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1974 Gillette Cup

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1974 Gillette Cup
Administrator(s)Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(60 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsKent (2nd title)
Participants22
Matches21
Most runs282 Brian Luckhurst (Kent)
Most wickets10 Barry Wood (Lancashire)
Official websiteCricketArchive tournament page
1973
1975

The 1974 Gillette Cup was the twelfth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 29 June and 7 September 1974.[1] The tournament was won by Kent County Cricket Club who defeated Lancashire County Cricket Club by 4 wickets in the final at Lord's.

Format

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The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Buckinghamshire, Durham, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire and Shropshire. 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 7 September 1974.

First round

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29 June 1974
(scorecard)
Derbyshire
86 all out (48.5 overs)
v
Hampshire
87/1 (20.2 overs)
Lawrence Rowe 20
Mike Taylor 3/17 (10 overs)
Hampshire won by 9 wickets
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Dusty Rhodes
Player of the match: Mike Taylor (Hampshire)

29 June 1974
(scorecard)
Glamorgan
155 all out (54.3 overs)
v
Lincolnshire
156/4 (53 overs)
Malcolm Nash 51
Martin Maslin 3/29 (12 overs)
Martin Maslin 62*
Tony Cordle 2/19 (10 overs)
Lincolnshire won by 6 wickets
St. Helen's, Swansea
Umpires: David Constant & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: Martin Maslin (Lincolnshire)

29 June, 1 July 1974
(scorecard)
Lancashire
201/6 (60 overs)
v
Gloucestershire
151 all out (51.1 overs)
David Lloyd 54
David Graveney 2/15 (6 overs)
Roger Knight 35
Peter Lever 4/29 (11 overs)
Lancashire won by 50 runs
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Bill Alley & Arthur Jepson
Player of the match: Peter Lever (Lancashire)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

29 June 1974
(scorecard)
Durham
155 all out (59.3 overs)
v
Hertfordshire
81 all out (41.3 overs)
Tim Hughes 35
Brian Collins 3/36 (12 overs)
James Wright 19
Stan Stoker 3/16 (12 overs)
Durham won by 74 runs
Hitchin Town Cricket Club Ground, Hitchin
Umpires: Arthur Fagg & John Langridge
Player of the match: Stan Stoker (Durham)

29 June 1974
(scorecard)
Buckinghamshire
223/5 (60 overs)
v
Kent
224/3 (57 overs)
John Turner 88
Richard Elms 2/49 (12 overs)
Graham Johnson 120*
Gwynne Jones 1/31 (9 overs)
Kent won by 7 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Jack Crapp
Player of the match: John Turner (Buckinghamshire)

29 June 1974
(scorecard)
Essex
180 all out (60 overs)
v
Shropshire
41 all out (36.1 overs)
Brian Edmeades 39
Geoffrey Othen 4/34 (12 overs)
Steve Johnson 18
John Lever 4/15 (12 overs)
Essex won by 139 runs
Orleton Park, Wellington
Umpires: Barrie Meyer & George Pope
Player of the match: John Lever (Essex)

Second round

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10 July 1974
(scorecard)
Essex
216 all out (59.3 overs)
v
Somerset
219/6 (58 overs)
Ken McEwan 63
Hallam Moseley 3/30 (11.3 overs)
Peter Denning 57
Keith Pont 2/50 (12 overs)
Somerset won by 4 wickets
Chalkwell Park, Westcliff-on-Sea
Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Dusty Rhodes
Player of the match: Peter Denning (Somerset)

10 July 1974
(scorecard)
Kent
287/2 (60 overs)
v
Durham
171 all out (59.5 overs)
Brian Luckhurst 129
Brian Lander 2/58 (12 overs)
Tim Hughes 28
Norman Graham 3/18 (12 overs)
Kent won by 116 runs
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Dickie Bird & Tom Spencer
Player of the match: Colin Cowdrey (Kent)

10 July 1974
(scorecard)
Leicestershire
182/8 (60 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
62 all out (34 overs)
John Steele 85
Colin Milburn 3/44 (12 overs)
George Sharp 17
Norman McVicker 4/26 (9 overs)
Leicestershire won by 120 runs
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Jack Crapp & Cec Pepper
Player of the match: John Steele (Leicestershire)

