1978 Gillette Cup

February 2023 Test and County Cricket Board Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) Knockout Sussex 3 22 21 361 Viv Richards (Somerset) 12 Geoff Arnold (Sussex) CricketArchive tournament page 1977 1977 Gillette Cup 1979 1979 Gillette Cup The 1978 Gillette Cup was the sixteenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 5 July and 2 September 1978.subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1978_ENG_Gillette_Cup_1978.html Gillette Trophy, 1978 – Fixtures CricketArchive 17 May 2010 3 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103071420/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1978_ENG_Gillette_Cup_1978.html dead The tournament was won by Sussex County Cricket Club who defeated Somerset County Cricket Club by 5 wickets in the final at Lord's. Format The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Devon, Durham, Shropshire, Staffordshire and Suffolk. 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 1978. First round 5 July 1978 Devon 205/8 (60 overs) 208/6 (58 overs) Staffordshire Barrie Matthews 66 Derek Nicholls 3/44 (12 overs) Peter Gill 52 Martyn Goulding 2/38 (12 overs) Staffordshire won by 4 wickets (scorecard) Recreation Ground, Torquay David Halfyard & Alan Whitehead John Moore (Staffordshire) 5 July 1978 Shropshire 148/9 (60 overs) 149/6 (53.4 overs) Surrey Doug Slade 54 Pat Pocock 2/20 (12 overs) John Edrich 72* Peter Ranells 3/38 (10.4 overs) Surrey won by 4 wickets (scorecard) Orleton Park, Wellington Dusty Rhodes & Tommy Wilson John Edrich (Surrey) 5 July 1978 Warwickshire 292/5 (60 overs) 297/4 (57.1 overs) Somerset John Whitehouse 94 Dennis Breakwell 2/51 (12 overs) Viv Richards 139* Bob Willis 1/43 (12 overs) Somerset won by 6 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Taunton Jack Crapp & David Evans Viv Richards (Somerset) 5 July 1978 Suffolk 101 all out (39.1 overs) 102/4 (33.1 overs) Sussex Stuart Westley 25* John Spencer 3/11 (3.5 overs) Paul Parker 53 Richard Robinson 2/19 (5.1 overs) Sussex won by 6 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Hove Sam Cook & Don Oslear Paul Parker (Sussex) 5, 6 July 1978 Derbyshire 158/9 (60 overs) 153 all out (59.4 overs) Worcestershire Geoff Miller 59* James Cumbes 3/23 (12 overs) Phil Neale 32 Eddie Barlow 5/30 (12 overs) Derbyshire won by 5 runs (scorecard) New Road, Worcester Fred Goodall & Ray Julian Eddie Barlow (Derbyshire) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. 5, 6, 7 July 1978 Yorkshire 249/6 (45 overs) 136/7 (45 overs) Durham John Hampshire 110 (96) Peter Kippax 3/64 (11 overs) Neil Riddell 52 (103) Chris Old 4/9 (12 overs) Yorkshire won by 113 runs (scorecard) Acklam Park, Middlesbrough Ron Aspinall & Jack van Geloven John Hampshire (Yorkshire) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. Match was reduced to 45 overs per side. Second round 19, 20 July 1978 Middlesex 199 all out (59.2 overs) 166 all out (54 overs) Derbyshire Ian Gould 58 Eddie Barlow 3/47 (11.2 overs) Alan Hill 72 Phil Edmonds 2/17 (12 overs) Middlesex won by 33 runs (scorecard) County Ground, Derby Arthur Jepson & John Langridge Alan Hill (Derbyshire) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. 19, 20 July 1978 Essex 268/9 (60 overs) 196 all out (58.1 overs) Surrey Mike Denness 71 Hugh Wilson 3/59 (12 overs) Roger Knight 34 John Lever 4/25 (11.1 overs) Essex won by 72 runs (scorecard) Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester Ron Aspinall & Cec Pepper Mike Denness (Essex) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. 19, 20 July 1978 Somerset 330/4 (60 overs) 260 all out (60 overs) Glamorgan Peter Denning 145 Peter Swart 2/71 (12 overs) Rodney Ontong 64 Keith Jennings 3/51 (12 overs) Somerset won by 70 runs (scorecard) Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Eddie Phillipson & Dusty Rhodes Peter Denning (Somerset) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. 19, 20 July 1978 Gloucestershire 266/5 (60 overs) 267/3 (57.3 overs) Lancashire Zaheer Abbas 73 Bob Ratcliffe 2/39 (12 overs) David Lloyd 121* Brian Brain 2/42 (12 overs) Lancashire won by 7 wickets (scorecard) Old Trafford, Manchester Dickie Bird & Barrie Meyer David Lloyd (Lancashire) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. 