1967 Gillette Cup

1967 Gillette Cup

Administrator(s)	Marylebone Cricket Club
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket (60 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)	Knockout
Champions	Kent (1st title)
Participants	22
Matches	21
Most runs	238 Brian Luckhurst (Kent)
Most wickets	10 Roy Palmer (Somerset)
Official website	CricketArchive tournament page
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The 1967 Gillette Cup was the fifth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 23 April and 2 September 1967. ^[1] The tournament was won by Kent County Cricket Club who defeated Somerset County Cricket Club by 32 runs in the final at Lord's.

Format

The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Durham, Lincolnshire 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 2 September 1967.

First round

23 April 1967 (scorecard)

Nottinghamshire 191/7 (60 overs)	v	Durham 180 all out (59.1 overs)
Roy Swetman 48 John Bailey 3/37 (12 overs)		Mike Westcott 47 Barry Stead 3/17 (12 overs)

Nottinghamshire won by 11 runs Ropery Lane, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Albert Gaskell & Tom Spencer Player of the match: John Bailey (Nottinghamshire)

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26 April 1967 (scorecard)

Northamptonshire 237/5 (60 overs)	v	Bedfordshire 154 all out (50.3 overs)
Roger Prideaux 75 Graham Jarrett 2/49 (12 overs)		Geoff Millman 44 Mushtaq Mohammad 3/31 (12 overs)

Northamptonshire won by 83 runs Wardown Park, Luton Umpires: Arthur Fagg & Fred Price Player of the match: Colin Milburn (Northamptonshire)

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26 April 1967 (scorecard)

Somerset 251/9 (60 overs)	v	Leicestershire 160 all out (46.3 overs)
Graham Burgess 73 Peter Marner 3/61 (12 overs)		Peter Marner 60 Roy Palmer 4/42 (9.3 overs)

Somerset won by 91 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Jack Crapp & Peter Wight Player of the match: Mervyn Kitchen (Somerset)

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29 April 1967 (scorecard)

Hampshire 244/8 (60 overs)	v	Lincolnshire 141 all out (51.2 overs)
Roy Marshall 102 Norman McVicker 3/42 (12 overs)		Harry Pougher 54 Butch White 4/8 (7.2 overs)

Hampshire won by 103 runs May's Bounty, Basingstoke Umpires: Albert Alderman & John Arnold Player of the match: Roy Marshall (Hampshire)

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29 April 1967 (scorecard)

Worcestershire 115 all out (54.4 overs)	v	Sussex 119/8 (53.3 overs)
Alan Ormrod 43 Tony Buss 4/25 (12 overs)		Tony Greig 22 Jack Flavell 3/21 (12 overs)

Sussex won by 2 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Syd Buller & Laurie Gray Player of the match: Tony Buss (Sussex)

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3 May 1967 (scorecard)

Oxfordshire 115/8 (60 overs)	v	Cambridgeshire 116/6 (48.1 overs)
Peter Smith 34* Alan Wilson 4/14 (12 overs)		Peter Shippey 37 David Laitt 3/29 (12 overs)

Cambridgeshire won by 4 wickets Wisbech Cricket Club Ground, Wisbech Umpires: Ron Lay & Harry Mellows Player of the match: Alan Wilson (Cambridgeshire)

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Second round

13 May 1967 (scorecard)

Kent 239/8 (60 overs)	v	Essex 197 all out (56 overs)
Colin Cowdrey 66 Tony Jorden 3/41 (12 overs)		Rodney Cass 33* Norman Graham 4/19 (12 overs)

Kent won by 42 runs Old County Ground, Brentwood Umpires: Laurie Gray & John Langridge Player of the match: Colin Cowdrey (Kent)

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13 May 1967 (scorecard)

Hampshire 236/7 (60 overs)	v	Glamorgan 220 all out (58.4 overs)
Roy Marshall 61 Don Shepherd 3/32 (11 overs)		Alan Jones 67 Bob Cottam 3/47 (11.4 overs)

Hampshire won by 16 runs United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Barry Reed (Hampshire)

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13, 15, 16 May 1967 (scorecard)

Gloucestershire 153 all out (52.4 overs)	v	Lancashire 157/6 (56 overs)
Arthur Milton 45 Brian Statham 3/22 (10 overs)		David Green 48 David Smith 2/38 (10 overs)

Lancashire won by 4 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: George Pope & Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: David Green (Lancashire)

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

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13 May 1967 (scorecard)

Nottinghamshire 203 all out (59.5 overs)	v	Northamptonshire 205/6 (54 overs)
Deryck Murray 53 Antony Durose 3/46 (12 overs)		Mushtaq Mohammad 68 John Howarth 3/30 (10 overs)

