1966 Gillette Cup

1966 Gillette Cup
Administrator(s)Marylebone Cricket Club
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(60 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsWarwickshire (1st title)
Participants22
Matches21
Most runs299 – Dennis Amiss (Warwickshire)
Most wickets10 – Bill Alley (Somerset)
10 – David Brown (Warwickshire)
10 – Roy Palmer (Somerset)
1965
1967

The 1966 Gillette Cup was the fourth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 28 April and 3 September 1966.[1] The tournament was won by Warwickshire County Cricket Club in the final at Lord's.

Format

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The 17 first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Berkshire, Cheshire, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire and Suffolk. 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 1966.

First round

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28 April 1966
Scorecard
Lancashire
104/9 (60 overs)
v
Cheshire
62 (45.3 overs)
Frederick Millett 24
Ken Higgs 4/10 (10.3 overs)
Lancashire won by 42 runs
Macclesfield Cricket Club Ground, Macclesfield
Umpires: Freddie Jakeman and Dusty Rhodes
Player of the match: Robert Entwistle (Lancs)

30 April 1966
Scorecard
Hertfordshire
167 (58.3 overs)
v
Berkshire
171/8 (46.2 overs)
Alan Bell 105
David Mordaunt 3/24 (11.3 overs)
David Mordaunt 53
John Iberson 3/37 (11 overs)
Berkshire won by 2 wickets
Hitchin Town Cricket Club Ground, Hitchin
Umpires: Laurie Gray and Lofty Herman
Player of the match: Alan Bell (Herts)

30 April 1966
Scorecard
Northamptonshire
67 (37 overs)
v
Glamorgan
70/1 (24 overs)
Brian Reynolds 23
Jeff Jones 4/12 (11 overs)
Alan Jones 37*
Brian Crump 1/5 (7 overs)
Glamorgan won by 9 wickets
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Ron Aspinall and Hugo Yarnold
Player of the match: Jeff Jones (Glam)

30 April 1966
Scorecard
Sussex
175/8 (60 overs)
v
Somerset
179/6 (54.3 overs)
Nawab of Pataudi 42
Bill Alley 4/14 (12 overs)
Mervyn Kitchen 41
Tony Buss 3/28 (11 overs)
Somerset won by 4 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Jack Crapp and Eddie Phillipson
Player of the match: Bill Alley (Somst)

30 April 1966
Scorecard
Kent
284/5 (60 overs)
v
Suffolk
171/8 (60 overs)
Colin Cowdrey 116
John Hargreaves 2/44 (11 overs)
Robert Flack 46
David Sayer 3/24 (11 overs)
Kent won by 113 runs
Ipswich School Ground, Ipswich
Umpires: Ron Lay and Fred Price
Player of the match: Colin Cowdrey (Kent)

4, 5 May 1966
Scorecard
Hampshire
226/9 (60 overs)
v
Lincolnshire
195 (56.4 overs)
Danny Livingstone 92
George Camplin 3/38 (12 overs)
Ivan Madray 58
Butch White 4/36 (10 overs)
Hampshire won by 31 runs
County Ground, Southampton
Umpires: Arthur Fagg and John Langridge
Player of the match: Danny Livingstone (Hants)
  • Reserve day used

Second round

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21 May 1966
Scorecard
Gloucestershire
327/7 (60 overs)
v
Berkshire
192/8 (60 overs)
Ron Nicholls 127
Tony Denness 4/56 (11 overs)
Anthony Davis 47
John Mortimore 2/36 (10 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 135 runs
Church Road, Reading
Umpires: Peter Wight and Hugo Yarnold
Player of the match: Ron Nicholls (Glos)

21 May 1966
Scorecard
Derbyshire
199 (59.5 overs)
v
Essex
200/8 (57.4 overs)
Derek Morgan 42
Brian Edmeades 3/32 (12 overs)
Michael Bear 71
Alan Ward 3/36 (12 overs)
Essex won by 2 wickets
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Umpires: Freddie Jakeman and Eddie Phillipson
Player of the match: Michael Bear (Essex)

21 May 1966
Scorecard
Warwickshire
266/8 (60 overs)
v
Glamorgan
101 (34.3 overs)
Dennis Amiss 113
Jeff Jones 3/51 (12 overs)
Bernard Hedges 32
David Brown 5/18 (7.3 overs)
Warwickshire won by 165 runs
St Helen's, Swansea
Umpires: John Arnold and Bill Copson
Player of the match: David Brown (Warks)

21 May 1966
Scorecard
Hampshire
199 (59.5 overs)
v
Kent
145 (49.4 overs)
Hampshire won by 54 runs
County Ground, Southampton
Umpires: Jack Crapp and George Pope
Player of the match: Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie (Hants)

21 May 1966
Scorecard
Surrey
231/8 (60 overs)
v
Leicestershire
185/9 (60 overs)
John Edrich 77
Graham Cross 3/36 (11 overs)
Graham Cross 53*
Geoff Arnold 4/28 (12 overs)
Surrey won by 46 runs
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Charlie Elliott and Arthur Jepson
Player of the match: Ken Barrington (Surrey)

21 May 1966
Scorecard
Lancashire
243/9 (60 overs)
v
Middlesex
180 (51 overs)
David Green 81
Bob Herman 3/63 (11 overs)
John Murray 54
Brian Statham 3/28 (12 overs)
Lancashire won by 63 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Paul Gibb and Tom Spencer
Player of the match: David Green (Lancs)

21 May 1966
Scorecard
Somerset
190/7 (60 overs)
v
Yorkshire
150 (50.1 overs)
Bill Alley 58*
Don Wilson 2/38 (9 overs)
Richard Illingworth 29*
Roy Palmer 4/33 (12 overs)
Somerset won by 40 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Lofty Herman and Dusty Rhodes
Player of the match: Roy Palmer (Somst)

21 May 1966
Scorecard
Worcestershire
179 (57.4 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire
160 (56 overs)
Ron Headley 64
Alec Johnson 4/37 (11 overs)
Bob White 39
Norman Gifford 3/28 (12 overs)
Worcestershire won by 19 runs
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Ron Aspinall and Cec Pepper
Player of the match: Ron Headley (Worcs)

Quarter-finals

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22 June 1966
Scorecard
Surrey
173 (57.1 overs)
v
Hampshire
174/3 (43 overs)
Ken Barrington 46
Jimmy Gray 3/28 (12 overs)
Roy Marshall 85
Pat Pocock 1/18 (10 overs)
Hampshire won by 7 wickets
Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth
Umpires: Albert Alderman and Laurie Gray
Player of the match: Roy Marshall (Hants)

22 June 1966
Scorecard
Lancashire
103 (49.5 overs)
v
Somerset
104/6 (50.1 overs)
Jack Bond 29
Roy Palmer 5/18 (12 overs)
Mervyn Kitchen 32
Brian Statham 2/10 (10.1 overs)
Somerset won by 4 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Paul Gibb and John Langridge
Player of the match: Roy Palmer (Somst)

22 June 1966
Scorecard
Gloucestershire
193 (57.1 overs)
v
Warwickshire
197/4 (38.2 overs)
Sid Russell 47
David Brown 3/33 (12 overs)
Bob Barber 113
Jim Andrew 2/41 (9 overs)
Warwickshire won by 6 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: John Arnold and Harry Mellows
Player of the match: Bob Barber (Warks)

22 June 1966
Scorecard
Worcestershire
211 (60 overs)
v
Essex
129 (47.1 overs)
Martin Horton 51
Tony Jorden 3/46 (12 overs)
Barry Knight 52
Len Coldwell 4/42 (12 overs)
Worcestershire won by 82 runs
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Dusty Rhodes and William Simpson
Player of the match: Martin Horton (Worcs)

Semi-finals

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10 August 1966
Scorecard
Somerset
189 (59.4 overs)
v
Warwickshire
190/5 (51.4 overs)
Graham Atkinson 72
Jack Bannister 3/47 (11.4 overs)
Dennis Amiss 80*
Bill Alley 2/15 (12 overs)
Warwickshire won by 5 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Syd Buller and Tom Spencer
Player of the match: Dennis Amiss (Warks)

10 August 1966
Scorecard
Worcestershire
253/4 (60 overs)
v
Hampshire
154 (48.2 overs)
Martin Horton 114
Bob Cottam 2/45 (12 overs)
Roy Marshall 37
Len Coldwell 4/39 (12 overs)
Worcestershire won by 99 runs
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Bill Copson and Ron Lay
Player of the match: Martin Horton (Worcs)

Final

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3 September 1966
Scorecard
Worcestershire
155/8 (60 overs)
v
Warwickshire
159/5 (56.4 overs)
Norman Gifford 38
Tom Cartwright 3/16 (12 overs)
Bob Barber 66
Basil D'Oliveira 1/26 (10 overs)
Warwickshire won by 5 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Syd Buller and Charlie Elliott
Player of the match: Bob Barber (Warks)

References

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  1. ^ "Gillette Trophy, 1966 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 20 May 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2009.