1971 Gillette Cup

1971 Gillette Cup
Administrator(s)Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(60 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsLancashire (2nd title)
Participants22
Matches21
Most runs332 – Clive Lloyd (Lancashire)
Most wickets11 – John Shepherd (Kent)
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The 1971 Gillette Cup was the ninth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 15 May and 4 September 1971.[1] The tournament was won by Lancashire who defeated Kent by 24 runs in the final at Lord's.

Format

The 17 first-class counties were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Northumberland and Staffordshire. 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 1971.

First round

15 May 1971
Scorecard
Essex
301/9 (60 overs)
v
Bedfordshire
204/8 (60 overs)
Brian Ward 101
Trevor Morley 3/52 (12 overs)
Bill Bushby 80*
Ray East 2/20 (12 overs)
Essex won by 97 runs
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Lloyd Budd and Charlie Elliott
Player of the match: Brian Ward (Essex)
15 May 1971
Scorecard
Kent
223/3 (60 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
178 (57.3 overs)
Colin Cowdrey 98
Peter Lee 2/37 (12 overs)
David Steele 38
Derek Underwood 3/39 (10.3 overs)
Kent won by 45 runs
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Arthur Fagg and John Langridge
Player of the match: Colin Cowdrey (Kent)
15 May 1971
Scorecard
Northumberland
193/6 (60 overs)
v
Lincolnshire
195/2 (40.4 overs)
Mike Crawhall 66
Geoffrey Plaskitt 2/26 (12 overs)
Geoff Robinson 132
Ken Norton 1/34 (8.4 overs)
Lincolnshire won by 8 wickets
Osborne Avenue, Jesmond
Umpires: Cec Pepper and Tom Spencer
Player of the match: Geoff Robinson (Lincs)
15, 17 May 1971
Scorecard
Somerset
206/8 (60 overs)
v
Lancashire
208/4 (56 overs)
Roy Virgin 105*
Peter Lever 2/19 (12 overs)
David Lloyd 94*
Allan Jones 1/23 (10 overs)
Lancashire won by 6 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Bill Alley and Jack Crapp
Player of the match: David Lloyd (Lancs)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
15 May 1971
Scorecard
Glamorgan
225/5 (60 overs)
v
Staffordshire
148 (50.4 overs)
Alan Jones 85
Richard Downend 3/35 (12 overs)
Peter Gill 52
Peter Walker 4/34 (8.4 overs)
Glamorgan won by 77 runs
Longton Cricket Club Ground, Stoke-on-Trent
Umpires: Arthur Jepson and Eddie Rowe
Player of the match: Peter Walker (Glam)
15 May 1971
Scorecard
Hertfordshire
138 (59.5 overs)
v
Surrey
142/2 (34.4 overs)
Basil Hollington 50
Stewart Storey 2/13 (12 overs)
John Edrich 58*
Brian Collins 1/23 (6 overs)
Surrey won by 8 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: John Arnold and Lofty Herman
Player of the match: Basil Hollington (Herts)

