1970 Gillette Cup

1970 Gillette Cup

Administrator(s)	Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket (60 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)	Knockout
Champions	Lancashire (1st title)
Participants	22
Matches	21
Most runs	220 Roy Virgin (Somerset)
Most wickets	13 Bob Willis (Surrey)
Official website	CricketArchive tournament page

The 1970 Gillette Cup was the eighth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 25 April and 5 September 1970. The tournament was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club who defeated Sussex County Cricket Club by 6 wickets in the final at Lord's.

Format

The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cornwall, Norfolk and Oxfordshire. 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 5 September 1970.

First round

25 April 1970 (scorecard)

Glamorgan 171/7 (60 overs)	v	Cornwall 99 all out (55 overs)
Peter Walker 51* Keith Davis 2/30 (12 overs)		Malcolm Dunstan 28 Peter Walker 5/21 (10 overs)

Glamorgan won by 72 runs Boscawen Park, Truro Umpires: Bill Alley & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Peter Walker (Glamorgan)

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25, 27, 27 April 1970 (scorecard)

Middlesex 264/5 (60 overs)	v	Norfolk 117 all out (49.5 overs)
Eric Russell 80 Tracey Moore 2/41 (12 overs)		Bill Edrich 36 Keith Jones 3/49 (12 overs)

Middlesex won by 147 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Arthur Fagg Player of the match: John Murray (Middlesex)

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

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25, 27 April 1970 (scorecard)

Oxfordshire 99/9 (60 overs)	v	Worcestershire 101/3 (54.5 overs)
Brian Edrich 30 Vanburn Holder 3/14 (12 overs)		Basil D'Oliveira 32* Robin Matthews 2/15 (12 overs)

Worcestershire won by 7 wickets Morris Motors Sports Ground, Cowley Umpires: Jack Crapp & Lofty Herman Player of the match: Basil D'Oliveira (Worcestershire)

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

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25, 27, 28 April 1970 (scorecard)

Warwickshire 215/9 (60 overs)	v	Nottinghamshire 216/5 (53 overs)
Mike Smith 50 Harold Rhodes 2/33 (12 overs)		Garfield Sobers 70* Eddie Hemmings 2/33 (9 overs)

Nottinghamshire won by 5 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Garfield Sobers (Nottinghamshire)

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

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25, 26, 27 April 1970 (scorecard)

Surrey 134/8 (60 overs)	v	Yorkshire 76 all out (29.4 overs)
Younis Ahmed 31 Brian Close 3/27 (12 overs)		Richard Hutton 16 Robin Jackman 7/33 (12 overs)

Surrey won by 58 runs St George's Road, Harrogate Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Robin Jackman (Surrey)

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

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9 May 1970 (scorecard)

Bedfordshire 102 all out (43.1 overs)	v	Buckinghamshire 105/2 (41 overs)
Malcolm Wynn 35 Christopher Pickett 4/20 (12 overs)		John Turner 56 Trevor Morley 2/13 (11 overs)

Buckinghamshire won by 8 wickets London Road Cricket Ground, High Wycombe Umpires: Laurie Gray & John Langridge Player of the match: Christopher Pickett (Buckinghamshire)

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Second round

30 May 1970 (scorecard)

Hampshire 278/3 (60 overs)	v	Buckinghamshire 136 all out (58.1 overs)
Barry Reed 143* Christopher Parry 3/61 (12 overs)		Ronald Hooker 65 John Holder 2/10 (11 overs)

Hampshire won by 142 runs Amy Lane, Chesham Umpires: John Arnold & George Pope Player of the match: Barry Reed (Hampshire)

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30 May 1970 (scorecard)

Essex 174/9 (60 overs)	v	Sussex 175/6 (58.4 overs)
Brian Edmeades 40 Mike Buss 2/25 (12 overs)		Mike Buss 72 Stuart Turner 2/31 (11 overs)

Sussex won by 4 wickets County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Arthur Fagg & Dust Rhodes Player of the match: Mike Buss (Sussex)

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30 April 1970 (scorecard)

Glamorgan 149 all out (58.1 overs)	v	Surrey 151/3 (49.2 overs)
Alan Jones 52 Stewart Storey 3/13 (12 overs)		John Edrich 66* Malcolm Nash 1/34 (12 overs)

Surrey won by 7 wickets St. Helen's, Swansea Umpires: Bill Alley & Peter Wight Player of the match: Stewart Storey (Surrey)

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30 May 1970 (scorecard)

Lancashire 278/8 (60 overs)	v	Gloucestershire 251 all out (58.1 overs)
David Lloyd 62 Tony Brown 4/56 (12 overs)		Ron Nicholls 75 Jack Simmons 3/39 (12 overs)

Lancashire won by 27 runs Ashley Down Ground, Bristol Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Ron Nicholls (Gloucestershire)

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30 May 1970 (scorecard)

Kent 297/3 (60 overs)	v	Worcestershire 228 all out (56.1 overs)
Brian Luckhurst 96 Norman Gifford 1/46 (10 overs)		Rodney Cass 43 Alan Brown 3/31 (11.1 overs)

Kent won by 69 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Lofty Herman & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Brian Luckhurst (Kent)

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30 May 1970 (scorecard)

Nottinghamshire 216/5 (60 overs)	v	Leicestershire 173 all out (53.5 overs)
Brian Bolus 75* Jack Birkenshaw 2/31 (12 overs)		Ray Illingworth 59 Mike Taylor 4/32 (10.5 overs)

Nottinghamshire won by 43 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Freddie Jakeman & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Brian Bolus (Nottinghamshire)

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30 May 1970 (scorecard)

Derbyshire 161/9 (60 overs)	v	Middlesex 162/8 (53.4 overs)
John Harvey 34 Fred Titmus 5/26 (12 overs)		Eric Russell 54 Fred Rumsey 3/15 (12 overs)

Middlesex won by 2 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Laurie Gray & John Langridge Player of the match: Fred Titmus (Middlesex)

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30 May 1970 (scorecard)

Somerset 248/6 (60 overs)	v	Northamptonshire 198 all out (59.2 overs)
Roy Virgin 103 Brian Crump 3/43 (12 overs)		David Steele 58 Allan Jones 5/56 (12 overs)

Somerset won by 50 runs County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Harry Mellows Player of the match: Roy Virgin (Somerset)

Quarter-finals

8 July 1970 (scorecard)

Sussex 199 all out (60 overs)	v	Kent 152 all out (56.5 overs)
Geoff Greenidge 56 Bob Woolmer 3/26 (9 overs)		Brian Luckhurst 48 Tony Greig 5/42 (10.5 overs)

Sussex won by 47 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Tony Greig (Sussex)

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8 July 1970 (scorecard)

Hampshire 142 all out (50.4 overs)	v	Lancashire 143/5 (35.3 overs)
Roy Marshall 43 Peter Lever 5/30 (12 overs)		Barry Wood 63* Butch White 2/35 (8 overs)

Lancashire won by 5 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Dickie Bird Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancashire)

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8, 9 July 1970 (scorecard)

Nottinghamshire 232/5 (60 overs)	v	Somerset 233/5 (58 overs)
Pasty Harris 101 Tom Cartwright 1/22 (12 overs)		Peter Robinson 57 David Halfyard 3/47 (12 overs)

Somerset won by 5 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: David Constant & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Graham Burgess (Somerset)

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

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8 July 1970 (scorecard)

Surrey 280/5 (60 overs)	v	Middlesex 272/9 (60 overs)
John Edrich 91 John Price 3/63 (12 overs)		Peter Parfitt 44 Bob Willis 6/49 (12 overs)

Surrey won by 8 runs The Oval, London Umpires: John Arnold & Harry Mellows Player of the match: Bob Willis (Surrey)

Semi-finals

22 July 1970 (scorecard)

Somerset 207 all out (58.2 overs)	v	Lancashire 210/6 (56.2 overs)
Roy Virgin 65 Barry Wood 3/35 (12 overs)		John Sullivan 50 Brian Langford 2/43 (12 overs)

Lancashire won by 4 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Syd Buller & Jack Crapp Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancashire)

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22 July 1970 (scorecard)

Surrey 196 all out (59.3 overs)	v	Sussex 196/8 (50 overs)
Mike Edwards 50 John Snow 4/35 (12 overs)		Peter Graves 45 Intikhab Alam 2/28 (12 overs)

Sussex won by losing fewer wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Peter Wight Player of the match: John Snow (Sussex)

Final

5 September 1970 (scorecard)

Sussex 184/9 (60 overs)	v	Lancashire 185/4 (55.1 overs)
Mike Buss 42 David Hughes 3/31 (12 overs)		Harry Pilling 70* Mike Buss 2/34 (12 overs)

Lancashire won by 6 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Arthur Fagg Player of the match: Harry Pilling (Lancashire)

External links

• CricketArchive tournament page