1978 Gillette Cup
Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
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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 |
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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 July 1978 (scorecard) |
Devon 205/8 (60 overs) | v | Staffordshire 208/6 (58 overs) |
Peter Gill 52 Martyn Goulding 2/38 (12 overs) |
Staffordshire won by 4 wickets Recreation Ground, Torquay Umpires: David Halfyard & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: John Moore (Staffordshire) |
5 July 1978 (scorecard) |
Shropshire 148/9 (60 overs) | v | Surrey 149/6 (53.4 overs) |
Surrey won by 4 wickets Orleton Park, Wellington Umpires: Dusty Rhodes & Tommy Wilson Player of the match: John Edrich (Surrey) |
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) |
Somerset won by 6 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Jack Crapp & David Evans Player of the match: Viv Richards (Somerset) |
5 July 1978 (scorecard) |
Suffolk 101 all out (39.1 overs) | v | Sussex 102/4 (33.1 overs) |
Paul Parker 53 Richard Robinson 2/19 (5.1 overs) |
Sussex won by 6 wickets County Ground, Hove Umpires: Sam Cook & Don Oslear Player of the match: Paul Parker (Sussex) |
5, 6 July 1978 (scorecard) |
Derbyshire 158/9 (60 overs) | v | Worcestershire 153 all out (59.4 overs) |
Derbyshire won by 5 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Fred Goodall & Ray Julian Player of the match: Eddie Barlow (Derbyshire) |
- 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) |
Yorkshire won by 113 runs Acklam Park, Middlesbrough Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Jack van Geloven Player of the match: John Hampshire (Yorkshire) |
- 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) |
Alan Hill 72 Phil Edmonds 2/17 (12 overs) |
Middlesex won by 33 runs County Ground, Derby Umpires: Arthur Jepson & John Langridge Player of the match: Alan Hill (Derbyshire) |
- 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) |
Essex won by 72 runs Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Mike Denness (Essex) |
- 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) |
Somerset won by 70 runs Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Peter Denning (Somerset) |
- 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) |
Lancashire won by 7 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Dickie Bird & Barrie Meyer Player of the match: David Lloyd (Lancashire) |
- 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) |
Leicestershire won by 74 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: David Halfyard & Jack van Geloven Player of the match: Chris Balderstone (Leicestershire) |
- 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) |
Kent won by 5 wickets County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Fred Goodall & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Peter Willey (Northampton) |
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) |
Sussex won by 2 runs Lichfield Road, Stone Umpires: David Constant & Ray Julian Player of the match: Geoff Arnold (Sussex) |
- 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) |
Yorkshire won by 1 wicket Park Avenue, Bradford Umpires: Don Oslear & Roderick Wilson Player of the match: Clive Rice (Nottinghamshire) |
- 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) |
Somerset won by 5 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Lloyd Budd & John Langridge Player of the match: Colin Dredge (Somerset) |
- 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) |
Lancashire won by 21 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Dickie Bird & Peter Wight Player of the match: Andrew Kennedy (Lancashire) |
- 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) |
Brian Davison 24 John Lever 4/27 (5 overs) |
Essex won by 3 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Bill Alley & Ken Palmer Player of the match: John Lever (Essex) |
- 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 | |
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) |
Kevin Sharp 21 Imran Khan 3/22 (5 overs) |
Sussex won by 9 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Imran Khan (Sussex) |
- 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) |
Somerset won by losing fewer wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: David Evans & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Viv Richards (Somerset) |
16 August 1978 (scorecard) |
Sussex 277/8 (60 overs) | v | Lancashire 141 all out (51.4 overs) |
Clive Lloyd 40 John Barclay 3/27 (12 overs) |
Sussex won by 136 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Cec Pepper & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Javed Miandad (Sussex) |
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) |
Sussex won by 5 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Dickie Bird & Barrie Meyer Player of the match: Paul Parker (Sussex) |
References
- ^ "Gillette Trophy, 1978 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
External links
- CricketArchive tournament page Archived 3 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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