1974 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 | Kent (2nd title) |
Participants | 22 |
Matches | 21 |
Most runs | 282 Brian Luckhurst (Kent) |
Most wickets | 10 Barry Wood (Lancashire) |
Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
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The 1974 Gillette Cup was the twelfth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 29 June and 7 September 1974.[1] The tournament was won by Kent County Cricket Club who defeated Lancashire County Cricket Club by 4 wickets in the final at Lord's.
Format
The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Buckinghamshire, Durham, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire and Shropshire. 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 7 September 1974.
First round
29 June 1974 (scorecard) |
Derbyshire 86 all out (48.5 overs) | v | Hampshire 87/1 (20.2 overs) |
Lawrence Rowe 20 Mike Taylor 3/17 (10 overs) |
Hampshire won by 9 wickets County Ground, Derby Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Mike Taylor (Hampshire) |
29 June 1974 (scorecard) |
Glamorgan 155 all out (54.3 overs) | v | Lincolnshire 156/4 (53 overs) |
Lincolnshire won by 6 wickets St. Helen's, Swansea Umpires: David Constant & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Martin Maslin (Lincolnshire) |
29 June, 1 July 1974 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 201/6 (60 overs) | v | Gloucestershire 151 all out (51.1 overs) |
David Lloyd 54 David Graveney 2/15 (6 overs) |
Lancashire won by 50 runs Ashley Down Ground, Bristol Umpires: Bill Alley & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Peter Lever (Lancashire) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
29 June 1974 (scorecard) |
Durham 155 all out (59.3 overs) | v | Hertfordshire 81 all out (41.3 overs) |
Tim Hughes 35 Brian Collins 3/36 (12 overs) | James Wright 19 Stan Stoker 3/16 (12 overs) |
Durham won by 74 runs Hitchin Town Cricket Club Ground, Hitchin Umpires: Arthur Fagg & John Langridge Player of the match: Stan Stoker (Durham) |
29 June 1974 (scorecard) |
Buckinghamshire 223/5 (60 overs) | v | Kent 224/3 (57 overs) |
John Turner 88 Richard Elms 2/49 (12 overs) |
Kent won by 7 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Jack Crapp Player of the match: John Turner (Buckinghamshire) |
29 June 1974 (scorecard) |
Essex 180 all out (60 overs) | v | Shropshire 41 all out (36.1 overs) |
Steve Johnson 18 John Lever 4/15 (12 overs) |
Essex won by 139 runs Orleton Park, Wellington Umpires: Barrie Meyer & George Pope Player of the match: John Lever (Essex) |
Second round
10 July 1974 (scorecard) |
Essex 216 all out (59.3 overs) | v | Somerset 219/6 (58 overs) |
Peter Denning 57 Keith Pont 2/50 (12 overs) |
Somerset won by 4 wickets Chalkwell Park, Westcliff-on-Sea Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Peter Denning (Somerset) |
10 July 1974 (scorecard) |
Kent 287/2 (60 overs) | v | Durham 171 all out (59.5 overs) |
Tim Hughes 28 Norman Graham 3/18 (12 overs) |
Kent won by 116 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Dickie Bird & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Colin Cowdrey (Kent) |
10 July 1974 (scorecard) |
Leicestershire 182/8 (60 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 62 all out (34 overs) |
John Steele 85 Colin Milburn 3/44 (12 overs) | George Sharp 17 Norman McVicker 4/26 (9 overs) |
Leicestershire won by 120 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Jack Crapp & Cec Pepper Player of the match: John Steele (Leicestershire) |
10 July 1974 (scorecard) |
Surrey 266/5 (60 overs) | v | Lincolnshire 143 all out (44.1 overs) |
Younis Ahmed 76 John Dale 2/58 (11 overs) |
Surrey won by 123 runs Lindum Sports Club Ground, Lincoln Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Geoff Arnold (Surrey) |
10, 11 July 1974 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 193/9 (60 overs) | v | Middlesex 112 all out (50 overs) |
David Hughes 42 Keith Jones 6/28 (12 overs) | Keith Jones 27 Barry Wood 4/26 (12 overs) |
Lancashire won by 81 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Henry Horton Player of the match: Keith Jones (Middlesex) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
10, 11 July 1974 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire 259/6 (60 overs) | v | Sussex 110 all out (45.5 overs) |
Peter Graves 44 James Cumbes 4/23 (12 overs) |
Worcestershire won by 149 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Ray Julian & Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Basil D'Oliveira (Worcestershire) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
10, 11 July 1974 (scorecard) |
Warwickshire 225/7 (60 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 228/6 (59.1 overs) |
Nottinghamshire won by 4 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Sam Cook & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Michael Smedley (Nottinghamshire) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
10, 11 July 1974 (scorecard) |
Yorkshire 233/6 (60 overs) | v | Hampshire 192 all out (54.5 overs) |
David Turner 68 Barrie Leadbeater 3/47 (8.5 overs) |
Yorkshire won by 41 runs Park Avenue, Bradford Umpires: David Evans & Peter Wight Player of the match: John Hampshire (Yorkshire) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Quarter-finals
31 July 1974 (scorecard) |
Kent 295/8 (60 overs) | v | Leicestershire 229 all out (54.1 overs) |
Brian Davison 82 Derek Underwood 4/57 (11 overs) |
Kent won by 66 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: David Evans & Henry Horton Player of the match: Brian Luckhurst (Kent) |
31 July 1974 (scorecard) |
Surrey 254/7 (60 overs) | v | Somerset 257/5 (58.2 overs) |
Peter Denning 112 Robin Jackman 2/50 (12 overs) |
Somerset won by 5 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: John Langridge & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Peter Denning (Somerset) |
31 July, 1 August 1974 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire 251/9 (60 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 233/9 (60 overs) |
Keith Wilkinson 95 Barry Stead 5/44 (12 overs) |
Worcestershire won by 128 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Peter Wight Player of the match: Basil D'Oliveira (Worcestershire) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
31 July, 1 August 1974 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 205 all out (59 overs) | v | Yorkshire 173 all out (54.3 overs) |
Lancashire won by 32 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (Lancashire) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Semi-finals
14 August 1974 (scorecard) |
Somerset 154 all out (58 overs) | v | Kent 155/7 (52.3 overs) |
Derek Taylor 49 John Shepherd 3/30 (12 overs) |
Kent won by 3 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: John Langridge & George Pope Player of the match: Alan Knott (Kent) |
14, 15 August 1974 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 236/7 (60 overs) | v | Worcestershire 208 all out (58.2 overs) |
Barry Wood 91 Brian Brain 4/51 (12 overs) | Glenn Turner 47 Jack Simmons 5/49 (12 overs) |
Lancashire won by 28 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Jack Crapp & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancashire) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Final
7, 9 September 1974 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 118 all out (60 overs) | v | Kent 122/6 (46.5 overs) |
John Shepherd 19 Barry Wood 3/18 (12 overs) |
Kent won by 4 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: David Constant & Charlie Elliott Player of the match: Alan Knott (Kent) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
References
- ^ "Gillette Trophy, 1974 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
External links
- CricketArchive tournament page Archived 3 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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