1985 Benson & Hedges Cup
Prize Money
Total sponsorship - GBP 400,000; prize money - GBP 78,400
Teams
Winners GBP 17,000
Losing finalists GBP 8,500
Losing semi-finalists GBP 4,250
Losing quarter-finalists GBP 2,125
Group Match Winners GBP 725
Gold Award Winners
Final GBP 550
Semi-finals GBP 275
Quarter-finals GBP 200
Group matches GBP 125
Preliminary Rounds Table
GROUP A P W L NR Pts SR
Northamptonshire 4 2 0 2 6 40.95
Derbyshire 4 2 1 1 5 35.54
Nottinghamshire 4 2 1 1 5 39.76
Gloucestershire 4 2 2 0 4 40.93
Scotland 4 0 4 0 0 42.58
GROUP B P W L NR Pts SR
Worcestershire 4 3 1 0 6 40.89
Leicestershire 4 3 1 0 6 48.48
Yorkshire 4 2 2 0 4 30.78
Warwickshire 4 1 3 0 2 52.95
Lancashire 4 1 3 0 2 48.37
GROUP C P W L NR Pts SR
Essex 4 4 0 0 8 30.38
Middlesex 4 2 2 0 4 38.62
Surrey 4 2 2 0 4 43.77
Sussex 4 2 2 0 4 46.57
Oxford & Cambridge U 4 0 4 0 0 76.60
GROUP D P W L NR Pts SR
Hampshire 4 4 0 0 8 28.60
Kent 4 3 1 0 6 33.19
Glamorgan 4 2 2 0 4 31.41
Somerset 4 1 3 0 2 39.44
Minor Counties 4 0 4 0 0 53.76
Quarter-Finals
Essex beat Derbyshire by 18 runs
Leicestershire beat Hampshire by 4 runs
Kent qualified over Northamptonshire
Middlesex qualified over Worcestershire
Kent and Middlesex qualified for the semi-finals by virtue of having superior striking-rates in the group matches than their quarter-final opponents, their games at Northampton and Worcester being 'no result' matches.
Semi-Finals
Essex beat Middlesex by 62 runs
Leicestershire beat Kent by 8 wickets
Final
Leicestershire beat Essex by 5 wickets
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