1970 Gillette Cup

1970 Gillette Cup
Administrator(s)Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(60 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsLancashire (1st title)
Participants22
Matches21
Most runs220 – Roy Virgin (Somerset)
Most wickets13 – Bob Willis (Surrey)

The 1970 Gillette Cup was the eighth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 25 April and 5 September 1970.[1] The tournament was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club who defeated Sussex County Cricket Club by 6 wickets in the final at Lord's.

Format

The 17 first-class counties were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cornwall, Norfolk and Oxfordshire. Teams who won in the first round progressed to the second round. The winners in the second round then progressed to the quarter-final stage. Winners from the quarter-finals then progressed to the semi-finals from which the winners then went on to the final at Lord's which was held on 5 September 1970.

First round

25 April 1970
Scorecard
Glamorgan
171/7 (60 overs)
v
Cornwall
99 (55 overs)
Peter Walker 51*
Keith Davis 2/30 (12 overs)
Malcolm Dunstan 28
Peter Walker 5/21 (10 overs)
Glamorgan won by 72 runs
Boscawen Park, Truro
Umpires: Bill Alley and Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Peter Walker (Glam)
25, 27, 28 April 1970
Scorecard
Middlesex
264/5 (60 overs)
v
Norfolk
117 (49.5 overs)
Eric Russell 80
Tracey Moore 2/41 (12 overs)
Bill Edrich 36
Keith Jones 3/49 (12 overs)
Middlesex won by 147 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Lloyd Budd and Arthur Fagg
Player of the match: John Murray (Middx)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
25, 27 April 1970
Scorecard
Oxfordshire
99/9 (60 overs)
v
Worcestershire
101/3 (54.5 overs)
Brian Edrich 30
Vanburn Holder 3/14 (12 overs)
Worcestershire won by 7 wickets
Morris Motors Sports Ground, Cowley
Umpires: Jack Crapp and Lofty Herman
Player of the match: Basil D'Oliveira (Worcs)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
25, 27, 28 April 1970
Scorecard
Warwickshire
215/9 (60 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire
216/5 (53 overs)
Mike Smith 50
Harold Rhodes 2/33 (12 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 5 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Charlie Elliott and Hugo Yarnold
Player of the match: Garfield Sobers (Notts)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
25, 26, 27 April 1970
Scorecard
Surrey
134/8 (60 overs)
v
Yorkshire
76 (29.4 overs)
Younis Ahmed 31
Brian Close 3/27 (12 overs)
Richard Hutton 16
Robin Jackman 7/33 (12 overs)
Surrey won by 58 runs
St George's Road, Harrogate
Umpires: Ron Aspinall and Cec Pepper
Player of the match: Robin Jackman (Surrey)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
9 May 1970
Scorecard
Bedfordshire
102 (43.1 overs)
v
Buckinghamshire
105/2 (41 overs)
John Turner 56
Trevor Morley 2/13 (11 overs)
Buckinghamshire won by 8 wickets
London Road, High Wycombe
Umpires: Laurie Gray and John Langridge
Player of the match: Christopher Pickett (Bucks)

Second round

30 May 1970
Scorecard
Hampshire
278/3 (60 overs)
v
Buckinghamshire
136 (58.1 overs)
Barry Reed 143*
Christopher Parry 3/61 (12 overs)
Ronald Hooker 65
John Holder 2/10 (11 overs)
Hampshire won by 142 runs
Amy Lane, Chesham
Umpires: John Arnold and George Pope
Player of the match: Barry Reed (Hants)
30 May 1970
Scorecard
Essex
174/9 (60 overs)
v
Sussex
175/6 (58.4 overs)
Brian Edmeades 40
Mike Buss 2/25 (12 overs)
Mike Buss 72
Stuart Turner 2/31 (11 overs)
Sussex won by 4 wickets
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Arthur Fagg and Dusty Rhodes
Player of the match: Mike Buss (Sussex)
30 May 1970
Scorecard
Glamorgan
149 (58.1 overs)
v
Surrey
151/3 (49.2 overs)
Alan Jones 52
Stewart Storey 3/13 (12 overs)
John Edrich 66*
Malcolm Nash 1/34 (12 overs)
Surrey won by 7 wickets
St. Helen's, Swansea
Umpires: Bill Alley and Peter Wight
Player of the match: Stewart Storey (Surrey)
30 May 1970
Scorecard
Lancashire
278/8 (60 overs)
v
Gloucestershire
251 (58.1 overs)
David Lloyd 62
Tony Brown 4/56 (12 overs)
Ron Nicholls 75
Jack Simmons 3/39 (12 overs)
Lancashire won by 27 runs
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Eddie Phillipson and Hugo Yarnold
Player of the match: Ron Nicholls (Glos)
30 May 1970
Scorecard
Kent
297/3 (60 overs)
v
Worcestershire
228 (56.1 overs)
Brian Luckhurst 96
Norman Gifford 1/46 (10 overs)
Rodney Cass 43
Alan Brown 3/31 (11.1 overs)
Kent won by 69 runs
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Lofty Herman and Tom Spencer
Player of the match: Brian Luckhurst (Kent)
30 May 1970
Scorecard
Nottinghamshire
216/5 (60 overs)
v
Leicestershire
173 (53.5 overs)
Brian Bolus 75*
Jack Birkenshaw 2/31 (12 overs)
Ray Illingworth 59
Mike Taylor 4/32 (10.5 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 43 runs
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Freddie Jakeman and Cec Pepper
Player of the match: Brian Bolus (Notts)
30 May 1970
Scorecard
Derbyshire
161/9 (60 overs)
v
Middlesex
162/8 (53.4 overs)
John Harvey 34
Fred Titmus 5/26 (12 overs)
Eric Russell 54
Fred Rumsey 3/15 (12 overs)
Middlesex won by 2 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Laurie Gray and John Langridge
Player of the match: Fred Titmus (Middx)
30 May 1970
Scorecard
Somerset
248/6 (60 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
198 (59.2 overs)
Roy Virgin 103
Brian Crump 3/43 (12 overs)
David Steele 58
Allan Jones 5/56 (12 overs)
Somerset won by 50 runs
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Charlie Elliott and Harry Mellows
Player of the match: Roy Virgin (Somst)

Quarter-finals

8 July 1970
Scorecard
Sussex
199 (60 overs)
v
Kent
152 (56.5 overs)
Geoff Greenidge 56
Bob Woolmer 3/26 (9 overs)
Brian Luckhurst 48
Tony Greig 5/42 (10.5 overs)
Sussex won by 47 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Lloyd Budd and Arthur Jepson
Player of the match: Tony Greig (Sussex)
8 July 1970
Scorecard
Hampshire
142 (50.4 overs)
v
Lancashire
143/5 (35.3 overs)
Roy Marshall 43
Peter Lever 5/30 (12 overs)
Barry Wood 63*
Butch White 2/35 (8 overs)
Lancashire won by 5 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Ron Aspinall and Dickie Bird
Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancs)
8, 9 July 1970
Scorecard
Nottinghamshire
232/5 (60 overs)
v
Somerset
233/5 (58 overs)
Pasty Harris 101
Tom Cartwright 1/22 (12 overs)
Peter Robinson 57
David Halfyard 3/47 (12 overs)
Somerset won by 5 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: David Constant and Tom Spencer
Player of the match: Graham Burgess (Somst)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
8 July 1970
Scorecard
Surrey
280/5 (60 overs)
v
Middlesex
272/9 (60 overs)
John Edrich 91
John Price 3/63 (12 overs)
Peter Parfitt 44
Bob Willis 6/49 (12 overs)
Surrey won by 8 runs
The Oval, London
Umpires: John Arnold and Harry Mellows
Player of the match: Bob Willis (Surrey)

Semi-finals

22 July 1970
Scorecard
Somerset
207 (58.2 overs)
v
Lancashire
210/6 (56.2 overs)
Roy Virgin 65
Barry Wood 3/35 (12 overs)
John Sullivan 50
Brian Langford 2/43 (12 overs)
Lancashire won by 4 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Syd Buller and Jack Crapp
Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancs)
22 July 1970
Scorecard
Surrey
196 (59.3 overs)
v
Sussex
196/8 (50 overs)
Mike Edwards 50
John Snow 4/35 (12 overs)
Peter Graves 45
Intikhab Alam 2/28 (12 overs)
Sussex won by losing fewer wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Arthur Jepson and Peter Wight
Player of the match: John Snow (Sussex)

Final

5 September 1970
Scorecard
Sussex
184/9 (60 overs)
v
Lancashire
185/4 (55.1 overs)
Mike Buss 42
David Hughes 3/31 (12 overs)
Harry Pilling 70*
Mike Buss 2/34 (12 overs)
Lancashire won by 6 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Charlie Elliott and Arthur Fagg
Player of the match: Harry Pilling (Lancs)

References

  1. ^ "Gillette Trophy, 1970 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
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