1970 Gillette Cup
# 1970 Gillette Cup

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. The tournament was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club who defeated Sussex County Cricket Club by 6 wickets in the final at Lord's.

## Format

The seventeen 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.

### First round

* 25 April 1970 (scorecard)

| Glamorgan 171/7 (60 overs) | v | Cornwall 99 all out (55 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Peter Walker 51* Keith Davis 2/30 (12 overs) | | Malcolm Dunstan 28 Peter Walker 5/21 (10 overs) |

* Glamorgan won by 72 runs Boscawen Park, Truro Umpires: Bill Alley & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Peter Walker (Glamorgan)
* 25, 27, 27 April 1970 (scorecard)

| Middlesex 264/5 (60 overs) | v | Norfolk 117 all out (49.5 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Eric Russell 80 Tracey Moore 2/41 (12 overs) | | Bill Edrich 36 Keith Jones 3/49 (12 overs) |

* Middlesex won by 147 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Arthur Fagg Player of the match: John Murray (Middlesex)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
* 25, 27 April 1970 (scorecard)

| Oxfordshire 99/9 (60 overs) | v | Worcestershire 101/3 (54.5 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Brian Edrich 30 Vanburn Holder 3/14 (12 overs) | | Basil D'Oliveira 32* Robin Matthews 2/15 (12 overs) |

* Worcestershire won by 7 wickets Morris Motors Sports Ground, Cowley Umpires: Jack Crapp & Lofty Herman Player of the match: Basil D'Oliveira (Worcestershire)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
* 25, 27, 28 April 1970 (scorecard)

| Warwickshire 215/9 (60 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 216/5 (53 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Mike Smith 50 Harold Rhodes 2/33 (12 overs) | | Garfield Sobers 70* Eddie Hemmings 2/33 (9 overs) |

* Nottinghamshire won by 5 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Garfield Sobers (Nottinghamshire)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
* 25, 26, 27 April 1970 (scorecard)

| Surrey 134/8 (60 overs) | v | Yorkshire 76 all out (29.4 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Younis Ahmed 31 Brian Close 3/27 (12 overs) | | Richard Hutton 16 Robin Jackman 7/33 (12 overs) |

* Surrey won by 58 runs St George's Road, Harrogate Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Robin Jackman (Surrey)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
* 9 May 1970 (scorecard)

| Bedfordshire 102 all out (43.1 overs) | v | Buckinghamshire 105/2 (41 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Malcolm Wynn 35 Christopher Pickett 4/20 (12 overs) | | John Turner 56 Trevor Morley 2/13 (11 overs) |

* Buckinghamshire won by 8 wickets London Road Cricket Ground, High Wycombe Umpires: Laurie Gray & John Langridge Player of the match: Christopher Pickett (Buckinghamshire)

### Second round

* 30 May 1970 (scorecard)

| Hampshire 278/3 (60 overs) | v | Buckinghamshire 136 all out (58.1 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Barry Reed 143* Christopher Parry 3/61 (12 overs) | | Ronald Hooker 65 John Holder 2/10 (11 overs) |

* Hampshire won by 142 runs Amy Lane, Chesham Umpires: John Arnold & George Pope Player of the match: Barry Reed (Hampshire)
* 30 May 1970 (scorecard)

| Essex 174/9 (60 overs) | v | Sussex 175/6 (58.4 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Brian Edmeades 40 Mike Buss 2/25 (12 overs) | | Mike Buss 72 Stuart Turner 2/31 (11 overs) |

* Sussex won by 4 wickets County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Arthur Fagg & Dust Rhodes Player of the match: Mike Buss (Sussex)
* 30 May 1970 (scorecard)

| Glamorgan 149 all out (58.1 overs) | v | Surrey 151/3 (49.2 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Alan Jones 52 Stewart Storey 3/13 (12 overs) | | John Edrich 66* Malcolm Nash 1/34 (12 overs) |

* Surrey won by 7 wickets St. Helen's, Swansea Umpires: Bill Alley & Peter Wight Player of the match: Stewart Storey (Surrey)
* 30 May 1970 (scorecard)

| Lancashire 278/8 (60 overs) | v | Gloucestershire 251 all out (58.1 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| David Lloyd 62 Tony Brown 4/56 (12 overs) | | Ron Nicholls 75 Jack Simmons 3/39 (12 overs) |

