further four "no-results". Both the Minor Counties' first two victories, in 1980 and 1981, were by the margin of three runs, against Gloucestershire and Hampshire respectively. At no stage did the representative team reach the next phase of the competition, the knock-out stage. In 1999, the Benson & Hedges was recast as a "Super Cup" for only the top eight first-class teams; another change in format in 2000 saw three leagues of six first-class counties set up. This lasted until the competition was abandoned in favour of the new Twenty20 Cup after the 2002 season, and the Minor Counties did not figure in this set-up. References External links CricketArchive which carries some scorecards List of English and Welsh national counties cricket clubs National Counties Cricket Further reading Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, passim Barclays World of Cricket, published 1986, edited by E. W. Swanton English domestic cricket competitions National Counties cricket