The sponsorship amounts were the same as 1972.
Total sponsorship - GBP 80,000
Teams
Winners GBP 2,500
Losing finalists GBP 1,250
Losing semi-finalists GBP 625
Losing quarter-finalists GBP 400
Team of the Week GBP 250
Group Match Winners GBP 150
Gold Award Winners
Final GBP 100
Semi-finals GBP 75
Quarter-finals GBP 50
Group matches GBP 25
The groups were the same except for Oxford University replacing Cambridge University. In each group match the winners were again awarded three points but the awarding of a bonus point if their opponents were all out was discontinued. Instead final placings were decided by striking rate (balls per wicket).
Preliminary Rounds Table
NORTH P W L Pts
Nottinghamshire 4 3 1 9
Lancashire 4 3 1 9
Yorkshire 4 3 1 9
Derbyshire 4 1 3 3
Minor Counties (North) 4 0 4 0
MIDLAND P W L Pts
Leicestershire 4 3 1 9
Worcestershire 4 3 1 9
Warwickshire 4 2 2 6
Northamptonshire 4 1 3 3
Oxford University 4 1 3 3
SOUTH P W L Pts
Kent 4 3 1 9
Essex 4 2 2 6
Surrey 4 2 2 6
Sussex 4 1 3 3
Middlesex 4 1 3 3
WEST P W L Pts
Hampshire 4 3 1 9
Glamorgan 4 3 1 9
Gloucestershire 4 2 2 6
Somerset 4 2 2 6
Minor Counties (South) 4 0 4 0
Quarter-Finals
Essex beat Leicestershire by 6 wickets Kent beat Hampshire by 11 runs
Lancashire beat Glamorgan by 159 runs
Worcestershire beat Nottinghamshire by 89 runs
Semi-Finals
Kent beat Essex by 46 runs
Worcestershire beat Lancashire by losing fewer wickets
