1969 Gillette Cup

1969 Gillette Cup
Administrator(s)Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(60 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsYorkshire (2nd title)
Participants22
Matches21
Most runs183 – Geoffrey Boycott (Yorkshire)
Most wickets12 – Don Wilson (Yorkshire)
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The 1969 Gillette Cup was the seventh Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 10 May and 6 September 1969.[1] The tournament was won by Yorkshire who defeated Derbyshire by 69 runs in the final at Lord's.

Format

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The 17 first-class counties were joined by five Minor Counties: Buckinghamshire, Devon, Hertfordshire, Norfolk 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 6 September 1969.

First round

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10, 11 May 1969
Scorecard
Essex
272/6 (60 overs)
v
Wiltshire
147 (53.4 overs)
Brian Ward 73
James Merryweather 3/41 (12 overs)
Ian Lomax 63
Robin Hobbs 4/55 (12 overs)
Essex won by 125 runs
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Laurie Gray and Alan Oakman
Player of the match: Ian Lomax (Wilts)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
10, 11, 12 May 1969
Scorecard
Hertfordshire
173 (58.1 overs)
v
Devon
75 (41.3 overs)
Alan Day 53
Robert Healey 6/14 (11.1 overs)
Chris Greetham 32
Brian Collins 3/21 (6.3 overs)
Hertfordshire won by 98 runs
Ditchmore Lane, Stevenage
Umpires: Lofty Herman and Eddie Phillipson
Player of the match: Robert Healey (Devon)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
10, 11, 12 May 1969
Scorecard
Middlesex
232/7 (60 overs)
v
Buckinghamshire
104 (44.5 overs)
John Murray 47
Chris Pickett 3/26 (12 overs)
Brian Poll 23
Fred Titmus 4/17 (12 overs)
Middlesex won by 128 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: John Langridge and Hugo Yarnold
Player of the match: Fred Titmus (Middx)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
10, 11 May 1969
Scorecard
Yorkshire
167 (44.4 overs)
v
Norfolk
78 (50.4 overs)
John Hampshire 55
Tracey Moore 6/48 (10.4 overs)
James Donaldson 21
Chris Old 3/14 (7.4 overs)
Yorkshire won by 89 runs
County Ground, Norwich
Umpires: Freddie Jakeman and George Pope
Player of the match: John Hampshire (Yorks)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
10, 12 May 1969
Scorecard
Glamorgan
191/8 (60 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
112 (45.2 overs)
Alan Jones 61
Mushtaq Mohammad 3/36 (12 overs)
Laurence Johnson 27
Majid Khan 5/24 (12 overs)
Glamorgan won by 79 runs
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: David Constant and Arthur Jepson
Player of the match: Majid Khan (Glam)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
10, 11 May 1969
Scorecard
Somerset
144 (59 overs)
v
Derbyshire
146/7 (59.3 overs)
Tony Clarkson 30
Fred Rumsey 3/19 (9 overs)
Peter Gibbs 47
Ken Palmer 4/26 (11.3 overs)
Derbyshire won by 3 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Lloyd Budd and Peter Wight
Player of the match: Fred Rumsey (Derbys)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

