1966 Gillette Cup
Cricket tournament
| Administrator(s) | Marylebone Cricket Club |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Warwickshire (1st title) |
| Participants | 22 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Most runs | 299 – Dennis Amiss (Warwickshire) |
| Most wickets | 10 – Bill Alley (Somerset) 10 – David Brown (Warwickshire) 10 – Roy Palmer (Somerset) |
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The 1966 Gillette Cup was the fourth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 28 April and 3 September 1966.[1] The tournament was won by Warwickshire County Cricket Club in the final at Lord's.
Format
The 17 first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Berkshire, Cheshire, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire and Suffolk. 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 3 September 1966.
First round
28 April 1966 Scorecard |
Lancashire 104/9 (60 overs) | v | Cheshire 62 (45.3 overs) |
Lancashire won by 42 runs Macclesfield Cricket Club Ground, Macclesfield Umpires: Freddie Jakeman and Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Robert Entwistle (Lancs) |
30 April 1966 Scorecard |
Hertfordshire 167 (58.3 overs) | v | Berkshire 171/8 (46.2 overs) |
Alan Bell 105 David Mordaunt 3/24 (11.3 overs) |
Berkshire won by 2 wickets Hitchin Town Cricket Club Ground, Hitchin Umpires: Laurie Gray and Lofty Herman Player of the match: Alan Bell (Herts) |
30 April 1966 Scorecard |
Northamptonshire 67 (37 overs) | v | Glamorgan 70/1 (24 overs) |
Brian Reynolds 23 Jeff Jones 4/12 (11 overs) |
Glamorgan won by 9 wickets County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Ron Aspinall and Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Jeff Jones (Glam) |
30 April 1966 Scorecard |
Sussex 175/8 (60 overs) | v | Somerset 179/6 (54.3 overs) |
Somerset won by 4 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Jack Crapp and Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Bill Alley (Somst) |
30 April 1966 Scorecard |
Kent 284/5 (60 overs) | v | Suffolk 171/8 (60 overs) |
Colin Cowdrey 116 John Hargreaves 2/44 (11 overs) | Robert Flack 46 David Sayer 3/24 (11 overs) |
Kent won by 113 runs Ipswich School Ground, Ipswich Umpires: Ron Lay and Fred Price Player of the match: Colin Cowdrey (Kent) |
4, 5 May 1966 Scorecard |
Hampshire 226/9 (60 overs) | v | Lincolnshire 195 (56.4 overs) |
Danny Livingstone 92 George Camplin 3/38 (12 overs) |
Hampshire won by 31 runs County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Arthur Fagg and John Langridge Player of the match: Danny Livingstone (Hants) |
- Reserve day used
Second round
21 May 1966 Scorecard |
Gloucestershire 327/7 (60 overs) | v | Berkshire 192/8 (60 overs) |
Ron Nicholls 127 Tony Denness 4/56 (11 overs) | Anthony Davis 47 John Mortimore 2/36 (10 overs) |
Gloucestershire won by 135 runs Church Road, Reading Umpires: Peter Wight and Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Ron Nicholls (Glos) |
21 May 1966 Scorecard |
Derbyshire 199 (59.5 overs) | v | Essex 200/8 (57.4 overs) |
Derek Morgan 42 Brian Edmeades 3/32 (12 overs) | Michael Bear 71 Alan Ward 3/36 (12 overs) |
Essex won by 2 wickets Queen's Park, Chesterfield Umpires: Freddie Jakeman and Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Michael Bear (Essex) |
21 May 1966 Scorecard |
Warwickshire 266/8 (60 overs) | v | Glamorgan 101 (34.3 overs) |
Dennis Amiss 113 Jeff Jones 3/51 (12 overs) | Bernard Hedges 32 David Brown 5/18 (7.3 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 165 runs St Helen's, Swansea Umpires: John Arnold and Bill Copson Player of the match: David Brown (Warks) |
21 May 1966 Scorecard |
Hampshire 199 (59.5 overs) | v | Kent 145 (49.4 overs) |
Hampshire won by 54 runs County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Jack Crapp and George Pope Player of the match: Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie (Hants) |
21 May 1966 Scorecard |
Surrey 231/8 (60 overs) | v | Leicestershire 185/9 (60 overs) |
Surrey won by 46 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Charlie Elliott and Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Ken Barrington (Surrey) |
21 May 1966 Scorecard |
Lancashire 243/9 (60 overs) | v | Middlesex 180 (51 overs) |
David Green 81 Bob Herman 3/63 (11 overs) | John Murray 54 Brian Statham 3/28 (12 overs) |
21 May 1966 Scorecard |
Somerset 190/7 (60 overs) | v | Yorkshire 150 (50.1 overs) |
Somerset won by 40 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Lofty Herman and Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Roy Palmer (Somst) |
21 May 1966 Scorecard |
Worcestershire 179 (57.4 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 160 (56 overs) |
Bob White 39 Norman Gifford 3/28 (12 overs) |
Worcestershire won by 19 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Ron Aspinall and Cec Pepper Player of the match: Ron Headley (Worcs) |
Quarter-finals
22 June 1966 Scorecard |
Surrey 173 (57.1 overs) | v | Hampshire 174/3 (43 overs) |
Ken Barrington 46 Jimmy Gray 3/28 (12 overs) |
Hampshire won by 7 wickets Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth Umpires: Albert Alderman and Laurie Gray Player of the match: Roy Marshall (Hants) |
22 June 1966 Scorecard |
Lancashire 103 (49.5 overs) | v | Somerset 104/6 (50.1 overs) |
Jack Bond 29 Roy Palmer 5/18 (12 overs) |
Somerset won by 4 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Paul Gibb and John Langridge Player of the match: Roy Palmer (Somst) |
22 June 1966 Scorecard |
Gloucestershire 193 (57.1 overs) | v | Warwickshire 197/4 (38.2 overs) |
Sid Russell 47 David Brown 3/33 (12 overs) | Bob Barber 113 Jim Andrew 2/41 (9 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 6 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: John Arnold and Harry Mellows Player of the match: Bob Barber (Warks) |
22 June 1966 Scorecard |
Worcestershire 211 (60 overs) | v | Essex 129 (47.1 overs) |
Barry Knight 52 Len Coldwell 4/42 (12 overs) |
Worcestershire won by 82 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Dusty Rhodes and William Simpson Player of the match: Martin Horton (Worcs) |
Semi-finals
10 August 1966 Scorecard |
Somerset 189 (59.4 overs) | v | Warwickshire 190/5 (51.4 overs) |
Graham Atkinson 72 Jack Bannister 3/47 (11.4 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 5 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Syd Buller and Tom Spencer Player of the match: Dennis Amiss (Warks) |
10 August 1966 Scorecard |
Worcestershire 253/4 (60 overs) | v | Hampshire 154 (48.2 overs) |
Worcestershire won by 99 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Bill Copson and Ron Lay Player of the match: Martin Horton (Worcs) |
Final
3 September 1966 Scorecard |
Worcestershire 155/8 (60 overs) | v | Warwickshire 159/5 (56.4 overs) |
Bob Barber 66 Basil D'Oliveira 1/26 (10 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 5 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Syd Buller and Charlie Elliott Player of the match: Bob Barber (Warks) |
References
- ^ "Gillette Trophy, 1966 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 20 May 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
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