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1997 NatWest Trophy
Cricket tournament
Cricket tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| administrator | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| cricket format | Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) |
| tournament format | Knockout |
| champions | Essex |
| count | 2 |
| participants | 32 |
| matches | 30 |
| most runs | **333** Stuart Law (Essex) |
| most wickets | **15** Allan Donald (Warwickshire) |
| previous_year | 1996 |
| previous_tournament | 1996 NatWest Trophy |
| next_year | 1998 |
| next_tournament | 1998 NatWest Trophy |
The 1997 NatWest Trophy was the 17th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 24 June and 7 September 1997. The tournament was won by Essex County Cricket Club who defeated Warwickshire County Cricket Club by 9 wickets in the final at Lord's.
Format and highlights
The 18 first-class counties, were joined by eleven Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cumberland, Devon, Herefordshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Shropshire and Staffordshire.
The Ireland, Scotland and Netherlands teams also participated. There was some controversy in the semi-final at the County Ground, Chelmsford, when in a tense contest Mark Ilott of Essex and Robert Croft of Glamorgan had an on-field confrontation.
The final at Lord's which was held on 7 September 1997 and was won by Essex with Stuart Law scoring 80 and collecting the Man of the Match medal.
First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
References
References
- "NatWest Trophy, 1997 – Fixtures". CricketArchive.
- [http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/15388.html Mark Ilott – Cricinfo]
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