1970 Gillette Cup
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Lancashire (1st title) |
| Participants | 22 |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Most runs | 220 Roy Virgin (Somerset) |
| Most wickets | 13 Bob Willis (Surrey) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
The 1970 Gillette Cup was the eighth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 25 April and 5 September 1970.[1] The tournament was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club who defeated Sussex County Cricket Club by 6 wickets in the final at Lord's.
Contents
Format
The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cornwall, Norfolk and Oxfordshire. 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 5 September 1970.
First round
|
25 April 1970
(scorecard) |
|
Glamorgan
171/7 (60 overs) |
v
|
Cornwall
99 all out (55 overs) |
|
25, 27, 27 April 1970
(scorecard) |
|
Middlesex
264/5 (60 overs) |
v
|
Norfolk
117 all out (49.5 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
|
25, 27 April 1970
(scorecard) |
|
Oxfordshire
99/9 (60 overs) |
v
|
Worcestershire
101/3 (54.5 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
|
25, 27, 28 April 1970
(scorecard) |
|
Warwickshire
215/9 (60 overs) |
v
|
Nottinghamshire
216/5 (53 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
|
25, 26, 27 April 1970
(scorecard) |
|
Surrey
134/8 (60 overs) |
v
|
Yorkshire
76 all out (29.4 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
|
9 May 1970
(scorecard) |
|
Bedfordshire
102 all out (43.1 overs) |
v
|
Buckinghamshire
105/2 (41 overs) |
Second round
|
30 May 1970
(scorecard) |
|
Hampshire
278/3 (60 overs) |
v
|
Buckinghamshire
136 all out (58.1 overs) |
|
30 May 1970
(scorecard) |
|
Essex
174/9 (60 overs) |
v
|
Sussex
175/6 (58.4 overs) |
|
30 April 1970
(scorecard) |
|
Glamorgan
149 all out (58.1 overs) |
v
|
Surrey
151/3 (49.2 overs) |
|
30 May 1970
(scorecard) |
|
Lancashire
278/8 (60 overs) |
v
|
Gloucestershire
251 all out (58.1 overs) |
|
30 May 1970
(scorecard) |
|
Kent
297/3 (60 overs) |
v
|
Worcestershire
228 all out (56.1 overs) |
|
30 May 1970
(scorecard) |
|
Nottinghamshire
216/5 (60 overs) |
v
|
Leicestershire
173 all out (53.5 overs) |
|
30 May 1970
(scorecard) |
|
Derbyshire
161/9 (60 overs) |
v
|
Middlesex
162/8 (53.4 overs) |
|
30 May 1970
(scorecard) |
|
Somerset
248/6 (60 overs) |
v
|
Northamptonshire
198 all out (59.2 overs) |
Quarter-finals
|
8 July 1970
(scorecard) |
|
Sussex
199 all out (60 overs) |
v
|
Kent
152 all out (56.5 overs) |
|
8 July 1970
(scorecard) |
|
Hampshire
142 all out (50.4 overs) |
v
|
Lancashire
143/5 (35.3 overs) |
|
8, 9 July 1970
(scorecard) |
|
Nottinghamshire
232/5 (60 overs) |
v
|
Somerset
233/5 (58 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
|
8 July 1970
(scorecard) |
|
Surrey
280/5 (60 overs) |
v
|
Middlesex
272/9 (60 overs) |
Semi-finals
|
22 July 1970
(scorecard) |
|
Somerset
207 all out (58.2 overs) |
v
|
Lancashire
210/6 (56.2 overs) |
|
22 July 1970
(scorecard) |
|
Surrey
196 all out (59.3 overs) |
v
|
Sussex
196/8 (50 overs) |
Final
|
5 September 1970
(scorecard) |
|
Sussex
184/9 (60 overs) |
v
|
Lancashire
185/4 (55.1 overs) |
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