1979 Gillette Cup

February 2023 Test and County Cricket Board Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) Knockout Somerset 1 22 21 266 Viv Richards (Somerset) 17 Joel Garner (Somerset) CricketArchive tournament page 1978 1978 Gillette Cup 1980 1980 Gillette Cup The 1979 Gillette Cup was the seventeenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 27 June and 8 September 1979.subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1979_ENG_Gillette_Cup_1979.html Gillette Trophy, 1979 – Fixtures CricketArchive 18 May 2010 3 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103072519/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1979_ENG_Gillette_Cup_1979.html dead The tournament was won by Somerset County Cricket Club who defeated Northamptonshire County Cricket Club by 45 runs in the final at Lord's. Format The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Devon, Durham 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 8 September 1979. First round 27 June 1979 Buckinghamshire 133 all out (60 overs) 137/8 (38 overs) Suffolk Terence Cordaroy 44 Richard Done 3/9 (11 overs) Paul Rice 45 Peter Gooch 3/51 (12 overs) Suffolk won by 2 wickets (scorecard) London Road, High Wycombe John Griffiths & Arthur Jepson Paul Rice (Suffolk) 27 June 1979 Durham 221/7 (60 overs) 127/7 (60 overs) Berkshire Stephen Greensword 48* Jefferson Jones 4/35 (12 overs) David Johnston 37 Peter Kippax 3/24 (12 overs) Durham won by 94 runs (scorecard) Green Lane, Durham Tom Spencer & Jack van Geloven Stephen Greensword (Durham) 27 June 1979 Glamorgan 177/9 (60 overs) 178/5 (52 overs) Kent Peter Swart 40 Bob Woolmer 3/31 (12 overs) Alan Ealham 85* Rodney Ontong 2/47 (9 overs) Kent won by 5 wickets (scorecard) St. Helen's, Swansea Derek Shackleton & Peter Wight Alan Ealham (Kent) 27 June 1979 Hampshire 273/6 (60 overs) 218 all out (55.2 overs) Gloucestershire Nigel Cowley 63* Mike Procter 3/47 (12 overs) Sadiq Mohammad 62 Trevor Jesty 6/46 (11.2 overs) Hampshire won by 55 runs (scorecard) Phoenix County Ground, Bristol Sam Cook & David Halfyard Trevor Jesty (Hampshire) 27 June 1979 Lancashire 247/5 (60 overs) 177 all out (53.4 overs) Essex Clive Lloyd 76 Keith Pont 2/25 (12 overs) Keith Pont 27 David Hughes 3/22 (12 overs) Lancashire won by 70 runs (scorecard) Old Trafford, Manchester Eddie Phillipson & Terry Spencer Jack Simmons (Lancashire) 27 June 1979 Devon 111 all out (56 overs) 114/1 (31.4 overs) Leicestershire Michael Wagstaffe 21 Ken Shuttleworth 3/26 (12 overs) John Steele 76* Tony Allin 1/37 (9 overs) Leicestershire won by 9 wickets (scorecard) Grace Road, Leicester Ron Aspinall & Ray Julian John Steele (Leicestershire) Second round 18 July 1979 Durham 213/9 (60 overs) 214/6 (59.1 overs) Yorkshire Wasim Raja 52 Howard Cooper 3/39 (12 overs) Geoff Boycott 92 Lance Cairns 2/35 (12 overs) Yorkshire won by 4 wickets (scorecard) Ropery Lane, Chester-le-Street Ron Aspinall & Tom Spencer Geoff Boycott (Yorkshire) 18, 19 July 1979 Kent 278/7 (60 overs) 260/9 (60 overs) Lancashire Chris Tavaré 87 Jack Simmons 3/53 (10 overs) Barry Wood 116 Asif Iqbal 4/18 (6 overs) Kent won by 18 runs (scorecard) St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Arthur Jepson & Don Oslear Asif Iqbal (Kent) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. 