2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
The 2001 Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 1 May and 1 September 2001.[1] It was the first Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy following its change of name from the NatWest Trophy, with new sponsors Cheltenham & Gloucester plc. The tournament was won by Somerset who defeated Leicesterhire by 41 runs in the final at Lord's.
Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
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Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(50 overs per innings) |
Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
Champions | Somerset (3rd title) |
Participants | 56 |
Matches | 47 |
Most runs | 258 Graeme Hick (Worcestershire) |
Most wickets | 10 Peter Martin (Lancashire) |
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. Unlike previous years, the national teams of Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands and Scotland were unable to take part due to international commitments in the 2001 ICC Trophy.
The tournament was a knockout with four rounds before the quarter-final and semi-final stages. The winners of the semi-finals went on to the final at Lord's which was held on 1 September 2001.
First round
1 May 2001 (scorecard) |
Nottinghamshire Cricket Board 210/8 (50 overs) |
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Bedfordshire 212/7 (49.4 overs) |
1, 2 May 2001 (scorecard) |
Hampshire Cricket Board 29/2 (10 overs) |
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- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. Kent Cricket Board won on a bowl out.
1 May 2001 (scorecard) |
Yorkshire Cricket Board 160/6 (50 overs) |
v |
Lancashire Cricket Board 83 all out (42 overs) |
1, 2 May 2001 (scorecard) |
v |
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- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. Middlesex Cricket Board won on bowl out, 5–4
1, 2 May 2001 (scorecard) |
Wales Minor Counties 159/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Somerset Cricket Board 139 all out (47.1 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
1 May 2001 (scorecard) |
Staffordshire 78 all out (36.3 overs) |
v |
Worcestershire Cricket Board 79/2 (15.4 overs) |
1, 2 May 2001 (scorecard) |
Derbyshire Cricket Board 193/5 (50 overs) |
v |
Wiltshire 144 all out (46.4 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Second round
15 May 2001 (scorecard) |
Derbyshire Cricket Board 146 all out (46.3 overs) |
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Cambridgeshire 147/2 (35.1 overs) |
15, 16 May 2001 (scorecard) |
Cheshire 256/5 (50 overs) |
v |
Cornwall 258/7 (49.1 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
15 May 2001 (scorecard) |
Gloucestershire Cricket Board 169/9 (50 overs) |
v |
Herefordshire 172/5 (38.3 overs) |
15 May 2001 (scorecard) |
Durham Cricket Board 172 all out (47.2 overs) |
v |
Hertfordshire 172/8 (50 overs) |
15 May 2001 (scorecard) |
Northamptonshire Cricket Board 225/7 (50 overs) |
v |
Yorkshire Cricket Board 195/9 (50 overs) |
15 May 2001 (scorecard) |
Surrey Cricket Board 246/8 (50 overs) |
v |
Huntingdonshire 187 all out (46.1 overs) |
15 May 2001 (scorecard) |
Warwickshire Cricket Board 181 all out (49.4 overs) |
v |
Leicestershire Cricket Board 114 all out (44 overs) |
15, 16 May 2001 (scorecard) |
Cumberland 111/6 (38.4 overs) |
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- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. Cumberland won bowl out, 3–2.
Third round
21 June 2001 (scorecard) |
Warwickshire Cricket Board 163 all out (47 overs) |
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Lancashire 165/3 (34.5 overs) |
27 June 2001 (scorecard) |
Northamptonshire Cricket Board 277/6 (50 overs) |
v |
Northamptonshire 278/1 (41.2 overs) |
27 June 2001 (scorecard) |
Surrey Cricket Board 158 all out (45.1 overs) |
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Surrey 160/0 (27.1 overs) |
Mark Butcher 73* (85) |
27 June 2001 (scorecard) |
Gloucestershire 238/9 (50 overs) |
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Sussex Cricket Board 143 all out (39.2 overs) |
Fourth round
11, 12 July 2001 (scorecard) |
Sussex 151 all out (45.1 overs) |
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Lancashire 155/3 (35.2 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
11, 12 July 2001 (scorecard) |
Nottinghamshire 176 all out (40.4 overs) |
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Leicestershire 179/4 (42.1 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
11, 12 July 2001 (scorecard) |
Surrey 243 all out (50 overs) |
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Yorkshire 244/8 (48.1 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
12, 13 August 2001 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 190/9 (50 overs) |
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Leicestershire 194/3 (29.5 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Final
References
- "NatWest Trophy, 2001 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
External links
- CricketArchive tournament page Archived 3 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine