1966 Gillette Cup

January 2024 Marylebone Cricket Club Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) Knockout Warwickshire 1 22 21 299 – Dennis Amiss (Warwickshire) 10 – Bill Alley (Somerset)10 – David Brown (Warwickshire)10 – Roy Palmer (Somerset) 1965 1965 Gillette Cup 1967 1967 Gillette Cup The 1966 Gillette Cup was the fourth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 28 April and 3 September 1966.subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1966_ENG_Gillette_Cup_1966.html Gillette Trophy, 1966 – Fixtures CricketArchive 14 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090520035420/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1965_ENG_Gillette_Cup_1965.html 20 May 2009 live The tournament was won by Warwickshire County Cricket Club in the final at Lord's. Format The 17 first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Berkshire, Cheshire, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire 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 3 September 1966. First round 28 April 1966 Lancashire 104/9 (60 overs) 62 (45.3 overs) Cheshire Robert Entwistle 43* Gerry Hardstaff 4/31 (12 overs) Frederick Millett 24 Ken Higgs 4/10 (10.3 overs) Lancashire won by 42 runs Scorecard Macclesfield Cricket Club Ground, Macclesfield Freddie Jakeman and Dusty Rhodes Robert Entwistle (Lancs) 30 April 1966 Hertfordshire 167 (58.3 overs) 171/8 (46.2 overs) Berkshire Alan Bell 105 David Mordaunt 3/24 (11.3 overs) David Mordaunt 53 John Iberson 3/37 (11 overs) Berkshire won by 2 wickets Scorecard Hitchin Town Cricket Club Ground, Hitchin Laurie Gray and Lofty Herman Alan Bell (Herts) 30 April 1966 Northamptonshire 67 (37 overs) 70/1 (24 overs) Glamorgan Brian Reynolds 23 Jeff Jones 4/12 (11 overs) Alan Jones 37* Brian Crump 1/5 (7 overs) Glamorgan won by 9 wickets Scorecard County Ground, Northampton Ron Aspinall and Hugo Yarnold Jeff Jones (Glam) 30 April 1966 Sussex 175/8 (60 overs) 179/6 (54.3 overs) Somerset Nawab of Pataudi 42 Bill Alley 4/14 (12 overs) Mervyn Kitchen 41 Tony Buss 3/28 (11 overs) Somerset won by 4 wickets Scorecard County Ground, Taunton Jack Crapp and Eddie Phillipson Bill Alley (Somst) 30 April 1966 Kent 284/5 (60 overs) 171/8 (60 overs) Suffolk Colin Cowdrey 116 John Hargreaves 2/44 (11 overs) Robert Flack 46 David Sayer 3/24 (11 overs) Kent won by 113 runs Scorecard Ipswich School Ground, Ipswich Ron Lay and Fred Price Colin Cowdrey (Kent) 4, 5 May 1966 Hampshire 226/9 (60 overs) 195 (56.4 overs) Lincolnshire Danny Livingstone 92 George Camplin 3/38 (12 overs) Ivan Madray 58 Butch White 4/36 (10 overs) Hampshire won by 31 runs Scorecard County Ground, Southampton Arthur Fagg and John Langridge Danny Livingstone (Hants) Reserve day used Second round 21 May 1966 Gloucestershire 327/7 (60 overs) 192/8 (60 overs) Berkshire Ron Nicholls 127 Tony Denness 4/56 (11 overs) Anthony Davis 47 John Mortimore 2/36 (10 overs) Gloucestershire won by 135 runs Scorecard Church Road, Reading Peter Wight and Hugo Yarnold Ron Nicholls (Glos) 21 May 1966 Derbyshire 199 (59.5 overs) 200/8 (57.4 overs) Essex Derek Morgan 42 Brian Edmeades 3/32 (12 overs) Michael Bear 71 Alan Ward 3/36 (12 overs) Essex won by 2 wickets Scorecard Queen's Park, Chesterfield Freddie Jakeman and Eddie Phillipson Michael Bear (Essex) 21 May 1966 Warwickshire 266/8 (60 overs) 101 (34.3 overs) Glamorgan Dennis Amiss 113 Jeff Jones 3/51 (12 overs) Bernard Hedges 32 David Brown 5/18 (7.3 overs) Warwickshire won by 165 runs Scorecard St