10 July 1974
(scorecard)
Surrey
266/5 (60 overs)
v
Lincolnshire
143 all out (44.1 overs)
Younis Ahmed 76
John Dale 2/58 (11 overs)
Martin Maslin 58
Geoff Arnold 5/15 (10 overs)
Surrey won by 123 runs
Lindum Sports Club Ground, Lincoln
Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Eddie Phillipson
Player of the match: Geoff Arnold (Surrey)

10, 11 July 1974
(scorecard)
Lancashire
193/9 (60 overs)
v
Middlesex
112 all out (50 overs)
David Hughes 42
Keith Jones 6/28 (12 overs)
Keith Jones 27
Barry Wood 4/26 (12 overs)
Lancashire won by 81 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Henry Horton
Player of the match: Keith Jones (Middlesex)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

10, 11 July 1974
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
259/6 (60 overs)
v
Sussex
110 all out (45.5 overs)
Basil D'Oliveira 102
Tony Greig 4/52 (12 overs)
Peter Graves 44
James Cumbes 4/23 (12 overs)
Worcestershire won by 149 runs
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Ray Julian & Hugo Yarnold
Player of the match: Basil D'Oliveira (Worcestershire)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

10, 11 July 1974
(scorecard)
Warwickshire
225/7 (60 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire
228/6 (59.1 overs)
Deryck Murray 72*
Garfield Sobers 3/28 (12 overs)
Michael Smedley 63*
Bob Willis 3/32 (12 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 4 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Sam Cook & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Michael Smedley (Nottinghamshire)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

10, 11 July 1974
(scorecard)
Yorkshire
233/6 (60 overs)
v
Hampshire
192 all out (54.5 overs)
John Hampshire 87*
Andy Roberts 2/22 (12 overs)
David Turner 68
Barrie Leadbeater 3/47 (8.5 overs)
Yorkshire won by 41 runs
Park Avenue, Bradford
Umpires: David Evans & Peter Wight
Player of the match: John Hampshire (Yorkshire)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

Quarter-finals

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31 July 1974
(scorecard)
Kent
295/8 (60 overs)
v
Leicestershire
229 all out (54.1 overs)
Brian Luckhurst 125
Norman McVicker 3/61 (12 overs)
Brian Davison 82
Derek Underwood 4/57 (11 overs)
Kent won by 66 runs
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: David Evans & Henry Horton
Player of the match: Brian Luckhurst (Kent)

31 July 1974
(scorecard)
Surrey
254/7 (60 overs)
v
Somerset
257/5 (58.2 overs)
John Edrich 59
Hallam Moseley 4/31 (12 overs)
Peter Denning 112
Robin Jackman 2/50 (12 overs)
Somerset won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: John Langridge & Cec Pepper
Player of the match: Peter Denning (Somerset)

31 July, 1 August 1974
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
251/9 (60 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire
233/9 (60 overs)
Keith Wilkinson 95
Barry Stead 5/44 (12 overs)
Worcestershire won by 128 runs
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Peter Wight
Player of the match: Basil D'Oliveira (Worcestershire)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

31 July, 1 August 1974
(scorecard)
Lancashire
205 all out (59 overs)
v
Yorkshire
173 all out (54.3 overs)
Clive Lloyd 90
Graham Stevenson 4/57 (12 overs)
Geoff Boycott 39
Peter Lever 4/17 (12 overs)
Lancashire won by 32 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Hugo Yarnold
Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (Lancashire)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

Semi-finals

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14 August 1974
(scorecard)
Somerset
154 all out (58 overs)
v
Kent
155/7 (52.3 overs)
Derek Taylor 49
John Shepherd 3/30 (12 overs)
Mike Denness 35
Bob Clapp 2/17 (10.3 overs)
Kent won by 3 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: John Langridge & George Pope
Player of the match: Alan Knott (Kent)

14, 15 August 1974
(scorecard)
Lancashire
236/7 (60 overs)
v
Worcestershire
208 all out (58.2 overs)
Barry Wood 91
Brian Brain 4/51 (12 overs)
Glenn Turner 47
Jack Simmons 5/49 (12 overs)
Lancashire won by 28 runs
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Jack Crapp & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancashire)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

Final

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7, 9 September 1974
(scorecard)
Lancashire
118 all out (60 overs)
v
Kent
122/6 (46.5 overs)
Clive Lloyd 25
Norman Graham 2/14 (11 overs)
John Shepherd 19
Barry Wood 3/18 (12 overs)
Kent won by 4 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: David Constant & Charlie Elliott
Player of the match: Alan Knott (Kent)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

References

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  1. ^ "Gillette Trophy, 1974 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
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