Friends Provident Trophy

The Friends Provident Trophy was a one-day cricket competition in the United Kingdom.

Friends Provident Trophy
Countries England
AdministratorEngland and Wales Cricket Board
FormatList A cricket
First edition1963
Latest edition2009
Number of teams20
Current championHampshire
Most successfulLancashire (7 titles)

It was one of the four tournaments in which the eighteen first-class counties competed each season. They were joined by teams from Scotland and Ireland. Lancashire won the title a record seven times.

The competition has previously been known as the C&G Trophy (2000–2006), the NatWest Trophy (1981–2000) and the Gillette Cup (1963–1980). For a short period following the 2006 season, the competition was known as the ECB One-Day Trophy because no sponsors were forthcoming when Cheltenham and Gloucester decided to end their association with the competition after the 2006 season. The tournament, along with the Pro40 forty-overs competition, was replaced by the ECB 40 competition from the 2010 season.

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