2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
The 2002 Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy was the 2nd Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy following its change of name from the NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 29 August 2001 and 31 August 2002.[1] The tournament was won by Yorkshire County Cricket Club who defeated Somerset County Cricket Club by 6 wickets in the final at Lord's.
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(50 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Yorkshire (3rd title) |
| Participants | 60 |
| Matches played | 61 |
| Most runs | 313 Ali Brown (Surrey) |
| Most wickets | 11 Richard Cooper (Staffordshire) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
Format
The 18 first-class counties, were joined by all twenty Minor Counties, plus Huntingdonshire. They were also joined by the cricket boards of Derbyshire, Durham, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Yorkshire. The national teams of Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands and Scotland returned to the competition after being unable to take part in the previous competition due to international commitments in the 2001 ICC Trophy.
The first and second rounds were played in 2001 to allow more room in the English cricket season schedule. Teams who won in the first round progressed to the second round. The winners in the second round then progressed to the third round. Winners in the third round progressed to the fourth round and winners from that round 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 31 August 2002.
First round
29 August 2001 (scorecard) |
Bedfordshire 367/3 (50 overs) |
v |
Derbyshire Cricket Board 182 all out (36.3 overs) |
29 August 2001 (scorecard) |
Buckinghamshire 224/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Worcestershire Cricket Board 185 all out (47 overs) |
29 August 2001 (scorecard) |
Lancashire Cricket Board 128 all out (46.2 overs) |
v |
Cheshire 131/2 (19.4 overs) |
29 August 2001 (scorecard) |
Warwickshire Cricket Board 212/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Cumberland 195 all out (48.4 overs) |
29 August 2001 (scorecard) |
Essex Cricket Board 237/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Sussex Cricket Board 243/4 (44 overs) |
29 August 2001 (scorecard) |
Staffordshire 268 all out (49.2 overs) |
v |
Hertfordshire 107 all out (34.3 overs) |
29 August 2001 (scorecard) |
Huntingdonshire 180/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Gloucestershire Cricket Board 183/5 (42.1 overs) |
29 August 2001 (scorecard) |
Northamptonshire Cricket Board 212 all out (49 overs) |
v |
Leicestershire Cricket Board 213/3 (33.3 overs) |
29 August 2001 (scorecard) |
Nottinghamshire Cricket Board 248/5 (50 overs) |
v |
Oxfordshire 249/5 (47.3 overs) |
Second round
13, 14 September 2001 (scorecard) |
Buckinghamshire 187 all out (47.3 overs) |
v |
Durham Cricket Board 166 all out (46.1 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
13, 14 September 2001 (scorecard) |
Warwickshire Cricket Board 232 all out (49.1 overs) |
v |
Cambridgeshire 157 all out (40 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
13, 14 September 2001 (scorecard) |
Cornwall 216/8 (45 overs) |
v |
Cheshire 151 all out (43.3 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
13 September 2001 (scorecard) |
Gloucestershire Cricket Board 185/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Yorkshire Cricket Board 186/6 (49.1 overs) |
13 September 2001 (scorecard) |
Ireland 241/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Hampshire Cricket Board 209 all out (50 overs) |
13, 14 September 2001 (scorecard) |
Kent Cricket Board 280/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Leicestershire Cricket Board 91 all out (26.5 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
13, 14 September 2001 (scorecard) |
Lincolnshire 244/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Surrey Cricket Board 150 all out (31 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
13, 14 September 2001 (scorecard) |
Norfolk 173 all out (48.1 overs) |
v |
Somerset Cricket Board 61/2 (22 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. When play was stopped Somerset Cricket Board needed to have scored 77 runs to win.
13, 14 September 2001 (scorecard) |
Northumberland 233/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Staffordshire 234/3 (45.1 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
13, 14 September 2001 (scorecard) |
Shropshire 200/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Oxfordshire 192/9 (50 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
13, 14 September 2001 (scorecard) |
Suffolk 254/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Herefordshire 151 all out (41.4 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
13 September 2001 (scorecard) |
Wales Minor Counties 238 all out (50 overs) |
v |
Sussex Cricket Board 235 all out (49.3 overs) |
13, 14 September 2001 (scorecard) |
Dorset 101 all out (43 overs) |
v |
Scotland 103/0 (15.5 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Third round
24 May 2002 (scorecard) |
Derbyshire 167 all out (46.2 overs) |
v |
Lancashire 169/0 (28.1 overs) |
Glen Chapple 81* (69) |
29, 30 May 2002 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire 125/7 (30 overs) |
v |
Cornwall 76 all out (29.2 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. Match was reduced to 30 overs per side.
29, 30 May 2002 (scorecard) |
Kent Cricket Board 145 all out (47.5 overs) |
v |
Hampshire 150/2 (26.3 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
29, 30 2002 (scorecard) |
Shropshire 98 all out (30.2 overs) |
v |
Gloucestershire 99/3 (27.2 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. Match was reduced to 32 overs per side, Gloucestershire target was 97 runs.
29, 30 May 2002 (scorecard) |
Durham 301/5 (50 overs) |
v |
Wales Minor Counties 65/2 (25 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. When play was halted Wales Minor Counties needed to have scored 115 runs to win.
29, 30 May 2002 (scorecard) |
Surrey 246/2 (50 overs) |
v |
Scotland 63/4 (24.1 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. When play was halted Scotland needed to have scored 119 runs to win.
Fourth round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
31 July, 1, 2, 3 August 2002 (scorecard) |
Surrey 173/8 (48 overs) |
v |
Yorkshire 167/0 (24.1 overs) |
Craig White 100* (78) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to four. Surrey innings was reduced to 48 overs. Yorkshire target was 167 runs in 42 overs.
Final
References
- "NatWest Trophy, 2002 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 June 2010.