1968 Gillette Cup

November 2022 Test and County Cricket Board Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) Knockout Warwickshire 2 22 21 246 – Garfield Sobers (Nottinghamshire) 10 – Antony Durose (Northamptonshire) 1967 1967 Gillette Cup 1969 1969 Gillette Cup The 1968 Gillette Cup was the sixth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 27 April and 7 September 1968.subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1968_ENG_Gillette_Cup_1968.html Gillette Trophy, 1968 – Fixtures CricketArchive 20 April 2010 21 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100721111219/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1968_ENG_Gillette_Cup_1968.html dead The tournament was won by Warwickshire County Cricket Club who defeated Sussex County Cricket Club by 4 wickets in the final at Lord's. The newly launched London Weekend Television won the rights to show the final throughout the ITV network, considered a major coup when set alongside the strong association the BBC then had with cricket (and would for another thirty years). They received huge opprobrium from the press and public for cutting away from the match near its climax to show adverts, and LWT – already facing serious problems because of an industrial dispute and because much of its output was considered too high-minded for ITV – would never cover cricket again.David Docherty, Running the Show, Boxtree 1990 Format section January 2025 The 17 first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Cheshire, Dorset, Durham and Norfolk. 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 7 September 1968. First round 27 April 1968 Lancashire 168 (59.2 overs) 169/7 (50 overs) Nottinghamshire John Sullivan 61 Mike Taylor 4/31 (12 overs) Garfield Sobers 75 Ken Shuttleworth 4/34 (12 overs) Nottinghamshire won by 3 wickets Scorecard Trent Bridge, Nottingham Ron Aspinall and Arthur Jepson Garfield Sobers (Notts) 1, 2 May 1968 Glamorgan 76 (38.4 overs) 79/4 (46.1 overs) Northamptonshire Majid Khan 17 Antony Durose 3/17 (12 overs) Colin Milburn 29* Jeff Jones 3/13 (12 overs) Northamptonshire won by 6 wickets Scorecard County Ground, Northampton Ron Lay and Harry Mellows Colin Milburn (Northants) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. 4 May 1968 Worcestershire 98 (56.2 overs) 82 (40.4 overs) Durham Tom Graveney 45 John Gordon Williamson 4/13 (10.2 overs) Alan Burridge 26 Brian Brain 4/13 (8.4 overs) Worcestershire won by 16 runs Scorecard Ropery Lane, Chester-le-Street Dusty Rhodes and Tom Spencer Stuart Young (Durham) 4, 6 May 1968 Middlesex 161 (60 overs) 155 (59.4 overs) Essex Eric Russell 26 Robin Hobbs 3/11 (1 overs) Gordon Barker 39 John Price 3/22 (12 overs) Middlesex won by 6 runs Scorecard Lord's, London Albert Alderman and John Langridge Keith Boyce (Essex) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. 8 May 1968 Norfolk 208 (59.1 overs) 212/9 (59.4 overs) Cheshire Graham Saville 73 Arthur Sutton 3/29 (11.1 overs) Patrick Briggs 60 John Shepperd 3/23 (12 overs) Cheshire won by 1 wicket Scorecard Macclesfield Cricket Club Ground, Macclesfield Arthur Fagg and Albert Gaskell Patrick Briggs (Ches) 8, 9 May 1968 Dorset 102 (52.4 overs) 103/2 (40.1 overs) Bedfordshire John Baker 20 Graham Jarrett 3/21 (12 overs) Geoff Millman 54* Derek Hayward 2/18 (12 overs) Bedfordshire won by 8 wickets Scorecard Sherborne School, Sherborne Cec Pepper and George Pope Geoff Millman (Beds) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. Second round 25, 27 May 1968 Hampshire 321/4 (60 overs) 197/7 (60 overs) Bedfordshire Roy Marshall 140 Trevor Rosier 2/68 (12 overs) Trevor Rosier 52 Peter Sainsbury 3/44 (12 overs) Hampshire won by 124 runs Scorecard Goldington Bury, Bedford Arthur Jepson and Cec Pepper Roy Marshall (Hants) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. 25, 27 May 1968 Cheshire 163 (56.4 overs) 165/1 (52.4 overs) Northamptonshire Stuart Wood 49 Colin Milburn 4/40 (12 overs) Brian Reynolds 68* Frederick Millett 1/28 (10 overs) Northamptonshire won by 9 wickets Scorecard Macclesfield Cricket Club Ground, Macclesfield Harry Mellows and George Pope Colin Milburn (Northants) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. 