Northamptonshire won by 6 wickets County Ground, Northampton Umpires: David Halfyard & Lofty Herman Player of the match: Mushtaq Mohammad (Northampshire)

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13 May 1967 (scorecard)

Surrey 263/4 (60 overs)	v	Derbyshire 74 all out (34.1 overs)
Micky Stewart 74 Brian Jackson 1/36 (12 overs)		Derek Morgan 27 Geoff Arnold 5/9 (9 overs)

Surrey won by 184 runs The Oval, London Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Ron Lay Player of the match: Geoff Arnold (Surrey)

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13 May 1967 (scorecard)

Sussex 243 all out (60 overs)	v	Middlesex 212 all out (57.3 overs)
Ken Suttle 86 John Price 5/54 (12 overs)		Eric Russell 72 Tony Buss 3/38 (10.3 overs)

Sussex won by 31 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Bill Copson & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Ken Suttle (Sussex)

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13, 15, 16 May 1967 (scorecard)

Somerset 206/8 (60 overs)	v	Warwickshire 181 all out (54.3 overs)
Roy Virgin 49 David Brown 2/37 (12 overs)		Tom Cartwright 34 Bill Alley 3/24 (12 overs)

Somerset won by 25 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Bill Copson & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Bill Alley (Somerset)

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

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25 May 1967 (scorecard)

Cambridgeshire 43/8 (10 overs)	v	Yorkshire 46/4 (6.5 overs)
David Fairey 22 Tony Nicholson 3/11 (3 overs)		Ken Taylor 21 David Fairey 2/8 (3 overs)

Yorkshire won by 6 wickets Savile Park, Castleford Umpires: Freddie Jakeman & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: David Fairey (Cambridgeshire)

• Match reduced to 10 overs per side. The match was moved from Headingley due to torrential rain.

Quarter-finals

14 June 1967 (scorecard)

Lancashire 194 all out (57.5 overs)	v	Yorkshire 190 all out (59.2 overs)
Harry Pilling 39 Chris Old 4/32 (12 overs)		Phil Sharpe 33 Peter Lever 4/38 (12 overs)

Lancashire won by 4 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Freddie Jakeman & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Peter Lever (Lancashire)

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14 June 1967 (scorecard)

Somerset 184 all out (59.3 overs)	v	Northamptonshire 148 all out (54.3 overs)
Mervyn Kitchen 40 Peter Willey 3/42 (12 overs)		Roger Prideaux 38 Fred Rumsey 4/23 (9.3 overs)

Somerset won by 36 runs County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Albert Alderman & George Pope Player of the match: Bill Alley (Somerset)

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14 June 1967 (scorecard)

Surrey 74 all out (37.4 overs)	v	Kent 75/4 (28.4 overs)
Mike Edwards 34 Alan Dixon 7/15 (12 overs)		Brian Luckhurst 40* Geoff Arnold 2/18 (12 overs)

Kent won by 6 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Lofty Herman & Fred Price Player of the match: Alan Dixon (Kent)

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14 June 1967 (scorecard)

Sussex 233/9 (60 overs)	v	Hampshire 224 all out (57.5 overs)
Tony Greig 46 Alan Castell 4/52 (12 overs)		Brian Timms 55 Tony Buss 3/41 (11.5 overs)

Sussex won by 9 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Syd Buller & John Langridge Player of the match: Tony Greig (Sussex)

Semi-finals

19, 20 July 1967 (scorecard)

Somerset 210/7 (60 overs)	v	Lancashire 110 all out (47.4 overs)
Mervyn Kitchen 40 Peter Lever 2/44 (12 overs)		Ken Shuttleworth 23 Ken Palmer 3/20 (12 overs)

Somerset won by 100 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Jack Crapp & Charlie Elliott Player of the match: Ken Palmer (Somerset)

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

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19 July 1967 (scorecard)

Kent 293/5 (60 overs)	v	Sussex 175 all out (50.3 overs)
Colin Cowdrey 78 Tony Greig 2/59 (12 overs)		Jim Parks 44 Alan Brown 3/17 (8.3 overs)

Kent won by 118 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Peter Wight & Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Colin Cowdrey (Kent)

Final

Further information: 1967 Gillette Cup Final

2 September 1967 (scorecard)

Kent 193 all out (59.4 overs)	v	Somerset 161 all out (54.5 overs)
Brian Luckhurst 54 Bill Alley 3/22 (12 overs)		Peter Robinson 48 Derek Underwood 3/41 (10 overs)

Kent won by 32 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Syd Buller & Fred Price Player of the match: Mike Denness (Kent)

References

1. "Gillette Trophy, 1966 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2010.

External links

• CricketArchive tournament page Archived 18 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine