1977 Gillette Cup
The 1977 Gillette Cup was the fifteenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 29 June and 3 September 1977.[1] The tournament was won by Middlesex County Cricket Club who defeated Glamorgan County Cricket Club by 5 wickets in the final at Lord's.
| Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Middlesex (1st title) |
| Participants | 22 |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Most runs | 263 Brian Davison (Leicestershire) |
| Most wickets | 11 Mike Selvey (Middlesex) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
Format
The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Cornwall, Durham, Hertfordshire and Northumberland. 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 3 September 1977.
First round
29, 30 June 1977 (scorecard) |
Kent 226 all out (60 overs) |
v |
Middlesex 227/8 (59.5 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Second round
13, 14 July 1977 (scorecard) |
Gloucestershire 241/5 (60 overs) |
v |
Northamptonshire 244/8 (59.2 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
13, 14 July 1977 (scorecard) |
Hampshire 261 all out (60 overs) |
v |
Yorkshire 175 all out (53.3 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
13, 14 July 1977 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 193 all out (54.2 overs) |
v |
Surrey 194/6 (51.5 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
13, 14 July 1977 (scorecard) |
Middlesex 221/7 (60 overs) |
v |
Warwickshire 190 all out (57.2 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
13, 14 July 1977 (scorecard) |
Northumberland 153/8 (60 overs) |
v |
Somerset 154/5 (38.4 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
17, 18, 19 August 1977 (scorecard) |
Leicestershire 172/7 (60 overs) |
v |
Glamorgan 175/5 (57.3 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
17, 18, 19 August 1977 (scorecard) |
v |
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- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. Match was rescheduled for 24 August.
24, 25, 26 August 1977 (scorecard) |
Somerset 59 all out (14.4 overs) |
v |
Middlesex 61/4 (11.3 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
Final
References
- "Gillette Trophy, 1977 - Fixtures". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
External links
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