1975 Gillette Cup

The 1975 Gillette Cup was the thirteenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 25 June and 6 September 1975.^[1] The tournament was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club who defeated Middlesex County Cricket Club by 7 wickets in the final at Lord's.

1975 Gillette Cup

Administrator(s)	Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket (60 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)	Knockout
Champions	Lancashire (4th title)
Participants	22
Matches	21
Most runs	275 Sadiq Mohammad (Gloucestershire)
Most wickets	10 Mike Hendrick (Derbyshire)
Official website	CricketArchive tournament page
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Format

The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cornwall, Oxfordshire and Staffordshire. 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 6 September 1975.

First round

25 June 1975 (scorecard)

Northamptonshire 210 all out (59.5 overs)	v	Cambridgeshire 141 all out (41.5 overs)
David Steele 109 Douglas Collard 3/38 (11 overs)		Alan Ponder 57 John Dye 3/14 (6 overs)

Northamptonshire won by 69 runs The Avenue Sports Club Ground, March Umpires: John Langridge & Peter Rochford Player of the match: David Steele (Northamptonshire)

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25 June 1975 (scorecard)

Middlesex 267/4 (60 overs)	v	Buckinghamshire 168/7 (60 overs)
Mike Brearley 124* Fred Harris 1/33 (12 overs)		Stuart York 73* Phil Edmonds 3/47 (12 overs)

Middlesex won by 99 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Dusty Rhodes & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Mike Brearley (Middlesex)

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25 June 1975 (scorecard)

Nottinghamshire 212/9 (60 overs)	v	Sussex 208 all out (60 overs)
Bill Taylor 63 Tony Greig 3/60 (12 overs)		Tony Greig 62 Clive Rice 3/29 (12 overs)

Nottinghamshire won by 4 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Ray Julian & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Bill Taylor (Nottinghamshire)

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25 June 1975 (scorecard)

Cornwall 171 all out (52.2 overs)	v	Oxfordshire 175/4 (53.3 overs)
Brian Laity 66 Brian Jeffries 3/31 (11.2 overs)		John Potter 75* Michael Trenwith 2/21 (12 overs)

Oxfordshire won by 6 wickets Morris Motors Sports Ground, Cowley Umpires: Jack Crapp & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: John Potter (Oxfordshire)

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25 June 1975 (scorecard)

Leicestershire 287/4 (60 overs)	v	Staffordshire 73 all out (37 overs)
Barry Dudleston 118 Keith Stride 2/32 (12 overs)		Richard Downend 24 Ken Higgs 6/20 (12 overs)

Leicestershire won by 214 runs Longton Cricket Club Ground, Stoke-on-Trent Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Barry Dudleston (Leicestershire)

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25 June 1975 (scorecard)

Surrey 193/9 (60 overs)	v	Somerset 194/9 (60 overs)
Graham Roope 66 Hallam Moseley 3/40 (12 overs)		Graham Burgess 44 Geoff Arnold 4/19 (12 overs)

Somerset won by 1 wicket The Oval, London Umpires: Robert Barnard & Peter Wight Player of the match: Graham Burgess (Somerset)

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Second round

16 July 1975 (scorecard)

Gloucestershire 244/7 (60 overs)	v	Oxfordshire 167 all out (56 overs)
Zaheer Abbas 88 Dennis Lock 3/44 (11 overs)		Brian Jeffries 46 Sadiq Mohammad 3/19 (3 overs)

Gloucestershire won by 77 runs Ashley Down Ground, Bristol Umpires: Bill Alley & Peter Wight Player of the match: Zaheer Abbas (Gloucestershire)

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16 July 1975 (scorecard)

Hampshire 371/4 (60 overs)	v	Glamorgan 207 all out (50.1 overs)
Gordon Greenidge 177 Malcolm Nash 2/84 (12 overs)		John Solanky 51 Andy Roberts 3/17 (8.1 overs)

Hampshire won by 164 runs County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Ray Julian & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Gordon Greenidge (Hampshire)

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16, 17 July 1975 (scorecard)

Northamptonshire 106 all out (60 overs)	v	Lancashire 107/1 (60 overs)
Mushtaq Mohammad 24 Peter Lever 4/18 (12 overs)		Frank Hayes 56*

Lancashire won by 9 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Peter Lever (Lancashire)

• Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

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16 July 1975 (scorecard)

Nottinghamshire 247/8 (60 overs)	v	Kent 216 all out (55.5 overs)
Basher Hassan 50 Kevin Jarvis 3/58 (9 overs)		Bob Woolmer 78 Clive Rice 3/41 (12 overs)

