The 1996 Benson & Hedges Cup was the twenty-fifth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 26 April and 13 July 1996.
The competition was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club for a record fourth time, defeating Northamptonshire County Cricket Club by 31 runs in the final at Lord's on 13 July 1996.
Format At the TCCB's winter meeting on 13 December 1995, it was agreed to reduce the format of the cup from 55 to 50 overs a side.
Fixtures and results
Group stage
Group A TeamPldWLNRAPtsNRRA100 Lancashire 5 5 0 0 0 10 11.579 Warwickshire 5 3 1 1 0 7 39.578 Leicestershire 5 3 2 0 0 6 -3.928 Derbyshire 5 2 3 0 0 4 -4.790 Durham 5 1 3 1 0 3 -6.834 Minor Counties 5 0 5 0 0 0 -26.535 Source:
Group B TeamPldWLNRAPtsNRRA100 Northamptonshire 4 4 0 0 0 8 11.058 Yorkshire 4 3 1 0 0 6 15.255 Nottinghamshire 4 2 2 0 0 4 4.553 Worcestershire 4 1 3 0 0 2 2.284 Scotland 4 0 4 0 0 0 -36.257 Source:
Group C TeamPldWLNRAPtsNRRA100 Glamorgan 5 4 1 0 0 8 8.739 Kent 5 4 1 0 0 8 4.078 Essex 5 3 2 0 0 6 11.240 Somerset 5 3 2 0 0 6 4.764 Middlesex 5 1 4 0 0 2 -11.466 British Universities 5 0 5 0 0 0 -17.944 Source:
Group D TeamPldWLNRAPtsNRRA100 Surrey 4 4 0 0 0 8 18.977 Gloucestershire 4 3 1 0 0 6 17.850 Hampshire 4 2 2 0 0 4 12.750 Sussex 4 1 3 0 0 2 -1.286 Ireland 4 0 4 0 0 0 -49.884 Source:
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
References
See also Benson & Hedges Cup