1972 Gillette Cup

1972 Gillette Cup

Administrator(s)	Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket (60 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)	Knockout
Champions	Lancashire (3rd title)
Participants	22
Matches	21
Most runs	272 Clive Lloyd (Lancashire)
Most wickets	14 Bob Willis (Warwickshire)
Official website	CricketArchive tournament page
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The 1972 Gillette Cup was the tenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 5 July and 2 September 1972. ^[1] The tournament was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club who defeated Warwickshire County Cricket Club by 4 wickets in the final at Lord's.

Format

The seventeen first-class counties were joined by five Minor Counties: Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Durham, Oxfordshire 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 2 September 1972.

First round

5 July 1972 (scorecard)

Buckinghamshire 224/7 (60 overs)	v	Cambridgeshire 41 all out (20 overs)
David Janes 95 Derek Wing 4/40 (12 overs)		David Baker 7 Raymond Bond 5/17 (10 overs)

Buckinghamshire won by 183 runs Fenner's, Cambridge Umpires: Bill Alley & Ron Aspinall Player of the match: Raymond Bond (Buckinghamshire)

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5 July 1972 (scorecard)

Wiltshire 115 all out (59.5 overs)	v	Hampshire 116/2 (22.4 overs)
Brian White 29 Bob Herman 3/23 (11.5 overs)		Barry Richards 64* James Merryweather 2/34 (8 overs)

Hampshire won by 8 wickets Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth Umpires: Sam Cook & Charlie Elliott Player of the match: Barry Richards (Hampshire)

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5 July 1972 (scorecard)

Glamorgan 241/8 (60 overs)	v	Northamptonshire 198 all out (56.3 overs)
Roy Fredericks 82 John Dye 3/39 (12 overs)		David Steele 41 Majid Khan 4/38 (12 overs)

Glamorgan won by 43 runs County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Roy Fredericks (Glamorgan)

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5 July 1972 (scorecard)

Oxfordshire 140 all out (60 overs)	v	Durham 141/6 (30.2 overs)
Robert Montgomerie 64 David Halfyard 2/11 (12 overs)		Alan Burridge 95 Saeed Hatteea 4/32 (9.2 overs)

Durham won by 4 wickets Morris Motors Sports Ground, Cowley Umpires: Jack Crapp & George Pope Player of the match: Alan Burridge (Durham)

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5 July 1972 (scorecard)

Sussex 185/8 (60 overs)	v	Worcestershire 187/7 (58.5 overs)
Geoff Greenidge 72 James Cumbes 2/43 (12 overs)		Ted Hemsley 73 John Spencer 2/31 (12 overs)

Worcestershire won by 3 wickets County Ground, Hove Umpires: Freddie Jakeman & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Basil D'Oliveira (Worcestershire)

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5 July 1972 (scorecard)

Yorkshire 173/9 (60 overs)	v	Warwickshire 176/6 (58 overs)
Richard Hutton 61 Bob Willis 4/21 (12 overs)		Rohan Kanhai 62 Don Wilson 3/48 (12 overs)

Warwickshire won by 4 wickets Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Ray Julian & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Rohan Kanhai (Warwickshire)

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Second round

19 July 1972 (scorecard)

Glamorgan 174 all out (58 overs)	v	Buckinghamshire 170/9 (60 overs)
Malcolm Nash 45 Fred Harris 4/33 (12 overs)		John Turner 65 John Solanky 3/34 (10 overs)

Glamorgan won by 4 runs Shardeloes, Amersham Umpires: John Arnold & Jack Crapp Player of the match: John Turner (Buckinghamshire)

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19 July 1972 (scorecard)

Derbyshire 214/6 (60 overs)	v	Worcestershire 215/1 (51.4 overs)
Ian Buxton 81 Basil D'Oliveira 3/40 (12 overs)		Glenn Turner 101* Ian Buxton 1/45 (10 overs)

Worcestershire won by 9 wickets County Ground, Derby Umpires: Dickie Bird & Arthur Fagg Player of the match: Ian Buxton (Derbyshire)

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19 July 1972 (scorecard)

Surrey 217/9 (60 overs)	v	Durham 142 all out (52.3 overs)
Micky Stewart 101 (165) David Halfyard 3/35 (12 overs)		George March 78 (141) Stewart Storey 2/13 (8 overs)

Surrey won by 75 runs Ropery Lane, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Cec Pepper & Peter Wight Player of the match: Micky Stewart (Surrey)

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19 July 1972 (scorecard)

Middlesex 41 all out (19.4 overs)	v	Essex 43/2 (18 overs)
John Murray 12 John Lever 5/8 (9.4 overs)		Keith Fletcher 15* Mike Selvey 2/13 (9 overs)

