The 1997 Benson & Hedges Cup was the twenty-sixth edition of cricket's Benson & Hedges Cup. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 28 April and 12 July 1997.
The competition was won by Surrey County Cricket Club for the second time, defeating Kent County Cricket Club by 8 wickets in the final at Lord's on 12 July 1997.
Fixtures and results
Group stage
Group A TeamPldWLNRAPtsNRRA100 Yorkshire 5 4 1 0 0 8 16.132 Warwickshire 5 3 2 0 0 6 15.220 Derbyshire 5 3 2 0 0 6 2.689 Lancashire 5 3 2 0 0 6 -1.503 Worcestershire 5 2 3 0 0 4 -3.896 Minor Counties 5 0 5 0 0 0 -28.565 Source:
Group B TeamPldWLNRAPtsNRRA100 Leicestershire 4 3 1 0 0 6 18.149 Northamptonshire 4 3 1 0 0 6 9.131 Durham 4 2 2 0 0 4 14.744 Nottinghamshire 4 1 2 0 1 3 -12.968 Scotland 4 0 3 0 1 1 -51.265 Source:
Group C TeamPldWLNRAPtsNRRA100 Kent 5 4 0 1 0 9 9.850 Surrey 5 4 1 0 0 8 21.192 Gloucestershire 5 2 2 1 0 5 7.062 Sussex 5 2 3 0 0 4 -0.512 Hampshire 5 1 4 0 0 2 -15.496 British Universities 5 1 4 0 0 2 -18.565 Source:
Group D TeamPldWLNRAPtsNRRA100 Essex 4 3 0 0 1 7 8.538 Somerset 4 3 1 0 0 6 29.875 Glamorgan 4 2 2 0 0 4 -6.827 Ireland 4 1 2 0 1 3 -32.622 Middlesex 4 0 4 0 0 0 -6.750 Source:
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
References
See also Benson & Hedges Cup