1970 Gillette Cup

February 2023 Test and County Cricket Board Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) Knockout Lancashire 1 22 21 220 – Roy Virgin (Somerset) 13 – Bob Willis (Surrey) 1969 1969 Gillette Cup 1971 1971 Gillette Cup 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.https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1970_ENG_Gillette_Cup_1970.html Gillette Trophy, 1970 – Fixtures CricketArchive 9 May 2010 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 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 25 April 1970 Glamorgan 171/7 (60 overs) 99 (55 overs) Cornwall Peter Walker 51* Keith Davis 2/30 (12 overs) Malcolm Dunstan 28 Peter Walker 5/21 (10 overs) Glamorgan won by 72 runs Scorecard Boscawen Park, Truro Bill Alley and Alan Whitehead Peter Walker (Glam) 25, 27, 28 April 1970 Middlesex 264/5 (60 overs) 117 (49.5 overs) Norfolk Eric Russell 80 Tracey Moore 2/41 (12 overs) Bill Edrich 36 Keith Jones 3/49 (12 overs) Middlesex won by 147 runs Scorecard Lord's, London Lloyd Budd and Arthur Fagg John Murray (Middx) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. 25, 27 April 1970 Oxfordshire 99/9 (60 overs) 101/3 (54.5 overs) Worcestershire Brian Edrich 30 Vanburn Holder 3/14 (12 overs) Basil D'Oliveira 32* Robin Matthews 2/15 (12 overs) Worcestershire won by 7 wickets Scorecard Morris Motors Sports Ground, Cowley Jack Crapp and Lofty Herman Basil D'Oliveira (Worcs) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. 25, 27, 28 April 1970 Warwickshire 215/9 (60 overs) 216/5 (53 overs) Nottinghamshire Mike Smith 50 Harold Rhodes 2/33 (12 overs) Garfield Sobers 70* Eddie Hemmings 2/33 (9 overs) Nottinghamshire won by 5 wickets Scorecard Edgbaston, Birmingham Charlie Elliott and Hugo Yarnold Garfield Sobers (Notts) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. 25, 26, 27 April 1970 Surrey 134/8 (60 overs) 76 (29.4 overs) Yorkshire Younis Ahmed 31 Brian Close 3/27 (12 overs) Richard Hutton 16 Robin Jackman 7/33 (12 overs) Surrey won by 58 runs Scorecard St George's Road, Harrogate Ron Aspinall and Cec Pepper Robin Jackman (Surrey) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. 9 May 1970 Bedfordshire 102 (43.1 overs) 105/2 (41 overs) Buckinghamshire Malcolm Wynn 35 Christopher Pickett 4/20 (12 overs) John Turner 56 Trevor Morley 2/13 (11 overs) Buckinghamshire won by 8 wickets Scorecard London Road, High Wycombe Laurie Gray and John Langridge Christopher Pickett (Bucks) Second round 30 May 1970 Hampshire 278/3 (60 overs) 136 (58.1 overs) Buckinghamshire Barry Reed 143* Christopher Parry 3/61 (12 overs) Ronald Hooker 65 John Holder 2/10 (11 overs) Hampshire won by 142 runs Scorecard Amy Lane, Chesham John Arnold and George Pope Barry Reed (Hants) 30 May 1970 Essex 174/9 (60 overs) 175/6 (58.4 overs) Sussex Brian Edmeades 40 Mike Buss 2/25 (12 overs) Mike Buss 72 Stuart Turner 2/31 (11 overs) Sussex won by 4 wickets Scorecard County Ground, Chelmsford Arthur Fagg and Dusty Rhodes Mike Buss (Sussex) 30 May 1970 Glamorgan 149 (58.1 overs) 151/3 (49.2 overs) Surrey Alan Jones 52 Stewart Storey 3/13 (12 overs) John Edrich 66* Malcolm Nash 1/34 (12 overs) Surrey won by 7 wickets Scorecard St. Helen's, Swansea Bill Alley and Peter Wight Stewart Storey (Surrey) 30 May 1970 Lancashire 278/8 (60 overs) 251 (58.1 overs) Gloucestershire David Lloyd 62 Tony Brown 4/56 (12 overs) Ron Nicholls 75 Jack Simmons 3/39 (12 overs) Lancashire won by 27 runs Scorecard Ashley Down Ground, Bristol Eddie Phillipson and Hugo Yarnold Ron Nicholls (Glos) 30 May 1970 Kent 297/3 (60 overs) 228 (56.1 overs) Worcestershire Brian Luckhurst 96 Norman Gifford 1/46 (10 overs) Rodney Cass 43 Alan Brown 3/31 (11.1 overs) Kent won by 69 runs Scorecard St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Lofty Herman and Tom Spencer Brian Luckhurst (Kent) 30 May 1970 Nottinghamshire 216/5 (60 overs) 173 (53.5 overs) Leicestershire Brian Bolus 75* Jack Birkenshaw 2/31 (12 overs) Ray Illingworth 59 Mike Taylor 4/32 (10.5 overs) Nottinghamshire won by 43 runs Scorecard Grace Road, Leicester Freddie Jakeman and Cec Pepper Brian Bolus (Notts) 30 May 1970 Derbyshire 161/9 (60 overs) 162/8 (53.4 overs) Middlesex John Harvey 34 Fred Titmus 5/26 (12 overs) Eric Russell 54 Fred Rumsey 3/15 (12 overs) Middlesex won by 2 wickets Scorecard Lord's, London Laurie Gray and John Langridge Fred Titmus (Middx) 30 May 1970 Somerset 248/6 (60 overs) 198 (59.2 overs) Northamptonshire Roy Virgin 103 Brian Crump 3/43 (12 overs) David Steele 58 Allan Jones 5/56 (12 overs) Somerset won by 50 runs Scorecard County Ground, Northampton Charlie Elliott and Harry Mellows Roy Virgin (Somst) Quarter-finals 8 July 1970 Sussex 199 (60 overs) 152 (56.5 overs) Kent Geoff Greenidge 56 Bob Woolmer 3/26 (9 overs) Brian Luckhurst 48 Tony Greig 5/42 (10.5 overs) Sussex won by 47 wickets Scorecard St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Lloyd Budd and Arthur Jepson Tony Greig (Sussex) 8 July 1970 Hampshire 142 (50.4 overs) 143/5 (35.3 overs) Lancashire Roy Marshall 43 Peter Lever 5/30 (12 overs) Barry Wood 63* Butch White 2/35 (8 overs) Lancashire won by 5 wickets Scorecard Old Trafford, Manchester Ron Aspinall and Dickie Bird Barry Wood (Lancs) 8, 9 July 1970 Nottinghamshire 232/5 (60 overs) 233/5 (58 overs) Somerset Pasty Harris 101 Tom Cartwright 1/22 (12 overs) Peter Robinson 57 David Halfyard 3/47 (12 overs) Somerset won by 5 wickets Scorecard Trent Bridge, Nottingham David Constant and Tom Spencer Graham Burgess (Somst) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. 8 July 1970 Surrey 280/5 (60 overs) 272/9 (60 overs) Middlesex John Edrich 91 John Price 3/63 (12 overs) Peter Parfitt 44 Bob Willis 6/49 (12 overs) Surrey won by 8 runs Scorecard The Oval, London John Arnold and Harry Mellows Bob Willis (Surrey) Semi-finals 22 July 1970 Somerset 207 (58.2 overs) 210/6 (56.2 overs) Lancashire Roy Virgin 65 Barry Wood 3/35 (12 overs) John Sullivan 50 Brian Langford 2/43 (12 overs) Lancashire won by 4 wickets Scorecard County Ground, Taunton Syd Buller and Jack Crapp Barry Wood (Lancs) 22 July 1970 Surrey 196 (59.3 overs) 196/8 (50 overs) Sussex Mike Edwards 50 John Snow 4/35 (12 overs) Peter Graves 45 Intikhab Alam 2/28 (12 overs) Sussex won by losing fewer wickets Scorecard The Oval, London Arthur Jepson and Peter Wight John Snow (Sussex) Final 5 September 1970 Sussex 184/9 (60 overs) 185/4 (55.1 overs) Lancashire Mike Buss 42 David Hughes 3/31 (12 overs) Harry Pilling 70* Mike Buss 2/34 (12 overs) Lancashire won by 6 wickets Scorecard Lord's, London Charlie Elliott and Arthur Fagg Harry Pilling (Lancs) References Category:Friends Provident Trophy seasons Gillette Cup, 1970