1977 Gillette Cup

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1977 Gillette Cup
Administrator(s)Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(60 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsMiddlesex (1st title)
Participants22
Matches21
Most runs263 Brian Davison (Leicestershire)
Most wickets11 Mike Selvey (Middlesex)
Official websiteCricketArchive tournament page
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The 1977 Gillette Cup was the fifteenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 29 June and 3 September 1977.[1] The tournament was won by Middlesex County Cricket Club who defeated Glamorgan County Cricket Club by 5 wickets in the final at Lord's.

Format

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The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Cornwall, Durham, Hertfordshire and Northumberland. 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 1977.

First round

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29 June 1977
(scorecard)
Bedfordshire
111 all out (57.4 overs)
v
Northumberland
112/1 (46.3 overs)
David Daniels 20
John Woodford 2/16 (6 overs)
Northumberland won by 9 wickets
Wardown Park, Luton
Umpires: John Langridge & Barrie Meyer
Player of the match: John Woodford (Northumberland)
29 June 1977
(scorecard)
Lancashire
180/8 (60 overs)
v
Cornwall
62 all out (44.1 overs)
Barry Wood 49
David Toseland 3/27 (12 overs)
Christopher Chaplin 22
Peter Lee 4/7 (10 overs)
Lancashire won by 118 runs
Boscawen Park, Truro
Umpires: Alan Whitehead & Peter Wight
Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancashire)
29 June 1977
(scorecard)
Nottinghamshire
215 all out (58.4 overs)
v
Hampshire
220/0 (45.1 overs)
Basher Hassan 79
John Rice 4/37 (10 overs)
Hampshire won by 10 wickets
County Ground, Southampton
Umpires: Cec Pepper & Dusty Rhodes
Player of the match: Gordon Greenidge (Hampshire)
29, 30 June 1977
(scorecard)
Kent
226 all out (60 overs)
v
Middlesex
227/8 (59.5 overs)
John Shepherd 101
Allan Jones 5/23 (8 overs)
Mike Gatting 62
Bernard Julien 4/45 (11.5 overs)
Middlesex won by 2 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Jack Crapp & Peter Rochford
Player of the match: John Shepherd (Kent)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
29 June 1977
(scorecard)
Leicestershire
313/5 (60 overs)
v
Hertfordshire
159/9 (60 overs)
David Gower 117*
Alan Garofall 2/53 (12 overs)
David Ottley 54*
Chris Balderstone 4/33 (10 overs)
Leicestershire won by 154 runs
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Arthur Jepson
Player of the match: David Gower (Leicestershire)
29 June 1977
(scorecard)
Durham
151 all out (58.2 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
152/7 (57.4 overs)
Peter Birtwisle 59 (123)
Alan Hodgson 3/18 (11 overs)
Richard Williams 51 (155)
Stuart Wilkinson 5/24 (12 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 3 wickets
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Don Oslear & Eddie Phillipson
Player of the match: Stuart Wilkinson (Durham)

Second round

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13 July 1977
(scorecard)
Leicestershire
225/7 (60 overs)
v
Essex
138 all out (53.1 overs)
Brian Davison 99
John Lever 2/20 (12 overs)
Brian Hardie 35
John Steele 5/19 (12 overs)
Leicestershire won by 87 runs
Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea
Umpires: Tom Brooks & Jack Crapp
Player of the match: John Steele (Leicestershire)
13, 14 July 1977
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
241/5 (60 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
244/8 (59.2 overs)
Alastair Hignell 85*
Alan Hodgson 3/48 (12 overs)
Mushtaq Mohammad 89
Mike Procter 3/36 (12 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 2 wickets
Phoenix County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Sam Cook & Jack van Geloven
Player of the match: Mushtaq Mohammad (Northamptonshire)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
13, 14 July 1977
(scorecard)
Hampshire
261 all out (60 overs)
v
Yorkshire
175 all out (53.3 overs)
Trevor Jesty 69
Arnie Sidebottom 4/36 (11 overs)
Arnie Sidebottom 45
John Rice 5/35 (11.3 overs)
Hampshire won by 86 runs
Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth
Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Arthur Jepson
Player of the match: John Rice (Hampshire)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
13, 14 July 1977
(scorecard)
Lancashire
193 all out (54.2 overs)
v
Surrey
194/6 (51.5 overs)
Clive Lloyd 86
Geoff Arnold 4/15 (9.2 overs)
Intikhab Alam 42*
Jack Simmons 2/30 (12 overs)
Surrey won by 4 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Ken Palmer & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (Lancashire)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
13, 14 July 1977
(scorecard)
Middlesex
221/7 (60 overs)
v
Warwickshire
190 all out (57.2 overs)
Mike Brearley 82
Steve Perryman 3/35 (12 overs)
David Brown 41
John Emburey 2/31 (12 overs)
Middlesex won by 31 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: John Langridge & Don Oslear
Player of the match: Mike Brearley (Middlesex)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
13, 14 July 1977
(scorecard)
Northumberland
153/8 (60 overs)
v
Somerset
154/5 (38.4 overs)
Ian Botham 91*
Ian Callen 3/50 (12 overs)
Somerset won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: David Evans & Peter Wight
Player of the match: Ian Botham (Somerset)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
13 July 1977
(scorecard)
Sussex
169/8 (60 overs)
v
Derbyshire
173/1 (51.3 overs)
John Barclay 44
Eddie Barlow 3/33 (12 overs)
John Wright 87*
Mike Buss 1/22 (8 overs)
Derbyshire won by 9 wickets
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Peter Rochford & Douglas Sang Hue
Player of the match: Eddie Barlow (Derbyshire)
13 July 1977
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
213/9 (60 overs)
v
Glamorgan
217/6 (60 overs)
David Humphries 58
Tony Cordle 4/42 (12 overs)
Arthur Francis 62*
Cedric Boyns 3/36 (10 overs)
Glamorgan won by 4 wickets
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Ray Julian & Eddie Phillipson
Player of the match: Arthur Francis (Glamorgan)

