| Administrator | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format | Knockout |
| Champions | Lancashire (1st title) |
| Participants | 22 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Most runs | 220 – Roy Virgin (Somerset) |
| Most wickets | 13 – 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) |
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Cornwall
99 (55 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) |
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Norfolk
117 (49.5 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) |
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Worcestershire
101/3 (54.5 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) |
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Nottinghamshire
216/5 (53 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) |
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Yorkshire
76 (29.4 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) |
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Buckinghamshire
105/2 (41 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) |
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Buckinghamshire
136 (58.1 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) |
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Sussex
175/6 (58.4 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) |
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Surrey
151/3 (49.2 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) |
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Gloucestershire
251 (58.1 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) |
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Worcestershire
228 (56.1 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) |
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Leicestershire
173 (53.5 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) |
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Middlesex
162/8 (53.4 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) |
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Northamptonshire
198 (59.2 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) |
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Kent
152 (56.5 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) |
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Lancashire
143/5 (35.3 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) |
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Somerset
233/5 (58 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) |
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Middlesex
272/9 (60 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) |
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Lancashire
210/6 (56.2 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) |
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Sussex
196/8 (50 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) |
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Lancashire
185/4 (55.1 overs) |
Lancashire won by 6 wickets
Lord's, London Umpires: Charlie Elliott and Arthur Fagg Player of the match: Harry Pilling (Lancs) |
References
- ^ "Gillette Trophy, 1970 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
