| Administrator | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format | Knockout |
| Champions | Lancashire (1st title) |
| Participants | 22 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Most runs | 220 – Roy Virgin (Somerset) |
| Most wickets | 13 – Bob Willis (Surrey) |
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.
The 17 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.
25, 27, 28 April 1970 Scorecard |
Middlesex 264/5 (60 overs) | v | Norfolk 117 (49.5 overs) |
25, 27 April 1970 Scorecard |
Oxfordshire 99/9 (60 overs) | v | Worcestershire 101/3 (54.5 overs) |
25, 27, 28 April 1970 Scorecard |
Warwickshire 215/9 (60 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 216/5 (53 overs) |
25, 26, 27 April 1970 Scorecard |
Surrey 134/8 (60 overs) | v | Yorkshire 76 (29.4 overs) |
9 May 1970 Scorecard |
Bedfordshire 102 (43.1 overs) | v | Buckinghamshire 105/2 (41 overs) |
30 May 1970 Scorecard |
Hampshire 278/3 (60 overs) | v | Buckinghamshire 136 (58.1 overs) |
30 May 1970 Scorecard |
Lancashire 278/8 (60 overs) | v | Gloucestershire 251 (58.1 overs) |
30 May 1970 Scorecard |
Kent 297/3 (60 overs) | v | Worcestershire 228 (56.1 overs) |
30 May 1970 Scorecard |
Nottinghamshire 216/5 (60 overs) | v | Leicestershire 173 (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 (59.2 overs) |
8 July 1970 Scorecard |
Hampshire 142 (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) |
22 July 1970 Scorecard |
Somerset 207 (58.2 overs) | v | Lancashire 210/6 (56.2 overs) |
5 September 1970 Scorecard |
Sussex 184/9 (60 overs) | v | Lancashire 185/4 (55.1 overs) |