Nottinghamshire won by 31 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Bob Woolmer (Kent)

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16, 17 July 1975 (scorecard)

Derbyshire 200/6 (60 overs)	v	Somerset 197/9 (60 overs)
Brian Bolus 63 Hallam Moseley 3/34 (12 overs)		Peter Denning 60 Philip Russell 3/44 (12 overs)

Derbyshire won by 3 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Peter Rochford Player of the match: Frederick Swarbrook (Derbyshire)

• Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

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16 July 1975 (scorecard)

Middlesex 238/6 (60 overs)	v	Warwickshire 111 all out (47.2 overs)
Mike Brearley 82 Steve Perryman 2/29 (12 overs)		Deryck Murray 27 Fred Titmus 4/14 (12 overs)

Middlesex won by 127 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Ron Aspinall & David Evans Player of the match: Graham Barlow (Middlesex)

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16 July 1975 (scorecard)

Worcestershire 261/7 (60 overs)	v	Essex 141 all out (49.1 overs)
John Parker 79 David Acfield 2/51 (12 overs)		Brian Hardie 31 Basil D'Oliveira 4/32 (12 overs)

Worcestershire won by 112 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: David Constant & Sam Cook Player of the match: Imran Khan (Worcestershire)

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16 July 1975 (scorecard)

Yorkshire 109 all out (48.5 overs)	v	Leicestershire 111/9 (52.3 overs)
Arnie Sidebottom 35 Peter Booth 3/15 (10.5 overs)		Chris Balderstone 35 Howard Cooper 4/18 (12 overs)

Leicestershire won by 1 wicket Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Henry Horton & Don Oslear Player of the match: Norman McVicker (Leicestershire)

Quarter-finals

6 August 1975 (scorecard)

Hampshire 98 all out (43.1 overs)	v	Lancashire 101/4 (31.5 overs)
Gordon Greenidge 25 Barry Wood 4/17 (12 overs)		Frank Hayes 44* Andy Roberts 2/17 (9 overs)

Lancashire won by 6 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: David Constant & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Bob Ratcliffe (Lancashire)

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6 August 1975 (scorecard)

Gloucestershire 314/4 (60 overs)	v	Leicestershire 282/9 (60 overs)
Zaheer Abbas 131* Ken Higgs 2/56 (12 overs)		Roger Tolchard 86* David Graveney 3/67 (12 overs)

Gloucestershire won by 32 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Don Oslear & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Zaheer Abbas (Gloucestershire)

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6 August 1975 (scorecard)

Nottinghamshire 166 all out (54.2 overs)	v	Derbyshire 167/4 (54.2 overs)
Derek Randall 43 Mike Hendrick 4/26 (9.2 overs)		Brian Bolus 49* Trevor Tunnicliffe 1/13 (6 overs)

Derbyshire won by 6 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Arthur Fagg & Barrie Meyer Player of the match: Mike Hendrick (Derbyshire)

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6 August 1975 (scorecard)

Worcestershire 257 all out (59.5 overs)	v	Middlesex 258/2 (54 overs)
John Parker 107 John Price 3/50 (12 overs)		Clive Radley 105* John Inchmore 2/39 (12 overs)

Middlesex won by 8 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Robert Barnard & Lloyd Budd Player of the match: Clive Radley (Middlesex)

Semi-finals

20 August 1975 (scorecard)

Middlesex 207 all out (58.5 overs)	v	Derbyshire 183 all out (56.1 overs)
Norman Featherstone 70 Mike Hendrick 4/16 (11.5 overs)		Ron Headley 58 Mike Selvey 2/32 (10.1 overs)

Middlesex won by 21 runs Queen's Park, Chesterfield Umpires: David Constant & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Norman Featherstone (Middlesex)

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20 August 1975 (scorecard)

Gloucestershire 236 all out (60 overs)	v	Lancashire 239/7 (59.3 overs)
Sadiq Mohammad 122 Barry Wood 2/39 (12 overs)		Barry Wood 63 Roger Knight 3/48 (10 overs)

Lancashire won by 3 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Bill Alley & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Sadiq Mohammad (Gloucestershire)

Final

6 September 1975 (scorecard)

Middlesex 180/8 (60 overs)	v	Lancashire 182/3 (57 overs)
Larry Gomes 44 Bob Ratcliffe 3/25 (12 overs)		Clive Lloyd 73* Mike Selvey 1/21 (12 overs)

Lancashire won by 7 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Dickie Bird & John Langridge Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (Lancashire)