1973 Gillette Cup
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Cricket tournament
Administrator(s)Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket(60 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsGloucestershire (1st title)
| Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Gloucestershire (1st title) |
| Participants | 22 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Most runs | 242 Peter Graves (Sussex) |
| Most wickets | 11 Roger Knight (Gloucestershire) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
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The 1973 Gillette Cup was the eleventh Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 30 June and 1 September 1973.[1] The tournament was won by Gloucestershire County Cricket Club who defeated Sussex County Cricket Club by 40 runs in the final at Lord's.
First round
The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Dorset, Durham, Staffordshire and Wiltshire. 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 1 September 1973. The tournament was notable for Durham (then a minor county) defeating Yorkshire. In doing so, Durham became the first ever minor county to beat a first class county in this competition.
30 June 1973 (scorecard) |
Bedfordshire 148 all out (54.2 overs) |
v |
Lancashire 275/3 (60 overs) |
Lancashire won by 127 runs Wardown Park, Luton Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Frank Hayes (Lancashire) |
30 June 1973 (scorecard) |
Gloucestershire 230/9 (60 overs) |
v |
Glamorgan 196 all out (57.1 overs) |
Gloucestershire won by 34 runs Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Henry Horton Player of the match: Roger Knight (Gloucestershire) |
30 June 1973 (scorecard) |
Wiltshire 82 all out (49.2 overs) |
v |
Hampshire 86/3 (27 overs) |
Hampshire won by 7 wickets County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Sam Cook & Ken Palmer Player of the match: David O'Sullivan (Hampshire) |
30 June 1973 (scorecard) |
Sussex 225/8 (60 overs) |
v |
Northamptonshire 195 all out (56.9 overs) |
Sussex won by 30 runs County Ground, Northampton Umpires: David Constant & John Langridge Player of the match: Roger Prideaux (Sussex) |
30 June 1973 (scorecard) |
Staffordshire 163/9 (60 overs) |
v |
Dorset 84 all out (45.3 overs) |
Staffordshire won by 79 runs Lichfield Road, Stone Umpires: George Pope & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Derek Shackleton (Dorset) |
30 June 1973 (scorecard) |
Yorkshire 135 all out (58.4 overs) |
v |
Durham 138/5 (51.3 overs) |
Durham won by 5 wickets St George's Road, Harrogate Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Brian Lander (Durham) |
Second round
11 July 1973 (scorecard) |
Sussex 203/9 (60 overs) |
v |
Derbyshire 92 all out (47.3 overs) |
Sussex won by 111 runs Queen's Park, Chesterfield Umpires: Dickie Bird & Henry Horton Player of the match: Peter Graves (Sussex) |
11 July 1973 (scorecard) |
Durham 134 all out (56.4 overs) |
v |
Essex 137/3 (45.4 overs) |
Essex won by 7 wickets Ropery Lane, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Arthur Jepson & George Pope Player of the match: John Lever (Essex) |
11 July 1973 (scorecard) |
Gloucestershire 169/7 (60 overs) |
v |
Surrey 150 all out (54.1 overs) |
Gloucestershire won by 19 runs Ashley Down Ground, Bristol Umpires: David Constant & Ray Julian Player of the match: David Shepherd (Gloucestershire) |
11 July 1973 (scorecard) |
Hampshire 205 all out (58.5 overs) |
v |
Kent 206/2 (52.5 overs) |
Kent won by 8 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Lloyd Budd Player of the match: Brian Luckhurst (Kent) |
11 July 1973 (scorecard) |
Staffordshire 137 all out (58.5 overs) |
v |
Lancashire 141/4 (35.2 overs) |
Lancashire won by 6 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Bill Alley & Sam Cook Player of the match: David Lloyd (Lancashire) |
11 July 1973 (scorecard) |
Nottinghamshire 162/7 (60 overs) |
v |
Middlesex 165/6 (54 overs) |
Middlesex won by 4 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Alan Whitehead & Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Garfield Sobers (Nottinghamshire) |
11 July 1973 (scorecard) |
Somerset 212 all out (59.1 overs) |
v |
Leicestershire 215/8 (59 overs) |
Leicestershire won by 2 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Jack Crapp & David Evans Player of the match: Chris Balderstone (Leicestershire) |
11 July 1973 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire 213/9 (60 overs) |
v |
Warwickshire 200 all out (58.3 overs) |
Worcestershire won by 13 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Brian Brain (Worcestershire) |
Quarter-finals
1 August 1973 (scorecard) |
Gloucestershire 236/9 (60 overs) |
v |
Essex 206 all out (56.5 overs) |
Gloucestershire won by 30 runs County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Roger Knight (Gloucestershire) |
1, 2 August 1973 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 224/6 (60 overs) |
v |
Middlesex 225/6 (59 overs) |
Middlesex won by 4 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Ray Julian & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Mike Smith (Middlesex) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
1 August 1973 (scorecard) |
Sussex 263/6 (60 overs) |
v |
Kent 135 all out (43.1 overs) |
Sussex won by 128 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Peter Wight Player of the match: Roger Prideaux (Sussex) |
1 August 1973 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire 202/9 (60 overs) |
v |
Leicestershire 146 all out (53.5 overs) |
Worcestershire won by 56 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Bill Alley & Jack Crapp Player of the match: Basil D'Oliveira (Worcestershire) |
Semi-finals
15 August 1973 (scorecard) |
Sussex 174/8 (60 overs) |
v |
Middlesex 169 all out (59.1 overs) |
Sussex won by 5 runs Lord's, London Umpires: David Evans & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Tony Greig (Sussex) |
15 August 1973 (scorecard) |
Gloucestershire 243/8 (60 overs) |
v |
Worcestershire 238/9 (60 overs) |
Gloucestershire won by 5 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: John Langridge & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Mike Procter (Gloucestershire) |
Final
1 September 1973 (scorecard) |
Gloucestershire 243/8 (60 overs) |
v |
Sussex 208 all out (56.5 overs) |
Gloucestershire won by 40 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Arthur Fagg & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Tony Brown (Gloucestershire) |
References
- ↑ "Gillette Trophy, 1973 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 18 April 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
External links
- CricketArchive tournament page Archived 18 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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