Helen's, Swansea John Arnold and Bill Copson David Brown (Warks) 21 May 1966 Hampshire 199 (59.5 overs) 145 (49.4 overs) Kent Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie 59* David Sayer 3/38 (11.5 overs) Brian Luckhurst 65 Derek Shackleton 3/12 (10 overs) Hampshire won by 54 runs Scorecard County Ground, Southampton Jack Crapp and George Pope Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie (Hants) 21 May 1966 Surrey 231/8 (60 overs) 185/9 (60 overs) Leicestershire John Edrich 77 Graham Cross 3/36 (11 overs) Graham Cross 53* Geoff Arnold 4/28 (12 overs) Surrey won by 46 runs Scorecard Grace Road, Leicester Charlie Elliott and Arthur Jepson Ken Barrington (Surrey) 21 May 1966 Lancashire 243/9 (60 overs) 180 (51 overs) Middlesex David Green 81 Bob Herman 3/63 (11 overs) John Murray 54 Brian Statham 3/28 (12 overs) Lancashire won by 63 runs Scorecard Lord's, London Paul Gibb and Tom Spencer David Green (Lancs) 21 May 1966 Somerset 190/7 (60 overs) 150 (50.1 overs) Yorkshire Bill Alley 58* Don Wilson 2/38 (9 overs) Richard Illingworth 29* Roy Palmer 4/33 (12 overs) Somerset won by 40 runs Scorecard County Ground, Taunton Lofty Herman and Dusty Rhodes Roy Palmer (Somst) 21 May 1966 Worcestershire 179 (57.4 overs) 160 (56 overs) Nottinghamshire Ron Headley 64 Alec Johnson 4/37 (11 overs) Bob White 39 Norman Gifford 3/28 (12 overs) Worcestershire won by 19 runs Scorecard New Road, Worcester Ron Aspinall and Cec Pepper Ron Headley (Worcs) Quarter-finals 22 June 1966 Surrey 173 (57.1 overs) 174/3 (43 overs) Hampshire Ken Barrington 46 Jimmy Gray 3/28 (12 overs) Roy Marshall 85 Pat Pocock 1/18 (10 overs) Hampshire won by 7 wickets Scorecard Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth Albert Alderman and Laurie Gray Roy Marshall (Hants) 22 June 1966 Lancashire 103 (49.5 overs) 104/6 (50.1 overs) Somerset Jack Bond 29 Roy Palmer 5/18 (12 overs) Mervyn Kitchen 32 Brian Statham 2/10 (10.1 overs) Somerset won by 4 wickets Scorecard County Ground, Taunton Paul Gibb and John Langridge Roy Palmer (Somst) 22 June 1966 Gloucestershire 193 (57.1 overs) 197/4 (38.2 overs) Warwickshire Sid Russell 47 David Brown 3/33 (12 overs) Bob Barber 113 Jim Andrew 2/41 (9 overs) Warwickshire won by 6 wickets Scorecard Edgbaston, Birmingham John Arnold and Harry Mellows Bob Barber (Warks) 22 June 1966 Worcestershire 211 (60 overs) 129 (47.1 overs) Essex Martin Horton 51 Tony Jorden 3/46 (12 overs) Barry Knight 52 Len Coldwell 4/42 (12 overs) Worcestershire won by 82 runs Scorecard New Road, Worcester Dusty Rhodes and William Simpson Martin Horton (Worcs) Semi-finals 10 August 1966 Somerset 189 (59.4 overs) 190/5 (51.4 overs) Warwickshire Graham Atkinson 72 Jack Bannister 3/47 (11.4 overs) Dennis Amiss 80* Bill Alley 2/15 (12 overs) Warwickshire won by 5 wickets Scorecard Edgbaston, Birmingham Syd Buller and Tom Spencer Dennis Amiss (Warks) 10 August 1966 Worcestershire 253/4 (60 overs) 154 (48.2 overs) Hampshire Martin Horton 114 Bob Cottam 2/45 (12 overs) Roy Marshall 37 Len Coldwell 4/39 (12 overs) Worcestershire won by 99 runs Scorecard New Road, Worcester Bill Copson and Ron Lay Martin Horton (Worcs) Final 3 September 1966 Worcestershire 155/8 (60 overs) 159/5 (56.4 overs) Warwickshire Norman Gifford 38 Tom Cartwright 3/16 (12 overs) Bob Barber 66 Basil D'Oliveira 1/26 (10 overs) Warwickshire won by 5 wickets Scorecard Lord's, London Syd Buller and Charlie Elliott Bob Barber (Warks) References Category:Friends Provident Trophy seasons Gillette Cup, 1966