19, 20 July 1978 Leicestershire 214/8 (60 overs) 140 all out (51.2 overs) Hampshire Chris Balderstone 73 Andy Roberts 3/40 (12 overs) Trevor Jesty 31 Les Taylor 3/11 (6.2 overs) Leicestershire won by 74 runs (scorecard) Grace Road, Leicester David Halfyard & Jack van Geloven Chris Balderstone (Leicestershire) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. 19 July 1978 Northamptonshire 248/9 (60 overs) 249/5 (59.5 overs) Kent Peter Willey 77 John Shepherd 4/38 (12 overs) Graham Johnson 76 Sarfraz Nawaz 2/41 (12 overs) Kent won by 5 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Northampton Fred Goodall & Alan Whitehead Peter Willey (Northampton) 19, 20 July 1978 Sussex 221/6 (60 overs) 219/9 (60 overs) Staffordshire Paul Parker 61 Keith Stride 2/39 (12 overs) Nasim-ul-Ghani 85 Imran Khan 4/27 (12 overs) Sussex won by 2 runs (scorecard) Lichfield Road, Stone David Constant & Ray Julian Geoff Arnold (Sussex) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. 19, 20 July 1978 Nottinghamshire 225/7 (60 overs) 226/9 (59.3 overs) Yorkshire Clive Rice 71 Graham Stevenson 3/41 (12 overs) Geoff Boycott 62 Clive Rice 2/23 (12 overs) Yorkshire won by 1 wicket (scorecard) Park Avenue, Bradford Don Oslear & Roderick Wilson Clive Rice (Nottinghamshire) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. Quarter-finals 2, 3 August 1978 Kent 120 all out (53.5 overs) 122/5 (47 overs) Somerset Asif Iqbal 48 Colin Dredge 4/23 (12 overs) Vic Marks 30 John Shepherd 2/16 (12 overs) Somerset won by 5 wickets (scorecard) St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Lloyd Budd & John Langridge Colin Dredge (Somerset) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. 2, 3, 4 August 1978 Lancashire 279/6 (60 overs) 258 all out (57.5 overs) Middlesex Andrew Kennedy 131 Phil Edmonds 2/52 (12 overs) Mike Gatting 62 David Hughes 4/69 (11.5 overs) Lancashire won by 21 runs (scorecard) Old Trafford, Manchester Dickie Bird & Peter Wight Andrew Kennedy (Lancashire) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. 2, 3, 4 August 1978 Essex 73/2 (10 overs) 70/8 (10 overs) Leicestershire Norbert Phillip 24* Les Taylor 1/31 (5 overs) Brian Davison 24 John Lever 4/27 (5 overs) Essex won by 3 runs (scorecard) Grace Road, Leicester Bill Alley & Ken Palmer John Lever (Essex) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. Match was reduced before play started to 10 overs per side. 2, 3, 4 August 1978 Yorkshire 174/7 (52 overs) Sussex Kevin Sharp 61 Paul Phillipson 3/23 (6 overs) No result (scorecard) Headingley, Leeds Eddie Phillipson & Tom Spencer Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. Match was replayed on 4 August. 4 August 1978 Sussex 68/6 (10 overs) 59/8 (10 overs) Yorkshire Javed Miandad 27 Graham Stevenson 3/36 (5 overs) Kevin Sharp 21 Imran Khan 3/22 (5 overs) Sussex won by 9 runs (scorecard) Headingley, Leeds Eddie Phillipson & Tom Spencer Imran Khan (Sussex) Match was reduced before play started to 10 overs per side. Semi-finals 16 August 1978 Somerset 287/6 (60 overs) 287 all out (60 overs) Essex Viv Richards 116 Norbert Phillip 2/56 (11 overs) Graham Gooch 61 Ian Botham 2/48 (12 overs) Somerset won by losing fewer wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Taunton David Evans & Arthur Jepson Viv Richards (Somerset) 16 August 1978 Sussex 277/8 (60 overs) 141 all out (51.4 overs) Lancashire Javed Miandad 75 Colin Croft 3/53 (12 overs) Clive Lloyd 40 John Barclay 3/27 (12 overs) Sussex won by 136 runs (scorecard) County Ground, Hove Cec Pepper & Cec Pepper Javed Miandad (Sussex) Final 1978 Gillette Cup Final 2 September 1978 Somerset 207/7 (60 overs) 211/5 (53.1 overs) Sussex Ian Botham 80 John Barclay 2/21 (12 overs) Paul Parker 62* Ian Botham 2/65 (12 overs) Sussex won by 5 wickets (scorecard) Lord's, London Dickie Bird & Barrie Meyer Paul Parker (Sussex) References External links CricketArchive tournament page https://web.archive.org/web/20121103071420/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1978_ENG_Gillette_Cup_1978.html 3 November 2012 Category:Friends Provident Trophy seasons Gillette Cup, 1978