1979 Benson & Hedges Cup
Prize Money
Total sponsorship - GBP 130,000; prize money - GBP 27,000
Teams
Winners GBP 6,500
Losing finalists GBP 2,500
Losing semi-finalists GBP 1,250
Losing quarter-finalists GBP 700
Team of the Week GBP 325
Group Match Winners GBP 220
Gold Award Winners
Final GBP 200
Semi-finals GBP 150
Quarter-finals GBP 100
Group matches GBP 50
The Minor Counties reverted to their original North and South division.
Preliminary Rounds Table
GROUP A P W L NR Pts SR
Somerset 4 3 1 0 9 33.32
Worcestershire 4 3 1 0 9 36.92
Glamorgan 4 2 1 1 7 36.04
Gloucestershire 4 1 3 0 3 53.10
Minor Counties (South) 4 0 3 1 1 55.69
GROUP B P W L NR Pts SR
Warwickshire 4 4 0 0 12 39.78
Derbyshire 4 2 1 1 7 33.43
Lancashire 4 2 1 1 7 49.50
Leicestershire 4 1 3 0 3 46.88
Hampshire 4 0 4 0 0 73.94
GROUP C P W L NR Pts SR
Essex 4 3 1 0 9 39.77
Surrey 4 3 1 0 9 34.97
Sussex 4 2 2 0 6 47.91
Northamptonshire 4 2 2 0 6 55.00
Oxford & Cambridge U 4 0 4 0 0 93.28
GROUP D P W L NR Pts SR
Middlesex 4 3 0 1 10 35.22
Yorkshire 4 2 0 2 8 33.11
Nottinghamshire 4 2 1 1 7 41.90
Kent 4 1 3 0 3 35.13
Minor Counties (North) 4 0 4 0 0 123.14
Quarter-Finals
Essex beat Warwickshire by 44 runs
Derbyshire beat Glamorgan by 6 wickets
Yorkshire beat Middlesex by 4 wickets
Surrey beat Worcestershire by 7 wickets
Semi-Finals
Surrey beat Derbyshire by 6 runs
Essex beat Yorkshire by 3 wickets
Final
Essex beat Surrey by 35 runs
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