1972 Gillette Cup
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.
| 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 played | 21 |
| Most runs | 272 Clive Lloyd (Lancashire) |
| Most wickets | 14 Bob Willis (Warwickshire) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
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) |
Glamorgan 241/8 (60 overs) |
v |
Northamptonshire 198 all out (56.3 overs) |
David Steele 41 Majid Khan 4/38 (12 overs) |
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) |
Second round
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) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
2 August 1972 (scorecard) |
Hampshire 223 all out (58.2 overs) |
v |
Lancashire 227/6 (58.3 overs) |
Barry Wood 66 Thomas Mottram 3/51 (12 overs) |
2, 3 August 1972 (scorecard) |
Warwickshire 214/9 (60 overs) |
v |
Glamorgan 204/9 (60 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Semi-finals
17, 18 August 1972 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 224/6 (60 overs) |
v |
Kent 217 all out (60 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
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) |
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References
- "Gillette Trophy, 1972 - Fixtures". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
External links
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