1977 Gillette Cup

1977 Gillette Cup

Administrator(s)	Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket (60 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)	Knockout
Champions	Middlesex (1st title)
Participants	22
Matches	21
Most runs	263 Brian Davison (Leicestershire)
Most wickets	11 Mike Selvey (Middlesex)
Official website	CricketArchive tournament page

The 1977 Gillette Cup was the fifteenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 29 June and 3 September 1977. The tournament was won by Middlesex County Cricket Club who defeated Glamorgan County Cricket Club by 5 wickets in the final at Lord's.

Format

The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Cornwall, Durham, Hertfordshire and Northumberland. 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 1977.

First round

29 June 1977 (scorecard)

Bedfordshire 111 all out (57.4 overs)	v	Northumberland 112/1 (46.3 overs)
David Daniels 20 John Woodford 2/16 (6 overs)		John Woodford 56*

Northumberland won by 9 wickets Wardown Park, Luton Umpires: John Langridge & Barrie Meyer Player of the match: John Woodford (Northumberland)

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29 June 1977 (scorecard)

Lancashire 180/8 (60 overs)	v	Cornwall 62 all out (44.1 overs)
Barry Wood 49 David Toseland 3/27 (12 overs)		Christopher Chaplin 22 Peter Lee 4/7 (10 overs)

Lancashire won by 118 runs Boscawen Park, Truro Umpires: Alan Whitehead & Peter Wight Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancashire)

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29 June 1977 (scorecard)

Nottinghamshire 215 all out (58.4 overs)	v	Hampshire 220/0 (45.1 overs)
Basher Hassan 79 John Rice 4/37 (10 overs)		Gordon Greenidge 106*

Hampshire won by 10 wickets County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Cec Pepper & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Gordon Greenidge (Hampshire)

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29, 30 June 1977 (scorecard)

Kent 226 all out (60 overs)	v	Middlesex 227/8 (59.5 overs)
John Shepherd 101 Allan Jones 5/23 (8 overs)		Mike Gatting 62 Bernard Julien 4/45 (11.5 overs)

Middlesex won by 2 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Jack Crapp & Peter Rochford Player of the match: John Shepherd (Kent)

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

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29 June 1977 (scorecard)

Leicestershire 313/5 (60 overs)	v	Hertfordshire 159/9 (60 overs)
David Gower 117* Alan Garofall 2/53 (12 overs)		David Ottley 54* Chris Balderstone 4/33 (10 overs)

Leicestershire won by 154 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: David Gower (Leicestershire)

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29 June 1977 (scorecard)

Durham 151 all out (58.2 overs)	v	Northamptonshire 152/7 (57.4 overs)
Peter Birtwisle 59 (123) Alan Hodgson 3/18 (11 overs)		Richard Williams 51 (155) Stuart Wilkinson 5/24 (12 overs)

Northamptonshire won by 3 wickets County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Don Oslear & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Stuart Wilkinson (Durham)

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Second round

13 July 1977 (scorecard)

Leicestershire 225/7 (60 overs)	v	Essex 138 all out (53.1 overs)
Brian Davison 99 John Lever 2/20 (12 overs)		Brian Hardie 35 John Steele 5/19 (12 overs)

Leicestershire won by 87 runs Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea Umpires: Tom Brooks & Jack Crapp Player of the match: John Steele (Leicestershire)

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13, 14 July 1977 (scorecard)

Gloucestershire 241/5 (60 overs)	v	Northamptonshire 244/8 (59.2 overs)
Alastair Hignell 85* Alan Hodgson 3/48 (12 overs)		Mushtaq Mohammad 89 Mike Procter 3/36 (12 overs)

Northamptonshire won by 2 wickets Phoenix County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Sam Cook & Jack van Geloven Player of the match: Mushtaq Mohammad (Northamptonshire)

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

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13, 14 July 1977 (scorecard)

Hampshire 261 all out (60 overs)	v	Yorkshire 175 all out (53.3 overs)
Trevor Jesty 69 Arnie Sidebottom 4/36 (11 overs)		Arnie Sidebottom 45 John Rice 5/35 (11.3 overs)

Hampshire won by 86 runs Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: John Rice (Hampshire)

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

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13, 14 July 1977 (scorecard)

Lancashire 193 all out (54.2 overs)	v	Surrey 194/6 (51.5 overs)
Clive Lloyd 86 Geoff Arnold 4/15 (9.2 overs)		Intikhab Alam 42* Jack Simmons 2/30 (12 overs)

Surrey won by 4 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Ken Palmer & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (Lancashire)

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

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13, 14 July 1977 (scorecard)

