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1967 Gillette Cup
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Marylebone Cricket Club Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) Knockout Kent 1 22 21 238 – Brian Luckhurst (Kent) 10 – Roy Palmer (Somerset) 1966 1966 Gillette Cup 1968 1968 Gillette Cup
The 1967 Gillette Cup was the fifth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 23 April and 2 September 1967.subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1967_ENG_Gillette_Cup_1967.html Gillette Trophy, 1966 – Fixtures CricketArchive 15 April 2010 18 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081118111436/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1967_ENG_Gillette_Cup_1967.html dead The tournament was won by Kent County Cricket Club who defeated Somerset County Cricket Club by 32 runs in the final at Lord's.
Format
The 17 first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Durham, Lincolnshire 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 2 September 1967.
First round
23 April 1967
Nottinghamshire
191/7 (60 overs)
180 (59.1 overs)
Durham
Roy Swetman 48
John Bailey 3/37 (12 overs)
Mike Westcott 47
Barry Stead 3/17 (12 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 11 runs
Scorecard
Ropery Lane, Chester-le-Street
Albert Gaskell and Tom Spencer
John Bailey (Nottinghamshire)
26 April 1967
Northamptonshire
237/5 (60 overs)
154 (50.3 overs)
Bedfordshire
Roger Prideaux 75
Graham Jarrett 2/49 (12 overs)
Geoff Millman 44
Mushtaq Mohammad 3/31 (12 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 83 runs
Scorecard
Wardown Park, Luton
Arthur Fagg and Fred Price
Colin Milburn (Northamptonshire)
26 April 1967
Somerset
251/9 (60 overs)
160 (46.3 overs)
Leicestershire
Graham Burgess 73
Peter Marner 3/61 (12 overs)
Peter Marner 60
Roy Palmer 4/42 (9.3 overs)
Somerset won by 91 runs
Scorecard
County Ground, Taunton
Jack Crapp and Peter Wight
Mervyn Kitchen (Somerset)
29 April 1967
Hampshire
244/8 (60 overs)
141 (51.2 overs)
Lincolnshire
Roy Marshall 102
Norman McVicker 3/42 (12 overs)
Harry Pougher 54
Butch White 4/8 (7.2 overs)
Hampshire won by 103 runs
Scorecard
May's Bounty, Basingstoke
Albert Alderman and John Arnold
Roy Marshall (Hampshire)
29 April 1967
Worcestershire
115 (54.4 overs)
119/8 (53.3 overs)
Sussex
Alan Ormrod 43
Tony Buss 4/25 (12 overs)
Tony Greig 22
Jack Flavell 3/21 (12 overs)
Sussex won by 2 wickets
Scorecard
New Road, Worcester
Syd Buller and Laurie Gray
Tony Buss (Sussex)
3 May 1967
Oxfordshire
115/8 (60 overs)
116/6 (48.1 overs)
Cambridgeshire
Peter Smith 34*
Alan Wilson 4/14 (12 overs)
Peter Shippey 37
David Laitt 3/29 (12 overs)
Cambridgeshire won by 4 wickets
Scorecard
Wisbech Cricket Club Ground, Wisbech
Ron Lay and Harry Mellows
Alan Wilson (Cambridgeshire)
Second round
13 May 1967
Kent
239/8 (60 overs)
197 (56 overs)
Essex
Colin Cowdrey 66
Tony Jorden 3/41 (12 overs)
Rodney Cass 33*
Norman Graham 4/19 (12 overs)
Kent won by 42 runs
Scorecard
Old County Ground, Brentwood
Laurie Gray and John Langridge
Colin Cowdrey (Kent)
13 May 1967
Hampshire
236/7 (60 overs)
220 (58.4 overs)
Glamorgan
Roy Marshall 61
Don Shepherd 3/32 (11 overs)
Alan Jones 67
Bob Cottam 3/47 (11.4 overs)
Hampshire won by 16 runs
Scorecard
United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth
Eddie Phillipson and Dusty Rhodes
Barry Reed (Hampshire)
13, 15, 16 May 1967
Gloucestershire
153 (52.4 overs)
157/6 (56 overs)
Lancashire
Arthur Milton 45
Brian Statham 3/22 (10 overs)
David Green 48
David Smith 2/38 (10 overs)
Lancashire won by 4 wickets
Scorecard
Old Trafford, Manchester
George Pope and Hugo Yarnold
