| venue = County Ground, Hove

| umpires = Jack Birkenshaw & Kevin Lyons

| motm = David Graveney (Gloucestershire)

| rain =

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 8 July 1987

| team1 = Warwickshire

| score1 = 329/5 (60 overs)

| score2 = 128 all out (41.4 overs)

| team2 = Buckinghamshire

| runs1 = Andy Moles 127

| wickets1 = Gary Black 2/54 (10 overs)

| runs2 = Andrew Harwood 57

| wickets2 = Norman Gifford 4/9 (7 overs)

| result = Warwickshire won by 201 runs

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48923.html (scorecard)]

| venue = Edgbaston, Birmingham

| umpires = John Hampshire & David Lloyd

| motm = Andy Moles (Warwickshire)

| rain =

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 8 July 1987

| team1 = Glamorgan

| score1 = 83 all out (28.2 overs)

| score2 = 84/1 (24 overs)

| team2 = Yorkshire

| runs1 = Greg Thomas 33

| wickets1 = Arnie Sidebottom 5/27 (9 overs)

| runs2 = Martyn Moxon 43*

| wickets2 = Ian Smith 1/18 (4 overs)

| result = Yorkshire won by 9 wickets

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48924.html (scorecard)]

| venue = Headingley, Leeds

| umpires = Mervyn Kitchen & Nigel Plews

| motm = Arnie Sidebottom (Yorkshire)

| rain =

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=Quarter-finals=

{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 29, 30 July 1987

| team1 = Nottinghamshire

| score1 = 268/8 (60 overs)

| score2 = 211 all out (55.5 overs)

| team2 = Derbyshire

| runs1 = Chris Broad 67

| wickets1 = Martin Jean-Jacques 3/73 (12 overs)

| runs2 = Iain Anderson 54*

| wickets2 = Eddie Hemmings 3/28 (12 overs)

| result = Nottinghamshire won by 57 runs

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/49/49030.html (scorecard)]

| venue = County Ground, Derby

| umpires = Mervyn Kitchen & Barrie Leadbeater

| motm = Eddie Hemmings (Nottinghamshire)

| rain = Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 29, 30 July 1987

| team1 = Essex

| score1 = 204/5 (60 overs)

| score2 = 205/4 (56.4 overs)

| team2 = Northamptonshire

| runs1 = Brian Hardie 56

| wickets1 = Richard Williams 2/33 (9 overs)

| runs2 = Wayne Larkins 121*

| wickets2 = Allan Border 1/1 (0.4 overs)

| result = Northamptonshire won by 5 wickets

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/49/49031.html (scorecard)]

| venue = County Ground, Chelmsford

| umpires = John Hampshire & Ray Julian

| motm = Wayne Larkins (Northamptonshire)

| rain = Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 29 July 1987

| team1 = Warwickshire

| score1 = 203/7 (60 overs)

| score2 = 207/5 (46.2 overs)

| team2 = Gloucestershire

| runs1 = Geoffrey Tedstone 55*

| wickets1 = Courtney Walsh 2/42 (12 overs)

| runs2 = Andy Stovold 94

| wickets2 = Allan Donald 2/37 (9 overs)

| result = Gloucestershire won by 5 wickets

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/49/49032.html (scorecard)]

| venue = The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol

| umpires = David Constant & Ken Palmer

| motm = Andy Stovold (Gloucestershire)

| rain =

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 29, 30 July 1987

| team1 = Leicestershire

| score1 = 236/9 (60 overs)

| score2 = 200 all out (56.5 overs)

| team2 = Yorkshire

| runs1 = David Gower 49

| wickets1 = Paul Jarvis 4/41 (12 overs)

| runs2 = Ashley Metcalfe 73

| wickets2 = Phil DeFreitas 5/34 (10.5 overs)

| result = Leicestershire won by 36 runs

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/49/49033.html (scorecard)]

| venue = Headingley, Leeds

| umpires = Barry Dudleston & Roy Palmer

| motm = Phil DeFreitas (Leicestershire)

| rain = Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

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=Semi-finals=

{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 12 August 1987

| team1 = Nottinghamshire

| score1 = 225/8 (60 overs)

| score2 = 82 all out (35.1 overs)

| team2 = Gloucestershire

| runs1 = Chris Broad 65

| wickets1 = David Graveney 2/41 (12 overs)

| runs2 = Phil Bainbridge 18

| wickets2 = Andrew Pick 5/22 (9.1 overs)

| result = Nottinghamshire won by 143 runs

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/49/49098.html (scorecard)]

| venue = The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol

| umpires = John Harris & John Holder

| motm = Andrew Pick (Nottinghamshire)

| rain =

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{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 12, 13 August 1987

| team1 = Northamptonshire

| score1 = 249/6 (60 overs)

| score2 = 164 all out (51.2 overs)

| team2 = Leicestershire

| runs1 = Wayne Larkins 58

| wickets1 = Peter Willey 1/16 (5 overs)

| runs2 = James Whitaker 37

| wickets2 = Richard Williams 4/10 (8 overs)

| result = Northamptonshire won by 85 runs

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/49/49099.html (scorecard)]

| venue = Grace Road, Leicester

| umpires = Kevin Lyons & Barrie Meyer

| motm = David Capel (Northamptonshire)

| rain = Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

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=Final=

{{Limited Overs Matches

| date = 5, 7 September 1987

| team1 = Northamptonshire

| score1 = 228/3 (50 overs)

| score2 = 231/7 (49.3 overs)

| team2 = Nottinghamshire

| runs1 = Wayne Larkins 87 (124)

| wickets1 = Andrew Pick 1/36 (10 overs)

| runs2 = Richard Hadlee 70 (61)

| wickets2 = Alan Walker 2/38 (10 overs)

| result = Nottinghamshire won by 3 wickets

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/49/49205.html (scorecard)]

| venue = Lord's, London

| umpires = David Shepherd & Alan Whitehead

| motm = Richard Hadlee (Nottinghamshire)

| rain = Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. Match was reduced to 50 overs per side.

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