Second round

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7 June 1969
Scorecard
Worcestershire
156/6 (60 overs)
v
Derbyshire
157/6 (58.1 overs)
Tom Graveney 61*
Peter Eyre 3/31 (12 overs)
Derek Morgan 33
Basil D'Oliveira 2/26 (12 overs)
Derbyshire won by 4 wickets
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Charlie Elliott and Tom Spencer
Player of the match: Tom Graveney (Worcs)
7 June 1969
Scorecard
Glamorgan
244/6 (60 overs)
v
Hertfordshire
159/9 (60 overs)
Tony Lewis 96
Roy Wacey 2/44 (12 overs)
Henry Tilly 36
Malcolm Nash 3/18 (12 overs)
Glamorgan won by 85 runs
St Helen's, Swansea
Umpires: Harry Mellows and Peter Wight
Player of the match: Tony Lewis (Glam)
7 June 1969
Scorecard
Hampshire
238/8 (60 overs)
v
Surrey
239/7 (58.5 overs)
Barry Richards 78
Geoff Arnold 2/22 (12 overs)
John Edrich 59
Bob Cottam 2/46 (12 overs)
Surrey won by 3 wickets
County Ground, Southampton
Umpires: Jack Crapp and Lofty Herman
Player of the match: Barry Richards (Hants)
7 June 1969
Scorecard
Lancashire
173/8 (60 overs)
v
Yorkshire
174/3 (48.5 overs)
David Hughes 29*
Don Wilson 3/32 (12 overs)
Phil Sharpe 68
Peter Lever 3/37 (10 overs)
Yorkshire won by 7 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: David Constant and Eddie Phillipson
Player of the match: Phil Sharpe (Yorks)
7 June 1969
Scorecard
Kent
172 (59.4 overs)
v
Leicestershire
175/7 (59.1 overs)
Mike Denness 69
Peter Marner 4/26 (10 overs)
Brian Booth 65
Norman Graham 2/31 (11.1 overs)
Leicestershire won by 3 wickets
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Syd Buller and George Pope
Player of the match: Peter Marner (Leics)
7 June 1969
Scorecard
Middlesex
231/6 (60 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire
235/3 (56.1 overs)
Peter Parfitt 119
Garfield Sobers 3/26 (12 overs)
Basher Hassan 78
Ronald Hooker 1/40 (12 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 7 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Dusty Rhodes and Hugo Yarnold
Player of the match: Peter Parfitt (Middx)
7 June 1969
Scorecard
Gloucestershire
86 (49.2 overs)
v
Sussex
87/2 (18.5 overs)
David Shepherd 19
Mike Buss 4/14 (12 overs)
Mike Buss 54*
Tony Brown 2/39 (6 overs)
Sussex won by 8 wickets
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: John Arnold and Arthur Fagg
Player of the match: Mike Buss (Sussex)
7 June 1969
Scorecard
Warwickshire
146 (54.1 overs)
v
Essex
147/3 (45.1 overs)
Jim Stewart 50
Brian Edmeades 3/28 (12 overs)
Keith Fletcher 54*
Norman McVicker 2/34 (10 overs)
Essex won by 7 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Freddie Jakeman and Arthur Jepson
Player of the match: Brian Edmeades (Essex)

Quarter-finals

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2 July 1969
Scorecard
Glamorgan
117 (54.4 overs)
v
Derbyshire
121/1 (43.2 overs)
Tony Lewis 60
Harold Rhodes 4/18 (12 overs)
David Smith 49
Lawrence Williams 1/28 (10 overs)
Derbyshire won by 9 wickets
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Lloyd Budd and Jack Crapp
Player of the match: Harold Rhodes (Derbys)
2 July 1969
Scorecard
Essex
180/9 (60 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire
182/8 (59.1 overs)
Keith Fletcher 74
Barry Stead 2/17 (12 overs)
Brian Bolus 37
Keith Boyce 2/20 (12 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 2 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Bill Alley and Cec Pepper
Player of the match: Keith Fletcher (Essex)
2 July 1969
Scorecard
Yorkshire
272 (59.4 overs)
v
Surrey
134 (41.3 overs)
Brian Close 96
Stewart Storey 3/67 (11.4 overs)
Stewart Storey 33
Don Wilson 4/31 (8.3 overs)
Yorkshire won by 138 runs
The Oval, London
Umpires: John Langridge and Alan Oakman
Player of the match: Brian Close (Yorks)
2 July 1969
Scorecard
Sussex
191 (59.3 overs)
v
Leicestershire
131 (45.4 overs)
Jim Parks 51
Peter Marner 4/30 (12 overs)
Peter Marner 40
Mike Buss 4/24 (8.4 overs)
Sussex won by 60 runs
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: John Arnold and Laurie Gray
Player of the match: Peter Marner (Leics)

Semi-finals

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30 July 1969
Scorecard
Derbyshire
136 (56.4 overs)
v
Sussex
49 (35.2 overs)
Peter Gibbs 44
Tony Buss 4/27 (10.4 overs)
Jim Parks 16
Peter Eyre 6/18 (10.2 overs)
Derbyshire won by 87 runs
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Umpires: Ron Aspinall and Harry Mellows
Player of the match: Peter Eyre (Derbys)
30 July 1969
Scorecard
Yorkshire
191 (59.4 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire
123 (50.5 overs)
Phil Sharpe 67
Barry Stead 3/46 (11.4 overs)
Pasty Harris 31
Peter Stringer 3/4 (4.5 overs)
Yorkshire won by 68 runs
North Marine Road, Scarborough
Umpires: Cec Pepper and George Pope
Player of the match: Phil Sharpe (Yorks)

Final

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6 September 1969
Scorecard
Yorkshire
219/8 (60 overs)
v
Derbyshire
150 (54.4 overs)
Barrie Leadbeater 76
Alan Ward 3/31 (12 overs)
Ian Buxton 34
Brian Close 3/36 (11 overs)
Yorkshire won by 69 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Tom Spencer and Hugo Yarnold
Player of the match: Barrie Leadbeater (Yorks)

References

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  1. ^ "Gillette Trophy, 1969 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
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