| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Sussex (4th title) |
| Participants | 32 |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Most runs | 202 Allan Green (Sussex) |
| Most wickets | 11 Imran Khan (Sussex) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
The 1986 NatWest Trophy was the 6th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 25 June and 6 September 1986. The tournament was won by Sussex County Cricket Club who defeated Lancashire County Cricket Club by 7 wickets in the final at Lord's.
The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by thirteen Minor Counties: Berkshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, Cumberland, Devon, Dorset, Durham, Hertfordshire, Northumberland, Oxfordshire, Staffordshire and Suffolk. The Ireland national cricket team and the Scotland national cricket team also participated.