1970 Gillette Cup
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Cricket tournament
Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
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Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) |
Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
Champions | Lancashire (1st title) |
Participants | 22 |
Matches | 21 |
Most runs | 220 – Roy Virgin (Somerset) |
Most wickets | 13 – Bob Willis (Surrey) |
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The 1970 Gillette Cup was the eighth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 25 April and 5 September 1970.[1] The tournament was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club who defeated Sussex County Cricket Club by 6 wickets in the final at Lord's.
Format
[edit ]The 17 first-class counties were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cornwall, Norfolk and Oxfordshire. 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 5 September 1970.
First round
[edit ] 25 April 1970
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Glamorgan won by 72 runs
Boscawen Park, Truro
Umpires: Bill Alley and Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Peter Walker (Glam)
Boscawen Park, Truro
Umpires: Bill Alley and Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Peter Walker (Glam)
25, 27, 28 April 1970
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Middlesex won by 147 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Lloyd Budd and Arthur Fagg
Player of the match: John Murray (Middx)
Lord's, London
Umpires: Lloyd Budd and Arthur Fagg
Player of the match: John Murray (Middx)
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
25, 27 April 1970
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Worcestershire won by 7 wickets
Morris Motors Sports Ground, Cowley
Umpires: Jack Crapp and Lofty Herman
Player of the match: Basil D'Oliveira (Worcs)
Morris Motors Sports Ground, Cowley
Umpires: Jack Crapp and Lofty Herman
Player of the match: Basil D'Oliveira (Worcs)
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
25, 27, 28 April 1970
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Nottinghamshire won by 5 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Charlie Elliott and Hugo Yarnold
Player of the match: Garfield Sobers (Notts)
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Charlie Elliott and Hugo Yarnold
Player of the match: Garfield Sobers (Notts)
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
25, 26, 27 April 1970
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Surrey won by 58 runs
St George's Road, Harrogate
Umpires: Ron Aspinall and Cec Pepper
Player of the match: Robin Jackman (Surrey)
St George's Road, Harrogate
Umpires: Ron Aspinall and Cec Pepper
Player of the match: Robin Jackman (Surrey)
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
9 May 1970
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Buckinghamshire won by 8 wickets
London Road, High Wycombe
Umpires: Laurie Gray and John Langridge
Player of the match: Christopher Pickett (Bucks)
London Road, High Wycombe
Umpires: Laurie Gray and John Langridge
Player of the match: Christopher Pickett (Bucks)
Second round
[edit ] 30 May 1970
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Hampshire won by 142 runs
Amy Lane, Chesham
Umpires: John Arnold and George Pope
Player of the match: Barry Reed (Hants)
Amy Lane, Chesham
Umpires: John Arnold and George Pope
Player of the match: Barry Reed (Hants)
30 May 1970
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Sussex won by 4 wickets
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Arthur Fagg and Dusty Rhodes
Player of the match: Mike Buss (Sussex)
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Arthur Fagg and Dusty Rhodes
Player of the match: Mike Buss (Sussex)
30 May 1970
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Surrey won by 7 wickets
St. Helen's, Swansea
Umpires: Bill Alley and Peter Wight
Player of the match: Stewart Storey (Surrey)
St. Helen's, Swansea
Umpires: Bill Alley and Peter Wight
Player of the match: Stewart Storey (Surrey)
30 May 1970
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Lancashire won by 27 runs
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Eddie Phillipson and Hugo Yarnold
Player of the match: Ron Nicholls (Glos)
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Eddie Phillipson and Hugo Yarnold
Player of the match: Ron Nicholls (Glos)
30 May 1970
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Kent won by 69 runs
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Lofty Herman and Tom Spencer
Player of the match: Brian Luckhurst (Kent)
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Lofty Herman and Tom Spencer
Player of the match: Brian Luckhurst (Kent)
30 May 1970
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Nottinghamshire won by 43 runs
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Freddie Jakeman and Cec Pepper
Player of the match: Brian Bolus (Notts)
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Freddie Jakeman and Cec Pepper
Player of the match: Brian Bolus (Notts)
30 May 1970
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Middlesex won by 2 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Laurie Gray and John Langridge
Player of the match: Fred Titmus (Middx)
Lord's, London
Umpires: Laurie Gray and John Langridge
Player of the match: Fred Titmus (Middx)
30 May 1970
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Somerset won by 50 runs
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Charlie Elliott and Harry Mellows
Player of the match: Roy Virgin (Somst)
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Charlie Elliott and Harry Mellows
Player of the match: Roy Virgin (Somst)
Quarter-finals
[edit ] 8 July 1970
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Sussex won by 47 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Lloyd Budd and Arthur Jepson
Player of the match: Tony Greig (Sussex)
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Lloyd Budd and Arthur Jepson
Player of the match: Tony Greig (Sussex)
8 July 1970
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Lancashire won by 5 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Ron Aspinall and Dickie Bird
Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancs)
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Ron Aspinall and Dickie Bird
Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancs)
8, 9 July 1970
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Somerset won by 5 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: David Constant and Tom Spencer
Player of the match: Graham Burgess (Somst)
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: David Constant and Tom Spencer
Player of the match: Graham Burgess (Somst)
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
8 July 1970
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Surrey won by 8 runs
The Oval, London
Umpires: John Arnold and Harry Mellows
Player of the match: Bob Willis (Surrey)
The Oval, London
Umpires: John Arnold and Harry Mellows
Player of the match: Bob Willis (Surrey)
Semi-finals
[edit ] 22 July 1970
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Lancashire won by 4 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Syd Buller and Jack Crapp
Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancs)
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Syd Buller and Jack Crapp
Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancs)
22 July 1970
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Sussex won by losing fewer wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Arthur Jepson and Peter Wight
Player of the match: John Snow (Sussex)
The Oval, London
Umpires: Arthur Jepson and Peter Wight
Player of the match: John Snow (Sussex)
Final
[edit ] 5 September 1970
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Lancashire won by 6 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Charlie Elliott and Arthur Fagg
Player of the match: Harry Pilling (Lancs)
Lord's, London
Umpires: Charlie Elliott and Arthur Fagg
Player of the match: Harry Pilling (Lancs)
References
[edit ]- ^ "Gillette Trophy, 1970 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 May 2010.