Largest margins by Innings, runs & wickets for Benson & Hedges Cup, 1972
By runs
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Max | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 184 runs | - | 328 | 48.0 | 55.0 | v Warwickshire | Coventry | 13 May 1972 | List A | |
| 156 runs | - | 252 | 44.3 | 55.0 | v Notts | Manchester | 20 May 1972 | List A | |
| 104 runs | - | 216 | 55.0 | 55.0 | v MC South | Southampton | 13 May 1972 | List A | |
| 99 runs | - | 170 | 32.4 | 55.0 | v Gloucs | Moreton-in-Marsh | 6 May 1972 | List A | |
| 88 runs | - | 217 | 48.3 | 55.0 | v MC North | Chester | 13 May 1972 | List A | |
| 87 runs | - | 197 | 49.5 | 55.0 | v Cambridge U | Cambridge | 6 May 1972 | List A | |
| 65 runs | - | 170 | 52.5 | 55.0 | v MC South | Plymouth | 29 Apr 1972 | List A | |
| 62 runs | - | 239 | 49.5 | 55.0 | v Middlesex | Lord's | 14 Jun 1972 | List A | |
| 57 runs | - | 183 | 48.4 | 55.0 | v Surrey | Hove | 29 Apr 1972 | List A | |
| 56 runs | - | 203 | 47.0 | 55.0 | v Worcs | Worcester | 3 Jun 1972 | List A | |
| 55 runs | - | 207 | 53.5 | 55.0 | v MC North | Cleethorpes | 6 May 1972 | List A | |
| 51 runs | - | 265 | 49.1 | 55.0 | v Hampshire | Yeovil | 20 May 1972 | List A | |
| 51 runs | - | 233 | 55.0 | 55.0 | v Essex | Lord's | 3 Jun 1972 | List A | |
| 49 runs | - | 174 | 48.4 | 55.0 | v Sussex | Tunbridge Wells | 6 May 1972 | List A | |
| 47 runs | - | 225 | 55.0 | 55.0 | v Middlesex | Hove | 13 May 1972 | List A | |
| 38 runs | - | 253 | 50.2 | 55.0 | v Somerset | Taunton | 3 Jun 1972 | List A | |
| 37 runs | - | 181 | 55.0 | 55.0 | v MC South | Chippenham | 6 May 1972 | List A | |
| 33 runs | - | 209 | 50.4 | 55.0 | v Hampshire | Bournemouth | 3 Jun 1972 | List A | |
| 29 runs | - | 175 | 55.0 | 55.0 | v Derbyshire | Manchester | 6 May 1972 | List A | |
| 28 runs | - | 173 | 55.0 | 55.0 | v Essex | Chelmsford | 20 May 1972 | List A | |
| 24 runs | - | 180 | 55.0 | 55.0 | v MC North | Derby | 3 Jun 1972 | List A | |
| 19 runs | - | 177 | 55.0 | 55.0 | v Essex | The Oval | 6 May 1972 | List A | |
| 15 runs | - | 137 | 47.4 | 55.0 | v Somerset | Pontypridd | 13 May 1972 | List A | |
| 13 runs | - | 200 | 54.2 | 55.0 | v Surrey | The Oval | 20 May 1972 | List A |
By wickets
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Max | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 9 wickets | 83 | 83 | 41.1 | 55.0 | v Lancashire | Bradford | 29 Apr 1972 | List A | |
| 9 wickets | 49 | 171 | 46.5 | 55.0 | v MC North | Middlesbrough | 20 May 1972 | List A | |
| 8 wickets | 19 | 163 | 51.5 | 55.0 | v Northants | Northampton | 13 May 1972 | List A | |
| 8 wickets | 119 | 136 | 35.1 | 55.0 | v Cambridge U | Leicester | 20 May 1972 | List A | |
| 8 wickets | 27 | 179 | 50.3 | 55.0 | v Worcs | Worcester | 20 May 1972 | List A | |
| 8 wickets | 65 | 142 | 44.1 | 55.0 | v Cambridge U | Cambridge | 3 Jun 1972 | List A | |
| 7 wickets | 47 | 180 | 47.1 | 55.0 | v Cambridge U | Birmingham | 29 Apr 1972 | List A | |
| 7 wickets | 86 | 121 | 40.4 | 55.0 | v Northants | Leicester | 29 Apr 1972 | List A | |
| 7 wickets | 97 | 162 | 38.5 | 55.0 | v MC South | Bristol | 20 May 1972 | List A | |
| 7 wickets | 32 | 136 | 49.4 | 55.0 | v Lancashire | Leicester | 14 Jun 1972 | List A | |
| 7 wickets | 38 | 132 | 48.4 | 55.0 | v Gloucs | Leeds | 28 Jun 1972 | List A | |
| 7 wickets | 106 | 97 | 37.2 | 55.0 | v Warwickshire | Leicester | 28 Jun 1972 | List A | |
| 6 wickets | 26 | 195 | 50.4 | 55.0 | v Glamorgan | Swansea | 29 Apr 1972 | List A | |
| 6 wickets | 47 | 128 | 47.1 | 55.0 | v Derbyshire | Chesterfield | 15 May 1972 | List A | |
| 5 wickets | 15 | 163 | 52.3 | 55.0 | v Derbyshire | Nottingham | 29 Apr 1972 | List A | |
| 5 wickets | 22 | 133 | 51.2 | 55.0 | v Northants | Northampton | 6 May 1972 | List A | |
| 5 wickets | 55 | 105 | 45.5 | 55.0 | v Glamorgan | Cardiff | 14 Jun 1972 | List A | |
| 5 wickets | 24 | 86 | 51.0 | 55.0 | v Sussex | Bradford | 14 Jun 1972 | List A | |
| 5 wickets | 49 | 137 | 46.5 | 55.0 | v Yorkshire | Lord's | 22 Jul 1972 | List A | |
| 3 wickets | 16 | 123 | 52.2 | 55.0 | v Yorkshire | Nottingham | 3 Jun 1972 | List A |
By balls remaining in the second innings
Winner | Margin | Balls Rem | Target | Overs | Max | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 8 wickets | 119 | 136 | 35.1 | 55.0 | v Cambridge U | Leicester | 20 May 1972 | List A | |
| 7 wickets | 106 | 97 | 37.2 | 55.0 | v Warwickshire | Leicester | 28 Jun 1972 | List A | |
| 7 wickets | 97 | 162 | 38.5 | 55.0 | v MC South | Bristol | 20 May 1972 | List A | |
| 7 wickets | 86 | 121 | 40.4 | 55.0 | v Northants | Leicester | 29 Apr 1972 | List A | |
| 9 wickets | 83 | 83 | 41.1 | 55.0 | v Lancashire | Bradford | 29 Apr 1972 | List A | |
| 8 wickets | 65 | 142 | 44.1 | 55.0 | v Cambridge U | Cambridge | 3 Jun 1972 | List A | |
| 5 wickets | 55 | 105 | 45.5 | 55.0 | v Glamorgan | Cardiff | 14 Jun 1972 | List A | |
| 9 wickets | 49 | 171 | 46.5 | 55.0 | v MC North | Middlesbrough | 20 May 1972 | List A | |
| 5 wickets | 49 | 137 | 46.5 | 55.0 | v Yorkshire | Lord's | 22 Jul 1972 | List A | |
| 7 wickets | 47 | 180 | 47.1 | 55.0 | v Cambridge U | Birmingham | 29 Apr 1972 | List A | |
| 6 wickets | 47 | 128 | 47.1 | 55.0 | v Derbyshire | Chesterfield | 15 May 1972 | List A | |
| 7 wickets | 38 | 132 | 48.4 | 55.0 | v Gloucs | Leeds | 28 Jun 1972 | List A | |
| 7 wickets | 32 | 136 | 49.4 | 55.0 | v Lancashire | Leicester | 14 Jun 1972 | List A | |
| 8 wickets | 27 | 179 | 50.3 | 55.0 | v Worcs | Worcester | 20 May 1972 | List A | |
| 6 wickets | 26 | 195 | 50.4 | 55.0 | v Glamorgan | Swansea | 29 Apr 1972 | List A | |
| 5 wickets | 24 | 86 | 51.0 | 55.0 | v Sussex | Bradford | 14 Jun 1972 | List A | |
| 5 wickets | 22 | 133 | 51.2 | 55.0 | v Northants | Northampton | 6 May 1972 | List A | |
| 8 wickets | 19 | 163 | 51.5 | 55.0 | v Northants | Northampton | 13 May 1972 | List A | |
| 3 wickets | 16 | 123 | 52.2 | 55.0 | v Yorkshire | Nottingham | 3 Jun 1972 | List A | |
| 5 wickets | 15 | 163 | 52.3 | 55.0 | v Derbyshire | Nottingham | 29 Apr 1972 | List A | |
| 3 wickets | 8 | 235 | 53.4 | 55.0 | v Kent | Lord's | 29 Apr 1972 | List A | |
| 3 wickets | 5 | 167 | 54.1 | 55.0 | v Essex | Chelmsford | 13 May 1972 | List A |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Yorkshire vs Leicestershire at Lord's, Benson & Hedges Cup Final, Jul 22, 1972 [List A]
Warwickshire vs Leicestershire at Leicester, Benson & Hedges Cup Semi-Final, Jun 28, 1972 [List A]
Gloucestershire vs Yorkshire at Leeds, Benson & Hedges Cup Semi-Final, Jun 28, 1972 [List A]