CricInfo Derby

Worcestershire County Cricket Club

1996 Season



Playing Staff: M Amjad, JE Brinkley, MJ Church, TS Curtis, +I Dawood, M Diwan, SWK Ellis, CP Harrison, GR Haynes, GA Hick, RK Illingworth, SR Lampitt, DA Leatherdale, *TM Moody (overseas player), PJ Newport, BEA Preece, JT Ralph, M Rawnsley, +SJ Rhodes, A Sheriyar, VS Solanki, KR Spiring, PA Thomas, WPC Weston.

Benefit: SJ Rhodes.


Benson & Hedges Trophy

DateOpponentVenueResult
26 Apr Northamptonshire WorcesterLost
28 Apr Yorkshire WorcesterLost
30 Apr Nottinghamshire Trent BridgeLost
14 May Scotland EdinburghWon
Did not qualify for the Knock out.

County Championship

DateOpponentVenueResultPoints
2-6 May Essex WorcesterLost5
16-18 May Leicestershire LeicesterLost2
23-27 May Glamorgan AbergavennyDrawn8
30 May-3 Jun Hampshire WorcesterDrawn9
13-17 Jun Nottinghamshire WorcesterDrawn10
19-22 Jun Somerset BathWon20
27 Jun-1 Jul Yorkshire WorcesterLost8
4-8 Jul Lancashire Old TraffordDrawn11
18-22 Jul Durham WorcesterWon23
24-27 Jul Northamptonshire KidderminsterDrawn11
1-5 Aug Kent CanterburyWon24
15-19 Aug Middlesex Lord'sDrawn11
22-26 Aug Warwickshire WorcesterDrawn8
29-31 Aug Derbyshire ChesterfieldLost5
3-5 Sep Sussex WorcesterWon24
12-16 Sep Gloucestershire WorcesterWon23
19-22 Sep Surrey The OvalWon24

Sunday League

DateOpponentVenueResultPoints
5 May Essex WorcesterWon4
19 May Leicestershire LeicesterAbandoned2
26 May Glamorgan Ebbw ValeAbandoned2
2 Jun Hampshire WorcesterWon4
16 Jun Nottinghamshire WorcesterLost0
23 Jun Somerset BathWon4
30 Jun Yorkshire WorcesterLost0
7 Jul Lancashire Old TraffordWon4
14 Jul Surrey The OvalLost0
21 Jul Durham WorcesterWon4
28 Jul Northamptonshire WorcesterAbandoned2
4 Aug Kent CanterburyWon4
18 Aug Middlesex Lord'sWon4
25 Aug Warwickshire EdgbastonLost0
1 Sep Derbyshire ChesterfieldLost0
8 Sep Sussex WorcesterLost0
15 Sep Gloucestershire WorcesterWon4

NatWest Trophy

DateOpponentVenueResult
25 Jun Glamorgan CardiffWon
10 Jul Hampshire WorcesterLost

University Matches

DateOpponentVenueResult
6-8 Jun Oxford Univ. The ParksDrawn

Matches against the Tourists

DateOpponentVenueResult
8-10 May India WorcesterDrawn
9-12 Aug South Africa `A' WorcesterLost


Date-stamped : 18 Feb1998 - 06:20