25, 27 May 1968 Kent 110 (60 overs) 111/9 (58.2 overs) Gloucestershire Brian Luckhurst 50 Tony Brown 4/17 (12 overs) Mike Bissex 23 Asif Iqbal 2/13 (6 overs) Gloucestershire won by 1 wicket Scorecard Ashley Down Ground, Bristol Albert Alderman and Charlie Elliott Tony Brown (Glos) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. 25, 27 May 1968 Somerset 134 (57 overs) 135/6 (49 overs) Leicestershire Roy Virgin 55 Terry Spencer 3/17 (10 overs) Mick Norman 52 Fred Rumsey 2/26 (12 overs) Leicestershire won by 4 wickets Scorecard Grace Road, Leicester Ron Aspinall and Tom Spencer Mick Norman (Leics) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. 25, 27 May 1968 Middlesex 220/8 (60 overs) 117 (37.4 overs) Surrey Eric Russell 123 Geoff Arnold 2/35 (12 overs) Stewart Storey 40 Bob Herman 6/42 (12 overs) Middlesex won by 103 runs Scorecard Lord's, London Laurie Gray and Hugo Yarnold Eric Russell (Middx) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two. 25 May 1968 Derbyshire 97 (43.2 overs) 99/0 (41.5 overs) Sussex David Smith 32 Tony Buss 4/22 (11.2 overs) Mike Buss 50* Sussex won by 10 wickets Scorecard County Ground, Hove John Arnold and Jack Crapp Tony Greig (Sussex) 25, 27, 28 May 1968 Yorkshire 171/9 (60 overs) 172/6 (57.5 overs) Warwickshire Phil Sharpe 38 Tom Cartwright 2/22 (12 overs) Dennis Amiss 72 Chris Old 2/38 (12 overs) Warwickshire won by 4 wickets Scorecard Edgbaston, Birmingham Syd Buller and Eddie Phillipson Dennis Amiss (Warks) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. 18 June 1968 Nottinghamshire 226/9 (60 overs) 178 (57.1 overs) Worcestershire Garfield Sobers 95* Brian Brain 3/38 (12 overs) Tom Graveney 74 Garfield Sobers 4/15 (11 overs) Nottinghamshire won by 48 runs Scorecard New Road, Worcester Albert Gaskell and Laurie Gray Garfield Sobers (Notts) Match was originally scheduled for 25 May but no play was possible on the original date or the two reserve days (27 and 28 May). Quarter-finals 3 July 1968 Warwickshire 220 (60 overs) 195 (57.5 overs) Hampshire Rohan Kanhai 92 Bob Cottam 4/38 (12 overs) Danny Livingstone 50 David Brown 3/31 (10.5 overs) Warwickshire won by 25 runs Scorecard Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth Albert Alderman and John Langridge Rohan Kanhai (Warks) 3 July 1968 Middlesex 231 (59.5 overs) 213 (58 overs) Leicestershire Peter Parfitt 69 Graham Cross 3/55 (11.5 overs) Brian Booth 73 Wes Stewart 4/41 (12 overs) Middlesex won by 18 runs Scorecard Lord's, London Ron Lay and George Pope John Price (Middx) 3 July 1968 Gloucestershire 296/8 (60 overs) 271 (57.4 overs) Nottinghamshire David Green 90 Carlton Forbes 3/51 (12 overs) Garfield Sobers 76 Tony Windows 3/61 (12 overs) Gloucestershire won by 25 runs Scorecard Trent Bridge, Nottingham Cec Pepper and Eddie Phillipson David Green (Glos) 3 July 1968 Sussex 255/7 (60 overs) 248 (58.2 overs) Northamptonshire Ken Suttle 100 Brian Crump 3/40 (12 overs) Roger Prideaux 58 Mike Buss 4/51 (8 overs) Sussex won by 7 runs Scorecard County Ground, Hove Lofty Herman and Peter Wight Ken Suttle (Sussex) Semi-finals 7, 8, 9 August 1968 Sussex 219 (57 overs) 171 (56 overs) Gloucestershire Ted Dexter 62 Tony Brown 3/41 (12 overs) Ron Nicholls 38 Don Bates 6/30 (12 overs) Sussex won by 48 runs Scorecard County Ground, Hove Fred Berry and A. M. Pullinger Don Bates (Sussex) Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. 13 August 1968 Middlesex 162/9 (60 overs) 165/7 (59 overs) Warwickshire Ron Hooker 43* Bill Blenkiron 4/32 (12 overs) Rohan Kanhai 53 Ron Hooker 4/20 (12 overs) Warwickshire won by 3 wickets Scorecard Lord's, London Ron Aspinall and Freddie Jakeman Ron Hooker (Middx) Match was originally scheduled for 7 August but no play was possible on the original date or the two reserve days (8 and 9 August). Final 7 September 1968 Sussex 214/7 (60 overs) 215/6 (57 overs) Warwickshire Jim Parks 57 Khalid Ibadulla 3/25 (12 overs) Jim Stewart 59 Mike Buss 4/42 (12 overs) Warwickshire won by 4 wickets Scorecard Lord's, London Arthur Jepson and Dusty Rhodes Alan Smith (Warks) References Category:Friends Provident Trophy seasons Gillette Cup, 1968