1973 Gillette Cup

1973 Gillette Cup

Administrator(s)	Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket (60 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)	Knockout
Champions	Gloucestershire (1st title)
Participants	22
Matches	21
Most runs	242 Peter Graves (Sussex)
Most wickets	11 Roger Knight (Gloucestershire)
Official website	CricketArchive tournament page
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The 1973 Gillette Cup was the eleventh Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 30 June and 1 September 1973. ^[1] The tournament was won by Gloucestershire County Cricket Club who defeated Sussex County Cricket Club by 40 runs in the final at Lord's.

Format

The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Dorset, Durham, Staffordshire and Wiltshire. 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 1 September 1973. The tournament was notable for Durham (then a minor county) defeating Yorkshire. In doing so, Durham became the first ever minor county to beat a first class county in this competition.

First round

30 June 1973 (scorecard)

Bedfordshire 148 all out (54.2 overs)	v	Lancashire 275/3 (60 overs)
Tony Durley 75 Peter Lever 2/3 (5 overs)		Barry Wood 88 Graham Jarrett 1/51 (11 overs)

Lancashire won by 127 runs Wardown Park, Luton Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Frank Hayes (Lancashire)

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30 June 1973 (scorecard)

Gloucestershire 230/9 (60 overs)	v	Glamorgan 196 all out (57.1 overs)
Roger Knight 75 Lawrence Williams 3/44 (12 overs)		Alan Jones 61 Tony Brown 3/29 (10.1 overs)

Gloucestershire won by 34 runs Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Henry Horton Player of the match: Roger Knight (Gloucestershire)

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30 June 1973 (scorecard)

Wiltshire 82 all out (49.2 overs)	v	Hampshire 86/3 (27 overs)
Paul Meehan 20 David O'Sullivan 4/13 (12 overs)		Gordon Greenidge 27 John Alford 2/29 (12 overs)

Hampshire won by 7 wickets County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Sam Cook & Ken Palmer Player of the match: David O'Sullivan (Hampshire)

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30 June 1973 (scorecard)

Sussex 225/8 (60 overs)	v	Northamptonshire 195 all out (56.9 overs)
Roger Prideaux 81 Bob Cottam 3/43 (12 overs)		David Steele 60 John Snow 3/23 (10.3 overs)

Sussex won by 30 runs County Ground, Northampton Umpires: David Constant & John Langridge Player of the match: Roger Prideaux (Sussex)

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30 June 1973 (scorecard)

Staffordshire 163/9 (60 overs)	v	Dorset 84 all out (45.3 overs)
Peter Gill 40 Derek Shackleton 4/11 (12 overs)		Timothy Hall 23 Michael Ikin 3/13 (11 overs)

Staffordshire won by 79 runs Lichfield Road, Stone Umpires: George Pope & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Derek Shackleton (Dorset)

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30 June 1973 (scorecard)

Yorkshire 135 all out (58.4 overs)	v	Durham 138/5 (51.3 overs)
Colin Johnson 44 Brian Lander 5/15 (11.4 overs)		Russell Inglis 47 Phil Carrick 2/32 (12 overs)

Durham won by 5 wickets St George's Road, Harrogate Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Brian Lander (Durham)

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Second round

11 July 1973 (scorecard)

Sussex 203/9 (60 overs)	v	Derbyshire 92 all out (47.3 overs)
Peter Graves 84* Ian Buxton 4/27 (12 overs)		Brian Bolus 33 John Spencer 4/25 (11.3 overs)

Sussex won by 111 runs Queen's Park, Chesterfield Umpires: Dickie Bird & Henry Horton Player of the match: Peter Graves (Sussex)

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11 July 1973 (scorecard)

Durham 134 all out (56.4 overs)	v	Essex 137/3 (45.4 overs)
Derek Soakell 36 John Lever 4/30 (12 overs)		Bruce Francis 44 Alan Old 1/23 (12 overs)

Essex won by 7 wickets Ropery Lane, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Arthur Jepson & George Pope Player of the match: John Lever (Essex)

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11 July 1973 (scorecard)

Gloucestershire 169/7 (60 overs)	v	Surrey 150 all out (54.1 overs)
David Shepherd 72* Geoff Arnold 4/38 (12 overs)		Younis Ahmed 33 Mike Procter 3/21 (9.1 overs)

Gloucestershire won by 19 runs Ashley Down Ground, Bristol Umpires: David Constant & Ray Julian Player of the match: David Shepherd (Gloucestershire)

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11 July 1973 (scorecard)

