| Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Lancashire (2nd title) |
| Participants | 22 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Most runs | 332 Clive Lloyd (Lancashire) |
| Most wickets | 11 John Shepherd (Kent) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
The 1971 Gillette Cup was the ninth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 15 May and 4 September 1971.[1] The tournament was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club who defeated Kent County Cricket Club by 24 runs in the final at Lord's.
The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Northumberland and Staffordshire. 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 4 September 1971.
15, 17 May 1971
(scorecard) |
Somerset
206/8 (60 overs) |
v
|
Lancashire
208/4 (56 overs) |
12, 13 June 1971
(scorecard) |
Nottinghamshire
129/9 (60 overs) |
v
|
Hampshire
130/7 (55 overs) |
28, 29 July 1971
(scorecard) |
Kent
238 all out (59.4 overs) |
v
|
Warwickshire
109 all out (43 overs) |