1973 Gillette Cup
Administrator(s)Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(60 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsGloucestershire (1st title)
Participants22
Matches21
Most runs242 Peter Graves (Sussex)
Most wickets11 Roger Knight (Gloucestershire)
Official websiteCricketArchive tournament page
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The 1973 Gillette Cup was the eleventh Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 30 June and 1 September 1973.[1] The tournament was won by Gloucestershire County Cricket Club who defeated Sussex County Cricket Club by 40 runs in the final at Lord's.

Format

The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Dorset, Durham, Staffordshire 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 1 September 1973. The tournament was notable for Durham (then a minor county) defeating Yorkshire. In doing so, Durham became the first ever minor county to beat a first class county in this competition.

First round

30 June 1973
(scorecard)
Bedfordshire
148 all out (54.2 overs)
v
Lancashire
275/3 (60 overs)
Tony Durley 75
Peter Lever 2/3 (5 overs)
Barry Wood 88
Graham Jarrett 1/51 (11 overs)
Lancashire won by 127 runs
Wardown Park, Luton
Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Hugo Yarnold
Player of the match: Frank Hayes (Lancashire)
30 June 1973
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
230/9 (60 overs)
v
Glamorgan
196 all out (57.1 overs)
Roger Knight 75
Lawrence Williams 3/44 (12 overs)
Alan Jones 61
Tony Brown 3/29 (10.1 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 34 runs
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Henry Horton
Player of the match: Roger Knight (Gloucestershire)
30 June 1973
(scorecard)
Wiltshire
82 all out (49.2 overs)
v
Hampshire
86/3 (27 overs)
Paul Meehan 20
David O'Sullivan 4/13 (12 overs)
Gordon Greenidge 27
John Alford 2/29 (12 overs)
Hampshire won by 7 wickets
County Ground, Southampton
Umpires: Sam Cook & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: David O'Sullivan (Hampshire)
30 June 1973
(scorecard)
Sussex
225/8 (60 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
195 all out (56.9 overs)
Roger Prideaux 81
Bob Cottam 3/43 (12 overs)
David Steele 60
John Snow 3/23 (10.3 overs)
Sussex won by 30 runs
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: David Constant & John Langridge
Player of the match: Roger Prideaux (Sussex)
30 June 1973
(scorecard)
Staffordshire
163/9 (60 overs)
v
Dorset
84 all out (45.3 overs)
Peter Gill 40
Derek Shackleton 4/11 (12 overs)
Timothy Hall 23
Michael Ikin 3/13 (11 overs)
Staffordshire won by 79 runs
Lichfield Road, Stone
Umpires: George Pope & Dusty Rhodes
Player of the match: Derek Shackleton (Dorset)
30 June 1973
(scorecard)
Yorkshire
135 all out (58.4 overs)
v
Durham
138/5 (51.3 overs)
Colin Johnson 44
Brian Lander 5/15 (11.4 overs)
Russell Inglis 47
Phil Carrick 2/32 (12 overs)
Durham won by 5 wickets
St George's Road, Harrogate
Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Arthur Jepson
Player of the match: Brian Lander (Durham)

Second round

11 July 1973
(scorecard)
Sussex
203/9 (60 overs)
v
Derbyshire
92 all out (47.3 overs)
Peter Graves 84*
Ian Buxton 4/27 (12 overs)
Brian Bolus 33
John Spencer 4/25 (11.3 overs)
Sussex won by 111 runs
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Umpires: Dickie Bird & Henry Horton
Player of the match: Peter Graves (Sussex)
11 July 1973
(scorecard)
Durham
134 all out (56.4 overs)
v
Essex
137/3 (45.4 overs)
Derek Soakell 36
John Lever 4/30 (12 overs)
Bruce Francis 44
Alan Old 1/23 (12 overs)
Essex won by 7 wickets
Ropery Lane, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Arthur Jepson & George Pope
Player of the match: John Lever (Essex)
11 July 1973
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
169/7 (60 overs)
v
Surrey
150 all out (54.1 overs)
David Shepherd 72*
Geoff Arnold 4/38 (12 overs)
Younis Ahmed 33
Mike Procter 3/21 (9.1 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 19 runs
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol
Umpires: David Constant & Ray Julian
Player of the match: David Shepherd (Gloucestershire)
11 July 1973
(scorecard)
Hampshire
205 all out (58.5 overs)
v
Kent
206/2 (52.5 overs)
Gordon Greenidge 100
John Shepherd 4/43 (12 overs)
Kent won by 8 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Lloyd Budd
Player of the match: Brian Luckhurst (Kent)
11 July 1973
(scorecard)
Staffordshire
137 all out (58.5 overs)
v
Lancashire
141/4 (35.2 overs)
Colin Price 52
Peter Lee 3/24 (11 overs)
David Lloyd 85*
Brian James 3/35 (10.2 overs)
Lancashire won by 6 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Bill Alley & Sam Cook
Player of the match: David Lloyd (Lancashire)
11 July 1973
(scorecard)
Nottinghamshire
162/7 (60 overs)
v
Middlesex
165/6 (54 overs)
Garfield Sobers 75*
Keith Jones 2/20 (12 overs)
John Murray 36
Carlton Forbes 2/20 (12 overs)
Middlesex won by 4 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Alan Whitehead & Hugo Yarnold
Player of the match: Garfield Sobers (Nottinghamshire)
11 July 1973
(scorecard)
Somerset
212 all out (59.1 overs)
v
Leicestershire
215/8 (59 overs)
Peter Robinson 67
Ken Higgs 4/27 (11.1 overs)
Chris Balderstone 119*
Allan Jones 2/45 (12 overs)
Leicestershire won by 2 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Jack Crapp & David Evans
Player of the match: Chris Balderstone (Leicestershire)
11 July 1973
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
213/9 (60 overs)
v
Warwickshire
200 all out (58.3 overs)
Basil D'Oliveira 54
Bob Willis 4/19 (12 overs)
Dennis Amiss 54
Brian Brain 4/31 (12 overs)
Worcestershire won by 13 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Eddie Phillipson
Player of the match: Brian Brain (Worcestershire)

Quarter-finals

1 August 1973
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
236/9 (60 overs)
v
Essex
206 all out (56.5 overs)
Roger Knight 60
Brian Edmeades 4/71 (12 overs)
Keith Fletcher 45
Jack Davey 4/35 (10.5 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 30 runs
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Roger Knight (Gloucestershire)
1, 2 August 1973
(scorecard)
Lancashire
224/6 (60 overs)
v
Middlesex
225/6 (59 overs)
Harry Pilling 90
Dennis Marriott 3/42 (12 overs)
Mike Smith 90
Jack Simmons 3/46 (12 overs)
Middlesex won by 4 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Ray Julian & Cec Pepper
Player of the match: Mike Smith (Middlesex)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
1 August 1973
(scorecard)
Sussex
263/6 (60 overs)
v
Kent
135 all out (43.1 overs)
Roger Prideaux 79
Derek Underwood 2/59 (12 overs)
Graham Johnson 65
Tony Buss 3/26 (12 overs)
Sussex won by 128 runs
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Peter Wight
Player of the match: Roger Prideaux (Sussex)
1 August 1973
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
202/9 (60 overs)
v
Leicestershire
146 all out (53.5 overs)
Brian Davison 61*
Norman Gifford 3/13 (12 overs)
Worcestershire won by 56 runs
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Bill Alley & Jack Crapp
Player of the match: Basil D'Oliveira (Worcestershire)

Semi-finals

15 August 1973
(scorecard)
Sussex
174/8 (60 overs)
v
Middlesex
169 all out (59.1 overs)
Tony Greig 61
Phil Edmonds 2/18 (12 overs)
Fred Titmus 41
Tony Greig 4/27 (11.1 overs)
Sussex won by 5 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: David Evans & Tom Spencer
Player of the match: Tony Greig (Sussex)
15 August 1973
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
243/8 (60 overs)
v
Worcestershire
238/9 (60 overs)
Mike Procter 101
Basil D'Oliveira 2/36 (12 overs)
Glenn Turner 109
Mike Procter 3/31 (12 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 5 runs
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: John Langridge & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: Mike Procter (Gloucestershire)

Final

1 September 1973
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
243/8 (60 overs)
v
Sussex
208 all out (56.5 overs)
Mike Procter 94
John Snow 3/31 (12 overs)
Geoff Greenidge 76
Roger Knight 4/47 (10 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 40 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Arthur Fagg & Tom Spencer
Player of the match: Tony Brown (Gloucestershire)

References

  1. ^ "Gillette Trophy, 1973 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 18 April 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010.

External links

1973 English cricket season
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