Essex won by 8 wickets Chalkwell Park, Westcliff-on-Sea Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Keith Boyce (Essex)

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19 July 1972 (scorecard)

Kent 240/9 (60 overs)	v	Gloucestershire 207 all out (56.2 overs)
Graham Johnson 65 Jack Davey 3/31 (12 overs)		Sadiq Mohammad 53 Bob Woolmer 3/38 (12 overs)

Kent won by 33 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Charlie Elliott & George Pope Player of the match: Graham Johnson (Kent)

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19 July 1972 (scorecard)

Lancashire 243/9 (60 overs)	v	Somerset 234 all out (58.4 overs)
Clive Lloyd 86 Hallam Moseley 4/36 (12 overs)		Mervyn Kitchen 116 David Hughes 4/61 (12 overs)

Lancashire won by 9 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: John Langridge & Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Mervyn Kitchen (Somerset)

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19 July 1972 (scorecard)

Hampshire 283/9 (60 overs)	v	Nottinghamshire 204 all out (55.3 overs)
Trevor Jesty 62* Peter Plummer 2/37 (6 overs)		Mike Taylor 58 Trevor Jesty 4/32 (10 overs)

Hampshire won by 79 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: David Constant & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Trevor Jesty (Hampshire)

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19 July 1972 (scorecard)

Warwickshire 218/7 (60 overs)	v	Leicestershire 215 all out (59.4 overs)
Mike Smith 66* Terry Spencer 4/28 (12 overs)		Paul Haywood 43 Bob Willis 3/38 (12 overs)

Warwickshire won by 3 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Sam Cook & David Evans Player of the match: Mike Smith (Warwickshire)

Quarter-finals

2, 3 August 1972 (scorecard)

Kent 137 all out (52 overs)	v	Essex 127 all out (57.3 overs)
Asif Iqbal 52 Stuart Turner 3/26 (12 overs)		Brian Edmeades 31 John Shepherd 4/23 (12 overs)

Kent won by 10 runs County Ground, Leyton Umpires: John Arnold & Freddie Jakeman Player of the match: Asif Iqbal (Kent)

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

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2 August 1972 (scorecard)

Hampshire 223 all out (58.2 overs)	v	Lancashire 227/6 (58.3 overs)
Barry Richards 129 Peter Lee 3/32 (11 overs)		Barry Wood 66 Thomas Mottram 3/51 (12 overs)

Lancashire won by 4 wickets Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth Umpires: Ken Palmer & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Barry Richards (Hampshire)

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2, 3 August 1972 (scorecard)

Warwickshire 214/9 (60 overs)	v	Glamorgan 204/9 (60 overs)
Alvin Kallicharran 88 Malcolm Nash 3/56 (12 overs)		Alan Jones 58 Norman McVicker 3/46 (12 overs)

Warwickshire won by 10 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Norman McVicker (Warwickshire)

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

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2 August 1972 (scorecard)

Surrey 106 all out (55.3 overs)	v	Worcestershire 109/4 (44.4 overs)
Arnold Long 20* Norman Gifford 4/7 (12 overs)		Basil D'Oliveira 45* Geoff Arnold 2/26 (12 overs)

Worcestershire won by 6 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Ray Julian & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Basil D'Oliveira (Worcestershire)

Semi-finals

17, 18 August 1972 (scorecard)

Lancashire 224/6 (60 overs)	v	Kent 217 all out (60 overs)
Harry Pilling 70 Derek Underwood 3/48 (12 overs)		Mike Denness 65 David Hughes 3/39 (9 overs)

Lancashire won by 7 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Dickie Bird & George Pope Player of the match: Harry Pilling (Lancashire)

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

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17 August 1972 (scorecard)

Worcestershire 174/9 (60 overs)	v	Warwickshire 175/2 (47.2 overs)
Jim Yardley 52 Bob Willis 3/53 (12 overs)		Rohan Kanhai 85* Vanburn Holder 2/25 (12 overs)

Warwickshire won by 8 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Bill Alley & David Evans Player of the match: Rohan Kanhai (Warwickshire)

Final

2 September 1972 (scorecard)

Warwickshire 234/9 (60 overs)	v	Lancashire 235/6 (56.4 overs)
John Whitehouse 68 John Sullivan 2/27 (5 overs)		Clive Lloyd 126 Bob Willis 2/29 (12 overs)

Lancashire won by 4 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (Lancashire)

References

1. "Gillette Trophy, 1972 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2010.

External links

• CricketArchive tournament page