| Administrator | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format | Knockout |
| Champions | Lancashire (2nd title) |
| Participants | 22 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Most runs | 332 – Clive Lloyd (Lancashire) |
| Most wickets | 11 – John Shepherd (Kent) |
The 1971 Gillette Cup was the ninth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 15 May and 4 September 1971.[1] The tournament was won by Lancashire who defeated Kent by 24 runs in the final at Lord's.
Format
The 17 first-class counties were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Northumberland 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 4 September 1971.
First round
15 May 1971
Scorecard |
Essex
301/9 (60 overs) |
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Bedfordshire
204/8 (60 overs) |
Essex won by 97 runs
County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Lloyd Budd and Charlie Elliott Player of the match: Brian Ward (Essex) |
15 May 1971
Scorecard |
Kent
223/3 (60 overs) |
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Northamptonshire
178 (57.3 overs) |
Kent won by 45 runs
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Arthur Fagg and John Langridge Player of the match: Colin Cowdrey (Kent) |
15 May 1971
Scorecard |
Northumberland
193/6 (60 overs) |
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Lincolnshire
195/2 (40.4 overs) |
Lincolnshire won by 8 wickets
Osborne Avenue, Jesmond Umpires: Cec Pepper and Tom Spencer Player of the match: Geoff Robinson (Lincs) |
15, 17 May 1971
Scorecard |
Somerset
206/8 (60 overs) |
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Lancashire
208/4 (56 overs) |
Lancashire won by 6 wickets
County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Bill Alley and Jack Crapp Player of the match: David Lloyd (Lancs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
15 May 1971
Scorecard |
Glamorgan
225/5 (60 overs) |
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Staffordshire
148 (50.4 overs) |
Glamorgan won by 77 runs
Longton Cricket Club Ground, Stoke-on-Trent Umpires: Arthur Jepson and Eddie Rowe Player of the match: Peter Walker (Glam) |
15 May 1971
Scorecard |
Hertfordshire
138 (59.5 overs) |
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Surrey
142/2 (34.4 overs) |
Surrey won by 8 wickets
The Oval, London Umpires: John Arnold and Lofty Herman Player of the match: Basil Hollington (Herts) |
Second round
12 June 1971
Scorecard |
Essex
180 (58 overs) |
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Glamorgan
82 (44.3 overs) |
Essex won by 98 runs
Valentine's Park, Ilford Umpires: George Pope and Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Bruce Francis (Essex) |
12, 13 June 1971
Scorecard |
Nottinghamshire
129/9 (60 overs) |
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Hampshire
130/7 (55 overs) |
Hampshire won by 3 wickets
United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth Umpires: Jack Crapp and Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Peter Sainsbury (Hants) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
12 June 1971
Scorecard |
Yorkshire
148 (59.2 overs) |
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Kent
149/4 (42.4 overs) |
Kent won by 6 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Bill Alley and Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Bernard Julien (Kent) |
12 June 1971
Scorecard |
Derbyshire
200/9 (60 overs) |
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Leicestershire
201/9 (58.3 overs) |
Leicestershire won by 1 wicket
Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Dickie Bird and David Constant Player of the match: Brian Davison (Leics) |
12 June 1971
Scorecard |
Surrey
216 (60 overs) |
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Middlesex
187 (59.4 overs) |
Surrey won by 29 runs
The Oval, London Umpires: Lloyd Budd and David Evans Player of the match: John Price (Middx) |
12 June 1971
Scorecard |
Gloucestershire
252/7 (60 overs) |
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Sussex
129 (42.3 overs) |
Gloucestershire won by 123 runs
County Ground, Hove Umpires: Sam Cook and Charlie Elliott Player of the match: Mike Procter (Glos) |
12 June 1971
Scorecard |
Warwickshire
294/4 (60 overs) |
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Lincolnshire
136 (47.1 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 158 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Cec Pepper and Peter Wight Player of the match: Rohan Kanhai (Warks) |
12 June 1971
Scorecard |
Worcestershire
215/6 (60 overs) |
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Lancashire
217/4 (54 overs) |
Lancashire won by 6 wickets
New Road, Worcester Umpires: John Langridge and Tom Spencer Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (Lancs) |
Quarter-finals
30 June 1971
Scorecard |
Lancashire
203/9 (60 overs) |
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Essex
191 (59.2 overs) |
Lancashire won by 12 runs
County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: David Constant and Freddie Jakeman Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (Lancs) |
30 June 1971
Scorecard |
Gloucestershire
214 (56.3 overs) |
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Surrey
199 (56.2 overs) |
Gloucestershire won by 15 runs
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol Umpires: Alan Whitehead and Peter Wight Player of the match: Roger Knight (Glos) |
30 June 1971
Scorecard |
Kent
231/8 (60 overs) |
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Leicestershire
153 (47.2 overs) |
Kent won by 78 runs
Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Ron Aspinall and Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Bob Woolmer (Kent) |
30 June 1971
Scorecard |
Warwickshire
281/6 (60 overs) |
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Hampshire
186 (45.1 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 95 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Dusty Rhodes and Eddie Rowe Player of the match: John Jameson (Warks) |
Semi-finals
28, 29 July 1971
Scorecard |
Kent
238 (59.4 overs) |
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Warwickshire
109 (43 overs) |
Kent won by 129 runs
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: John Arnold and Lofty Herman Player of the match: Brian Luckhurst (Kent) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
28 July 1971
Scorecard |
Gloucestershire
229/6 (60 overs) |
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Lancashire
230/7 (56.5 overs) |
Lancashire won by 3 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Dickie Bird and Arthur Jepson Player of the match: David Hughes (Lancs) |
Final
4 September 1971
Scorecard |
Lancashire
224/7 (60 overs) |
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Kent
200 (56.2 overs) |
Lancashire won by 24 runs
Lord's, London Umpires: Charlie Elliott and Arthur Fagg Player of the match: Asif Iqbal (Kent) |
References
- ^ "Gillette Trophy, 1971 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
