1977 Gillette Cup

English cricket tournament February 2023 Test and County Cricket Board Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) Knockout Middlesex 1 22 21 263 Brian Davison (Leicestershire) 11 Mike Selvey (Middlesex) CricketArchive tournament page 1976 1976 Gillette Cup 1978 1978 Gillette Cup The 1977 Gillette Cup was the fifteenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 29 June and 3 September 1977.subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1977_ENG_Gillette_Cup_1977.html Gillette Trophy, 1977 – Fixtures CricketArchive 16 May 2010 3 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103062458/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1977_ENG_Gillette_Cup_1977.html dead The tournament was won by Middlesex County Cricket Club who defeated Glamorgan County Cricket Club by 5 wickets in the final at Lord's. Format The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Cornwall, Durham, Hertfordshire and Northumberland. 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 3 September 1977. First round 29 June 1977 Bedfordshire 111 all out (57.4 overs) 112/1 (46.3 overs) Northumberland David Daniels 20 John Woodford 2/16 (6 overs) John Woodford 56* Northumberland won by 9 wickets (scorecard) Wardown Park, Luton John Langridge & Barrie Meyer John Woodford (Northumberland) 29 June 1977 Lancashire 180/8 (60 overs) 62 all out (44.1 overs) Cornwall Barry Wood 49 David Toseland 3/27 (12 overs) Christopher Chaplin 22 Peter Lee 4/7 (10 overs) Lancashire won by 118 runs (scorecard) Boscawen Park, Truro Alan Whitehead & Peter Wight Barry Wood (Lancashire) 29 June 1977 Nottinghamshire 215 all out (58.4 overs) 220/0 (45.1 overs) Hampshire Basher Hassan 79 John Rice 4/37 (10 overs) Gordon Greenidge 106* Hampshire won by 10 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Southampton Cec Pepper & Dusty Rhodes Gordon Greenidge (Hampshire) 29, 30 June 1977 Kent 226 all out (60 overs) 227/8 (59.5 overs) Middlesex John Shepherd 101 Allan Jones 5/23 (8 overs) Mike Gatting 62 Bernard Julien 4/45 (11.5 overs) Middlesex won by 2 wickets (scorecard) St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Jack Crapp & Peter Rochford John Shepherd (Kent) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. 29 June 1977 Leicestershire 313/5 (60 overs) 159/9 (60 overs) Hertfordshire David Gower 117* Alan Garofall 2/53 (12 overs) David Ottley 54* Chris Balderstone 4/33 (10 overs) Leicestershire won by 154 runs (scorecard) Grace Road, Leicester Ron Aspinall & Arthur Jepson David Gower (Leicestershire) 29 June 1977 Durham 151 all out (58.2 overs) 152/7 (57.4 overs) Northamptonshire Peter Birtwisle 59 (123) Alan Hodgson 3/18 (11 overs) Richard Williams 51 (155) Stuart Wilkinson 5/24 (12 overs) Northamptonshire won by 3 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Northampton Don Oslear & Eddie Phillipson Stuart Wilkinson (Durham) Second round 13 July 1977 Leicestershire 225/7 (60 overs) 138 all out (53.1 overs) Essex Brian Davison 99 John Lever 2/20 (12 overs) Brian Hardie 35 John Steele 5/19 (12 overs) Leicestershire won by 87 runs (scorecard) Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea Tom Brooks & Jack Crapp John Steele (Leicestershire) 13, 14 July 1977 Gloucestershire 241/5 (60 overs) 244/8 (59.2 overs) Northamptonshire Alastair Hignell 85* Alan Hodgson 3/48 (12 overs) Mushtaq Mohammad 89 Mike Procter 3/36 (12 overs) Northamptonshire won by 2 wickets (scorecard) Phoenix County Ground, Bristol Sam Cook & Jack van Geloven Mushtaq Mohammad (Northamptonshire) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. 13, 14 July 1977 Hampshire 261 all out (60 overs) 175 all out (53.3 overs) Yorkshire Trevor Jesty 69 Arnie Sidebottom 4/36 (11 overs) Arnie Sidebottom 45 John Rice 5/35 (11.3 overs) Hampshire won by 86 runs (scorecard) Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth Lloyd Budd & Arthur Jepson John Rice (Hampshire) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. 