Middlesex 221/7 (60 overs)	v	Warwickshire 190 all out (57.2 overs)
Mike Brearley 82 Steve Perryman 3/35 (12 overs)		David Brown 41 John Emburey 2/31 (12 overs)

Middlesex won by 31 runs Lord's, London Umpires: John Langridge & Don Oslear Player of the match: Mike Brearley (Middlesex)

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

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13, 14 July 1977 (scorecard)

Northumberland 153/8 (60 overs)	v	Somerset 154/5 (38.4 overs)
Stephen Greensword 26 Dennis Breakwell 2/39 (12 overs)		Ian Botham 91* Ian Callen 3/50 (12 overs)

Somerset won by 5 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: David Evans & Peter Wight Player of the match: Ian Botham (Somerset)

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

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13 July 1977 (scorecard)

Sussex 169/8 (60 overs)	v	Derbyshire 173/1 (51.3 overs)
John Barclay 44 Eddie Barlow 3/33 (12 overs)		John Wright 87* Mike Buss 1/22 (8 overs)

Derbyshire won by 9 wickets County Ground, Hove Umpires: Peter Rochford & Douglas Sang Hue Player of the match: Eddie Barlow (Derbyshire)

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13 July 1977 (scorecard)

Worcestershire 213/9 (60 overs)	v	Glamorgan 217/6 (60 overs)
David Humphries 58 Tony Cordle 4/42 (12 overs)		Arthur Francis 62* Cedric Boyns 3/36 (10 overs)

Glamorgan won by 4 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Ray Julian & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Arthur Francis (Glamorgan)

Quarter-finals

3 August 1977 (scorecard)

Somerset 248/4 (60 overs)	v	Derbyshire 189 all out (54.5 overs)
Brian Rose 128 Eddie Barlow 1/25 (12 overs)		John Wright 37 Joel Garner 5/30 (11.5 overs)

Somerset won by 59 runs Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Ray Julian Player of the match: Brian Rose (Somerset)

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3 August 1977 (scorecard)

Surrey 199 all out (59.2 overs)	v	Glamorgan 200/6 (56.2 overs)
John Edrich 53 Malcolm Nash 2/22 (8 overs)		Collis King 55 Geoff Arnold 1/14 (10.2 overs)

Glamorgan won by 4 wickets Sophia Gardens (cricket ground), Cardiff Umpires: David Halfyard & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Alan Jones (Glamorgan)

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3 August 1977 (scorecard)

Hampshire 247/7 (60 overs)	v	Middlesex 248/3 (55.5 overs)
Trevor Jesty 54* Mike Selvey 3/48 (12 overs)		Michael Smith 123 Tom Mottram 2/42 (10.5 overs)

Middlesex won by 7 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Sam Cook & Douglas Sang Hue Player of the match: Michael Smith (Middlesex)

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3 August 1977 (scorecard)

Northamptonshire 228/9 (60 overs)	v	Leicestershire 231/5 (57.3 overs)
Geoff Cook 95 Peter Booth 5/33 (11 overs)		Brian Davison 80 Alan Hodgson 4/32 (12 overs)

Leicestershire won by 5 wickets County Ground, Northampton Umpires: David Evans & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Geoff Cook (Northamptonshire)

Semi-finals

17, 18, 19 August 1977 (scorecard)

Leicestershire 172/7 (60 overs)	v	Glamorgan 175/5 (57.3 overs)
David Gower 43 Gwyn Richards 2/17 (12 overs)		John Hopkins 63 Jack Birkenshaw 2/21 (12 overs)

Glamorgan won by 5 wickets St. Helen's, Swansea Umpires: Bill Alley & Ken Palmer Player of the match: John Hopkins (Glamorgan)

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

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17, 18, 19 August 1977 (scorecard)

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Match abandoned Lord's, London

• Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. Match was rescheduled for 24 August.

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24, 25, 26 August 1977 (scorecard)

Somerset 59 all out (14.4 overs)	v	Middlesex 61/4 (11.3 overs)
Graham Burgess 12 Wayne Daniel 4/24 (7.4 overs)		Clive Radley 23 Joel Garner 4/27 (6 overs)

Middlesex won by 6 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Bill Alley & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Wayne Daniel (Middlesex)

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

Final

3 September 1977 (scorecard)

Glamorgan 177/9 (60 overs)	v	Middlesex 178/5 (55.4 overs)
Mike Llewellyn 62 Norman Featherstone 3/17 (6 overs)		Clive Radley 85* Malcolm Nash 2/31 (12 overs)

Middlesex won by 5 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: David Constant & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Clive Radley (Middlesex)

External links

• CricketArchive tournament page Archived 3 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine