1978–79 Gillette Cup (Australia)

The 1978–79 Gillette Cup was the tenth season of official List A domestic cricket in Australia. Six teams representing six states in Australia took part in the competition. The competition began on 28 October 1978 when Queensland took on South Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane.

1978–79 Gillette Cup

Administrator(s)	Australian Cricket Board
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket
Tournament format(s)	knockout
Champions	Tasmania (1st title)
Participants	6
Matches	5, plus final
Most runs	Gary Goodman (Tas) 130 runs
← 1977–78 1979–80 →

The 1978–79 Cup Final was played on 14 January 1979 at the TCA Ground in Hobart between Western Australia and Tasmania, who had been the finalists in the previous season as well. In a reversal of the previous season's result, Tasmania caused a major upset to win their first-ever domestic title by beating Western Australia by 47 runs.

Teams

Club	Home Ground	Captain
New South Wales	Sydney Cricket Ground	Andrew Hilditch
Queensland	Brisbane Cricket Ground	John MacLean
South Australia	Adelaide Oval	Bob Blewett
Tasmania	TCA Ground	Jack Simmons
Victoria	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Graham Yallop
Western Australia	WACA Ground	John Inverarity

Format

The 1978–79 Gillette Cup was not played in the round-robin format that would become popular in later seasons. Instead, the two finalists from the previous season, Western Australia (winners) and Tasmania (runners-up) progressed automatically to the semi-finals, whilst the four remaining states were randomly allocated an opponent in a knockout match.

	First Round				Semi-finals				Final
	28 October – Brisbane
	South Australia	101allout
					10 December – Brisbane
	Queensland	2/105
					Queensland	6/232
					Tasmania	9/236
	Tasmania
									14 January – Hobart
	BYE
									Tasmania	6/180
	29 October – Sydney
									Western Australia	133allout
	New South Wales	6/156
					23 December – Perth
	Victoria	5/157
					Western Australia	6/215
					Victoria	7/214
	Western Australia
	BYE

Fixtures

Knock-out round

28 October

South Australia  101 all out (36.4 overs)	v	Queensland 2/105 (32.2 overs)
Barry Causby 34 (45) Peter Sleep 25 (52) Jeff Thomson 6/18 (10 overs)		Maxwell Walters 57* (121) Graham Winter 1/10 (3 overs)

Queensland won by 8 wickets Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane (2,065) Umpires: JM Boyle and CE Harvey Player of the match: Jeff Thomson

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29 October

New South Wales  6/156 (40 overs)	v	Victoria 5/157 (39 overs)
David Johnston 48 (76) Mark Clews 29 (47) Paul Hibbert 1/14 (3 overs)		Graham Yallop 45 (65) Trevor Laughlin 29 (28) David Hourn 3/31 (8 overs)

Victoria won by 5 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: TF Brooks and RG Harris Player of the match: Graham Yallop

• 40 overs per side due to late start.

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Semi-finals

10 December

Queensland  6/232 (50 overs)	v	Tasmania 9/236 (49.5 overs)
David Ogilvie 82 (85) John Buchanan 64 (123) Garry Cowmeadow 2/37 (10 overs)		Gary Goodman 100 (145) John Hampshire 63 (82) Leonard Balcam 5/49 (9 overs)

Tasmania won by 1 wicket Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane (1,586) Umpires: JM Boyle and TH Warwick Player of the match: Gary Goodman

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23 December

Western Australia  6/215 (50 overs)	v	Victoria 7/214 (50 overs)
Kim Hughes 69 Craig Serjeant 49 Alan Hurst 5/36 (10 overs)		Jeff Moss 76 Graham Yallop 59 Graeme Porter 2/37 (10 overs)

Western Australia won by 1 run WACA Ground, Perth (4,372) Umpires: PJ McConnell and DG Weser Player of the match: Alan Hurst

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Final

14 January

Tasmania  6/180 (50 overs)	v	Western Australia 133 all out (30.1 overs)
Jack Simmons 55 (83) Trevor Docking 46 (65) Graeme Porter 2/29 (10 overs)		Craig Serjeant 47 (78) Jack Simmons 4/17 (10 overs) Anthony Benneworth 3/14 (8.2 overs)

Tasmania won by 47 runs TCA Ground, Hobart (10,822) Umpires: K Connor and J Stevens Player of the match: Jack Simmons

Statistics

Highest Team Totals

Team	Total	Opponent	Ground
Tasmania	9/236	Queensland	Brisbane Cricket Ground
Queensland	6/232	Tasmania	Brisbane Cricket Ground
Western Australia	6/215	Victoria	WACA Ground
Victoria	7/214	Western Australia	WACA Ground
South Australia	101 all out	Queensland	Brisbane Cricket Ground

Most Runs

Player	Runs	Inns	Avg	100s	50s
Gary Goodman (Tasmania)	130	2	65.00	1	0
Graham Yallop (Victoria)	104	2	52.00	0	1
David Ogilvie (Queensland)	97	2	48.50	0	1
Craig Serjeant (Western Australia)	96	2	48.00	0	0
Jeff Moss (Victoria)	95	2	95.00	–	1

Highest Scores

Player	Score	Balls	Opponent	Ground	4s	6s
Gary Goodman (Tasmania)	100	145	Queensland	Brisbane Cricket Ground	11	0
David Ogilvie (Queensland)	82	85	Tasmania	Brisbane Cricket Ground	14	0
Jeff Moss (Victoria)	76		Western Australia	WACA Ground	7	0
Kim Hughes (Western Australia)	69	129	Victoria	WACA Ground	3	1
John Buchanan (Queensland)	64	123	Tasmania	Brisbane Cricket Ground	5	0

Most Wickets

Best Bowling Figures

See also

• Sheffield Shield season 1978-79
• Australian cricket team in 1978-79