1975–76 Gillette Cup (Australia)

July 2026 1975–76 Gillette Cup 26 October 1975 8 February 1976 Australian Cricket Board List A (40 overs) Knockout QLD 1 6 5 Queensland Greg Chappell (138) Queensland Greg Chappell (8) 1974–75 1974–75 Gillette Cup (Australia) 1976–77 1976–77 Gillette Cup (Australia) The 1975–76 Gillette Cup was the seventh edition of what is now the Marsh One-Day Cup, the domestic limited-overs cricket competition in Australia. This was the third season of the competition under the Gillette Cup name. Sponsored by Gillette, the competition was played using a knockout format, and featured the six state teams.GILLETTE CUP (AUSTRALIA), 1975/76 https://web.archive.org/web/20160105022702/http://www.espncricinfo.com/blank/engine/series/367421.html 5 January 2016 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2015. The 1975–76 season was the first not to feature New Zealand, which had been invited but had to withdraw after a scheduling conflict."NZ to miss cricket cup" – The Canberra Times, 4 August 1975. Queensland and Western Australia eventually progressed to the final, held at the Gabba, with Queensland winning by four runs to claim its first domestic one-day title.Queensland v Western Australia https://web.archive.org/web/20160327132821/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/35/35888.html 27 March 2016 , Gillette Cup (Australia) 1975/76 (Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2015. Queensland's captain, Greg Chappell, led the tournament in both runs and wickets.Records / Gillette Cup (Australia), 1975/76 / Most runs – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2015.Records / Gillette Cup (Australia), 1975/76 / Most wickets – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2015. Squads NSW QLD SA Rick McCosker (c) Graeme Beard Dave Chardon David Colley Ross Collins Gary Gilmour Kerry O'Keeffe Steve Rixon Marshall Rosen Peter Toohey Alan Turner Greg Chappell (c) Phil Carlson Ian Davis Geoff Dymock Malcolm Francke Martin Kent Jeffrey Langley John Maclean Alan Ogilvie Denis Schuller Jeff Thomson Sam Trimble Maxwell Walters Ian Chappell (c) Geoff Attenborough Gary Cosier Barry Curtin Rick Drewer Jeff Hammond David Hookes Terry Jenner Ashley Mallett Wayne Prior Ashley Woodcock Denis Yagmich TAS VIC WA Jack Simmons (c) Kevin Badcock Trevor Docking Bruce Doolan Stephen Howard David Hughes Mike Leedham Graeme Mansfield Mick Norman Bob Panitzki Gary Whitney Ian Redpath (c) Ray Bright John Douglas Paul Hibbert Alan Hurst Trevor Laughlin Ray Robinson Richie Robinson John Scholes Les Stillman Max Walker Graham Yallop Rod Marsh (c) Terry Alderman Dennis Baker Ian Brayshaw Ric Charlesworth Wayne Clark Wally Edwards Kim Hughes John Inverarity Bruce Laird Rob Langer Dennis Lillee Mick Malone Bruce Yardley Fixtures VIC BYE WA BYE 23 November – Adelaide SA 195 NSW 8/180 1 January – Hobart QLD 6/244 TAS 158 26 October – Perth VIC 8/193 WA 7/195 11 January – Brisbane QLD 182 SA 97 8 February – Brisbane QLD 7/236 WA 232 First round First round 23 November 1975 SA L 195 (40 overs) Rick Drewer 39 David Colley 4/54 NSW 8/180 (39.6 overs) David Colley 35* Terry Jenner 4/54 David Colley (NSW) South Australia won by concession Scorecard Adelaide Oval, AdelaideAttendance: 3,284 New South Wales conceded the match after the loss of its eighth wicket, at which stage the team required 15 runs from two balls to win. 1 January 1976 QLD L 6/244 (40 overs) Alan Ogilvie 73 (108) Gary Whitney 2/47 (8 overs) TAS 158 (33.6 overs) David Hughes 66 (91) Denis Schuller 3/22 (8 overs) Queensland won by 86 runs David Hughes (Tas) Scorecard TCA Ground, HobartAttendance: 1,785 Semi-finals 26 October 1975 VIC L 8/193 (40 overs) Ian Redpath 62 Dennis Lillee 3/33 WA 7/195 (37.3 overs) John Inverarity 66* John Douglas 3/45 Western Australia won by 3 wickets Mick Malone (WA) Scorecard WACA Ground, Perth Victoria and Western Australia had both received a bye through to the semi-finals. 11 January 1976 QLD L 182 (37 overs) Jeffrey Langley 59 (66) Wayne Prior 4/24 (7 overs) SA 97 (21.1 overs) David Hookes 45 (52) Greg Chappell 3/20 (21. overs) Jeffrey Langley (Qld) Queensland won by 85 runs Scorecard The Gabba, BrisbaneAttendance: 8,766 Final 8 February 1976 QLD L 7/236 (40 overs) Greg Chappell 61 (63) Dennis Lillee 3/41 (8 overs) WA 232 (39 overs) Ian Brayshaw 52 (64) Greg Chappell 3/38 (7 overs) Queensland won by 4 runs Scorecard The Gabba, BrisbaneAttendance: 11,134 References 30em Category:1975–76 Australian cricket season 1975 Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1975–76