| Administrator | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format | Knockout |
| Champions | Northamptonshire (1st title) |
| Participants | 22 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Most runs | 240 Zaheer Abbas (Gloucestershire) |
| Most wickets | 10 Eddie Barlow (Derbyshire) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
The 1976 Gillette Cup was the fourteenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 26 June and 4 September 1976.[1] The tournament was won by Northamptonshire County Cricket Club who defeated Lancashire County Cricket Club by 4 wickets in the final at Lord's.
Format
The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Berkshire, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Shropshire 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 1976.
First round
26 June 1976
(scorecard) |
Lincolnshire
125/7 (60 overs) |
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Derbyshire
129/3 (34.3 overs) |
Derbyshire won by 7 wickets
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Don Oslear Player of the match: Eddie Barlow (Derbyshire) |
26 June 1976
(scorecard) |
Gloucestershire
260/4 (60 overs) |
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Worcestershire
242 all out (58.2 overs) |
Gloucestershire won by 18 runs
Phoenix County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Sam Cook & John Langridge Player of the match: Zaheer Abbas (Gloucestershire) |
26 June 1976
(scorecard) |
Berkshire
158/8 (60 overs) |
v
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Hertfordshire
160/8 (57.1 overs) |
Hertfordshire won by 2 wickets
Hitchin Town Cricket Club Ground, Hitchin Umpires: David Evans & Tommy Wilson Player of the match: Brian Collins (Hertfordshire) |
26 June 1976
(scorecard) |
Shropshire
185 all out (59.4 overs) |
v
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Yorkshire
189/6 (56.1 overs) |
Yorkshire won by 4 wickets
Orleton Park, Wellington Umpires: David Constant & Cec Pepper Player of the match: John Hampshire (Yorkshire) |
26 June 1976
(scorecard) |
Essex
316/6 (60 overs) |
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Staffordshire
207/7 (60 overs) |
Essex won by 109 runs
Lichfield Road, Stone Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Brian Edmeades (Essex) |
26 June 1976
(scorecard) |
Glamorgan
283/3 (60 overs) |
v
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Warwickshire
287/6 (59 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 4 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Ray Julian & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Alan Jones (Glamorgan) |
Second round
14 July 1976
(scorecard) |
Derbyshire
194/9 (60 overs) |
v
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Surrey
127 all out (45.5 overs) |
Derbyshire won by 67 runs
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston Umpires: Dickie Bird & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Frederick Swarbrook (Derbyshire) |
14 July 1976
(scorecard) |
Hertfordshire
153 all out (55.3 overs) |
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Essex
120 all out (38 overs) |
Hertfordshire won by 33 runs
Hitchin Town Cricket Club Ground, Hitchin Umpires: Arthur Fagg & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Dilip Doshi (Hertfordshire) |
14 July 1976
(scorecard) |
Sussex
213 all out (59.1 overs) |
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Kent
156 all out (50 overs) |
Sussex won by 57 runs
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Jack Crapp & Ray Julian Player of the match: Mike Denness (Kent) |
14 July 1976
(scorecard) |
Middlesex
270/9 (60 overs) |
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Lancashire
271/7 (58.4 overs) |
Lancashire won by 3 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Peter Rochford Player of the match: Harry Pilling (Lancashire) |
14 July 1976
(scorecard) |
Hampshire
233/8 (60 overs) |
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Leicestershire
230/9 (60 overs) |
Hampshire won by 3 runs
Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Henry Horton Player of the match: Jack Birkenshaw (Leicestershire) |
14 July 1976
(scorecard) |
Northamptonshire
275/5 (60 overs) |
v
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Nottinghamshire
267/9 (60 overs) |
Northamptonshire won by 8 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Peter Willey (Northamptonshire) |
14 July 1976
(scorecard) |
Somerset
140 all out (45.2 overs) |
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Warwickshire
141/4 (40.3 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 6 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: John Langridge & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Brian Close (Somerset) |
14 July 1976
(scorecard) |
Yorkshire
232/9 (60 overs) |
v
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Gloucestershire
233/6 (55 overs) |
Gloucestershire won by 4 wickets
Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Don Oslear Player of the match: Zaheer Abbas (Gloucestershire) |
Quarter-finals
4 August 1976
(scorecard) |
Hampshire
226 all out (60 overs) |
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Derbyshire
179 all out (54.4 overs) |
Hampshire won by 47 runs
County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Bill Alley & Peter Rochford Player of the match: Peter Sainsbury (Hampshire) |
4 August 1976
(scorecard) |
Gloucestershire
125 all out (57.1 overs) |
v
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Lancashire
128/3 (37.2 overs) |
Lancashire won by 7 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancashire) |
4 August 1976
(scorecard) |
Hertfordshire
69 all out (44 overs) |
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Northamptonshire
75/1 (15.2 overs) |
Northamptonshire won by 9 wickets
County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Sarfraz Nawaz (Northamptonshire) |
4 August 1976
(scorecard) |
Sussex
194 all out (56.3 overs) |
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Warwickshire
195/2 (46.2 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 8 wickets
County Ground, Hove Umpires: Sam Cook & Peter Wight Player of the match: John Jameson (Warwickshire) |
Semi-finals
18 August 1976
(scorecard) |
Hampshire
215/7 (60 overs) |
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Northamptonshire
218/8 (59.5 overs) |
Northamptonshire won by 2 wickets
County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Bill Alley & David Evans Player of the match: David Turner (Hampshire) |
18 August 1976
(scorecard) |
Warwickshire
233 all out (60 overs) |
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Lancashire
234/4 (55.2 overs) |
Lancashire won by 6 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancashire) |
Final
4 September 1976
(scorecard) |
Lancashire
195/7 (60 overs) |
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Northamptonshire
199/6 (58.1 overs) |
Northamptonshire won by 4 wickets
Lord's, London Umpires: Dickie Bird & Arthur Fagg Player of the match: Peter Willey (Northamptonshire) |
References
- ^ "Gillette Trophy, 1976 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
External links
- CricketArchive tournament page Archived 3 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