Second round

12 June 1971
Scorecard
Essex
180 (58 overs)
v
Glamorgan
82 (44.3 overs)
Bruce Francis 72
Lawrence Williams 3/15 (11 overs)
Len Hill 26
Keith Boyce 3/8 (8 overs)
Essex won by 98 runs
Valentine's Park, Ilford
Umpires: George Pope and Dusty Rhodes
Player of the match: Bruce Francis (Essex)
12, 13 June 1971
Scorecard
Nottinghamshire
129/9 (60 overs)
v
Hampshire
130/7 (55 overs)
Bob White 38
Butch White 3/32 (12 overs)
Peter Sainsbury 32
Garfield Sobers 4/11 (12 overs)
Hampshire won by 3 wickets
United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth
Umpires: Jack Crapp and Eddie Phillipson
Player of the match: Peter Sainsbury (Hants)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
12 June 1971
Scorecard
Yorkshire
148 (59.2 overs)
v
Kent
149/4 (42.4 overs)
Geoffrey Boycott 46
Bernard Julien 5/25 (12 overs)
Brian Luckhurst 62
Michael Bore 3/35 (10.4 overs)
Kent won by 6 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Bill Alley and Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Bernard Julien (Kent)
12 June 1971
Scorecard
Derbyshire
200/9 (60 overs)
v
Leicestershire
201/9 (58.3 overs)
Chris Wilkins 51
Garth McKenzie 3/30 (12 overs)
Mick Norman 43
Fred Rumsey 3/34 (12 overs)
Leicestershire won by 1 wicket
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Dickie Bird and David Constant
Player of the match: Brian Davison (Leics)
12 June 1971
Scorecard
Surrey
216 (60 overs)
v
Middlesex
187 (59.4 overs)
Mike Edwards 64
John Price 6/34 (12 overs)
Michael Smith 57
Stewart Storey 3/24 (12 overs)
Surrey won by 29 runs
The Oval, London
Umpires: Lloyd Budd and David Evans
Player of the match: John Price (Middx)
12 June 1971
Scorecard
Gloucestershire
252/7 (60 overs)
v
Sussex
129 (42.3 overs)
Mike Procter 107
John Spencer 2/31 (12 overs)
Tony Greig 33
Mike Procter 3/20 (10 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 123 runs
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Sam Cook and Charlie Elliott
Player of the match: Mike Procter (Glos)
12 June 1971
Scorecard
Warwickshire
294/4 (60 overs)
v
Lincolnshire
136 (47.1 overs)
Rohan Kanhai 126
Geoffrey Plaskitt 3/61 (12 overs)
Duncan Fearnley 45
Norman McVicker 5/26 (12 overs)
Warwickshire won by 158 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Cec Pepper and Peter Wight
Player of the match: Rohan Kanhai (Warks)
12 June 1971
Scorecard
Worcestershire
215/6 (60 overs)
v
Lancashire
217/4 (54 overs)
Glenn Turner 117*
John Sullivan 1/7 (2 overs)
Clive Lloyd 83*
Bob Carter 1/28 (12 overs)
Lancashire won by 6 wickets
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: John Langridge and Tom Spencer
Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (Lancs)

Quarter-finals

30 June 1971
Scorecard
Lancashire
203/9 (60 overs)
v
Essex
191 (59.2 overs)
Clive Lloyd 109
Stuart Turner 3/33 (12 overs)
Stuart Turner 50
Ken Shuttleworth 4/26 (12 overs)
Lancashire won by 12 runs
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: David Constant and Freddie Jakeman
Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (Lancs)
30 June 1971
Scorecard
Gloucestershire
214 (56.3 overs)
v
Surrey
199 (56.2 overs)
Ron Nicholls 77
Robin Jackman 3/43 (11 overs)
Micky Stewart 82
Roger Knight 5/39 (10 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 15 runs
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Alan Whitehead and Peter Wight
Player of the match: Roger Knight (Glos)
30 June 1971
Scorecard
Kent
231/8 (60 overs)
v
Leicestershire
153 (47.2 overs)
Mike Denness 85
Ray Illingworth 3/42 (12 overs)
Mick Norman 50
Bob Woolmer 4/37 (12 overs)
Kent won by 78 runs
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Ron Aspinall and Hugo Yarnold
Player of the match: Bob Woolmer (Kent)
30 June 1971
Scorecard
Warwickshire
281/6 (60 overs)
v
Hampshire
186 (45.1 overs)
John Jameson 96
Bob Cottam 2/33 (12 overs)
Barry Richards 69
Lance Gibbs 5/38 (11 overs)
Warwickshire won by 95 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Dusty Rhodes and Eddie Rowe
Player of the match: John Jameson (Warks)

Semi-finals

28, 29 July 1971
Scorecard
Kent
238 (59.4 overs)
v
Warwickshire
109 (43 overs)
Brian Luckhurst 84
Bill Blenkiron 4/51 (12 overs)
John Jameson 48
Bob Woolmer 3/20 (9 overs)
Kent won by 129 runs
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: John Arnold and Lofty Herman
Player of the match: Brian Luckhurst (Kent)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
28 July 1971
Scorecard
Gloucestershire
229/6 (60 overs)
v
Lancashire
230/7 (56.5 overs)
Mike Procter 65
Jack Simmons 2/25 (12 overs)
Barry Wood 50
John Mortimore 3/81 (11 overs)
Lancashire won by 3 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Dickie Bird and Arthur Jepson
Player of the match: David Hughes (Lancs)

Final

4 September 1971
Scorecard
Lancashire
224/7 (60 overs)
v
Kent
200 (56.2 overs)
Clive Lloyd 66
John Dye 2/51 (12 overs)
Asif Iqbal 89
Peter Lever 3/24 (11.2 overs)
Lancashire won by 24 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Charlie Elliott and Arthur Fagg
Player of the match: Asif Iqbal (Kent)

References

  1. ^ "Gillette Trophy, 1971 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 May 2010.