| Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Somerset (1st title) |
| Participants | 22 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Most runs | 266 Viv Richards (Somerset) |
| Most wickets | 17 Joel Garner (Somerset) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
The 1979 Gillette Cup was the seventeenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 27 June and 8 September 1979.[1] The tournament was won by Somerset County Cricket Club who defeated Northamptonshire County Cricket Club by 45 runs in the final at Lord's.
The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Devon, Durham 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 8 September 1979.
18, 19 July 1979
(scorecard) |
Kent
278/7 (60 overs) |
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Lancashire
260/9 (60 overs) |
8, 9 August 1979
(scorecard) |
Middlesex
216 all out (60 overs) |
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Yorkshire
146 all out (54.3 overs) |
8 August 1979
(scorecard) |
Leicestershire
180 all out (59.4 overs) |
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Northamptonshire
184/2 (55.4 overs) |
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Main article: 1979 Gillette Cup Final |