1978 Gillette Cup
Clash Royale CLAN TAG#URR8PPP | Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Sussex (3rd title) |
| Participants | 22 |
| Matches played | 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.
Contents
1 Format
1.1 First round
1.2 Second round
1.3 Quarter-finals
1.4 Semi-finals
1.5 Final
2 References
3 External links
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 July 1978 (scorecard) |
Devon 205/8 (60 overs) | v | Staffordshire 208/6 (58 overs) |
Barrie Matthews 66 Derek Nicholls 3/44 (12 overs) | Peter Gill 52 Martyn Goulding 2/38 (12 overs) |
5 July 1978 (scorecard) |
Shropshire 148/9 (60 overs) | v | Surrey 149/6 (53.4 overs) |
Doug Slade 54 Pat Pocock 2/20 (12 overs) | John Edrich 72* Peter Ranells 3/38 (10.4 overs) |
5 July 1978 (scorecard) |
Warwickshire 292/5 (60 overs) | v | Somerset 297/4 (57.1 overs) |
John Whitehouse 94 Dennis Breakwell 2/51 (12 overs) | Viv Richards 139* Bob Willis 1/43 (12 overs) |
5 July 1978 (scorecard) |
Suffolk 101 all out (39.1 overs) | v | Sussex 102/4 (33.1 overs) |
Stuart Westley 25* John Spencer 3/11 (3.5 overs) | Paul Parker 53 Richard Robinson 2/19 (5.1 overs) |
5, 6 July 1978 (scorecard) |
Derbyshire 158/9 (60 overs) | v | Worcestershire 153 all out (59.4 overs) |
Geoff Miller 59* James Cumbes 3/23 (12 overs) | Phil Neale 32 Eddie Barlow 5/30 (12 overs) |
Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
5, 6, 7 July 1978 (scorecard) |
Yorkshire 249/6 (45 overs) | v | Durham 136/7 (45 overs) |
John Hampshire 110 (96) Peter Kippax 3/64 (11 overs) | Neil Riddell 52 (103) Chris Old 4/9 (12 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) | v | Derbyshire 166 all out (54 overs) |
Ian Gould 58 Eddie Barlow 3/47 (11.2 overs) | Alan Hill 72 Phil Edmonds 2/17 (12 overs) |
Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
19, 20 July 1978 (scorecard) |
Essex 268/9 (60 overs) | v | Surrey 196 all out (58.1 overs) |
Mike Denness 71 Hugh Wilson 3/59 (12 overs) | Roger Knight 34 John Lever 4/25 (11.1 overs) |
Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
19, 20 July 1978 (scorecard) |
Somerset 330/4 (60 overs) | v | Glamorgan 260 all out (60 overs) |
Peter Denning 145 Peter Swart 2/71 (12 overs) | Rodney Ontong 64 Keith Jennings 3/51 (12 overs) |
Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
19, 20 July 1978 (scorecard) |
Gloucestershire 266/5 (60 overs) | v | Lancashire 267/3 (57.3 overs) |
Zaheer Abbas 73 Bob Ratcliffe 2/39 (12 overs) | David Lloyd 121* Brian Brain 2/42 (12 overs) |
Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
19, 20 July 1978 (scorecard) |
Leicestershire 214/8 (60 overs) | v | Hampshire 140 all out (51.2 overs) |
Chris Balderstone 73 Andy Roberts 3/40 (12 overs) | Trevor Jesty 31 Les Taylor 3/11 (6.2 overs) |
Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
19 July 1978 (scorecard) |
Northamptonshire 248/9 (60 overs) | v | Kent 249/5 (59.5 overs) |
Peter Willey 77 John Shepherd 4/38 (12 overs) | Graham Johnson 76 Sarfraz Nawaz 2/41 (12 overs) |
19, 20 July 1978 (scorecard) |
Sussex 221/6 (60 overs) | v | Staffordshire 219/9 (60 overs) |
Paul Parker 61 Keith Stride 2/39 (12 overs) | Nasim-ul-Ghani 85 Imran Khan 4/27 (12 overs) |
Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
19, 20 July 1978 (scorecard) |
Nottinghamshire 225/7 (60 overs) | v | Yorkshire 226/9 (59.3 overs) |
Clive Rice 71 Graham Stevenson 3/41 (12 overs) | Geoff Boycott 62 Clive Rice 2/23 (12 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) | v | Somerset 122/5 (47 overs) |
Asif Iqbal 48 Colin Dredge 4/23 (12 overs) | Vic Marks 30 John Shepherd 2/16 (12 overs) |
Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
2, 3, 4 August 1978 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 279/6 (60 overs) | v | Middlesex 258 all out (57.5 overs) |
Andrew Kennedy 131 Phil Edmonds 2/52 (12 overs) | Mike Gatting 62 David Hughes 4/69 (11.5 overs) |
Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
2, 3, 4 August 1978 (scorecard) |
Essex 73/2 (10 overs) | v | Leicestershire 70/8 (10 overs) |
Norbert Phillip 24* Les Taylor 1/31 (5 overs) | Brian Davison 24 John Lever 4/27 (5 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) | v | Sussex |
Kevin Sharp 61 Paul Phillipson 3/23 (6 overs) |
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) | v | Yorkshire 59/8 (10 overs) |
Javed Miandad 27 Graham Stevenson 3/36 (5 overs) | Kevin Sharp 21 Imran Khan 3/22 (5 overs) |
Match was reduced before play started to 10 overs per side.
Semi-finals
16 August 1978 (scorecard) |
Somerset 287/6 (60 overs) | v | Essex 287 all out (60 overs) |
Viv Richards 116 Norbert Phillip 2/56 (11 overs) | Graham Gooch 61 Ian Botham 2/48 (12 overs) |
16 August 1978 (scorecard) |
Sussex 277/8 (60 overs) | v | Lancashire 141 all out (51.4 overs) |
Javed Miandad 75 Colin Croft 3/53 (12 overs) | Clive Lloyd 40 John Barclay 3/27 (12 overs) |
Final
2 September 1978 (scorecard) |
Somerset 207/7 (60 overs) | v | Sussex 211/5 (53.1 overs) |
Ian Botham 80 John Barclay 2/21 (12 overs) | Paul Parker 62* Ian Botham 2/65 (12 overs) |
References
^ "Gillette Trophy, 1978 - Fixtures". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 May 2010. (Subscription required (help))..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
External links
- CricketArchive tournament page