1976 Gillette Cup

February 2023 Test and County Cricket Board Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) Knockout Northamptonshire 1 22 21 240 Zaheer Abbas (Gloucestershire) 10 Eddie Barlow (Derbyshire) CricketArchive tournament page 1975 1975 Gillette Cup 1977 1977 Gillette Cup The 1976 Gillette Cup was the fourteenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 26 June and 4 September 1976.subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1976_ENG_Gillette_Cup_1976.html Gillette Trophy, 1976 – Fixtures CricketArchive 16 May 2010 3 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103061327/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1976_ENG_Gillette_Cup_1976.html dead The tournament was won by Northamptonshire County Cricket Club who defeated Lancashire County Cricket Club by 4 wickets in the final at Lord's. Format The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Berkshire, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire. 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 4 September 1976. First round 26 June 1976 Lincolnshire 125/7 (60 overs) 129/3 (34.3 overs) Derbyshire Ian Moore 31 Eddie Barlow 3/19 (12 overs) Eddie Barlow 55 Ian Moore 1/4 (1 overs) Derbyshire won by 7 wickets (scorecard) Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston Barrie Meyer & Don Oslear Eddie Barlow (Derbyshire) 26 June 1976 Gloucestershire 260/4 (60 overs) 242 all out (58.2 overs) Worcestershire Zaheer Abbas 128 John Inchmore 2/55 (12 overs) Phil Neale 68 Mike Procter 3/35 (11 overs) Gloucestershire won by 18 runs (scorecard) Phoenix County Ground, Bristol Sam Cook & John Langridge Zaheer Abbas (Gloucestershire) 26 June 1976 Berkshire 158/8 (60 overs) 160/8 (57.1 overs) Hertfordshire David Johnston 68 Brian Collins 5/20 (12 overs) Francis Collyer 30 Alexander Mahoney 4/32 (12 overs) Hertfordshire won by 2 wickets (scorecard) Hitchin Town Cricket Club Ground, Hitchin David Evans & Tommy Wilson Brian Collins (Hertfordshire) 26 June 1976 Shropshire 185 all out (59.4 overs) 189/6 (56.1 overs) Yorkshire Robert Burton 47 Arthur Robinson 3/17 (12 overs) John Hampshire 59 David Breakwell 3/28 (11.1 overs) Yorkshire won by 4 wickets (scorecard) Orleton Park, Wellington David Constant & Cec Pepper John Hampshire (Yorkshire) 26 June 1976 Essex 316/6 (60 overs) 207/7 (60 overs) Staffordshire Brian Edmeades 93 Keith Stride 3/66 (12 overs) Graham Warner 56 John Lever 2/38 (12 overs) Essex won by 109 runs (scorecard) Lichfield Road, Stone Ron Aspinall & Ken Palmer Brian Edmeades (Essex) 26 June 1976 Glamorgan 283/3 (60 overs) 287/6 (59 overs) Warwickshire Alan Jones 124* Bill Bourne 1/46 (12 overs) John Whitehouse 109 Roger Davis 3/55 (12 overs) Warwickshire won by 4 wickets (scorecard) Edgbaston, Birmingham Ray Julian & Tom Spencer Alan Jones (Glamorgan) Second round 14 July 1976 Derbyshire 194/9 (60 overs) 127 all out (45.5 overs) Surrey Frederick Swarbrook 58* Geoff Arnold 3/27 (12 overs) Alan Butcher 51 Keith Stevenson 4/21 (8 overs) Derbyshire won by 67 runs (scorecard) Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston Dickie Bird & Cec Pepper Frederick Swarbrook (Derbyshire) 14 July 1976 Hertfordshire 153 all out (55.3 overs) 120 all out (38 overs) Essex David Ottley 37 Ray East 4/28 (11 overs) Ken McEwan 44 Dilip Doshi 4/23 (12 overs) Hertfordshire won by 33 runs (scorecard) Hitchin Town Cricket Club Ground, Hitchin Arthur Fagg & Alan Whitehead Dilip Doshi (Hertfordshire) 14 July 1976 Sussex 213 all out (59.1 overs) 156 all out (50 overs) Kent Tony Greig 62 Kevin Jarvis 3/53 (9 overs) Bob Woolmer 34 Tony Greig 3/45 (12 overs) Sussex won by 57 runs (scorecard) St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Jack Crapp & Ray Julian Mike Denness (Kent) 14 July 1976 Middlesex 270/9 (60 