1977 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 | Middlesex (1st title) |
Participants | 22 |
Matches | 21 |
Most runs | 263 Brian Davison (Leicestershire) |
Most wickets | 11 Mike Selvey (Middlesex) |
Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
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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.
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 June 1977 (scorecard) |
Bedfordshire 111 all out (57.4 overs) | v | Northumberland 112/1 (46.3 overs) |
David Daniels 20 John Woodford 2/16 (6 overs) | John Woodford 56* |
Northumberland won by 9 wickets Wardown Park, Luton Umpires: John Langridge & Barrie Meyer Player of the match: John Woodford (Northumberland) |
29 June 1977 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 180/8 (60 overs) | v | Cornwall 62 all out (44.1 overs) |
Barry Wood 49 David Toseland 3/27 (12 overs) | Christopher Chaplin 22 Peter Lee 4/7 (10 overs) |
Lancashire won by 118 runs Boscawen Park, Truro Umpires: Alan Whitehead & Peter Wight Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancashire) |
29 June 1977 (scorecard) |
Nottinghamshire 215 all out (58.4 overs) | v | Hampshire 220/0 (45.1 overs) |
Basher Hassan 79 John Rice 4/37 (10 overs) |
Hampshire won by 10 wickets County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Cec Pepper & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Gordon Greenidge (Hampshire) |
29, 30 June 1977 (scorecard) |
Kent 226 all out (60 overs) | v | Middlesex 227/8 (59.5 overs) |
John Shepherd 101 Allan Jones 5/23 (8 overs) |
Middlesex won by 2 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Jack Crapp & Peter Rochford Player of the match: John Shepherd (Kent) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
29 June 1977 (scorecard) |
Leicestershire 313/5 (60 overs) | v | Hertfordshire 159/9 (60 overs) |
Leicestershire won by 154 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: David Gower (Leicestershire) |
29 June 1977 (scorecard) |
Durham 151 all out (58.2 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 152/7 (57.4 overs) |
Richard Williams 51 (155) Stuart Wilkinson 5/24 (12 overs) |
Northamptonshire won by 3 wickets County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Don Oslear & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Stuart Wilkinson (Durham) |
Second round
13 July 1977 (scorecard) |
Leicestershire 225/7 (60 overs) | v | Essex 138 all out (53.1 overs) |
Brian Davison 99 John Lever 2/20 (12 overs) | Brian Hardie 35 John Steele 5/19 (12 overs) |
Leicestershire won by 87 runs Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea Umpires: Tom Brooks & Jack Crapp Player of the match: John Steele (Leicestershire) |
13, 14 July 1977 (scorecard) |
Gloucestershire 241/5 (60 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 244/8 (59.2 overs) |
Northamptonshire won by 2 wickets Phoenix County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Sam Cook & Jack van Geloven Player of the match: Mushtaq Mohammad (Northamptonshire) |
- 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) |
Arnie Sidebottom 45 John Rice 5/35 (11.3 overs) |
Hampshire won by 86 runs Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: John Rice (Hampshire) |
- 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) |
Surrey won by 4 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Ken Palmer & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (Lancashire) |
- 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) |
Mike Brearley 82 Steve Perryman 3/35 (12 overs) | David Brown 41 John Emburey 2/31 (12 overs) |
Middlesex won by 31 runs Lord's, London Umpires: John Langridge & Don Oslear Player of the match: Mike Brearley (Middlesex) |
- 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) |
Somerset won by 5 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: David Evans & Peter Wight Player of the match: Ian Botham (Somerset) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
13 July 1977 (scorecard) |
Sussex 169/8 (60 overs) | v | Derbyshire 173/1 (51.3 overs) |
John Barclay 44 Eddie Barlow 3/33 (12 overs) |
Derbyshire won by 9 wickets County Ground, Hove Umpires: Peter Rochford & Douglas Sang Hue Player of the match: Eddie Barlow (Derbyshire) |
13 July 1977 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire 213/9 (60 overs) | v | Glamorgan 217/6 (60 overs) |
Glamorgan won by 4 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Ray Julian & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Arthur Francis (Glamorgan) |
Quarter-finals
3 August 1977 (scorecard) |
Somerset 248/4 (60 overs) | v | Derbyshire 189 all out (54.5 overs) |
Brian Rose 128 Eddie Barlow 1/25 (12 overs) | John Wright 37 Joel Garner 5/30 (11.5 overs) |
Somerset won by 59 runs Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Ray Julian Player of the match: Brian Rose (Somerset) |
3 August 1977 (scorecard) |
Surrey 199 all out (59.2 overs) | v | Glamorgan 200/6 (56.2 overs) |
Glamorgan won by 4 wickets Sophia Gardens (cricket ground), Cardiff Umpires: David Halfyard & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Alan Jones (Glamorgan) |
3 August 1977 (scorecard) |
Hampshire 247/7 (60 overs) | v | Middlesex 248/3 (55.5 overs) |
Michael Smith 123 Tom Mottram 2/42 (10.5 overs) |
Middlesex won by 7 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Sam Cook & Douglas Sang Hue Player of the match: Michael Smith (Middlesex) |
3 August 1977 (scorecard) |
Northamptonshire 228/9 (60 overs) | v | Leicestershire 231/5 (57.3 overs) |
Geoff Cook 95 Peter Booth 5/33 (11 overs) | Brian Davison 80 Alan Hodgson 4/32 (12 overs) |
Leicestershire won by 5 wickets County Ground, Northampton Umpires: David Evans & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Geoff Cook (Northamptonshire) |
Semi-finals
17, 18, 19 August 1977 (scorecard) |
Leicestershire 172/7 (60 overs) | v | Glamorgan 175/5 (57.3 overs) |
David Gower 43 Gwyn Richards 2/17 (12 overs) | John Hopkins 63 Jack Birkenshaw 2/21 (12 overs) |
Glamorgan won by 5 wickets St. Helen's, Swansea Umpires: Bill Alley & Ken Palmer Player of the match: John Hopkins (Glamorgan) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
17, 18, 19 August 1977 (scorecard) |
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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) |
Graham Burgess 12 Wayne Daniel 4/24 (7.4 overs) |
Middlesex won by 6 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Bill Alley & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Wayne Daniel (Middlesex) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
Final
3 September 1977 (scorecard) |
Glamorgan 177/9 (60 overs) | v | Middlesex 178/5 (55.4 overs) |
Middlesex won by 5 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: David Constant & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Clive Radley (Middlesex) |
References
- ^ "Gillette Trophy, 1977 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
External links
- CricketArchive tournament page Archived 3 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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