| Administrator | Marylebone Cricket Club |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format | Knockout |
| Champions | Warwickshire (1st title) |
| Participants | 22 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Most runs | 299 – Dennis Amiss (Warwickshire) |
| Most wickets | 10 – Bill Alley (Somerset) 10 – David Brown (Warwickshire) 10 – Roy Palmer (Somerset) |
The 1966 Gillette Cup was the fourth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 28 April and 3 September 1966.[1] The tournament was won by Warwickshire County Cricket Club in the final at Lord's.
Format
The 17 first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Berkshire, Cheshire, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire and Suffolk. 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 3 September 1966.
First round
28 April 1966
Scorecard |
Lancashire
104/9 (60 overs) |
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Cheshire
62 (45.3 overs) |
Lancashire won by 42 runs
Macclesfield Cricket Club Ground, Macclesfield Umpires: Freddie Jakeman and Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Robert Entwistle (Lancs) |
30 April 1966
Scorecard |
Hertfordshire
167 (58.3 overs) |
v
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Berkshire
171/8 (46.2 overs) |
Berkshire won by 2 wickets
Hitchin Town Cricket Club Ground, Hitchin Umpires: Laurie Gray and Lofty Herman Player of the match: Alan Bell (Herts) |
30 April 1966
Scorecard |
Northamptonshire
67 (37 overs) |
v
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Glamorgan
70/1 (24 overs) |
Glamorgan won by 9 wickets
County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Ron Aspinall and Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Jeff Jones (Glam) |
30 April 1966
Scorecard |
Sussex
175/8 (60 overs) |
v
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Somerset
179/6 (54.3 overs) |
Somerset won by 4 wickets
County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Jack Crapp and Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Bill Alley (Somst) |
30 April 1966
Scorecard |
Kent
284/5 (60 overs) |
v
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Suffolk
171/8 (60 overs) |
Kent won by 113 runs
Ipswich School Ground, Ipswich Umpires: Ron Lay and Fred Price Player of the match: Colin Cowdrey (Kent) |
4, 5 May 1966
Scorecard |
Hampshire
226/9 (60 overs) |
v
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Lincolnshire
195 (56.4 overs) |
Danny Livingstone 92
George Camplin 3/38 (12 overs) |
Hampshire won by 31 runs
County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Arthur Fagg and John Langridge Player of the match: Danny Livingstone (Hants) |
- Reserve day used
Second round
21 May 1966
Scorecard |
Gloucestershire
327/7 (60 overs) |
v
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Berkshire
192/8 (60 overs) |
Gloucestershire won by 135 runs
Church Road, Reading Umpires: Peter Wight and Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Ron Nicholls (Glos) |
21 May 1966
Scorecard |
Derbyshire
199 (59.5 overs) |
v
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Essex
200/8 (57.4 overs) |
Essex won by 2 wickets
Queen's Park, Chesterfield Umpires: Freddie Jakeman and Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Michael Bear (Essex) |
21 May 1966
Scorecard |
Warwickshire
266/8 (60 overs) |
v
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Glamorgan
101 (34.3 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 165 runs
St Helen's, Swansea Umpires: John Arnold and Bill Copson Player of the match: David Brown (Warks) |
21 May 1966
Scorecard |
Hampshire
199 (59.5 overs) |
v
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Kent
145 (49.4 overs) |
Hampshire won by 54 runs
County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Jack Crapp and George Pope Player of the match: Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie (Hants) |
21 May 1966
Scorecard |
Surrey
231/8 (60 overs) |
v
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Leicestershire
185/9 (60 overs) |
Surrey won by 46 runs
Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Charlie Elliott and Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Ken Barrington (Surrey) |
21 May 1966
Scorecard |
Lancashire
243/9 (60 overs) |
v
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Middlesex
180 (51 overs) |
Lancashire won by 63 runs
Lord's, London Umpires: Paul Gibb and Tom Spencer Player of the match: David Green (Lancs) |
21 May 1966
Scorecard |
Somerset
190/7 (60 overs) |
v
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Yorkshire
150 (50.1 overs) |
Somerset won by 40 runs
County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Lofty Herman and Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Roy Palmer (Somst) |
21 May 1966
Scorecard |
Worcestershire
179 (57.4 overs) |
v
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Nottinghamshire
160 (56 overs) |
Worcestershire won by 19 runs
New Road, Worcester Umpires: Ron Aspinall and Cec Pepper Player of the match: Ron Headley (Worcs) |
Quarter-finals
22 June 1966
Scorecard |
Surrey
173 (57.1 overs) |
v
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Hampshire
174/3 (43 overs) |
Hampshire won by 7 wickets
Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth Umpires: Albert Alderman and Laurie Gray Player of the match: Roy Marshall (Hants) |
22 June 1966
Scorecard |
Lancashire
103 (49.5 overs) |
v
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Somerset
104/6 (50.1 overs) |
Somerset won by 4 wickets
County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Paul Gibb and John Langridge Player of the match: Roy Palmer (Somst) |
22 June 1966
Scorecard |
Gloucestershire
193 (57.1 overs) |
v
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Warwickshire
197/4 (38.2 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 6 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: John Arnold and Harry Mellows Player of the match: Bob Barber (Warks) |
22 June 1966
Scorecard |
Worcestershire
211 (60 overs) |
v
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Essex
129 (47.1 overs) |
Worcestershire won by 82 runs
New Road, Worcester Umpires: Dusty Rhodes and William Simpson Player of the match: Martin Horton (Worcs) |
Semi-finals
10 August 1966
Scorecard |
Somerset
189 (59.4 overs) |
v
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Warwickshire
190/5 (51.4 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 5 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Syd Buller and Tom Spencer Player of the match: Dennis Amiss (Warks) |
10 August 1966
Scorecard |
Worcestershire
253/4 (60 overs) |
v
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Hampshire
154 (48.2 overs) |
Worcestershire won by 99 runs
New Road, Worcester Umpires: Bill Copson and Ron Lay Player of the match: Martin Horton (Worcs) |
Final
3 September 1966
Scorecard |
Worcestershire
155/8 (60 overs) |
v
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Warwickshire
159/5 (56.4 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 5 wickets
Lord's, London Umpires: Syd Buller and Charlie Elliott Player of the match: Bob Barber (Warks) |
References
- ^ "Gillette Trophy, 1966 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 20 May 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
