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The 1978 Gillette Cup was the sixteenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 5 July and 2 September 1978.[1] The tournament was won by Sussex County Cricket Club who defeated Somerset County Cricket Club by 5 wickets in the final at Lord's.
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The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Devon, Durham, Shropshire, Staffordshire and Suffolk. 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 2 September 1978.
First round
5, 6 July 1978 (scorecard) |
Derbyshire 158/9 (60 overs) |
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Worcestershire 153 all out (59.4 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
5, 6, 7 July 1978 (scorecard) |
Yorkshire 249/6 (45 overs) |
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Durham 136/7 (45 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. Match was reduced to 45 overs per side.
Second round
19, 20 July 1978 (scorecard) |
Middlesex 199 all out (59.2 overs) |
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Derbyshire 166 all out (54 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
19, 20 July 1978 (scorecard) |
Essex 268/9 (60 overs) |
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Surrey 196 all out (58.1 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
19, 20 July 1978 (scorecard) |
Somerset 330/4 (60 overs) |
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Glamorgan 260 all out (60 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
19, 20 July 1978 (scorecard) |
Gloucestershire 266/5 (60 overs) |
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Lancashire 267/3 (57.3 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
19, 20 July 1978 (scorecard) |
Leicestershire 214/8 (60 overs) |
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Hampshire 140 all out (51.2 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
19, 20 July 1978 (scorecard) |
Sussex 221/6 (60 overs) |
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Staffordshire 219/9 (60 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
19, 20 July 1978 (scorecard) |
Nottinghamshire 225/7 (60 overs) |
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Yorkshire 226/9 (59.3 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Quarter-finals
2, 3 August 1978 (scorecard) |
Kent 120 all out (53.5 overs) |
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Somerset 122/5 (47 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
2, 3, 4 August 1978 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 279/6 (60 overs) |
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Middlesex 258 all out (57.5 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
2, 3, 4 August 1978 (scorecard) |
Essex 73/2 (10 overs) |
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Leicestershire 70/8 (10 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. Match was reduced before play started to 10 overs per side.
2, 3, 4 August 1978 (scorecard) |
Yorkshire 174/7 (52 overs) |
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- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. Match was replayed on 4 August.
4 August 1978 (scorecard) |
Sussex 68/6 (10 overs) |
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Yorkshire 59/8 (10 overs) |
- Match was reduced before play started to 10 overs per side.
Semi-finals
Final
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