1988 NatWest Trophy
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format |
(60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Middlesex (4th title) |
| Participants | 32 |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Most runs | 296 Graeme Hick (Worcestershire) |
| Most wickets | 12 Angus Fraser (Middlesex) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
The 1988 NatWest Trophy was the 8th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 22 June and 3 September 1988.[1] The tournament was won by Middlesex County Cricket Club who defeated Worcestershire County Cricket Club by 3 wickets in the final at Lord's.
Format
The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by thirteen Minor Counties: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cumberland, Devon, Durham, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk and Wiltshire. 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 3 September 1988.
First round
22 June 1988 (scorecard) |
| Glamorgan 179 all out (59.2 overs) |
v |
Scotland 94 all out (45.2 overs) |
| Gordon McGurk 36 Ravi Shastri 5/13 (11 overs) |
Second round
6, 7, 8 July 1988 (scorecard) |
| Derbyshire 190 all out (58.4 overs) |
v |
Cheshire 103 all out (48.5 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
6, 7 July 1988 (scorecard) |
| Essex 141 all out (45 overs) |
v |
Surrey 142/7 (48.5 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
6, 7 July 1988 (scorecard) |
| Glamorgan 246/5 (60 overs) |
v |
Lancashire 215 all out (57.5 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
6, 7 July 1988 (scorecard) |
| Gloucestershire 273/5 (60 overs) |
v |
Leicestershire 200 all out (47.2 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
6, 7, 8 July 1988 (scorecard) |
| Worcestershire 285/5 (60 overs) |
v |
Nottinghamshire 74/3 (20.3 overs) |
| Tim Curtis 120 Kevin Saxelby 2/68 (12 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
6, 7, 8 July 1988 (scorecard) |
| Middlesex 225/7 (60 overs) |
v |
Yorkshire 188 all out (58 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
10 August 1988 (scorecard) |
| Worcestershire 268 all out (59.5 overs) |
v |
Hampshire 239 all out (58.3 overs) |
Final
References
- ↑ "NatWest Trophy, 1988 - Fixtures". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 May 2010.