18 July 1979 Leicestershire 326/6 (60 overs) 183 all out (50 overs) Worcestershire Barry Dudleston 125 Younis Ahmed 2/54 (10 overs) Younis Ahmed 44 Paddy Clift 3/36 (12 overs) Leicestershire won by 143 runs (scorecard) Grace Road, Leicester Lloyd Budd & Peter Wight Barry Dudleston (Leicestershire) 18 July 1979 Hampshire 193 all out (54.5 overs) 196/8 (58.5 overs) Middlesex Gordon Greenidge 87 Wayne Daniel 3/41 (9.5 overs) Mike Brearley 31 Nigel Cowley 4/20 (12 overs) Middlesex won by 2 wickets (scorecard) Lord's, London Bill Alley & David Halfyard Gordon Greenidge (Hampshire) 18 July 1979 Surrey 238/8 (60 overs) 240/4 (56 overs) Northamptonshire David Smith 61 Tim Lamb 3/37 (12 overs) Geoff Cook 114* Pat Pocock 2/42 (12 overs) Northamptonshire won by 6 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Northampton Dickie Bird & Alan Whitehead Geoff Cook (Northamptonshire) 18 July 1979 Derbyshire 224/7 (60 overs) 226/2 (56.1 overs) Somerset David Steele 81* Keith Jennings 3/31 (12 overs) Brian Rose 88* Kim Barnett 1/30 (5.1 overs) Somerset won by 8 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Taunton John Langridge & Ken Palmer Brian Rose (Somerset) 18 July 1979 Suffolk 158 all out (55.3 overs) 159/8 (49.5 overs) Sussex Roger Howlett 35* John Spencer 3/23 (11 overs) Imran Khan 37* Colin Rutterford 3/28 (12 overs) Sussex won by 2 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Hove Sam Cook & Derek Dennis Imran Khan (Sussex) 18 July 1979 Nottinghamshire 265 all out (60 overs) 186 all out (51 overs) Warwickshire Paul Todd 105 Anton Ferreira 4/50 (12 overs) John Whitehouse 41 Peter Hacker 3/27 (10 overs) Nottinghamshire won by 79 runs (scorecard) Edgbaston, Birmingham David Evans & Jack van Geloven Paul Todd (Nottinghamshire) Quarter-finals 8, 9 August 1979 Middlesex 216 all out (60 overs) 146 all out (54.3 overs) Yorkshire Mike Brearley 76 Howard Cooper 4/29 (12 overs) Bill Athey 35 Phil Edmonds 3/28 (12 overs) Middlesex won by 70 runs (scorecard) Lord's, London John Langridge & Don Oslear Mike Brearley (Middlesex) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. 8 August 1979 Leicestershire 180 all out (59.4 overs) 184/2 (55.4 overs) Northamptonshire Barry Dudleston 59 Richard Williams 3/15 (12 overs) Wayne Larkins 92* John Steele 1/30 (12 overs) Northamptonshire won by 8 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Northampton Barrie Meyer & Alan Whitehead Richard Williams (Northamptonshire) 8 August 1979 Somerset 190 all out (59.2 overs) 60 all out (28.4 overs) Kent Graham Burgess 50* Bob Woolmer 4/28 (12 overs) Chris Cowdrey 12 Joel Garner 5/11 (9.4 overs) Somerset won by 130 runs (scorecard) County Ground, Taunton David Constant & David Evans Joel Garner (Somerset) 8 August 1979 Nottinghamshire 200 all out (56.4 overs) 201/4 (54.1 overs) Sussex Derek Randall 75 Geoff Arnold 3/27 (10 overs) Gehan Mendis 55 Peter Hacker 2/44 (12 overs) Sussex won by 6 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Hove Lloyd Budd & Peter Wight Derek Randall (Nottinghamshire) Semi-finals 22 August 1979 Middlesex 185 all out (57.5 overs) 190/3 (50.2 overs) Somerset Phil Edmonds 63* Joel Garner 4/24 (10.5 overs) Peter Denning 90* Mike Selvey 1/31 (11.2 overs) Somerset won by 7 wickets (scorecard) Lord's, London David Halfyard & Ray Julian Peter Denning (Somerset) 22 August 1979 Northamptonshire 255/7 (60 overs) 218 all out (55.2 overs) Sussex Allan Lamb 101 Geoff Arnold 3/45 (12 overs) Gehan Mendis 69 Tim Lamb 4/52 (12 overs) Northamptonshire won by 37 runs (scorecard) County Ground, Hove Bill Alley & David Evans Peter Willey (Northamptonshire) Final 1979 Gillette Cup Final 8 September 1979 Somerset 269/8 (60 overs) 224 all out (56.3 overs) Northamptonshire Viv Richards 117 (136) Jim Watts 2/34 (12 overs) Allan Lamb 78 (127) Joel Garner 6/29 (10.3 overs) Somerset won by 45 runs (scorecard) Lord's, London David Constant & John Langridge Viv Richards (Somerset) References External links CricketArchive tournament page https://web.archive.org/web/20121103072519/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1979_ENG_Gillette_Cup_1979.html 3 November 2012 Category:Friends Provident Trophy seasons Gillette Cup, 1979