Tournament format(s) Knockout Participants 23 | Champions Surrey (1st title) Matches played 22 | |
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board Cricket format Limited overs cricket
(60 overs per innings) | ||
The 1982 NatWest Trophy was the 2nd NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 3 July and 4 September 1982. The tournament was won by Surrey County Cricket Club who defeated Warwickshire County Cricket Club by 9 wickets in the final at Lord's.
Format
The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Durham and Norfolk. The Ireland national cricket team also participated. Teams who won in the first round progressed to the second round. The winners in the second round then 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 4 September 1982.