Quarter-finals

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3 August 1977
(scorecard)
Somerset
248/4 (60 overs)
v
Derbyshire
189 all out (54.5 overs)
Brian Rose 128
Eddie Barlow 1/25 (12 overs)
John Wright 37
Joel Garner 5/30 (11.5 overs)
Somerset won by 59 runs
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Ray Julian
Player of the match: Brian Rose (Somerset)
3 August 1977
(scorecard)
Surrey
199 all out (59.2 overs)
v
Glamorgan
200/6 (56.2 overs)
John Edrich 53
Malcolm Nash 2/22 (8 overs)
Collis King 55
Geoff Arnold 1/14 (10.2 overs)
Glamorgan won by 4 wickets
Sophia Gardens (cricket ground), Cardiff
Umpires: David Halfyard & Cec Pepper
Player of the match: Alan Jones (Glamorgan)
3 August 1977
(scorecard)
Hampshire
247/7 (60 overs)
v
Middlesex
248/3 (55.5 overs)
Trevor Jesty 54*
Mike Selvey 3/48 (12 overs)
Michael Smith 123
Tom Mottram 2/42 (10.5 overs)
Middlesex won by 7 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Sam Cook & Douglas Sang Hue
Player of the match: Michael Smith (Middlesex)
3 August 1977
(scorecard)
Northamptonshire
228/9 (60 overs)
v
Leicestershire
231/5 (57.3 overs)
Geoff Cook 95
Peter Booth 5/33 (11 overs)
Brian Davison 80
Alan Hodgson 4/32 (12 overs)
Leicestershire won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: David Evans & Dusty Rhodes
Player of the match: Geoff Cook (Northamptonshire)

Semi-finals

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17, 18, 19 August 1977
(scorecard)
Leicestershire
172/7 (60 overs)
v
Glamorgan
175/5 (57.3 overs)
David Gower 43
Gwyn Richards 2/17 (12 overs)
John Hopkins 63
Jack Birkenshaw 2/21 (12 overs)
Glamorgan won by 5 wickets
St. Helen's, Swansea
Umpires: Bill Alley & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: John Hopkins (Glamorgan)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
17, 18, 19 August 1977
(scorecard)
v
Match abandoned
Lord's, London
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. Match was rescheduled for 24 August.
24, 25, 26 August 1977
(scorecard)
Somerset
59 all out (14.4 overs)
v
Middlesex
61/4 (11.3 overs)
Graham Burgess 12
Wayne Daniel 4/24 (7.4 overs)
Clive Radley 23
Joel Garner 4/27 (6 overs)
Middlesex won by 6 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Bill Alley & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: Wayne Daniel (Middlesex)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.

Final

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3 September 1977
(scorecard)
Glamorgan
177/9 (60 overs)
v
Middlesex
178/5 (55.4 overs)
Clive Radley 85*
Malcolm Nash 2/31 (12 overs)
Middlesex won by 5 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: David Constant & Tom Spencer
Player of the match: Clive Radley (Middlesex)

References

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  1. ^ "Gillette Trophy, 1977 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
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