2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
| 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 | 
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.
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. 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
First round
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
- ^ "Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, 2004 – Fixtures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 August 2009.