Hampshire 205 all out (58.5 overs)	v	Kent 206/2 (52.5 overs)
Gordon Greenidge 100 John Shepherd 4/43 (12 overs)		Brian Luckhurst 114* David O'Sullivan 1/32 (12 overs)

Kent won by 8 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Lloyd Budd Player of the match: Brian Luckhurst (Kent)

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11 July 1973 (scorecard)

Staffordshire 137 all out (58.5 overs)	v	Lancashire 141/4 (35.2 overs)
Colin Price 52 Peter Lee 3/24 (11 overs)		David Lloyd 85* Brian James 3/35 (10.2 overs)

Lancashire won by 6 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Bill Alley & Sam Cook Player of the match: David Lloyd (Lancashire)

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11 July 1973 (scorecard)

Nottinghamshire 162/7 (60 overs)	v	Middlesex 165/6 (54 overs)
Garfield Sobers 75* Keith Jones 2/20 (12 overs)		John Murray 36 Carlton Forbes 2/20 (12 overs)

Middlesex won by 4 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Alan Whitehead & Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Garfield Sobers (Nottinghamshire)

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11 July 1973 (scorecard)

Somerset 212 all out (59.1 overs)	v	Leicestershire 215/8 (59 overs)
Peter Robinson 67 Ken Higgs 4/27 (11.1 overs)		Chris Balderstone 119* Allan Jones 2/45 (12 overs)

Leicestershire won by 2 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Jack Crapp & David Evans Player of the match: Chris Balderstone (Leicestershire)

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11 July 1973 (scorecard)

Worcestershire 213/9 (60 overs)	v	Warwickshire 200 all out (58.3 overs)
Basil D'Oliveira 54 Bob Willis 4/19 (12 overs)		Dennis Amiss 54 Brian Brain 4/31 (12 overs)

Worcestershire won by 13 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Brian Brain (Worcestershire)

Quarter-finals

1 August 1973 (scorecard)

Gloucestershire 236/9 (60 overs)	v	Essex 206 all out (56.5 overs)
Roger Knight 60 Brian Edmeades 4/71 (12 overs)		Keith Fletcher 45 Jack Davey 4/35 (10.5 overs)

Gloucestershire won by 30 runs County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Roger Knight (Gloucestershire)

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1, 2 August 1973 (scorecard)

Lancashire 224/6 (60 overs)	v	Middlesex 225/6 (59 overs)
Harry Pilling 90 Dennis Marriott 3/42 (12 overs)		Mike Smith 90 Jack Simmons 3/46 (12 overs)

Middlesex won by 4 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Ray Julian & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Mike Smith (Middlesex)

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

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1 August 1973 (scorecard)

Sussex 263/6 (60 overs)	v	Kent 135 all out (43.1 overs)
Roger Prideaux 79 Derek Underwood 2/59 (12 overs)		Graham Johnson 65 Tony Buss 3/26 (12 overs)

Sussex won by 128 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Peter Wight Player of the match: Roger Prideaux (Sussex)

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1 August 1973 (scorecard)

Worcestershire 202/9 (60 overs)	v	Leicestershire 146 all out (53.5 overs)
Basil D'Oliveira 51 Ray Illingworth 3/15 (12 overs)		Brian Davison 61* Norman Gifford 3/13 (12 overs)

Worcestershire won by 56 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Bill Alley & Jack Crapp Player of the match: Basil D'Oliveira (Worcestershire)

Semi-finals

15 August 1973 (scorecard)

Sussex 174/8 (60 overs)	v	Middlesex 169 all out (59.1 overs)
Tony Greig 61 Phil Edmonds 2/18 (12 overs)		Fred Titmus 41 Tony Greig 4/27 (11.1 overs)

Sussex won by 5 runs Lord's, London Umpires: David Evans & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Tony Greig (Sussex)

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15 August 1973 (scorecard)

Gloucestershire 243/8 (60 overs)	v	Worcestershire 238/9 (60 overs)
Mike Procter 101 Basil D'Oliveira 2/36 (12 overs)		Glenn Turner 109 Mike Procter 3/31 (12 overs)

Gloucestershire won by 5 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: John Langridge & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Mike Procter (Gloucestershire)

Final

1 September 1973 (scorecard)

Gloucestershire 243/8 (60 overs)	v	Sussex 208 all out (56.5 overs)
Mike Procter 94 John Snow 3/31 (12 overs)		Geoff Greenidge 76 Roger Knight 4/47 (10 overs)

Gloucestershire won by 40 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Arthur Fagg & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Tony Brown (Gloucestershire)

References

1. "Gillette Trophy, 1973 - Fixtures" . CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 18 April 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010.

External links

• CricketArchive tournament page Archived 18 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine