1978 Gillette Cup
| Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Sussex (3rd title) |
| Participants | 22 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Most runs | 361 Viv Richards (Somerset) |
| Most wickets | 12 Geoff Arnold (Sussex) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
The 1978 Gillette Cup was the sixteenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 5 July and 2 September 1978.[1] The tournament was won by Sussex County Cricket Club who defeated Somerset County Cricket Club by 5 wickets in the final at Lord's.
Format
The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Devon, Durham, Shropshire, Staffordshire and Suffolk. 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 2 September 1978.
First round
5, 6 July 1978
(scorecard) |
Derbyshire
158/9 (60 overs) |
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Worcestershire
153 all out (59.4 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
5, 6, 7 July 1978
(scorecard) |
Yorkshire
249/6 (45 overs) |
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Durham
136/7 (45 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. Match was reduced to 45 overs per side.
Second round
19, 20 July 1978
(scorecard) |
Middlesex
199 all out (59.2 overs) |
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Derbyshire
166 all out (54 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
19, 20 July 1978
(scorecard) |
Essex
268/9 (60 overs) |
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Surrey
196 all out (58.1 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
19, 20 July 1978
(scorecard) |
Somerset
330/4 (60 overs) |
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Glamorgan
260 all out (60 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
19, 20 July 1978
(scorecard) |
Gloucestershire
266/5 (60 overs) |
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Lancashire
267/3 (57.3 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
19, 20 July 1978
(scorecard) |
Leicestershire
214/8 (60 overs) |
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Hampshire
140 all out (51.2 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
19, 20 July 1978
(scorecard) |
Sussex
221/6 (60 overs) |
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Staffordshire
219/9 (60 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
19, 20 July 1978
(scorecard) |
Nottinghamshire
225/7 (60 overs) |
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Yorkshire
226/9 (59.3 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Quarter-finals
2, 3 August 1978
(scorecard) |
Kent
120 all out (53.5 overs) |
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Somerset
122/5 (47 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
2, 3, 4 August 1978
(scorecard) |
Lancashire
279/6 (60 overs) |
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Middlesex
258 all out (57.5 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
2, 3, 4 August 1978
(scorecard) |
Essex
73/2 (10 overs) |
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Leicestershire
70/8 (10 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. Match was reduced before play started to 10 overs per side.
2, 3, 4 August 1978
(scorecard) |
Yorkshire
174/7 (52 overs) |
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- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. Match was replayed on 4 August.
4 August 1978
(scorecard) |
Sussex
68/6 (10 overs) |
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Yorkshire
59/8 (10 overs) |
- Match was reduced before play started to 10 overs per side.
Semi-finals
Final
References
- ^ "Gillette Trophy, 1978 - Fixtures". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 May 2010.