1986 NatWest Trophy
The 1986 NatWest Trophy was the 6th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 25 June and 6 September 1986.[1] The tournament was won by Sussex County Cricket Club who defeated Lancashire County Cricket Club by 7 wickets in the final at Lord's.
| Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Sussex (4th title) |
| Participants | 32 |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Most runs | 202 Allan Green (Sussex) |
| Most wickets | 11 Imran Khan (Sussex) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
Summary
The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by thirteen Minor Counties: Berkshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, Cumberland, Devon, Dorset, Durham, Hertfordshire, Northumberland, Oxfordshire, Staffordshire and Suffolk. The Ireland national cricket team and the Scotland national cricket team also participated.
Teams who won in the first round progressed to the second round. The winners in the second round then progressed to the quarter-final stage. Winners from the quarter-finals then progressed to the semi-finals from which the winners then went on to the final at Lord's which was held on 6 September 1986.
In the first round at Derby, Derbyshire batsmen Alan Hill and Iain Anderson put on a then record partnership for any wicket in limited overs cricket. 286, for the 2nd wicket versus Cornwall. The semi-final between Worcestershire and Sussex at Worcester took three days to complete due to bad weather. Sussex won by 5 wickets and Imran Khan was the man of the match. At The Oval, Lancashire won by 4 runs Trevor Jesty scored 112 and was man of the match for Surrey.[2]
In the Final, Ian Gould's Sussex beat Lancashire by 7 wickets. Medium pace bowler Dermot Reeve took 4-20 and was man of the match. Paul Parker scored the highest score of the game, 85. This was the last big game for Lancashire, and former West Indies, captain Clive Lloyd who retired at the end of the season.[2]
First round
Second round
9, 10 July 1986 (scorecard) |
Gloucestershire 177 all out (55.4 overs) |
v |
Leicestershire 179/4 (56.1 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
9, 10 July 1986 (scorecard) |
Yorkshire 205/9 (60 overs) |
v |
Middlesex 185 all out (57.3 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Quarter-finals
30, 31 July, 1 August 1986 (scorecard) |
Leicestershire 223/8 (60 overs) |
v |
Lancashire 226/4 (53.3 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
30, 31 July 1986 (scorecard) |
Warwickshire 136/8 (60 overs) |
v |
Worcestershire 137/2 (39.3 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
30, 31 July 1986 (scorecard) |
Sussex 213/7 (60 overs) |
v |
Yorkshire 125 all out (38.3 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Semi-finals
13, 14, 15 August 1986 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire 125 all out (51 overs) |
v |
Sussex 126/5 (49 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
Final
References
- "NatWest Trophy, 1986 - Fixtures". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- Benson and Hedges Cricket Year - Fifth Edition September 1985 to September 1986 - Editor David Lemmon pages 333-430