| Administrator | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format | Knockout |
| Champions | Sussex (3rd title) |
| Participants | 22 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Most runs | 361 Viv Richards (Somerset) |
| Most wickets | 12 Geoff Arnold (Sussex) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
The 1978 Gillette Cup was the sixteenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 5 July and 2 September 1978.[1] The tournament was won by Sussex County Cricket Club who defeated Somerset County Cricket Club by 5 wickets in the final at Lord's.
Format
The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Devon, Durham, Shropshire, Staffordshire 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 2 September 1978.
First round
5 July 1978
(scorecard) |
Devon
205/8 (60 overs) |
v
|
Staffordshire
208/6 (58 overs) |
Staffordshire won by 4 wickets
Recreation Ground, Torquay Umpires: David Halfyard & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: John Moore (Staffordshire) |
5 July 1978
(scorecard) |
Shropshire
148/9 (60 overs) |
v
|
Surrey
149/6 (53.4 overs) |
Surrey won by 4 wickets
Orleton Park, Wellington Umpires: Dusty Rhodes & Tommy Wilson Player of the match: John Edrich (Surrey) |
5 July 1978
(scorecard) |
Warwickshire
292/5 (60 overs) |
v
|
Somerset
297/4 (57.1 overs) |
Somerset won by 6 wickets
County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Jack Crapp & David Evans Player of the match: Viv Richards (Somerset) |
5 July 1978
(scorecard) |
Suffolk
101 all out (39.1 overs) |
v
|
Sussex
102/4 (33.1 overs) |
Sussex won by 6 wickets
County Ground, Hove Umpires: Sam Cook & Don Oslear Player of the match: Paul Parker (Sussex) |
5, 6 July 1978
(scorecard) |
Derbyshire
158/9 (60 overs) |
v
|
Worcestershire
153 all out (59.4 overs) |
Derbyshire won by 5 runs
New Road, Worcester Umpires: Fred Goodall & Ray Julian Player of the match: Eddie Barlow (Derbyshire) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
5, 6, 7 July 1978
(scorecard) |
Yorkshire
249/6 (45 overs) |
v
|
Durham
136/7 (45 overs) |
Yorkshire won by 113 runs
Acklam Park, Middlesbrough Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Jack van Geloven Player of the match: John Hampshire (Yorkshire) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. Match was reduced to 45 overs per side.
Second round
19, 20 July 1978
(scorecard) |
Middlesex
199 all out (59.2 overs) |
v
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Derbyshire
166 all out (54 overs) |
Middlesex won by 33 runs
County Ground, Derby Umpires: Arthur Jepson & John Langridge Player of the match: Alan Hill (Derbyshire) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
19, 20 July 1978
(scorecard) |
Essex
268/9 (60 overs) |
v
|
Surrey
196 all out (58.1 overs) |
Essex won by 72 runs
Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Mike Denness (Essex) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
19, 20 July 1978
(scorecard) |
Somerset
330/4 (60 overs) |
v
|
Glamorgan
260 all out (60 overs) |
Somerset won by 70 runs
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Peter Denning (Somerset) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
19, 20 July 1978
(scorecard) |
Gloucestershire
266/5 (60 overs) |
v
|
Lancashire
267/3 (57.3 overs) |
Lancashire won by 7 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Dickie Bird & Barrie Meyer Player of the match: David Lloyd (Lancashire) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
19, 20 July 1978
(scorecard) |
Leicestershire
214/8 (60 overs) |
v
|
Hampshire
140 all out (51.2 overs) |
Leicestershire won by 74 runs
Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: David Halfyard & Jack van Geloven Player of the match: Chris Balderstone (Leicestershire) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
19 July 1978
(scorecard) |
Northamptonshire
248/9 (60 overs) |
v
|
Kent
249/5 (59.5 overs) |
Kent won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Fred Goodall & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Peter Willey (Northampton) |
19, 20 July 1978
(scorecard) |
Sussex
221/6 (60 overs) |
v
|
Staffordshire
219/9 (60 overs) |
Sussex won by 2 runs
Lichfield Road, Stone Umpires: David Constant & Ray Julian Player of the match: Geoff Arnold (Sussex) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
19, 20 July 1978
(scorecard) |
Nottinghamshire
225/7 (60 overs) |
v
|
Yorkshire
226/9 (59.3 overs) |
Yorkshire won by 1 wicket
Park Avenue, Bradford Umpires: Don Oslear & Roderick Wilson Player of the match: Clive Rice (Nottinghamshire) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Quarter-finals
2, 3 August 1978
(scorecard) |
Kent
120 all out (53.5 overs) |
v
|
Somerset
122/5 (47 overs) |
Somerset won by 5 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Lloyd Budd & John Langridge Player of the match: Colin Dredge (Somerset) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
2, 3, 4 August 1978
(scorecard) |
Lancashire
279/6 (60 overs) |
v
|
Middlesex
258 all out (57.5 overs) |
Lancashire won by 21 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Dickie Bird & Peter Wight Player of the match: Andrew Kennedy (Lancashire) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
2, 3, 4 August 1978
(scorecard) |
Essex
73/2 (10 overs) |
v
|
Leicestershire
70/8 (10 overs) |
Essex won by 3 runs
Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Bill Alley & Ken Palmer Player of the match: John Lever (Essex) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. Match was reduced before play started to 10 overs per side.
2, 3, 4 August 1978
(scorecard) |
Yorkshire
174/7 (52 overs) |
v
|
|
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. Match was replayed on 4 August.
4 August 1978
(scorecard) |
Sussex
68/6 (10 overs) |
v
|
Yorkshire
59/8 (10 overs) |
Sussex won by 9 runs
Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Imran Khan (Sussex) |
- Match was reduced before play started to 10 overs per side.
Semi-finals
16 August 1978
(scorecard) |
Somerset
287/6 (60 overs) |
v
|
Essex
287 all out (60 overs) |
Somerset won by losing fewer wickets
County Ground, Taunton Umpires: David Evans & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Viv Richards (Somerset) |
16 August 1978
(scorecard) |
Sussex
277/8 (60 overs) |
v
|
Lancashire
141 all out (51.4 overs) |
Sussex won by 136 runs
County Ground, Hove Umpires: Cec Pepper & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Javed Miandad (Sussex) |
Final
2 September 1978
(scorecard) |
Somerset
207/7 (60 overs) |
v
|
Sussex
211/5 (53.1 overs) |
Sussex won by 5 wickets
Lord's, London Umpires: Dickie Bird & Barrie Meyer Player of the match: Paul Parker (Sussex) |
References
- ^ "Gillette Trophy, 1978 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
External links
- CricketArchive tournament page Archived 3 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