13, 14 July 1977 Lancashire 193 all out (54.2 overs) 194/6 (51.5 overs) Surrey Clive Lloyd 86 Geoff Arnold 4/15 (9.2 overs) Intikhab Alam 42* Jack Simmons 2/30 (12 overs) Surrey won by 4 wickets (scorecard) Old Trafford, Manchester Ken Palmer & Alan Whitehead Clive Lloyd (Lancashire) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. 13, 14 July 1977 Middlesex 221/7 (60 overs) 190 all out (57.2 overs) Warwickshire Mike Brearley 82 Steve Perryman 3/35 (12 overs) David Brown 41 John Emburey 2/31 (12 overs) Middlesex won by 31 runs (scorecard) Lord's, London John Langridge & Don Oslear Mike Brearley (Middlesex) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. 13, 14 July 1977 Northumberland 153/8 (60 overs) 154/5 (38.4 overs) Somerset Stephen Greensword 26 Dennis Breakwell 2/39 (12 overs) Ian Botham 91* Ian Callen 3/50 (12 overs) Somerset won by 5 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Taunton David Evans & Peter Wight Ian Botham (Somerset) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. 13 July 1977 Sussex 169/8 (60 overs) 173/1 (51.3 overs) Derbyshire John Barclay 44 Eddie Barlow 3/33 (12 overs) John Wright 87* Mike Buss 1/22 (8 overs) Derbyshire won by 9 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Hove Peter Rochford & Douglas Sang Hue Eddie Barlow (Derbyshire) 13 July 1977 Worcestershire 213/9 (60 overs) 217/6 (60 overs) Glamorgan David Humphries 58 Tony Cordle 4/42 (12 overs) Arthur Francis 62* Cedric Boyns 3/36 (10 overs) Glamorgan won by 4 wickets (scorecard) New Road, Worcester Ray Julian & Eddie Phillipson Arthur Francis (Glamorgan) Quarter-finals 3 August 1977 Somerset 248/4 (60 overs) 189 all out (54.5 overs) Derbyshire Brian Rose 128 Eddie Barlow 1/25 (12 overs) John Wright 37 Joel Garner 5/30 (11.5 overs) Somerset won by 59 runs (scorecard) Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston Ron Aspinall & Ray Julian Brian Rose (Somerset) 3 August 1977 Surrey 199 all out (59.2 overs) 200/6 (56.2 overs) Glamorgan John Edrich 53 Malcolm Nash 2/22 (8 overs) Collis King 55 Geoff Arnold 1/14 (10.2 overs) Glamorgan won by 4 wickets (scorecard) Sophia Gardens (cricket ground), Cardiff David Halfyard & Cec Pepper Alan Jones (Glamorgan) 3 August 1977 Hampshire 247/7 (60 overs) 248/3 (55.5 overs) Middlesex Trevor Jesty 54* Mike Selvey 3/48 (12 overs) Michael Smith 123 Tom Mottram 2/42 (10.5 overs) Middlesex won by 7 wickets (scorecard) Lord's, London Sam Cook & Douglas Sang Hue Michael Smith (Middlesex) 3 August 1977 Northamptonshire 228/9 (60 overs) 231/5 (57.3 overs) Leicestershire Geoff Cook 95 Peter Booth 5/33 (11 overs) Brian Davison 80 Alan Hodgson 4/32 (12 overs) Leicestershire won by 5 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Northampton David Evans & Dusty Rhodes Geoff Cook (Northamptonshire) Semi-finals 17, 18, 19 August 1977 Leicestershire 172/7 (60 overs) 175/5 (57.3 overs) Glamorgan David Gower 43 Gwyn Richards 2/17 (12 overs) John Hopkins 63 Jack Birkenshaw 2/21 (12 overs) Glamorgan won by 5 wickets (scorecard) St. Helen's, Swansea Bill Alley & Ken Palmer John Hopkins (Glamorgan) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. 17, 18, 19 August 1977 Match abandoned (scorecard) Lord's, London Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. Match was rescheduled for 24 August. 24, 25, 26 August 1977 Somerset 59 all out (14.4 overs) 61/4 (11.3 overs) Middlesex Graham Burgess 12 Wayne Daniel 4/24 (7.4 overs) Clive Radley 23 Joel Garner 4/27 (6 overs) Middlesex won by 6 wickets (scorecard) Lord's, London Bill Alley & Ken Palmer Wayne Daniel (Middlesex) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. Final 3 September 1977 Glamorgan 177/9 (60 overs) 178/5 (55.4 overs) Middlesex Mike Llewellyn 62 Norman Featherstone 3/17 (6 overs) Clive Radley 85* Malcolm Nash 2/31 (12 overs) Middlesex won by 5 wickets (scorecard) Lord's, London David Constant & Tom Spencer Clive Radley (Middlesex) References External links CricketArchive tournament page https://web.archive.org/web/20121103062458/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1977_ENG_Gillette_Cup_1977.html 3 November 2012 Category:Friends Provident Trophy seasons Gillette Cup, 1977