1997 NatWest Trophy
{{Short description|Cricket tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
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| administrator = England and Wales Cricket Board
| cricket format = Limited overs cricket{{-}}(60 overs per innings)
| tournament format = Knockout
| champions = Essex
| count = 2
| participants = 32
| matches = 30
| most runs = 333 Stuart Law (Essex)
| most wickets = 15 Allan Donald (Warwickshire)
| website =
| previous_year = 1996
| previous_tournament = 1996 NatWest Trophy
| next_year = 1998
| next_tournament = 1998 NatWest Trophy
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The 1997 NatWest Trophy was the 17th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 24 June and 7 September 1997.{{cite web|url-access=subscription|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1997_ENG_National_Westminster_Bank_Trophy_1997.html|title=NatWest Trophy, 1997 – Fixtures|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=9 June 2010|archive-date=3 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103165421/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1997_ENG_National_Westminster_Bank_Trophy_1997.html|url-status=dead}} The tournament was won by Essex County Cricket Club who defeated Warwickshire County Cricket Club by 9 wickets in the final at Lord's.
Format and highlights
The 18 first-class counties, were joined by eleven Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cumberland, Devon, Herefordshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Shropshire and Staffordshire.
The Ireland, Scotland and Netherlands teams also participated. There was some controversy in the semi-final at the County Ground, Chelmsford, when in a tense contest Mark Ilott of Essex and Robert Croft of Glamorgan had an on-field confrontation.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/15388.html Mark Ilott – Cricinfo]
The final at Lord's which was held on 7 September 1997 and was won by Essex with Stuart Law scoring 80 and collecting the Man of the Match medal.
=First round=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 24 June 1997
| team1 = Essex
| score1 = 327/7 (60 overs)
| score2 = 238/7 (60 overs)
| team2 = Buckinghamshire
| runs1 = Nasser Hussain 78
| wickets1 = Keith Arthurton 4/53 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Neil Burns 51
| wickets2 = Paul Grayson 3/40 (11 overs)
| result = Essex won by 89 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64190.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Wilton Park, Beaconsfield
| umpires = Tony Clarkson & John Hampshire
| motm = Robert Rollins (Essex)
| rain =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 24 June 1997
| team1 = Hampshire
| score1 = 321/4 (60 overs)
| score2 = 82 all out (32.2 overs)
| team2 = Cambridgeshire
| runs1 = Robin Smith 126
| wickets1 = Dominic Ralfs 2/69 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Dominic Ralfs 14*
| wickets2 = John Stephenson 5/34 (11.2 overs)
| result = Hampshire won by 239 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64191.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Wisbech Cricket Club Ground, Wisbech
| umpires = Mark Benson & Bob White
| motm = Robin Smith (Hampshire)
| rain =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 24 June 1997
| team1 = Northamptonshire
| score1 = 223 all out (56.4 overs)
| score2 = 187/9 (60 overs)
| team2 = Cumberland
| runs1 = Tony Penberthy 57
| wickets1 = David Pennett 3/42 (9.4 overs)
| runs2 = Andrew Mawson 77
| wickets2 = Tony Penberthy 5/56 (11 overs)
| result = Northamptonshire won by 36 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64192.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
| umpires = Michael Johnson & Barrie Leadbeater
| motm = Tony Penberthy (Northamptonshire)
| rain =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 24 June 1997
| team1 = Leicestershire
| score1 = 225/8 (60 overs)
| score2 = 172/9 (60 overs)
| team2 = Devon
| runs1 = Iain Sutcliffe 103*
| wickets1 = Peter Roebuck 2/27 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Gareth Townsend 37
| wickets2 = Tim Mason 3/29 (12 overs)
| result = Leicestershire won by 53 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64193.html (scorecard)]
| venue = The Maer Ground, Exmouth
| umpires = Neil Mallender & George Sharp
| motm = Iain Sutcliffe (Leicestershire)
| rain =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 24 June 1997
| team1 = Bedfordshire
| score1 = 179/9 (60 overs)
| score2 = 182/3 (30.2 overs)
| team2 = Glamorgan
| runs1 = Barry Young 30*
| wickets1 = Steve Watkin 3/23 (11 overs)
| runs2 = Robert Croft 64
| wickets2 = Richard Dalton 3/32 (6 overs)
| result = Glamorgan won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64194.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
| umpires = Nigel Cowley & Vanburn Holder
| motm = Robert Croft (Glamorgan)
| rain =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 24 June 1997
| team1 = Gloucestershire
| score1 = 351/2 (60 overs)
| score2 = 250/9 (60 overs)
| team2 = Scotland
| runs1 = Tony Wright 177
| wickets1 = Greig Williamson 1/28 (4 overs)
| runs2 = Bruce Patterson 77
| wickets2 = Tim Hancock 6/58 (12 overs)
| result = Gloucestershire won by 101 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64195.html (scorecard)]
| venue = The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol
| umpires = John Holder & Martin Reed
| motm = Tony Wright (Gloucestershire)
| rain =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 24 June 1997
| team1 = Lancashire
| score1 = 351/7 (60 overs)
| score2 = 182/5 (60 overs)
| team2 = Berkshire
| runs1 = Graham Lloyd 96
| wickets1 = Jamie Sylvester 2/59 (9 overs)
| runs2 = James Hodgson 53*
| wickets2 = Gary Yates 2/15 (12 overs)
| result = Lancashire won by 169 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64196.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Old Trafford, Manchester
| umpires = Dickie Bird & Alan Whitehead
| motm = Mark Harvey (Lancashire)
| rain =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 24 June 1997
| team1 = Lincolnshire
| score1 = 116 all out (50.2 overs)
| score2 = 121/2 (19 overs)
| team2 = Derbyshire
| runs1 = Mark Gouldstone 37
| wickets1 = Paul Aldred 4/30 (10.2 overs)
| runs2 = Chris Adams 71*
| wickets2 = Stephen Bradford 1/18 (4 overs)
| result = Derbyshire won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64197.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Lindum Sports Club Ground, Lincoln
| umpires = Paul Adams & Nigel Plews
| motm = Chris Adams (Derbyshire)
| rain =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 24 June 1997
| team2 = Middlesex
| score1 = 225 all out (59.5 overs)
| score2 = 227/7 (59.2 overs)
| team1 = Kent
| runs1 = Nigel Llong 68
| wickets1 = Richard Johnson 5/50 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Mark Ramprakash 72
| wickets2 = Dean Headley 3/31 (12 overs)
| result = Middlesex won by 3 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64198.html (scorecard)]
| umpires = Graham Burgess & Barrie Meyer
| motm = Mark Ramprakash (Middlesex)
| rain =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 24 June 1997
| team1 = Staffordshire
| score1 = 95 all out (45.3 overs)
| score2 = 96/0 (31.5 overs)
| team2 = Nottinghamshire
| runs1 = Laurie Potter 19
| wickets1 = Nathan Astle 3/20 (10 overs)
| runs2 = Paul Pollard 42*
| wickets2 =
| result = Nottinghamshire won by 10 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64199.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Trent Bridge, Nottingham
| umpires = Chris Balderstone & Mervyn Kitchen
| motm = Nathan Astle (Nottinghamshire)
| rain =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 24 June 1997
| team1 = Somerset
| score1 = 367/5 (60 overs)
| score2 = 136 all out (37.4 overs)
| team2 = Herefordshire
| runs1 = Simon Ecclestone 101 (62)
| wickets1 = Neal Radford 2/64 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Robert Hall 29 (43)
| wickets2 = Mushtaq Ahmed 4/27 (12 overs)
| result = Somerset won by 231 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64200.html (scorecard)]
| venue = County Ground, Taunton
| umpires = David Constant & Kevin Lyons
| motm = Simon Ecclestone (Somerset)
| rain =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 24 June 1997
| team1 = Durham
| score1 = 247/7 (60 overs)
| score2 = 251/5 (48.5 overs)
| team2 = Surrey
| runs1 = John Morris 75 (114)
| wickets1 = Ian Salisbury 3/36 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Alec Stewart 90* (118)
| wickets2 = Michael Foster 2/37 (8 overs)
| result = Surrey won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64201.html (scorecard)]
| umpires = Trevor Jesty & Roy Palmer
| motm = Alec Stewart (Surrey)
| rain =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 24 June 1997
| team1 = Shropshire
| score1 = 116 all out (47.5 overs)
| score2 = 119/0 (45.4 overs)
| team2 = Sussex
| runs1 = Andy Johnson 15
| wickets1 = James Kirtley 5/39 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Keith Greenfield 89*
| wickets2 =
| result = Sussex won by 10 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64202.html (scorecard)]
| venue = County Ground, Hove
| umpires = Ray Julian & Jeremy Lloyds
| motm = James Kirtley (Sussex)
| rain =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 24 June 1997
| team1 = Warwickshire
| score1 = 207 all out (59.3 overs)
| score2 = 127 all out (48.2 overs)
| team2 = Norfolk
| runs1 = Ashley Giles 69
| wickets1 = Paul Newman 4/23 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Steve Goldsmith 22
| wickets2 = Ashley Giles 5/21 (12 overs)
| result = Warwickshire won by 80 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64203.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Edgbaston, Birmingham
| umpires = John Harris & Allan Jones
| motm = Ashley Giles (Warwickshire)
| rain =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 24 June 1997
| team1 = Worcestershire
| score1 = 336/6 (60 overs)
| score2 = 225 all out (54.2 overs)
| team2 = Netherlands
| runs1 = Tom Moody 108 (145)
| wickets1 = Murray Goodwin 1/28 (5 overs)
| runs2 = Bas Zuiderent 99 (141)
| wickets2 = Graeme Hick 2/14 (4.2 overs)
| result = Worcestershire won by 111 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64204.html (scorecard)]
| umpires = John Steele & Peter Willey
| motm = Bas Zuiderent (Netherlands)
| rain =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 24 June 1997
| team1 = Yorkshire
| score1 = 249 all out (59.4 overs)
| score2 = 53 all out (18.5 overs)
| team2 = Ireland
| runs1 = Peter Hartley 83
| wickets1 = Paul McCrum 3/26 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Derek Heasley 18
| wickets2 = Darren Gough 7/27 (9.5 overs)
| result = Yorkshire won by 196 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64205.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Headingley, Leeds
| umpires = Jack Bond & Pasty Harris
| motm = Darren Gough (Yorkshire)
| rain =
}}
=Second round=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 9 July 1997
| team1 = Derbyshire
| score1 = 324/7 (60 overs)
| score2 = 180 all out (48.1 overs)
| team2 = Northamptonshire
| runs1 = Kim Barnett 111
| wickets1 = Rob Bailey 3/55 (9 overs)
| runs2 = Tony Penberthy 62
| wickets2 = Devon Malcolm 7/35 (10.1 overs)
| result = Derbyshire won by 144 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64280.html (scorecard)]
| venue = County Ground, Derby
| umpires = Tony Clarkson & John Holder
| motm = Devon Malcolm (Derbyshire)
| rain =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 9 July 1997
| team1 = Worcestershire
| score1 = 286/9 (60 overs)
| score2 = 287/3 (57.3 overs)
| team2 = Essex
| runs1 = Graeme Hick 146
| wickets1 = Ashley Cowan 2/50 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Stuart Law 100
| wickets2 = Phil Newport 1/32 (6 overs)
| result = Essex won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64281.html (scorecard)]
| venue = County Ground, Chelmsford
| umpires = Barrie Leadbeater & Bob White
| motm = Ronnie Irani (Essex)
| rain =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 9 July 1997
| team1 = Hampshire
| score1 = 302/6 (60 overs)
| score2 = 304/8 (59.4 overs)
| team2 = Glamorgan
| runs1 = Robin Smith 119
| wickets1 = Darren Thomas 2/70 (11 overs)
| runs2 = Adrian Dale 71
| wickets2 = John Stephenson 3/49 (12 overs)
| result = Glamorgan won by 2 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64282.html (scorecard)]
| venue = County Ground, Southampton
| umpires = Ray Julian & Barrie Meyer
| motm = Steve James (Glamorgan)
| rain =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 9 July 1997
| team1 = Yorkshire
| score1 = 310/5 (60 overs)
| score2 = 182 all out (47.2 overs)
| team2 = Leicestershire
| runs1 = Craig White 96*
| wickets1 = Gordon Parsons 3/68 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Iain Sutcliffe 90
| wickets2 = Richard Stemp 4/54 (12 overs)
| result = Yorkshire won by 128 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64283.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Grace Road, Leicester
| umpires = Allan Jones & Alan Whitehead
| motm = Craig White (Yorkshire)
| rain =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 9 July 1997
| team1 = Gloucestershire
| score1 = 277/9 (60 overs)
| score2 = 280/6 (59.3 overs)
| team2 = Middlesex
| runs1 = Monte Lynch 100
| wickets1 = Jacques Kallis 4/47 (11 overs)
| runs2 = Jacques Kallis 100
| wickets2 = Mark Alleyne 3/47 (12 overs)
| result = Middlesex won by 4 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64284.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge
| umpires = Ken Palmer & Roy Palmer
| motm = Jacques Kallis (Middlesex)
| rain =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 9 July 1997
| team1 = Nottinghamshire
| score1 = 176 all out (55.1 overs)
| score2 = 154 all out (55.5 overs)
| team2 = Surrey
| runs1 = Nathan Astle 56
| wickets1 = Saqlain Mushtaq 3/30 (8.1 overs)
| runs2 = Mark Butcher 35
| wickets2 = Chris Tolley 3/21 (9 overs)
| result = Nottinghamshire won by 22 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64285.html (scorecard)]
| umpires = Barry Dudleston & Trevor Jesty
| motm = Nathan Astle (Nottinghamshire)
| rain =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 9 July 1997
| team1 = Lancashire
| score1 = 283/6 (60 overs)
| score2 = 286/3 (56.3 overs)
| team2 = Sussex
| runs1 = John Crawley 113*
| wickets1 = Vasbert Drakes 2/35 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Keith Greenfield 129
| wickets2 = Ian Austin 4/45 (11 overs)
| result = Sussex won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64286.html (scorecard)]
| venue = County Ground, Hove
| umpires = John Harris & John Steele
| motm = Keith Greenfield (Sussex)
