1997 NatWest Trophy
Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
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Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) |
Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
Champions | Essex (2nd title) |
Participants | 32 |
Matches | 30 |
Most runs | 333 Stuart Law (Essex) |
Most wickets | 15 Allan Donald (Warwickshire) |
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The 1997 NatWest Trophy was the 17th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 24 June and 7 September 1997.[1] The tournament was won by Essex County Cricket Club who defeated Warwickshire County Cricket Club by 9 wickets in the final at Lord's.
Format and highlights
The 18 first-class counties, were joined by eleven Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cumberland, Devon, Herefordshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Shropshire and Staffordshire.
The Ireland, Scotland and Netherlands teams also participated. There was some controversy in the semi-final at the County Ground, Chelmsford, when in a tense contest Mark Ilott of Essex and Robert Croft of Glamorgan had an on-field confrontation.[2]
The final at Lord's which was held on 7 September 1997 and was won by Essex with Stuart Law scoring 80 and collecting the Man of the Match medal.
First round
24 June 1997 (scorecard) |
Essex 327/7 (60 overs) | v | Buckinghamshire 238/7 (60 overs) |
Neil Burns 51 Paul Grayson 3/40 (11 overs) |
Essex won by 89 runs Wilton Park, Beaconsfield Umpires: Tony Clarkson & John Hampshire Player of the match: Robert Rollins (Essex) |
24 June 1997 (scorecard) |
Hampshire 321/4 (60 overs) | v | Cambridgeshire 82 all out (32.2 overs) |
Robin Smith 126 Dominic Ralfs 2/69 (12 overs) |
Hampshire won by 239 runs Wisbech Cricket Club Ground, Wisbech Umpires: Mark Benson & Bob White Player of the match: Robin Smith (Hampshire) |
24 June 1997 (scorecard) |
Northamptonshire 223 all out (56.4 overs) | v | Cumberland 187/9 (60 overs) |
Andrew Mawson 77 Tony Penberthy 5/56 (11 overs) |
Northamptonshire won by 36 runs Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Michael Johnson & Barrie Leadbeater Player of the match: Tony Penberthy (Northamptonshire) |
24 June 1997 (scorecard) |
Leicestershire 225/8 (60 overs) | v | Devon 172/9 (60 overs) |
Gareth Townsend 37 Tim Mason 3/29 (12 overs) |
Leicestershire won by 53 runs The Maer Ground, Exmouth Umpires: Neil Mallender & George Sharp Player of the match: Iain Sutcliffe (Leicestershire) |
24 June 1997 (scorecard) |
Bedfordshire 179/9 (60 overs) | v | Glamorgan 182/3 (30.2 overs) |
Robert Croft 64 Richard Dalton 3/32 (6 overs) |
Glamorgan won by 7 wickets Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Nigel Cowley & Vanburn Holder Player of the match: Robert Croft (Glamorgan) |
24 June 1997 (scorecard) |
Gloucestershire 351/2 (60 overs) | v | Scotland 250/9 (60 overs) |
Tony Wright 177 Greig Williamson 1/28 (4 overs) | Bruce Patterson 77 Tim Hancock 6/58 (12 overs) |
Gloucestershire won by 101 runs The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol Umpires: John Holder & Martin Reed Player of the match: Tony Wright (Gloucestershire) |
24 June 1997 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 351/7 (60 overs) | v | Berkshire 182/5 (60 overs) |
James Hodgson 53* Gary Yates 2/15 (12 overs) |
Lancashire won by 169 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Dickie Bird & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Mark Harvey (Lancashire) |
24 June 1997 (scorecard) |
Lincolnshire 116 all out (50.2 overs) | v | Derbyshire 121/2 (19 overs) |
Derbyshire won by 8 wickets Lindum Sports Club Ground, Lincoln Umpires: Paul Adams & Nigel Plews Player of the match: Chris Adams (Derbyshire) |
24 June 1997 (scorecard) |
Kent 225 all out (59.5 overs) | v | Middlesex 227/7 (59.2 overs) |
Nigel Llong 68 Richard Johnson 5/50 (12 overs) |
Middlesex won by 3 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Graham Burgess & Barrie Meyer Player of the match: Mark Ramprakash (Middlesex) |
24 June 1997 (scorecard) |
Staffordshire 95 all out (45.3 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 96/0 (31.5 overs) |
Nottinghamshire won by 10 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Chris Balderstone & Mervyn Kitchen Player of the match: Nathan Astle (Nottinghamshire) |
24 June 1997 (scorecard) |
Somerset 367/5 (60 overs) | v | Herefordshire 136 all out (37.4 overs) |
Robert Hall 29 (43) Mushtaq Ahmed 4/27 (12 overs) |
Somerset won by 231 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: David Constant & Kevin Lyons Player of the match: Simon Ecclestone (Somerset) |
24 June 1997 (scorecard) |
Durham 247/7 (60 overs) | v | Surrey 251/5 (48.5 overs) |
John Morris 75 (114) Ian Salisbury 3/36 (12 overs) |
Surrey won by 5 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Trevor Jesty & Roy Palmer Player of the match: Alec Stewart (Surrey) |
24 June 1997 (scorecard) |
Shropshire 116 all out (47.5 overs) | v | Sussex 119/0 (45.4 overs) |
Andy Johnson 15 James Kirtley 5/39 (12 overs) |
Sussex won by 10 wickets County Ground, Hove Umpires: Ray Julian & Jeremy Lloyds Player of the match: James Kirtley (Sussex) |
24 June 1997 (scorecard) |
Warwickshire 207 all out (59.3 overs) | v | Norfolk 127 all out (48.2 overs) |
Ashley Giles 69 Paul Newman 4/23 (12 overs) | Steve Goldsmith 22 Ashley Giles 5/21 (12 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 80 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: John Harris & Allan Jones Player of the match: Ashley Giles (Warwickshire) |
24 June 1997 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire 336/6 (60 overs) | v | Netherlands 225 all out (54.2 overs) |
Worcestershire won by 111 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: John Steele & Peter Willey Player of the match: Bas Zuiderent (Netherlands) |
24 June 1997 (scorecard) |
Yorkshire 249 all out (59.4 overs) | v | Ireland 53 all out (18.5 overs) |
Peter Hartley 83 Paul McCrum 3/26 (12 overs) |
Yorkshire won by 196 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Jack Bond & Pasty Harris Player of the match: Darren Gough (Yorkshire) |
Second round
9 July 1997 (scorecard) |
Derbyshire 324/7 (60 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 180 all out (48.1 overs) |
Kim Barnett 111 Rob Bailey 3/55 (9 overs) |
Derbyshire won by 144 runs County Ground, Derby Umpires: Tony Clarkson & John Holder Player of the match: Devon Malcolm (Derbyshire) |
9 July 1997 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire 286/9 (60 overs) | v | Essex 287/3 (57.3 overs) |
Essex won by 7 wickets County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Barrie Leadbeater & Bob White Player of the match: Ronnie Irani (Essex) |
9 July 1997 (scorecard) |
Hampshire 302/6 (60 overs) | v | Glamorgan 304/8 (59.4 overs) |
Robin Smith 119 Darren Thomas 2/70 (11 overs) | Adrian Dale 71 John Stephenson 3/49 (12 overs) |
Glamorgan won by 2 wickets County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Ray Julian & Barrie Meyer Player of the match: Steve James (Glamorgan) |
9 July 1997 (scorecard) |
Yorkshire 310/5 (60 overs) | v | Leicestershire 182 all out (47.2 overs) |
Yorkshire won by 128 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Allan Jones & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Craig White (Yorkshire) |
9 July 1997 (scorecard) |
Gloucestershire 277/9 (60 overs) | v | Middlesex 280/6 (59.3 overs) |
Middlesex won by 4 wickets Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge Umpires: Ken Palmer & Roy Palmer Player of the match: Jacques Kallis (Middlesex) |
9 July 1997 (scorecard) |
Nottinghamshire 176 all out (55.1 overs) | v | Surrey 154 all out (55.5 overs) |
Nottinghamshire won by 22 runs The Oval, London Umpires: Barry Dudleston & Trevor Jesty Player of the match: Nathan Astle (Nottinghamshire) |
9 July 1997 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 283/6 (60 overs) | v | Sussex 286/3 (56.3 overs) |
Keith Greenfield 129 Ian Austin 4/45 (11 overs) |
Sussex won by 7 wickets County Ground, Hove Umpires: John Harris & John Steele Player of the match: Keith Greenfield (Sussex) |
9 July 1997 (scorecard) |
Warwickshire 220 all out (58.1 overs) | v | Somerset 209 all out (58.3 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 11 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Nigel Plews & David Shepherd Player of the match: Simon Ecclestone (Somerset) |
Quarter-finals
29 July 1997 (scorecard) |
Derbyshire 327/8 (60 overs) | v | Sussex 329/5 (59.2 overs) |
Sussex won by 5 wickets County Ground, Derby Umpires: Dickie Bird & George Sharp Player of the match: Rajesh Rao (Sussex) |
29 July 1997 (scorecard) |
Yorkshire 236/8 (60 overs) | v | Glamorgan 237/9 (59 overs) |
Glamorgan won by 1 wicket Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Barry Dudleston & Trevor Jesty Player of the match: Waqar Younis (Glamorgan) |
29 July 1997 (scorecard) |
Warwickshire 286/6 (60 overs) | v | Middlesex 258/9 (60 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 28 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Graham Burgess & David Shepherd Player of the match: David Hemp (Warwickshire) |
29 July 1997 (scorecard) |
Nottinghamshire 288/5 (60 overs) | v | Essex 289/7 (58.2 overs) |
Paul Johnson 106 Stuart Law 2/54 (8 overs) |
Essex won by 3 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Jack Bond & Vanburn Holder Player of the match: Nasser Hussain (Essex) |
Semi-finals
12, 13 August 1997 (scorecard) |
Glamorgan 301/8 (60 overs) | v | Essex 303/9 (55 overs) |
Steve James 109 Paul Grayson 2/51 (9 overs) |
Essex won by 1 wicket County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Chris Balderstone & David Constant Player of the match: Stuart Law (Essex) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
13, 14 August 1997 (scorecard) |
Warwickshire 342/3 (60 overs) | v | Sussex 237 all out (53.1 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 105 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: John Hampshire & Ken Palmer Player of the match: David Hemp (Warwickshire) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Final
7 September 1997 (scorecard) |
Warwickshire 170/8 (60 overs) | v | Essex 171/1 (26.3 overs) |
Essex won by 9 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Mervyn Kitchen & Peter Willey Player of the match: Stuart Law (Essex) |
References
External links
- CricketArchive tournament page Archived 3 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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