| Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Lancashire (1st title) |
| Participants | 22 |
| Matches | 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.
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.
25, 27, 27 April 1970
(scorecard) |
Middlesex
264/5 (60 overs) |
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Norfolk
117 all out (49.5 overs) |
25, 27 April 1970
(scorecard) |
Oxfordshire
99/9 (60 overs) |
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Worcestershire
101/3 (54.5 overs) |
25, 27, 28 April 1970
(scorecard) |
Warwickshire
215/9 (60 overs) |
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Nottinghamshire
216/5 (53 overs) |
25, 26, 27 April 1970
(scorecard) |
Surrey
134/8 (60 overs) |
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Yorkshire
76 all out (29.4 overs) |
8, 9 July 1970
(scorecard) |
Nottinghamshire
232/5 (60 overs) |
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Somerset
233/5 (58 overs) |