David Green (Lancashire)
Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
13 May 1967
Nottinghamshire
203 (59.5 overs)
205/6 (54 overs)
Northamptonshire
Deryck Murray 53
Antony Durose 3/46 (12 overs)
Mushtaq Mohammad 68
John Howarth 3/30 (10 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 6 wickets
Scorecard
County Ground, Northampton
David Halfyard and Lofty Herman
Mushtaq Mohammad (Northampshire)
13 May 1967
Surrey
263/4 (60 overs)
74 (34.1 overs)
Derbyshire
Micky Stewart 74
Brian Jackson 1/36 (12 overs)
Derek Morgan 27
Geoff Arnold 5/9 (9 overs)
Surrey won by 184 runs
Scorecard
The Oval, London
Ron Aspinall and Ron Lay
Geoff Arnold (Surrey)
13 May 1967
Sussex
243 (60 overs)
212 (57.3 overs)
Middlesex
Ken Suttle 86
John Price 5/54 (12 overs)
Eric Russell 72
Tony Buss 3/38 (10.3 overs)
Sussex won by 31 runs
Scorecard
County Ground, Hove
Bill Copson and Cec Pepper
Ken Suttle (Sussex)
13, 15, 16 May 1967
Somerset
206/8 (60 overs)
181 (54.3 overs)
Warwickshire
Roy Virgin 49
David Brown 2/37 (12 overs)
Tom Cartwright 34
Bill Alley 3/24 (12 overs)
Somerset won by 25 runs
Scorecard
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Bill Copson and Cec Pepper
Bill Alley (Somerset)
Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
25 May 1967
Cambridgeshire
43/8 (10 overs)
46/4 (6.5 overs)
Yorkshire
David Fairey 22
Tony Nicholson 3/11 (3 overs)
Ken Taylor 21
David Fairey 2/8 (3 overs)
Yorkshire won by 6 wickets
Scorecard
Savile Park, Castleford
Freddie Jakeman and Arthur Jepson
David Fairey (Cambridgeshire)
Match reduced to 10 overs per side. The match was moved from Headingley due to torrential rain.
Quarter-finals
14 June 1967
Lancashire
194 (57.5 overs)
190 (59.2 overs)
Yorkshire
Harry Pilling 39
Chris Old 4/32 (12 overs)
Phil Sharpe 33
Peter Lever 4/38 (12 overs)
Lancashire won by 4 runs
Scorecard
Old Trafford, Manchester
Freddie Jakeman and Tom Spencer
Peter Lever (Lancashire)
14 June 1967
Somerset
184 (59.3 overs)
148 (54.3 overs)
Northamptonshire
Mervyn Kitchen 40
Peter Willey 3/42 (12 overs)
Roger Prideaux 38
Fred Rumsey 4/23 (9.3 overs)
Somerset won by 36 runs
Scorecard
County Ground, Northampton
Albert Alderman and George Pope
Bill Alley (Somerset)
14 June 1967
Surrey
74 (37.4 overs)
75/4 (28.4 overs)
Kent
Mike Edwards 34
Alan Dixon 7/15 (12 overs)
Brian Luckhurst 40*
Geoff Arnold 2/18 (12 overs)
Kent won by 6 wickets
Scorecard
The Oval, London
Lofty Herman and Fred Price
Alan Dixon (Kent)
14 June 1967
Sussex
233/9 (60 overs)
224 (57.5 overs)
Hampshire
Tony Greig 46
Alan Castell 4/52 (12 overs)
Brian Timms 55
Tony Buss 3/41 (11.5 overs)
Sussex won by 9 runs
Scorecard
County Ground, Hove
Syd Buller and John Langridge
Tony Greig (Sussex)
Semi-finals
19, 20 July 1967
Somerset
210/7 (60 overs)
110 (47.4 overs)
Lancashire
Mervyn Kitchen 40
Peter Lever 2/44 (12 overs)
Ken Shuttleworth 23
Ken Palmer 3/20 (12 overs)
Somerset won by 100 runs
Scorecard
Old Trafford, Manchester
Jack Crapp and Charlie Elliott
Ken Palmer (Somerset)
Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
19 July 1967
Kent
293/5 (60 overs)
175 (50.3 overs)
Sussex
Colin Cowdrey 78
Tony Greig 2/59 (12 overs)
Jim Parks 44
Alan Brown 3/17 (8.3 overs)
Kent won by 118 runs
Scorecard
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Peter Wight and Hugo Yarnold
Colin Cowdrey (Kent)
Final
1967 Gillette Cup Final
2 September 1967
Kent
193 (59.4 overs)
161 (54.5 overs)
Somerset
Brian Luckhurst 54
Bill Alley 3/22 (12 overs)
Peter Robinson 48
Derek Underwood 3/41 (10 overs)
Kent won by 32 runs
Scorecard
Lord's, London
Syd Buller and Fred Price
Mike Denness (Kent)
References
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