1996 NatWest Trophy
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format |
(60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Lancashire (6th title) |
| Participants | 32 |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Most runs | 291 Stuart Law (Essex) |
| Most wickets | 12 Peter Martin (Lancashire) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
The 1996 NatWest Trophy was the 16th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 25 June and 7 September 1996.[1] The tournament was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club who defeated Essex County Cricket Club by 129 runs in the final at Lord's.
Format
The 18 first-class counties, were joined by eleven Minor Counties: Berkshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, Cumberland, Devon, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Oxfordshire, Staffordshire and Suffolk. The Ireland national cricket team, Scotland national cricket team and the Netherlands national cricket team 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 7 September 1996.
First round
25 June 1996 (scorecard) |
| Durham 300/7 (60 overs) |
v |
Scotland 202/6 (60 overs) |
| George Reifer 103 (173) Melvyn Betts 3/33 (12 overs) |
25 June 1996 (scorecard) |
| Gloucestershire 222 all out (59.5 overs) |
v |
Lincolnshire 135 all out (47.3 overs) |
25, 26 June 1996 (scorecard) |
| Sussex 384/9 (60 overs) |
v |
Ireland 80 all out (33.3 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Second round
Quarter-finals
30, 31 July 1996 (scorecard) |
| Somerset 225 all out (59.1 overs) |
v |
Surrey 226/5 (52.5 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Semi-finals
Final
References
- ↑ "NatWest Trophy, 1996 - Fixtures". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 June 2010.