1970 Gillette Cup
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format |
(60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Lancashire (1st title) |
| Participants | 22 |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Most runs | 220 Roy Virgin (Somerset) |
| Most wickets | 13 Bob Willis (Surrey) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
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.[1] 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, 27, 27 April 1970 (scorecard) |
| Middlesex 264/5 (60 overs) |
v |
Norfolk 117 all out (49.5 overs) |
- 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) |
- 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) |
- 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) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
Second round
Quarter-finals
8, 9 July 1970 (scorecard) |
| Nottinghamshire 232/5 (60 overs) |
v |
Somerset 233/5 (58 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Semi-finals
Final
References
- ↑ "Gillette Trophy, 1970 - Fixtures". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
External links
| ||||||||||||||||||||||