1987 Benson & Hedges Cup
Prize Money
Total sponsorship - GBP 436,770; prize money - GBP 84,900
Teams
Winners GBP 20,000
Losing finalists GBP 10,000
Losing semi-finalists GBP 4,750
Losing quarter-finalists GBP 2,375
Group Match Winners GBP 725
Gold Award Winners
Final GBP 550
Semi-finals GBP 275
Quarter-finals GBP 200
Group matches GBP 125
The positions in the group tables, where points are equal, now decided by batsmens' run-rate (the number of balls faced divided by the number of runs scored).
A Combined Universities team which could consist of players from any of the UAU-affiliated institutions replaced Oxford & Cambridge Universities.
Preliminary Rounds Table
GROUP A P W L NR Pts RR
Gloucestershire 4 3 1 0 6 1.41
Northamptonshire 4 2 2 0 4 1.26
Derbyshire 4 2 2 0 4 1.44
Nottinghamshire 4 2 2 0 4 1.72
Leicestershire 4 1 3 0 2 1.70
GROUP B P W L NR Pts RR
Yorkshire 4 4 0 0 8 1.51
Worcestershire 4 3 1 0 6 1.53
Warwickshire 4 1 2 1 3 1.68
Lancashire 4 1 2 1 3 1.74
Scotland 4 0 4 0 0 2.16
GROUP C P W L NR Pts RR
Somerset 4 3 1 0 6 1.25
Hampshire 4 3 1 0 6 1.40
Essex 4 2 2 0 4 1.91
Middlesex 4 1 2 1 3 1.72
Combined Universities 4 0 3 1 1 1.67
GROUP D P W L NR Pts RR
Surrey 4 4 0 0 8 1.37
Kent 4 3 1 0 6 1.28
Glamorgan 4 1 3 0 2 1.45
Sussex 4 1 3 0 2 1.53
Minor Counties 4 1 3 0 2 1.68
Quarter-Finals
Kent beat Gloucestershire by 1 wicket
Northamptonshire beat Somerset by 29 runs
Surrey beat Worcestershire by 7 wickets
Yorkshire beat Hampshire by 9 wickets
Semi-Finals
Northamptonshire beat Kent by 5 wickets
Yorkshire beat Surrey by 76 runs
Final
Yorkshire beat Northamptonshire by losing fewer wickets with the scores level
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