2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
The 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy was an English county cricket tournament, held between 28 August 2003 and 28 August 2004.[1] The competition was won by Gloucestershire Gladiators who beat the Worcestershire Royals by 8 wickets at Lord's. This was the final year where only red balls and white clothing was used in the competition.
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (50 overs) |
| Tournament format(s) | knockout |
| Champions | Gloucestershire Gladiators (5th title) |
| Participants | 42 |
| Matches | 41 |
| Most runs | Craig Spearman 364 (for Gloucestershire Gladiators) |
| Most wickets | Dougie Brown 13 (for Warwickshire Bears) |
| Official website | Cricinfo tournament page |
Format
The eighteen first-class counties, joined by 20 Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, Cumberland, Devon, Dorset, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northumberland, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Wales Minor Counties, and Wiltshire. They were also joined by the national teams of Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Scotland. Teams who won in the first round progressed to the second round. The 18 first class counties plus Berkshire, Cambridgeshire, Staffordshire, and Wiltshire joined in the second round. The winners in the second round then progressed third round. The winners in the third 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 28 August 2004.
Fixtures
First round
28–29 August 2003 (scorecard) |
Buckinghamshire 272–6 (48 overs) |
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- No play on the reserve day, Dorset won bowl out 4–1
28–29 August 2003 (scorecard) |
Ireland 387–4 (50 overs) |
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Hertfordshire 312 all out (43.2 overs) |
- Reserve day used
28–29 August 2003 (scorecard) |
Northumberland 139 all out (39 overs) |
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Shropshire 131–1 (20.1 overs) |
- Reserve day used
Second round
5 May 2004 (scorecard) |
Gloucestershire Gladiators 264–6 (50 overs) |
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Netherlands 192 all out (47.2 overs) |
5 May 2004 (scorecard) |
Somerset Sabres 290–6 (50 overs) |
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Derbyshire Phantoms 276 all out (48.5 overs) |
5–6 May 2004 (scorecard) |
Dorset 97 all out (38.2 overs) |
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Yorkshire Phoenix 101–2 (16.5 overs) |
- Reserve day used
5–6 May 2004 (scorecard) |
Berkshire 143 all out (44.4 overs) |
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Kent Spitfires 144–1 (16.3 overs) |
- Reserve day used
5–6 May 2004 (scorecard) |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks 273 all out (49.1 overs) |
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Cambridgeshire 110 all out (40.1 overs) |
- Reserve day used
5–6 May 2004 (scorecard) |
Middlesex Crusaders 277–6 (50.0 overs) |
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Wales Minor Counties 103 all out (41.1 overs) |
5–6 May 2004 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire Royals 279–8 (47 overs) |
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Herefordshire 146–4 (29 overs) |
- Reserve day used
5–6 May 2004 (scorecard) |
Leicestershire Foxes 156 all out (47.2 overs) |
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Devon 156–9 (50 overs) |
- Reserve day used
5–6 May 2004 (scorecard) |
Sussex Sharks 245 all out (49.4 overs) |
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Durham Dynamos 223 all out (48.4 overs) |
- Reserve day used
5–6 May 2004 (scorecard) |
Surrey Brown Caps 261 all out (49.5 overs) |
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Ireland 262–5 (48.2 overs) |
- Reserve day used
5–6 May 2004 (scorecard) |
Shropshire 119 all out (42.5 overs) |
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Warwickshire Bears 121–2 (21 overs) |
- Reserve day used
17 May 2004 (scorecard) |
Wiltshire 186–7 (50 overs) |
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Nottinghamshire Outlaws 189–4 (38.2 overs) |
- Match was originally scheduled for 5 May
Third round
29 May 2004 (scorecard) |
Hampshire Hawks 154 all out (46.1 overs) |
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Gloucestershire Gladiators 157–7 (37.5 overs) |
29 May 2004 (scorecard) |
Essex Eagles 309–4 (50 overs) |
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Nottinghamshire Outlaws 125 all out (21.2 overs) |
29 May 2004 (scorecard) |
Kent Spitfires 211 all out (49.4 overs) |
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Warwickshire Bears 215–1 (37.5 overs) |
29 May 2004 (scorecard) |
Somerset Sabres 95 all out (27.3 overs) |
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Worcestershire Royals 100–2 (14.3 overs) |
Quarter-finals
15 June 2004 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire Royals 204 all out (50 overs) |
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Essex Eagles 183 all out (48.1 overs) |
16 June 2004 (scorecard) |
Gloucestershire Gladiators 239–8 (50 overs) |
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Middlesex Crusaders 223–8 (50 overs) |
16 June 2004 (scorecard) |
Warwickshire Bears 343–4 (50 overs) |
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Northamptonshire Steelbacks 270 all out (43.5 overs) |
Semi-finals
17 July 2004 (scorecard) |
Yorkshire Phoenix 243–6 (50 overs) |
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Gloucestershire Gladiators 247–5 (46.1 overs) |
17 July 2004 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire Royals 257–4 (50 overs) |
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Warwickshire Bears 216 all out (47.4 overs) |
Final
28 August 2004 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire Royals 236–9 (50 overs) |
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Gloucestershire Gladiators 237–2 (43.5 overs) |
- This was the last 50 overs-a-side English domestic final to be played with white clothing and red balls.
References
- "Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, 2004 – Fixtures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2009.