| rain =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 9 July 1997
| team1 = Warwickshire
| score1 = 220 all out (58.1 overs)
| score2 = 209 all out (58.3 overs)
| team2 = Somerset
| runs1 = Dominic Ostler 54
| wickets1 = Keith Parsons 3/34 (11 overs)
| runs2 = Simon Ecclestone 87
| wickets2 = Allan Donald 4/54 (12 overs)
| result = Warwickshire won by 11 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64287.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Edgbaston, Birmingham
| umpires = Nigel Plews & David Shepherd
| motm = Simon Ecclestone (Somerset)
| rain =
}}
=Quarter-finals=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 29 July 1997
| team1 = Derbyshire
| score1 = 327/8 (60 overs)
| score2 = 329/5 (59.2 overs)
| team2 = Sussex
| runs1 = Chris Adams 129*
| wickets1 = Vasbert Drakes 4/62 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Rajesh Rao 158
| wickets2 = Devon Malcolm 1/33 (6 overs)
| result = Sussex won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64397.html (scorecard)]
| venue = County Ground, Derby
| umpires = Dickie Bird & George Sharp
| motm = Rajesh Rao (Sussex)
| rain =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 29 July 1997
| team1 = Yorkshire
| score1 = 236/8 (60 overs)
| score2 = 237/9 (59 overs)
| team2 = Glamorgan
| runs1 = Darren Lehmann 105
| wickets1 = Dean Cosker 3/26 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Matthew Maynard 62
| wickets2 = Darren Gough 4/36 (12 overs)
| result = Glamorgan won by 1 wicket
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64398.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
| umpires = Barry Dudleston & Trevor Jesty
| motm = Waqar Younis (Glamorgan)
| rain =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 29 July 1997
| team1 = Warwickshire
| score1 = 286/6 (60 overs)
| score2 = 258/9 (60 overs)
| team2 = Middlesex
| runs1 = David Hemp 112
| wickets1 = Angus Fraser 1/31 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Mark Ramprakash 98
| wickets2 = Ashley Giles 3/49 (12 overs)
| result = Warwickshire won by 28 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64400.html (scorecard)]
| umpires = Graham Burgess & David Shepherd
| motm = David Hemp (Warwickshire)
| rain =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 29 July 1997
| team1 = Nottinghamshire
| score1 = 288/5 (60 overs)
| score2 = 289/7 (58.2 overs)
| team2 = Essex
| runs1 = Paul Johnson 106
| wickets1 = Stuart Law 2/54 (8 overs)
| runs2 = Nasser Hussain 89*
| wickets2 = Paul Franks 3/80 (12 overs)
| result = Essex won by 3 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64401.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Trent Bridge, Nottingham
| umpires = Jack Bond & Vanburn Holder
| motm = Nasser Hussain (Essex)
| rain =
}}
=Semi-finals=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 12, 13 August 1997
| team1 = Glamorgan
| score1 = 301/8 (60 overs)
| score2 = 303/9 (55 overs)
| team2 = Essex
| runs1 = Steve James 109
| wickets1 = Paul Grayson 2/51 (9 overs)
| runs2 = Stuart Law 90
| wickets2 = Darren Thomas 5/74 (12 overs)
| result = Essex won by 1 wicket
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64464.html (scorecard)]
| venue = County Ground, Chelmsford
| umpires = Chris Balderstone & David Constant
| motm = Stuart Law (Essex)
| rain = Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 13, 14 August 1997
| team1 = Warwickshire
| score1 = 342/3 (60 overs)
| score2 = 237 all out (53.1 overs)
| team2 = Sussex
| runs1 = David Hemp 111*
| wickets1 = Vasbert Drakes 2/38 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Mark Newell 79
| wickets2 = Allan Donald 5/37 (10.1 overs)
| result = Warwickshire won by 105 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64467.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Edgbaston, Birmingham
| umpires = John Hampshire & Ken Palmer
| motm = David Hemp (Warwickshire)
| rain = Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
}}
=Final=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 7 September 1997
| team1 = Warwickshire
| score1 = 170/8 (60 overs)
| score2 = 171/1 (26.3 overs)
| team2 = Essex
| runs1 = Dougie Brown 37 (62)
| wickets1 = Ashley Cowan 3/29 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Stuart Law 80* (71)
| wickets2 = Allan Donald 1/36 (6 overs)
| result = Essex won by 9 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64572.html (scorecard)]
| umpires = Mervyn Kitchen & Peter Willey
| motm = Stuart Law (Essex)
| rain =
}}
References
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External links
- [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1997_ENG_National_Westminster_Bank_Trophy_1997.html CricketArchive tournament page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103165421/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1997_ENG_National_Westminster_Bank_Trophy_1997.html |date=3 November 2012 }}
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