| Administrator | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format | Knockout |
| Champions | Lancashire (3rd title) |
| Participants | 22 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Most runs | 272 Clive Lloyd (Lancashire) |
| Most wickets | 14 Bob Willis (Warwickshire) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
The 1972 Gillette Cup was the tenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 5 July and 2 September 1972.[1] The tournament was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club who defeated Warwickshire County Cricket Club by 4 wickets in the final at Lord's.
Format
The seventeen first-class counties were joined by five Minor Counties: Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Durham, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire. 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 2 September 1972.
First round
5 July 1972
(scorecard) |
Buckinghamshire
224/7 (60 overs) |
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Cambridgeshire
41 all out (20 overs) |
Buckinghamshire won by 183 runs
Fenner's, Cambridge Umpires: Bill Alley & Ron Aspinall Player of the match: Raymond Bond (Buckinghamshire) |
5 July 1972
(scorecard) |
Wiltshire
115 all out (59.5 overs) |
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Hampshire
116/2 (22.4 overs) |
Hampshire won by 8 wickets
Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth Umpires: Sam Cook & Charlie Elliott Player of the match: Barry Richards (Hampshire) |
5 July 1972
(scorecard) |
Glamorgan
241/8 (60 overs) |
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Northamptonshire
198 all out (56.3 overs) |
Glamorgan won by 43 runs
County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Roy Fredericks (Glamorgan) |
5 July 1972
(scorecard) |
Oxfordshire
140 all out (60 overs) |
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Durham
141/6 (30.2 overs) |
Durham won by 4 wickets
Morris Motors Sports Ground, Cowley Umpires: Jack Crapp & George Pope Player of the match: Alan Burridge (Durham) |
5 July 1972
(scorecard) |
Sussex
185/8 (60 overs) |
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Worcestershire
187/7 (58.5 overs) |
Worcestershire won by 3 wickets
County Ground, Hove Umpires: Freddie Jakeman & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Basil D'Oliveira (Worcestershire) |
5 July 1972
(scorecard) |
Yorkshire
173/9 (60 overs) |
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Warwickshire
176/6 (58 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 4 wickets
Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Ray Julian & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Rohan Kanhai (Warwickshire) |
Second round
19 July 1972
(scorecard) |
Glamorgan
174 all out (58 overs) |
v
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Buckinghamshire
170/9 (60 overs) |
Glamorgan won by 4 runs
Shardeloes, Amersham Umpires: John Arnold & Jack Crapp Player of the match: John Turner (Buckinghamshire) |
19 July 1972
(scorecard) |
Derbyshire
214/6 (60 overs) |
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Worcestershire
215/1 (51.4 overs) |
Worcestershire won by 9 wickets
County Ground, Derby Umpires: Dickie Bird & Arthur Fagg Player of the match: Ian Buxton (Derbyshire) |
19 July 1972
(scorecard) |
Surrey
217/9 (60 overs) |
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Durham
142 all out (52.3 overs) |
Surrey won by 75 runs
Ropery Lane, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Cec Pepper & Peter Wight Player of the match: Micky Stewart (Surrey) |
19 July 1972
(scorecard) |
Middlesex
41 all out (19.4 overs) |
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Essex
43/2 (18 overs) |
Essex won by 8 wickets
Chalkwell Park, Westcliff-on-Sea Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Keith Boyce (Essex) |
19 July 1972
(scorecard) |
Kent
240/9 (60 overs) |
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Gloucestershire
207 all out (56.2 overs) |
Kent won by 33 runs
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Charlie Elliott & George Pope Player of the match: Graham Johnson (Kent) |
19 July 1972
(scorecard) |
Lancashire
243/9 (60 overs) |
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Somerset
234 all out (58.4 overs) |
Lancashire won by 9 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: John Langridge & Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Mervyn Kitchen (Somerset) |
19 July 1972
(scorecard) |
Hampshire
283/9 (60 overs) |
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Nottinghamshire
204 all out (55.3 overs) |
Hampshire won by 79 runs
Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: David Constant & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Trevor Jesty (Hampshire) |
19 July 1972
(scorecard) |
Warwickshire
218/7 (60 overs) |
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Leicestershire
215 all out (59.4 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 3 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Sam Cook & David Evans Player of the match: Mike Smith (Warwickshire) |
Quarter-finals
2, 3 August 1972
(scorecard) |
Kent
137 all out (52 overs) |
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Essex
127 all out (57.3 overs) |
Kent won by 10 runs
County Ground, Leyton Umpires: John Arnold & Freddie Jakeman Player of the match: Asif Iqbal (Kent) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
2 August 1972
(scorecard) |
Hampshire
223 all out (58.2 overs) |
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Lancashire
227/6 (58.3 overs) |
Lancashire won by 4 wickets
Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth Umpires: Ken Palmer & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Barry Richards (Hampshire) |
2, 3 August 1972
(scorecard) |
Warwickshire
214/9 (60 overs) |
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Glamorgan
204/9 (60 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 10 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Norman McVicker (Warwickshire) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
2 August 1972
(scorecard) |
Surrey
106 all out (55.3 overs) |
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Worcestershire
109/4 (44.4 overs) |
Worcestershire won by 6 wickets
New Road, Worcester Umpires: Ray Julian & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Basil D'Oliveira (Worcestershire) |
Semi-finals
17, 18 August 1972
(scorecard) |
Lancashire
224/6 (60 overs) |
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Kent
217 all out (60 overs) |
Lancashire won by 7 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Dickie Bird & George Pope Player of the match: Harry Pilling (Lancashire) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
17 August 1972
(scorecard) |
Worcestershire
174/9 (60 overs) |
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Warwickshire
175/2 (47.2 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 8 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Bill Alley & David Evans Player of the match: Rohan Kanhai (Warwickshire) |
Final
2 September 1972
(scorecard) |
Warwickshire
234/9 (60 overs) |
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Lancashire
235/6 (56.4 overs) |
Lancashire won by 4 wickets
Lord's, London Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (Lancashire) |
References
- ^ "Gillette Trophy, 1972 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
External links
- CricketArchive tournament page
