1976 Gillette Cup

1976 Gillette Cup

Administrator(s)	England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket (60 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)	Knockout
Champions	Northamptonshire (1st title)
Participants	22
Matches	21
Most runs	240 Zaheer Abbas (Gloucestershire)
Most wickets	10 Eddie Barlow (Derbyshire)
Official website	CricketArchive tournament page

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. 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 (scorecard)

Lincolnshire 125/7 (60 overs)	v	Derbyshire 129/3 (34.3 overs)
Ian Moore 31 Eddie Barlow 3/19 (12 overs)		Eddie Barlow 55 Ian Moore 1/4 (1 overs)

Derbyshire won by 7 wickets Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Don Oslear Player of the match: Eddie Barlow (Derbyshire)

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26 June 1976 (scorecard)

Gloucestershire 260/4 (60 overs)	v	Worcestershire 242 all out (58.2 overs)
Zaheer Abbas 128 John Inchmore 2/55 (12 overs)		Phil Neale 68 Mike Procter 3/35 (11 overs)

Gloucestershire won by 18 runs Phoenix County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Sam Cook & John Langridge Player of the match: Zaheer Abbas (Gloucestershire)

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26 June 1976 (scorecard)

Berkshire 158/8 (60 overs)	v	Hertfordshire 160/8 (57.1 overs)
David Johnston 68 Brian Collins 5/20 (12 overs)		Francis Collyer 30 Alexander Mahoney 4/32 (12 overs)

Hertfordshire won by 2 wickets Hitchin Town Cricket Club Ground, Hitchin Umpires: David Evans & Tommy Wilson Player of the match: Brian Collins (Hertfordshire)

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26 June 1976 (scorecard)

Shropshire 185 all out (59.4 overs)	v	Yorkshire 189/6 (56.1 overs)
Robert Burton 47 Arthur Robinson 3/17 (12 overs)		John Hampshire 59 David Breakwell 3/28 (11.1 overs)

Yorkshire won by 4 wickets Orleton Park, Wellington Umpires: David Constant & Cec Pepper Player of the match: John Hampshire (Yorkshire)

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26 June 1976 (scorecard)

Essex 316/6 (60 overs)	v	Staffordshire 207/7 (60 overs)
Brian Edmeades 93 Keith Stride 3/66 (12 overs)		Graham Warner 56 John Lever 2/38 (12 overs)

Essex won by 109 runs Lichfield Road, Stone Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Brian Edmeades (Essex)

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26 June 1976 (scorecard)

Glamorgan 283/3 (60 overs)	v	Warwickshire 287/6 (59 overs)
Alan Jones 124* Bill Bourne 1/46 (12 overs)		John Whitehouse 109 Roger Davis 3/55 (12 overs)

Warwickshire won by 4 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Ray Julian & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Alan Jones (Glamorgan)

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Second round

14 July 1976 (scorecard)

Derbyshire 194/9 (60 overs)	v	Surrey 127 all out (45.5 overs)
Frederick Swarbrook 58* Geoff Arnold 3/27 (12 overs)		Alan Butcher 51 Keith Stevenson 4/21 (8 overs)

Derbyshire won by 67 runs Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston Umpires: Dickie Bird & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Frederick Swarbrook (Derbyshire)

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14 July 1976 (scorecard)

Hertfordshire 153 all out (55.3 overs)	v	Essex 120 all out (38 overs)
David Ottley 37 Ray East 4/28 (11 overs)		Ken McEwan 44 Dilip Doshi 4/23 (12 overs)

Hertfordshire won by 33 runs Hitchin Town Cricket Club Ground, Hitchin Umpires: Arthur Fagg & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Dilip Doshi (Hertfordshire)

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14 July 1976 (scorecard)

Sussex 213 all out (59.1 overs)	v	Kent 156 all out (50 overs)
Tony Greig 62 Kevin Jarvis 3/53 (9 overs)		Bob Woolmer 34 Tony Greig 3/45 (12 overs)

Sussex won by 57 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Jack Crapp & Ray Julian Player of the match: Mike Denness (Kent)

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14 July 1976 (scorecard)

Middlesex 270/9 (60 overs)	v	Lancashire 271/7 (58.4 overs)
Graham Barlow 71 Jack Simmons 3/89 (12 overs)		Harry Pilling 82 Allan Jones 3/52 (11.4 overs)

Lancashire won by 3 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Peter Rochford Player of the match: Harry Pilling (Lancashire)

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14 July 1976 (scorecard)

Hampshire 233/8 (60 overs)	v	Leicestershire 230/9 (60 overs)
David Turner 78 Ray Illingworth 2/37 (12 overs)		Jack Birkenshaw 101* Mike Taylor 2/44 (10 overs)

Hampshire won by 3 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Henry Horton Player of the match: Jack Birkenshaw (Leicestershire)

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14 July 1976 (scorecard)

Northamptonshire 275/5 (60 overs)	v	Nottinghamshire 267/9 (60 overs)
Geoff Cook 79 Clive Rice 2/53 (12 overs)		Derek Randall 73 Alan Hodgson 2/60 (12 overs)

Northamptonshire won by 8 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Peter Willey (Northamptonshire)

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14 July 1976 (scorecard)

Somerset 140 all out (45.2 overs)	v	Warwickshire 141/4 (40.3 overs)
Brian Close 69 Bill Bourne 2/15 (5 overs)		John Jameson 47 Graham Burgess 2/42 (12 overs)

Warwickshire won by 6 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: John Langridge & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Brian Close (Somerset)

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14 July 1976 (scorecard)

Yorkshire 232/9 (60 overs)	v	Gloucestershire 233/6 (55 overs)
John Hampshire 63 Mike Procter 4/21 (12 overs)		Zaheer Abbas 111 Arthur Robinson 2/52 (12 overs)

Gloucestershire won by 4 wickets Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Don Oslear Player of the match: Zaheer Abbas (Gloucestershire)

Quarter-finals

4 August 1976 (scorecard)

Hampshire 226 all out (60 overs)	v	Derbyshire 179 all out (54.4 overs)
Peter Sainsbury 63 Mike Hendrick 4/35 (12 overs)		Ron Headley 48 Peter Sainsbury 4/49 (12 overs)

Hampshire won by 47 runs County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Bill Alley & Peter Rochford Player of the match: Peter Sainsbury (Hampshire)

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4 August 1976 (scorecard)

Gloucestershire 125 all out (57.1 overs)	v	Lancashire 128/3 (37.2 overs)
Andy Stovold 35 David Hughes 2/15 (12 overs)		Barry Wood 62* Jack Davey 2/6 (8 overs)

Lancashire won by 7 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancashire)

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4 August 1976 (scorecard)

Hertfordshire 69 all out (44 overs)	v	Northamptonshire 75/1 (15.2 overs)
Robin Johns 18* Sarfraz Nawaz 4/17 (12 overs)		Peter Willey 52* Alan Garofall 1/11 (2.2 overs)

Northamptonshire won by 9 wickets County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Sarfraz Nawaz (Northamptonshire)

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4 August 1976 (scorecard)

Sussex 194 all out (56.3 overs)	v	Warwickshire 195/2 (46.2 overs)
Javed Miandad 69 Steve Rouse 4/27 (8.3 overs)		Dennis Amiss 87 Javed Miandad 1/12 (2 overs)

Warwickshire won by 8 wickets County Ground, Hove Umpires: Sam Cook & Peter Wight Player of the match: John Jameson (Warwickshire)

Semi-finals

18 August 1976 (scorecard)

Hampshire 215/7 (60 overs)	v	Northamptonshire 218/8 (59.5 overs)
David Turner 86 Sarfraz Nawaz 2/40 (12 overs)		Roy Virgin 82 John Southern 2/34 (12 overs)

Northamptonshire won by 2 wickets County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Bill Alley & David Evans Player of the match: David Turner (Hampshire)

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18 August 1976 (scorecard)

Warwickshire 233 all out (60 overs)	v	Lancashire 234/4 (55.2 overs)
Rohan Kanhai 49 Barry Wood 3/32 (10 overs)		Barry Wood 105 Steve Rouse 2/41 (12 overs)

Lancashire won by 6 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancashire)

Final

4 September 1976 (scorecard)

Lancashire 195/7 (60 overs)	v	Northamptonshire 199/6 (58.1 overs)
David Lloyd 48 Bishan Bedi 3/52 (11 overs)		Peter Willey 65 Peter Lee 2/29 (12 overs)

Northamptonshire won by 4 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Dickie Bird & Arthur Fagg Player of the match: Peter Willey (Northamptonshire)

External links

• CricketArchive tournament page