1969 Gillette Cup

1969 Gillette Cup

Administrator(s)	Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket (60 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)	Knockout
Champions	Yorkshire (2nd title)
Participants	22
Matches	21
Most runs	183 Geoffrey Boycott (Yorkshire)
Most wickets	12 Don Wilson (Yorkshire)
Official website	CricketArchive tournament page

The 1969 Gillette Cup was the seventh Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 10 May and 6 September 1969. The tournament was won by Yorkshire County Cricket Club who defeated Derbyshire County Cricket Club by 69 runs in the final at Lord's.

Format

The seventeen first-class counties were joined by five Minor Counties: Buckinghamshire, Devon, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Wiltshire. 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 6 September 1969.

First round

10, 11 May 1969 (scorecard)

Essex 272/6 (60 overs)	v	Wiltshire 147 all out (53.4 overs)
Brian Ward 73 James Merryweather 3/41 (12 overs)		Ian Lomax 63 Robin Hobbs 4/55 (12 overs)

Essex won by 125 runs County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Laurie Gray & Alan Oakman Player of the match: Ian Lomax (Wiltshire)

• Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

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10, 11, 12 May 1969 (scorecard)

Hertfordshire 173 all out (58.1 overs)	v	Devon 75 all out (41.3 overs)
Alan Day 53 Robert Healey 6/14 (11.1 overs)		Chris Greetham 32 Brian Collins 3/21 (6.3 overs)

Hertfordshire won by 98 runs Ditchmore Lane, Stevenage Umpires: Lofty Herman & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Robert Healey (Devon)

• Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.

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10, 11, 12 May 1969 (scorecard)

Middlesex 232/7 (60 overs)	v	Buckinghamshire 104 all out (44.5 overs)
John Murray 47 Chris Pickett 3/26 (12 overs)		Brian Poll 23 Fred Titmus 4/17 (12 overs)

Middlesex won by 128 runs Lord's, London Umpires: John Langridge & Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Fred Titmus (Middlesex)

• Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.

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10, 11 May 1969 (scorecard)

Yorkshire 167 all out (44.4 overs)	v	Norfolk 78 all out (50.4 overs)
John Hampshire 55 Tracey Moore 6/48 (10.4 overs)		James Donaldson 21 Chris Old 3/14 (7.4 overs)

Yorkshire won by 89 runs County Ground, Lakenham Umpires: Freddie Jakeman & George Pope Player of the match: John Hampshire (Yorkshire)

• Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

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10, 12 May 1969 (scorecard)

Glamorgan 191/8 (60 overs)	v	Northamptonshire 112 all out (45.2 overs)
Alan Jones 61 Mushtaq Mohammad 3/36 (12 overs)		Laurence Johnson 27 Majid Khan 5/24 (12 overs)

Glamorgan won by 79 runs County Ground, Northampton Umpires: David Constant & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Majid Khan (Glamorgan)

• Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

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10, 11 May 1969 (scorecard)

Somerset 144 all out (59 overs)	v	Derbyshire 146/7 (59.3 overs)
Tony Clarkson 30 Fred Rumsey 3/19 (9 overs)		Peter Gibbs 47 Ken Palmer 4/26 (11.3 overs)

Derbyshire won by 3 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Peter Wight Player of the match: Fred Rumsey (Derbyshire)

• Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

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Second round

7 June 1969 (scorecard)

Worcestershire 156/6 (60 overs)	v	Derbyshire 157/6 (58.1 overs)
Tom Graveney 61* Peter Eyre 3/31 (12 overs)		Derek Morgan 33 Basil D'Oliveira 2/26 (12 overs)

Derbyshire won by 4 wickets County Ground, Derby Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Tom Graveney (Worcestershire)

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7 June 1969 (scorecard)

Glamorgan 244/6 (60 overs)	v	Hertfordshire 159/9 (60 overs)
Tony Lewis 96 Roy Wacey 2/44 (12 overs)		Henry Tilly 36 Malcolm Nash 3/18 (12 overs)

Glamorgan won by 85 runs St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground, Swansea Umpires: Harry Mellows & Peter Wight Player of the match: Tony Lewis (Glamorgan)

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7 June 1969 (scorecard)

Hampshire 238/8 (60 overs)	v	Surrey 239/7 (58.5 overs)
Barry Richards 78 Geoff Arnold 2/22 (12 overs)		John Edrich 59 Bob Cottam 2/46 (12 overs)

Surrey won by 3 wickets County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Jack Crapp & Lofty Herman Player of the match: Barry Richards (Hampshire)

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7 June 1969 (scorecard)

Lancashire 173/8 (60 overs)	v	Yorkshire 174/3 (48.5 overs)
David Hughes 29* Don Wilson 3/32 (12 overs)		Phil Sharpe 68 Peter Lever 3/37 (10 overs)

Yorkshire won by 7 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: David Constant & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Phil Sharpe (Yorkshire)

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7 June 1969 (scorecard)

Kent 172 all out (59.4 overs)	v	Leicestershire 175/7 (59.1 overs)
Mike Denness 69 Peter Marner 4/26 (10 overs)		Brian Booth 65 Norman Graham 2/31 (11.1 overs)

Leicestershire won by 3 wickets Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Syd Buller & George Pope Player of the match: Peter Marner (Leicestershire)

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7 June 1969 (scorecard)

Middlesex 231/6 (60 overs)	v	Nottinghamshire 235/3 (56.1 overs)
Peter Parfitt 119 Garfield Sobers 3/26 (12 overs)		Basher Hassan 78 Ronald Hooker 1/40 (12 overs)

Nottinghamshire won by 7 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Dusty Rhodes & Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Peter Parfitt (Middlesex)

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7 June 1969 (scorecard)

Gloucestershire 86 all out (49.2 overs)	v	Sussex 87/2 (18.5 overs)
David Shepherd 19 Mike Buss 4/14 (12 overs)		Mike Buss 54* Tony Brown 2/39 (6 overs)

Sussex won by 8 wickets County Ground, Hove Umpires: John Arnold & Arthur Fagg Player of the match: Mike Buss (Sussex)

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7 June 1969 (scorecard)

Warwickshire 146 all out (54.1 overs)	v	Essex 147/3 (45.1 overs)
Jim Stewart 50 Brian Edmeades 3/28 (12 overs)		Keith Fletcher 54* Norman McVicker 2/34 (10 overs)

Essex won by 7 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Freddie Jakeman & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Brian Edmeades (Essex)

Quarter-finals

2 July 1969 (scorecard)

Glamorgan 117 all out (54.4 overs)	v	Derbyshire 121/1 (43.2 overs)
Tony Lewis 60 Harold Rhodes 4/18 (12 overs)		David Smith 49 Lawrence Williams 1/28 (10 overs)

Derbyshire won by 9 wickets Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Jack Crapp Player of the match: Harold Rhodes (Derbyshire)

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2 July 1969 (scorecard)

Essex 180/9 (60 overs)	v	Nottinghamshire 182/8 (59.1 overs)
Keith Fletcher 74 Barry Stead 2/17 (12 overs)		Brian Bolus 37 Keith Boyce 2/20 (12 overs)

Nottinghamshire won by 2 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Bill Alley & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Keith Fletcher (Essex)

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2 July 1969 (scorecard)

Yorkshire 272 all out (59.4 overs)	v	Surrey 134 all out (41.3 overs)
Brian Close 96 Stewart Storey 3/67 (11.4 overs)		Stewart Storey 33 Don Wilson 4/31 (8.3 overs)

Yorkshire won by 138 runs The Oval, London Umpires: John Langridge & Alan Oakman Player of the match: Brian Close (Yorkshire)

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2 July 1969 (scorecard)

Sussex 191 all out (59.3 overs)	v	Leicestershire 131 all out (45.4 overs)
Jim Parks 51 Peter Marner 4/30 (12 overs)		Peter Marner 40 Mike Buss 4/24 (8.4 overs)

Sussex won by 60 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: John Arnold & Laurie Gray Player of the match: Peter Marner (Leicestershire)

Semi-finals

30 July 1969 (scorecard)

Derbyshire 136 all out (56.4 overs)	v	Sussex 49 all out (35.2 overs)
Peter Gibbs 44 Tony Buss 4/27 (10.4 overs)		Jim Parks 16 Peter Eyre 6/18 (10.2 overs)

Derbyshire won by 87 runs Queen's Park, Chesterfield Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Harry Mellows Player of the match: Peter Eyre (Derbyshire)

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30 July 1969 (scorecard)

Yorkshire 191 all out (59.4 overs)	v	Nottinghamshire 123 all out (50.5 overs)
Phil Sharpe 67 Barry Stead 3/46 (11.4 overs)		Pasty Harris 31 Peter Stringer 3/4 (4.5 overs)

Yorkshire won by 68 runs North Marine Road, Scarborough Umpires: Cec Pepper & George Pope Player of the match: Phil Sharpe (Yorkshire)

Final

6 September 1969 (scorecard)

Yorkshire 219/8 (60 overs)	v	Derbyshire 150 all out (54.4 overs)
Barrie Leadbeater 76 Alan Ward 3/31 (12 overs)		Ian Buxton 34 Brian Close 3/36 (11 overs)

Yorkshire won by 69 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Tom Spencer & Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Barrie Leadbeater (Yorkshire)

External links

• CricketArchive tournament page Archived 18 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine