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1973 Benson & Hedges Cup



Prize Money

The sponsorship amounts were the same as 1972.

Total sponsorship - GBP 80,000

Teams
Winners                         GBP 2,500
Losing finalists                GBP 1,250
Losing semi-finalists           GBP 625
Losing quarter-finalists        GBP 400
Team of the Week                GBP 250
Group Match Winners             GBP 150

Gold Award Winners
Final                           GBP 100
Semi-finals                     GBP 75
Quarter-finals                  GBP 50
Group matches                   GBP 25

The groups were the same except for Oxford University replacing Cambridge University. In each group match the winners were again awarded three points but the awarding of a bonus point if their opponents were all out was discontinued. Instead final placings were decided by striking rate (balls per wicket).

Preliminary Rounds Table

NORTH                   P       W       L       Pts
Nottinghamshire         4       3       1       9
Lancashire              4       3       1       9
Yorkshire               4       3       1       9
Derbyshire              4       1       3       3
Minor Counties (North)  4       0       4       0

MIDLAND                 P       W       L       Pts
Leicestershire          4       3       1       9
Worcestershire          4       3       1       9
Warwickshire            4       2       2       6
Northamptonshire        4       1       3       3
Oxford University       4       1       3       3

SOUTH                   P       W       L       Pts
Kent                    4       3       1       9
Essex                   4       2       2       6
Surrey                  4       2       2       6
Sussex                  4       1       3       3
Middlesex               4       1       3       3

WEST                    P       W       L       Pts
Hampshire               4       3       1       9
Glamorgan               4       3       1       9
Gloucestershire         4       2       2       6
Somerset                4       2       2       6
Minor Counties (South)  4       0       4       0

Quarter-Finals
Essex beat Leicestershire by 6 wickets
Kent beat Hampshire by 11 runs
Lancashire beat Glamorgan by 159 runs
Worcestershire beat Nottinghamshire by 89 runs

Semi-Finals
Kent beat Essex by 46 runs
Worcestershire beat Lancashire by losing fewer wickets

Final
Kent beat Worcestershire by 39 runs



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