The 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy was an English county cricket tournament, held between 28 August 2003 and 28 August 2004.[1] The competition was won by Gloucestershire Gladiators who beat the Worcestershire Royals by 8 wickets at Lord's. This was the final year where only red balls and white clothing was used in the competition.
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (50 overs) |
| Tournament format(s) | knockout |
| Champions | Gloucestershire Gladiators (5th title) |
| Participants | 42 |
| Matches | 41 |
| Most runs | Craig Spearman 364 (for Gloucestershire Gladiators) |
| Most wickets | Dougie Brown 13 (for Warwickshire Bears) |
| Official website | Cricinfo tournament page |
Format
editThe 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. They were also joined by the national teams of Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Scotland. Teams who won in the first round progressed to the second round. The 18 first class counties plus Berkshire, Cambridgeshire, Staffordshire, and Wiltshire joined in the second round. The winners in the second round then progressed third round. The winners in the third round 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 28 August 2004.
Fixtures
editFirst round
edit 28–29 August 2003
(scorecard) |
Buckinghamshire
272–6 (48 overs) |
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- No play on the reserve day, Dorset won bowl out 4–1
28–29 August 2003
(scorecard) |
Ireland
387–4 (50 overs) |
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Hertfordshire
312 all out (43.2 overs) |
- Reserve day used
28–29 August 2003
(scorecard) |
Northumberland
139 all out (39 overs) |
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Shropshire
131–1 (20.1 overs) |
- Reserve day used
Second round
edit 5 May 2004
(scorecard) |
Gloucestershire Gladiators
264–6 (50 overs) |
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Netherlands
192 all out (47.2 overs) |
5 May 2004
(scorecard) |
Somerset Sabres
290–6 (50 overs) |
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Derbyshire Phantoms
276 all out (48.5 overs) |
5–6 May 2004
(scorecard) |
Dorset
97 all out (38.2 overs) |
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Yorkshire Phoenix
101–2 (16.5 overs) |
- Reserve day used
5–6 May 2004
(scorecard) |
Berkshire
143 all out (44.4 overs) |
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Kent Spitfires
144–1 (16.3 overs) |
- Reserve day used
5–6 May 2004
(scorecard) |
Northamptonshire Steelbacks
273 all out (49.1 overs) |
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Cambridgeshire
110 all out (40.1 overs) |
- Reserve day used
5–6 May 2004
(scorecard) |
Middlesex Crusaders
277–6 (50.0 overs) |
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Wales Minor Counties
103 all out (41.1 overs) |
5–6 May 2004
(scorecard) |
Worcestershire Royals
279–8 (47 overs) |
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Herefordshire
146–4 (29 overs) |
- Reserve day used
5–6 May 2004
(scorecard) |
Leicestershire Foxes
156 all out (47.2 overs) |
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Devon
156–9 (50 overs) |
- Reserve day used
5–6 May 2004
(scorecard) |
Sussex Sharks
245 all out (49.4 overs) |
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Durham Dynamos
223 all out (48.4 overs) |
- Reserve day used
5–6 May 2004
(scorecard) |
Surrey Brown Caps
261 all out (49.5 overs) |
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Ireland
262–5 (48.2 overs) |
- Reserve day used
5–6 May 2004
(scorecard) |
Shropshire
119 all out (42.5 overs) |
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Warwickshire Bears
121–2 (21 overs) |
- Reserve day used
17 May 2004
(scorecard) |
Wiltshire
186–7 (50 overs) |
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Nottinghamshire Outlaws
189–4 (38.2 overs) |
- Match was originally scheduled for 5 May
Third round
edit 29 May 2004
(scorecard) |
Hampshire Hawks
154 all out (46.1 overs) |
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Gloucestershire Gladiators
157–7 (37.5 overs) |
29 May 2004
(scorecard) |
Essex Eagles
309–4 (50 overs) |
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Nottinghamshire Outlaws
125 all out (21.2 overs) |
29 May 2004
(scorecard) |
Kent Spitfires
211 all out (49.4 overs) |
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Warwickshire Bears
215–1 (37.5 overs) |
29 May 2004
(scorecard) |
Somerset Sabres
95 all out (27.3 overs) |
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Worcestershire Royals
100–2 (14.3 overs) |
Quarter-finals
edit 15 June 2004
(scorecard) |
Worcestershire Royals
204 all out (50 overs) |
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Essex Eagles
183 all out (48.1 overs) |
16 June 2004
(scorecard) |
Gloucestershire Gladiators
239–8 (50 overs) |
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Middlesex Crusaders
223–8 (50 overs) |
16 June 2004
(scorecard) |
Warwickshire Bears
343–4 (50 overs) |
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Northamptonshire Steelbacks
270 all out (43.5 overs) |
Semi-finals
edit 17 July 2004
(scorecard) |
Yorkshire Phoenix
243–6 (50 overs) |
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Gloucestershire Gladiators
247–5 (46.1 overs) |
17 July 2004
(scorecard) |
Worcestershire Royals
257–4 (50 overs) |
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Warwickshire Bears
216 all out (47.4 overs) |
Final
edit 28 August 2004
(scorecard) |
Worcestershire Royals
236–9 (50 overs) |
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Gloucestershire Gladiators
237–2 (43.5 overs) |
- This was the last 50 overs-a-side English domestic final to be played with white clothing and red balls.
References
edit- ^ "Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, 2004 – Fixtures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2009.