overs) 271/7 (58.4 overs) Lancashire Graham Barlow 71 Jack Simmons 3/89 (12 overs) Harry Pilling 82 Allan Jones 3/52 (11.4 overs) Lancashire won by 3 wickets (scorecard) Old Trafford, Manchester Arthur Jepson & Peter Rochford Harry Pilling (Lancashire) 14 July 1976 Hampshire 233/8 (60 overs) 230/9 (60 overs) Leicestershire David Turner 78 Ray Illingworth 2/37 (12 overs) Jack Birkenshaw 101* Mike Taylor 2/44 (10 overs) Hampshire won by 3 runs (scorecard) Grace Road, Leicester Ron Aspinall & Henry Horton Jack Birkenshaw (Leicestershire) 14 July 1976 Northamptonshire 275/5 (60 overs) 267/9 (60 overs) Nottinghamshire Geoff Cook 79 Clive Rice 2/53 (12 overs) Derek Randall 73 Alan Hodgson 2/60 (12 overs) Northamptonshire won by 8 wickets (scorecard) Trent Bridge, Nottingham Eddie Phillipson & Dusty Rhodes Peter Willey (Northamptonshire) 14 July 1976 Somerset 140 all out (45.2 overs) 141/4 (40.3 overs) Warwickshire Brian Close 69 Bill Bourne 2/15 (5 overs) John Jameson 47 Graham Burgess 2/42 (12 overs) Warwickshire won by 6 wickets (scorecard) Edgbaston, Birmingham John Langridge & Ken Palmer Brian Close (Somerset) 14 July 1976 Yorkshire 232/9 (60 overs) 233/6 (55 overs) Gloucestershire John Hampshire 63 Mike Procter 4/21 (12 overs) Zaheer Abbas 111 Arthur Robinson 2/52 (12 overs) Gloucestershire won by 4 wickets (scorecard) Headingley, Leeds Barrie Meyer & Don Oslear Zaheer Abbas (Gloucestershire) Quarter-finals 4 August 1976 Hampshire 226 all out (60 overs) 179 all out (54.4 overs) Derbyshire Peter Sainsbury 63 Mike Hendrick 4/35 (12 overs) Ron Headley 48 Peter Sainsbury 4/49 (12 overs) Hampshire won by 47 runs (scorecard) County Ground, Southampton Bill Alley & Peter Rochford Peter Sainsbury (Hampshire) 4 August 1976 Gloucestershire 125 all out (57.1 overs) 128/3 (37.2 overs) Lancashire Andy Stovold 35 David Hughes 2/15 (12 overs) Barry Wood 62* Jack Davey 2/6 (8 overs) Lancashire won by 7 wickets (scorecard) Old Trafford, Manchester Eddie Phillipson & Dusty Rhodes Barry Wood (Lancashire) 4 August 1976 Hertfordshire 69 all out (44 overs) 75/1 (15.2 overs) Northamptonshire Robin Johns 18* Sarfraz Nawaz 4/17 (12 overs) Peter Willey 52* Alan Garofall 1/11 (2.2 overs) Northamptonshire won by 9 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Northampton Lloyd Budd & Arthur Jepson Sarfraz Nawaz (Northamptonshire) 4 August 1976 Sussex 194 all out (56.3 overs) 195/2 (46.2 overs) Warwickshire Javed Miandad 69 Steve Rouse 4/27 (8.3 overs) Dennis Amiss 87 Javed Miandad 1/12 (2 overs) Warwickshire won by 8 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Hove Sam Cook & Peter Wight John Jameson (Warwickshire) Semi-finals 18 August 1976 Hampshire 215/7 (60 overs) 218/8 (59.5 overs) Northamptonshire David Turner 86 Sarfraz Nawaz 2/40 (12 overs) Roy Virgin 82 John Southern 2/34 (12 overs) Northamptonshire won by 2 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Southampton Bill Alley & David Evans David Turner (Hampshire) 18 August 1976 Warwickshire 233 all out (60 overs) 234/4 (55.2 overs) Lancashire Rohan Kanhai 49 Barry Wood 3/32 (10 overs) Barry Wood 105 Steve Rouse 2/41 (12 overs) Lancashire won by 6 wickets (scorecard) Edgbaston, Birmingham Lloyd Budd & Alan Whitehead Barry Wood (Lancashire) Final 4 September 1976 Lancashire 195/7 (60 overs) 199/6 (58.1 overs) Northamptonshire David Lloyd 48 Bishan Bedi 3/52 (11 overs) Peter Willey 65 Peter Lee 2/29 (12 overs) Northamptonshire won by 4 wickets (scorecard) Lord's, London Dickie Bird & Arthur Fagg Peter Willey (Northamptonshire) References External links CricketArchive tournament page https://web.archive.org/web/20121103061327/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1976_ENG_Gillette_Cup_1976.html 3 November 2012 Category:Friends Provident Trophy seasons Gillette Cup, 1976