2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (50 overs) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Gloucestershire (4th title) |
| Participants | 54 |
| Matches played | 59 |
| Most runs |
Vikram Solanki 270 (for Worcestershire) |
| Most wickets |
Andrew Clarke 11 (for Buckinghamshire) |
| Official website | Cricinfo tournament page |
The 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy was an English county cricket tournament, held between 29 August 2002 and 30 August 2003.[1] The competition was won by Gloucestershire who beat Worcestershire by 7 wickets at Lord's.
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, as well as the additional minor county of Huntingdonshire. They were joined by the cricket boards of Durham, Derbyshire, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Yorkshire. They were joined by the national teams of Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands and Scotland. The first and second rounds were played in August and September 2002. Teams who won in the first round progressed to the second round. The winners in the second round then progressed to the third round. The winners in the third round progressed to the quarter-final stage. Winners from the quarter-finals them progressed to the semi-finals from which the winners then went on to the final at Lord's which was held on 30 August 2003.
Fixtures
First Round
29, 30 August 2002 (scorecard) |
| Cornwall 301–8 (50 overs) |
v |
Somerset Cricket Board 299 all out (50 overs) |
- Match extended to 2 days
29 August 2002 (scorecard) |
| Cumberland 280–5 (50 overs) |
v |
Nottinghamshire Cricket Board 194 all out (50 overs) |
29 August 2002 (scorecard) |
| Surrey Cricket Board 290–4 (50 overs) |
v |
Gloucestershire Cricket Board 273–8 (50 overs) |
29 August 2002 (scorecard) |
| Hampshire Cricket Board 280–6 (50 overs) |
v |
Wiltshire 196 all out (41.4 overs) |
29 August 2002 (scorecard) |
| Middlesex Cricket Board 239–9 (50 overs) |
v |
Derbyshire Cricket Board 201 all out (47.5 overs) |
29 August 2002 (scorecard) |
| Yorkshire Cricket Board 233–8 (50 overs) |
v |
Northamptonshire Cricket Board 176 all out (43.2 overs) |
29 August 2002 (scorecard) |
| Lancashire Cricket Board 229–8 (50 overs) |
v |
Oxfordshire 198 all out (48.2 overs) |
29 August 2002 (scorecard) |
| Herefordshire 276–6 (50 overs) |
v |
Warwickshire Cricket Board 203 all out (47.5 overs) |
29 August 2002 (scorecard) |
| Dorset 227 all out (49.4 overs) |
v |
Worcestershire Cricket Board 228–5 (46 overs) |
Second Round
12 September 2002 (scorecard) |
| Netherlands 96 all out (34.4 overs) |
v |
Bedfordshire 97–0 (15.3 overs) |
| Neil Stanley 56 |
12 September 2002 (scorecard) |
| Buckinghamshire 160 all out (49.5 overs) |
v |
Shropshire 123–4 (27.1 overs) |
12 September 2002 (scorecard) |
| Durham Cricket Board 274–8 (50 overs) |
v |
Herefordshire 224 all out (47.2 overs) |
12 September 2002 (scorecard) |
| Essex Cricket Board 302–8 (50 overs) |
v |
Surrey Cricket Board 253 all out (45.5 overs) |
12 September 2002 (scorecard) |
| Staffordshire 249–6 (50 overs) |
v |
Hampshire Cricket Board 144 all out (36.4 overs) |
12 September 2002 (scorecard) |
| Leicestershire Cricket Board 175 all (47.4 overs) |
v |
Kent Cricket Board 176–3 (40.4 overs) |
12 September 2002 (scorecard) |
| Middlesex Cricket Board 194 all out (44 overs) |
v |
Cambridgeshire 200–3 (44.3 overs) |
12 September 2002 (scorecard) |
| Northumberland 352 all out (49.4 overs) |
v |
Yorkshire Cricket Board 226 all out (47.1 overs) |
12 September 2002 (scorecard) |
| Cornwall 248–7 (50 overs) |
v |
Wales Minor Counties 224 all out (48.2 overs) |
12 September 2002 (scorecard) |
| Sussex Cricket Board 225 all out (48.5 overs) |
v |
Worcestershire Cricket Board 227–4 (43.5 overs) |
Third Round
7 May 2003 (scorecard) |
| Worcestershire 311–4 (50 overs) |
v |
Worcestershire Cricket Board 141–9 (50 overs) |
Fourth Round
Quarter-Finals
10, 11 June 2003 (scorecard) |
| Worcestershire 216–8 (50 overs) |
v |
Leicestershire 141 all out (43.5 overs) |
- Reserve day used
Semi-Finals
Final
30 August 2003 (scorecard) |
| Worcestershire 149 all out (46.3 overs) |
v |
Gloucestershire 150–3 (20.3 overs) |
References
- ↑ "Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, 2003 – Fixtures". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2009.