1967 Gillette Cup
Cricket tournament
| Administrator(s) | Marylebone Cricket Club |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Kent (1st title) |
| Participants | 22 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Most runs | 238 – Brian Luckhurst (Kent) |
| Most wickets | 10 – Roy Palmer (Somerset) |
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The 1967 Gillette Cup was the fifth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 23 April and 2 September 1967.[1] The tournament was won by Kent County Cricket Club who defeated Somerset County Cricket Club by 32 runs in the final at Lord's.
Format
The 17 first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Durham, Lincolnshire 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 2 September 1967.
First round
23 April 1967 Scorecard |
Nottinghamshire 191/7 (60 overs) | v | Durham 180 (59.1 overs) |
Roy Swetman 48 John Bailey 3/37 (12 overs) |
Nottinghamshire won by 11 runs Ropery Lane, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Albert Gaskell and Tom Spencer Player of the match: John Bailey (Nottinghamshire) |
26 April 1967 Scorecard |
Northamptonshire 237/5 (60 overs) | v | Bedfordshire 154 (50.3 overs) |
Northamptonshire won by 83 runs Wardown Park, Luton Umpires: Arthur Fagg and Fred Price Player of the match: Colin Milburn (Northamptonshire) |
26 April 1967 Scorecard |
Somerset 251/9 (60 overs) | v | Leicestershire 160 (46.3 overs) |
Graham Burgess 73 Peter Marner 3/61 (12 overs) | Peter Marner 60 Roy Palmer 4/42 (9.3 overs) |
Somerset won by 91 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Jack Crapp and Peter Wight Player of the match: Mervyn Kitchen (Somerset) |
29 April 1967 Scorecard |
Hampshire 244/8 (60 overs) | v | Lincolnshire 141 (51.2 overs) |
Hampshire won by 103 runs May's Bounty, Basingstoke Umpires: Albert Alderman and John Arnold Player of the match: Roy Marshall (Hampshire) |
29 April 1967 Scorecard |
Worcestershire 115 (54.4 overs) | v | Sussex 119/8 (53.3 overs) |
Sussex won by 2 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Syd Buller and Laurie Gray Player of the match: Tony Buss (Sussex) |
3 May 1967 Scorecard |
Oxfordshire 115/8 (60 overs) | v | Cambridgeshire 116/6 (48.1 overs) |
Peter Smith 34* Alan Wilson 4/14 (12 overs) |
Cambridgeshire won by 4 wickets Wisbech Cricket Club Ground, Wisbech Umpires: Ron Lay and Harry Mellows Player of the match: Alan Wilson (Cambridgeshire) |
Second round
13 May 1967 Scorecard |
Kent 239/8 (60 overs) | v | Essex 197 (56 overs) |
Kent won by 42 runs Old County Ground, Brentwood Umpires: Laurie Gray and John Langridge Player of the match: Colin Cowdrey (Kent) |
13 May 1967 Scorecard |
Hampshire 236/7 (60 overs) | v | Glamorgan 220 (58.4 overs) |
Alan Jones 67 Bob Cottam 3/47 (11.4 overs) |
Hampshire won by 16 runs United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth Umpires: Eddie Phillipson and Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Barry Reed (Hampshire) |
13, 15, 16 May 1967 Scorecard |
Gloucestershire 153 (52.4 overs) | v | Lancashire 157/6 (56 overs) |
David Green 48 David Smith 2/38 (10 overs) |
Lancashire won by 4 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: George Pope and Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: David Green (Lancashire) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
13 May 1967 Scorecard |
Nottinghamshire 203 (59.5 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 205/6 (54 overs) |
Mushtaq Mohammad 68 John Howarth 3/30 (10 overs) |
Northamptonshire won by 6 wickets County Ground, Northampton Umpires: David Halfyard and Lofty Herman Player of the match: Mushtaq Mohammad (Northampshire) |
13 May 1967 Scorecard |
Surrey 263/4 (60 overs) | v | Derbyshire 74 (34.1 overs) |
Micky Stewart 74 Brian Jackson 1/36 (12 overs) | Derek Morgan 27 Geoff Arnold 5/9 (9 overs) |
Surrey won by 184 runs The Oval, London Umpires: Ron Aspinall and Ron Lay Player of the match: Geoff Arnold (Surrey) |
13 May 1967 Scorecard |
Sussex 243 (60 overs) | v | Middlesex 212 (57.3 overs) |
Ken Suttle 86 John Price 5/54 (12 overs) | Eric Russell 72 Tony Buss 3/38 (10.3 overs) |
Sussex won by 31 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Bill Copson and Cec Pepper Player of the match: Ken Suttle (Sussex) |
13, 15, 16 May 1967 Scorecard |
Somerset 206/8 (60 overs) | v | Warwickshire 181 (54.3 overs) |
Roy Virgin 49 David Brown 2/37 (12 overs) |
Somerset won by 25 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Bill Copson and Cec Pepper Player of the match: Bill Alley (Somerset) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
25 May 1967 Scorecard |
Cambridgeshire 43/8 (10 overs) | v | Yorkshire 46/4 (6.5 overs) |
Ken Taylor 21 David Fairey 2/8 (3 overs) |
Yorkshire won by 6 wickets Savile Park, Castleford Umpires: Freddie Jakeman and Arthur Jepson Player of the match: David Fairey (Cambridgeshire) |
- Match reduced to 10 overs per side. The match was moved from Headingley due to torrential rain.
Quarter-finals
14 June 1967 Scorecard |
Lancashire 194 (57.5 overs) | v | Yorkshire 190 (59.2 overs) |
Phil Sharpe 33 Peter Lever 4/38 (12 overs) |
Lancashire won by 4 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Freddie Jakeman and Tom Spencer Player of the match: Peter Lever (Lancashire) |
14 June 1967 Scorecard |
Somerset 184 (59.3 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 148 (54.3 overs) |
Somerset won by 36 runs County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Albert Alderman and George Pope Player of the match: Bill Alley (Somerset) |
14 June 1967 Scorecard |
Surrey 74 (37.4 overs) | v | Kent 75/4 (28.4 overs) |
Mike Edwards 34 Alan Dixon 7/15 (12 overs) |
Kent won by 6 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Lofty Herman and Fred Price Player of the match: Alan Dixon (Kent) |
14 June 1967 Scorecard |
Sussex 233/9 (60 overs) | v | Hampshire 224 (57.5 overs) |
Sussex won by 9 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Syd Buller and John Langridge Player of the match: Tony Greig (Sussex) |
Semi-finals
19, 20 July 1967 Scorecard |
Somerset 210/7 (60 overs) | v | Lancashire 110 (47.4 overs) |
Ken Shuttleworth 23 Ken Palmer 3/20 (12 overs) |
Somerset won by 100 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Jack Crapp and Charlie Elliott Player of the match: Ken Palmer (Somerset) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
19 July 1967 Scorecard |
Kent 293/5 (60 overs) | v | Sussex 175 (50.3 overs) |
Jim Parks 44 Alan Brown 3/17 (8.3 overs) |
Kent won by 118 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Peter Wight and Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Colin Cowdrey (Kent) |
Final
2 September 1967 Scorecard |
Kent 193 (59.4 overs) | v | Somerset 161 (54.5 overs) |
Peter Robinson 48 Derek Underwood 3/41 (10 overs) |
Kent won by 32 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Syd Buller and Fred Price Player of the match: Mike Denness (Kent) |
References
- ^ "Gillette Trophy, 1966 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
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