* Lancashire won by 27 runs Ashley Down Ground, Bristol Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Ron Nicholls (Gloucestershire)
* 30 May 1970 (scorecard)

| Kent 297/3 (60 overs) | v | Worcestershire 228 all out (56.1 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Brian Luckhurst 96 Norman Gifford 1/46 (10 overs) | | Rodney Cass 43 Alan Brown 3/31 (11.1 overs) |

* Kent won by 69 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Lofty Herman & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Brian Luckhurst (Kent)
* 30 May 1970 (scorecard)

| Nottinghamshire 216/5 (60 overs) | v | Leicestershire 173 all out (53.5 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Brian Bolus 75* Jack Birkenshaw 2/31 (12 overs) | | Ray Illingworth 59 Mike Taylor 4/32 (10.5 overs) |

* Nottinghamshire won by 43 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Freddie Jakeman & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Brian Bolus (Nottinghamshire)
* 30 May 1970 (scorecard)

| Derbyshire 161/9 (60 overs) | v | Middlesex 162/8 (53.4 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| John Harvey 34 Fred Titmus 5/26 (12 overs) | | Eric Russell 54 Fred Rumsey 3/15 (12 overs) |

* Middlesex won by 2 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Laurie Gray & John Langridge Player of the match: Fred Titmus (Middlesex)
* 30 May 1970 (scorecard)

| Somerset 248/6 (60 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 198 all out (59.2 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Roy Virgin 103 Brian Crump 3/43 (12 overs) | | David Steele 58 Allan Jones 5/56 (12 overs) |

* Somerset won by 50 runs County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Harry Mellows Player of the match: Roy Virgin (Somerset)

### Quarter-finals

* 8 July 1970 (scorecard)

| Sussex 199 all out (60 overs) | v | Kent 152 all out (56.5 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Geoff Greenidge 56 Bob Woolmer 3/26 (9 overs) | | Brian Luckhurst 48 Tony Greig 5/42 (10.5 overs) |

* Sussex won by 47 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Tony Greig (Sussex)
* 8 July 1970 (scorecard)

| Hampshire 142 all out (50.4 overs) | v | Lancashire 143/5 (35.3 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Roy Marshall 43 Peter Lever 5/30 (12 overs) | | Barry Wood 63* Butch White 2/35 (8 overs) |

* Lancashire won by 5 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Dickie Bird Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancashire)
* 8, 9 July 1970 (scorecard)

| Nottinghamshire 232/5 (60 overs) | v | Somerset 233/5 (58 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Pasty Harris 101 Tom Cartwright 1/22 (12 overs) | | Peter Robinson 57 David Halfyard 3/47 (12 overs) |

* Somerset won by 5 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: David Constant & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Graham Burgess (Somerset)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
* 8 July 1970 (scorecard)

| Surrey 280/5 (60 overs) | v | Middlesex 272/9 (60 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| John Edrich 91 John Price 3/63 (12 overs) | | Peter Parfitt 44 Bob Willis 6/49 (12 overs) |

* Surrey won by 8 runs The Oval, London Umpires: John Arnold & Harry Mellows Player of the match: Bob Willis (Surrey)

### Semi-finals

* 22 July 1970 (scorecard)

| Somerset 207 all out (58.2 overs) | v | Lancashire 210/6 (56.2 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Roy Virgin 65 Barry Wood 3/35 (12 overs) | | John Sullivan 50 Brian Langford 2/43 (12 overs) |

* Lancashire won by 4 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Syd Buller & Jack Crapp Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancashire)
* 22 July 1970 (scorecard)

| Surrey 196 all out (59.3 overs) | v | Sussex 196/8 (50 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Mike Edwards 50 John Snow 4/35 (12 overs) | | Peter Graves 45 Intikhab Alam 2/28 (12 overs) |

* Sussex won by losing fewer wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Peter Wight Player of the match: John Snow (Sussex)

### Final

* 5 September 1970 (scorecard)

| Sussex 184/9 (60 overs) | v | Lancashire 185/4 (55.1 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Mike Buss 42 David Hughes 3/31 (12 overs) | | Harry Pilling 70* Mike Buss 2/34 (12 overs) |

* Lancashire won by 6 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Arthur Fagg Player of the match: Harry Pilling (Lancashire)
