| Administrator | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format | Knockout |
| Champions | Lancashire (4th title) |
| Participants | 22 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Most runs | 275 Sadiq Mohammad (Gloucestershire) |
| Most wickets | 10 Mike Hendrick (Derbyshire) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
The 1975 Gillette Cup was the thirteenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 25 June and 6 September 1975.[1] The tournament was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club who defeated Middlesex County Cricket Club by 7 wickets in the final at Lord's.
Format
The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cornwall, Oxfordshire and Staffordshire. 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 6 September 1975.
First round
25 June 1975
(scorecard) |
Northamptonshire
210 all out (59.5 overs) |
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Cambridgeshire
141 all out (41.5 overs) |
Northamptonshire won by 69 runs
The Avenue Sports Club Ground, March Umpires: John Langridge & Peter Rochford Player of the match: David Steele (Northamptonshire) |
25 June 1975
(scorecard) |
Middlesex
267/4 (60 overs) |
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Buckinghamshire
168/7 (60 overs) |
Middlesex won by 99 runs
Lord's, London Umpires: Dusty Rhodes & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Mike Brearley (Middlesex) |
25 June 1975
(scorecard) |
Nottinghamshire
212/9 (60 overs) |
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Sussex
208 all out (60 overs) |
Nottinghamshire won by 4 runs
Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Ray Julian & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Bill Taylor (Nottinghamshire) |
25 June 1975
(scorecard) |
Cornwall
171 all out (52.2 overs) |
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Oxfordshire
175/4 (53.3 overs) |
Oxfordshire won by 6 wickets
Morris Motors Sports Ground, Cowley Umpires: Jack Crapp & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: John Potter (Oxfordshire) |
25 June 1975
(scorecard) |
Leicestershire
287/4 (60 overs) |
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Staffordshire
73 all out (37 overs) |
Leicestershire won by 214 runs
Longton Cricket Club Ground, Stoke-on-Trent Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Barry Dudleston (Leicestershire) |
25 June 1975
(scorecard) |
Surrey
193/9 (60 overs) |
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Somerset
194/9 (60 overs) |
Somerset won by 1 wicket
The Oval, London Umpires: Robert Barnard & Peter Wight Player of the match: Graham Burgess (Somerset) |
Second round
16 July 1975
(scorecard) |
Gloucestershire
244/7 (60 overs) |
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Oxfordshire
167 all out (56 overs) |
Gloucestershire won by 77 runs
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol Umpires: Bill Alley & Peter Wight Player of the match: Zaheer Abbas (Gloucestershire) |
16 July 1975
(scorecard) |
Hampshire
371/4 (60 overs) |
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Glamorgan
207 all out (50.1 overs) |
Hampshire won by 164 runs
County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Ray Julian & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Gordon Greenidge (Hampshire) |
16, 17 July 1975
(scorecard) |
Northamptonshire
106 all out (60 overs) |
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Lancashire
107/1 (60 overs) |
Frank Hayes 56*
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Lancashire won by 9 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Peter Lever (Lancashire) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
16 July 1975
(scorecard) |
Nottinghamshire
247/8 (60 overs) |
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Kent
216 all out (55.5 overs) |
Nottinghamshire won by 31 runs
Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Bob Woolmer (Kent) |
16, 17 July 1975
(scorecard) |
Derbyshire
200/6 (60 overs) |
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Somerset
197/9 (60 overs) |
Derbyshire won by 3 runs
County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Peter Rochford Player of the match: Frederick Swarbrook (Derbyshire) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
16 July 1975
(scorecard) |
Middlesex
238/6 (60 overs) |
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Warwickshire
111 all out (47.2 overs) |
Middlesex won by 127 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Ron Aspinall & David Evans Player of the match: Graham Barlow (Middlesex) |
16 July 1975
(scorecard) |
Worcestershire
261/7 (60 overs) |
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Essex
141 all out (49.1 overs) |
Worcestershire won by 112 runs
New Road, Worcester Umpires: David Constant & Sam Cook Player of the match: Imran Khan (Worcestershire) |
16 July 1975
(scorecard) |
Yorkshire
109 all out (48.5 overs) |
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Leicestershire
111/9 (52.3 overs) |
Leicestershire won by 1 wicket
Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Henry Horton & Don Oslear Player of the match: Norman McVicker (Leicestershire) |
Quarter-finals
6 August 1975
(scorecard) |
Hampshire
98 all out (43.1 overs) |
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Lancashire
101/4 (31.5 overs) |
Lancashire won by 6 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: David Constant & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Bob Ratcliffe (Lancashire) |
6 August 1975
(scorecard) |
Gloucestershire
314/4 (60 overs) |
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Leicestershire
282/9 (60 overs) |
Gloucestershire won by 32 runs
Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Don Oslear & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Zaheer Abbas (Gloucestershire) |
6 August 1975
(scorecard) |
Nottinghamshire
166 all out (54.2 overs) |
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Derbyshire
167/4 (54.2 overs) |
Derbyshire won by 6 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Arthur Fagg & Barrie Meyer Player of the match: Mike Hendrick (Derbyshire) |
6 August 1975
(scorecard) |
Worcestershire
257 all out (59.5 overs) |
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Middlesex
258/2 (54 overs) |
Middlesex won by 8 wickets
New Road, Worcester Umpires: Robert Barnard & Lloyd Budd Player of the match: Clive Radley (Middlesex) |
Semi-finals
20 August 1975
(scorecard) |
Middlesex
207 all out (58.5 overs) |
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Derbyshire
183 all out (56.1 overs) |
Middlesex won by 21 runs
Queen's Park, Chesterfield Umpires: David Constant & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Norman Featherstone (Middlesex) |
20 August 1975
(scorecard) |
Gloucestershire
236 all out (60 overs) |
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Lancashire
239/7 (59.3 overs) |
Lancashire won by 3 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Bill Alley & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Sadiq Mohammad (Gloucestershire) |
Final
6 September 1975
(scorecard) |
Middlesex
180/8 (60 overs) |
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Lancashire
182/3 (57 overs) |
Lancashire won by 7 wickets
Lord's, London Umpires: Dickie Bird & John Langridge Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (Lancashire) |
References
- ^ "Gillette Trophy, 1975 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
External links
- CricketArchive tournament page Archived 3 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
