| Administrator | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (55 overs per innings) |
| Champions | Kent (3rd title) |
| Participants | 20 |
| Matches | 47 |
| Most runs | 349 –Alan Hill (Derbyshire) |
| Most wickets | 18 –Eddie Barlow (Derbyshire) 18 –Wayne Daniel (Middlesex) |
←1977 1979 → | |
The1978 Benson & Hedges Cup was the seventh edition of cricket'sBenson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won byKent County Cricket Club.
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derbyshire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 40.719 |
| Warwickshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 36.636 |
| Lancashire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 46.143 |
| Gloucestershire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38.727 |
| Minor Counties West | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.667 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 31.556 |
| Glamorgan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 36.629 |
| Hampshire | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 37.87 |
| Worcestershire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37.667 |
| Oxford and Cambridge Universities | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80.154 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sussex | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 26.344 |
| Middlesex | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 30.912 |
| Leicestershire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 38.529 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44.407 |
| Minor Counties East | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.208 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | A | Pts | BowSR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 46.25 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 43.043 |
| Surrey | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 48.92 |
| Yorkshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31.242 |
| Essex | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54.632 |
7, 8 June 1978 Scorecard |
Derbyshire 154 all out (52 overs) | v | Middlesex 125 all out (48.4 overs) |
Derbyshire won by 29 runs County Ground,Derby Umpires:Ray Julian &Tom Spencer Player of the match:Eddie Barlow (Derbyshire) |
7 June 1978 Scorecard |
Nottinghamshire 209/7 (55 overs) | v | Kent 210/3 (49 overs) |
Kent won by 7 wickets St Lawrence Ground,Canterbury Umpires:John Langridge &Alan Whitehead Player of the match:Alan Ealham (Kent) |
7, 8 June 1978 Scorecard |
Somerset 218/9 (55 overs) | v | Sussex 116 all out (42.2 overs) |
Somerset won by 102 runs County Ground,Hove Umpires:David Constant &David Halfyard Player of the match:Ian Botham (Somerset) |
7, 8 June 1978 Scorecard |
Warwickshire 205/6 (55 overs) | v | Glamorgan 159 all out (49.2 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 46 runs Edgbaston,Birmingham Umpires:Cec Pepper &Dusty Rhodes Player of the match:John Whitehouse (Warwickshire) |
21, 22 June 1978 Scorecard |
Derbyshire 203/9 (55 overs) | v | Warwickshire 162 all out (50.4 overs) |
Derbyshire won by 41 runs County Ground,Derby Umpires:Bill Alley &Ken Palmer Player of the match:Anthony Borrington (Derbyshire) |
21, 22, 23 June 1978 Scorecard |
Kent 204/8 (55 overs) | v | Somerset 163 all out (51.2 overs) |
Kent won by 41 runs County Ground,Taunton Umpires:Lloyd Budd &Tom Spencer Player of the match:Chris Tavaré (Kent) |
22 July 1978 Scorecard |
Derbyshire 147 all out (54.4 overs) | v | Kent 151/4 (41.4 overs) |
Kent won by 6 wickets Lord's,London Umpires:David Constant &John Langridge Player of the match:Bob Woolmer (Kent) |
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