1965 Gillette Cup
The 1965 Gillette Cup was the third Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 23 April and 4 September 1965.[1] The tournament was won by Yorkshire, following Geoff Boycott's 146 runs in the final at Lord's. Boycott's innings remained the highest ever scored in a Lord's county limited-overs final.[2] until 2017.[3]
Administrator(s) | Marylebone Cricket Club |
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Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) |
Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
Champions | Yorkshire (1st title) |
Participants | 22 |
Matches played | 21 |
Most runs | Geoff Boycott 225 (for Yorkshire) |
Most wickets | Fred Trueman 12 (for Yorkshire) |
Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
Format
The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk 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 4 September 1965.
First round
23 April 1965 scorecard |
Middlesex 269 all out (59 overs) |
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Buckinghamshire 111 all out (38.1 overs) |
David Janes 32 Ronald Hooker 3/29 (13 overs) |
28, 29 April 1965 scorecard |
Berkshire 137 all out (55.5 overs) |
v |
Somerset 139/5 (45.5 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
28–29 April 1965 scorecard |
Cambridgeshire 86 all out (49.2 overs) |
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Warwickshire 87/0 (22.5 overs) |
Bob Barber 54 |
- Match extended into a second day
1, 3 May 1965 scorecard |
Hampshire 295/7 (60 overs) |
v |
Norfolk 147 all out (57.1 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Second Round
22 May 1965 scorecard |
Gloucestershire 130 all out (37.5 overs) |
v |
Northamptonshire 131/8 (59.2 overs) |
Roger Prideaux 28 Tony Windows 3/28 (13 overs) |
22 May 1965 scorecard |
Leicestershire 168 all out (49.4 overs) |
v |
Yorkshire 170/4 (53.2 overs) |
Geoff Boycott 69 Graham Cross 2/37 (13 overs) |
22 May 1965 scorecard |
Lancashire 166 all out (50.1 overs) |
v |
Warwickshire 170/4 (51.2 overs) |
John Sullivan 39 Roger Edmonds 4/33 (8 overs) |
Khalid Ibadulla 58 Ken Higgs 1/38 (13 overs) |
Quarter-Finals
23, 24 June 1965 scorecard |
Warwickshire 203 all out (59.3 overs) |
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Hampshire 129 all out (51.2 overs) |
Khalid Ibadulla 75 Bob Cottam 4/56 (13 overs) |
Mike Barnard 46 Khalid Ibadulla 6/32 (13 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Semi-Finals
14 July 1965 scorecard |
Middlesex 250/8 (60 overs) |
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Surrey 252/5 (56.2 overs) |
John Edrich 71 Ted Clark 2/69 (9.2 overs) |
14, 15, 16 July 1965 scorecard |
Yorkshire 177 all out (59 overs) |
v |
Warwickshire 157 all out (57 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
Final
4 September 1965 scorecard |
Yorkshire 317/4 (60 overs) |
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Surrey 142 all out (40.4 overs) |
Geoff Boycott 146 Geoff Arnold 1/51 (13 overs) |
References
- "Gillette Trophy, 1965 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- Frindall, Bill (2009). Ask Bearders. BBC Books. p. 181. ISBN 978-1-84607-880-4.
- "One-Day Cup final: Alex Hales breaks Lord's record as Nottinghamshire beat Surrey". BBC. Retrieved 1 July 2017.