1976 Gillette Cup

1976 Gillette Cup

Administrator(s)	Test and County 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	240Zaheer Abbas(Gloucestershire)
Most wickets	10Eddie Barlow(Derbyshire)
Official website	CricketArchive tournament page

The1976 Gillette Cupwas the fourteenthGillette Cup,an Englishlimited overscounty crickettournament. It was held between 26 June and 4 September 1976.The tournament was won byNorthamptonshire County Cricket Clubwho defeatedLancashire County Cricket Clubby 4 wickets in the final atLord's.

Format

The seventeenfirst-classcounties, were joined by fiveMinor Counties:Berkshire,Hertfordshire,Lincolnshire,ShropshireandStaffordshire.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 atLord'swhich 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 Moore31 Eddie Barlow3/19 (12 overs)		Eddie Barlow55 Ian Moore1/4 (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 Abbas128 John Inchmore2/55 (12 overs)		Phil Neale68 Mike Procter3/35 (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 Johnston68 Brian Collins5/20 (12 overs)		Francis Collyer30 Alexander Mahoney4/32 (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 Burton47 Arthur Robinson3/17 (12 overs)		John Hampshire59 David Breakwell3/28 (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 Edmeades93 Keith Stride3/66 (12 overs)		Graham Warner56 John Lever2/38 (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 Jones124* Bill Bourne1/46 (12 overs)		John Whitehouse109 Roger Davis3/55 (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 Swarbrook58* Geoff Arnold3/27 (12 overs)		Alan Butcher51 Keith Stevenson4/21 (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 Ottley37 Ray East4/28 (11 overs)		Ken McEwan44 Dilip Doshi4/23 (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 Greig62 Kevin Jarvis3/53 (9 overs)		Bob Woolmer34 Tony Greig3/45 (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 Barlow71 Jack Simmons3/89 (12 overs)		Harry Pilling82 Allan Jones3/52 (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 Turner78 Ray Illingworth2/37 (12 overs)		Jack Birkenshaw101* Mike Taylor2/44 (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 Cook79 Clive Rice2/53 (12 overs)		Derek Randall73 Alan Hodgson2/60 (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 Close69 Bill Bourne2/15 (5 overs)		John Jameson47 Graham Burgess2/42 (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 Hampshire63 Mike Procter4/21 (12 overs)		Zaheer Abbas111 Arthur Robinson2/52 (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 Sainsbury63 Mike Hendrick4/35 (12 overs)		Ron Headley48 Peter Sainsbury4/49 (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 Stovold35 David Hughes2/15 (12 overs)		Barry Wood62* Jack Davey2/6 (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 Johns18* Sarfraz Nawaz4/17 (12 overs)		Peter Willey52* Alan Garofall1/11 (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 Miandad69 Steve Rouse4/27 (8.3 overs)		Dennis Amiss87 Javed Miandad1/12 (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 Turner86 Sarfraz Nawaz2/40 (12 overs)		Roy Virgin82 John Southern2/34 (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 Kanhai49 Barry Wood3/32 (10 overs)		Barry Wood105 Steve Rouse2/41 (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 Lloyd48 Bishan Bedi3/52 (11 overs)		Peter Willey65 Peter Lee2/29 (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 pageArchived3 November 2012 at theWayback Machine