1975_Gillette_Cup
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.
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| Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | 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 |
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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) |
v |
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) |
v |
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) |
v |
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* |
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) |
v |
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) |
v |
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) |
v |
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) |
- "Gillette Trophy, 1975 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- CricketArchive tournament page Archived 3 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine