# 1977 Gillette Cup

The 1977 Gillette Cup was the fifteenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 29 June and 3 September 1977. The tournament was won by Middlesex County Cricket Club who defeated Glamorgan County Cricket Club by 5 wickets in the final at Lord's.

## Format

The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Cornwall, Durham, Hertfordshire and Northumberland. 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 3 September 1977.

### First round

* 29 June 1977 (scorecard)
| Bedfordshire 111 all out (57.4 overs) | v | Northumberland 112/1 (46.3 overs) |
| David Daniels 20 John Woodford 2/16 (6 overs) | | John Woodford 56* |
* Northumberland won by 9 wickets Wardown Park, Luton Umpires: John Langridge & Barrie Meyer Player of the match: John Woodford (Northumberland)
* 29 June 1977 (scorecard)
| Lancashire 180/8 (60 overs) | v | Cornwall 62 all out (44.1 overs) |
| Barry Wood 49 David Toseland 3/27 (12 overs) | | Christopher Chaplin 22 Peter Lee 4/7 (10 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 118 runs Boscawen Park, Truro Umpires: Alan Whitehead & Peter Wight Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancashire)
* 29 June 1977 (scorecard)
| Nottinghamshire 215 all out (58.4 overs) | v | Hampshire 220/0 (45.1 overs) |
| Basher Hassan 79 John Rice 4/37 (10 overs) | | Gordon Greenidge 106* |
* Hampshire won by 10 wickets County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Cec Pepper & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Gordon Greenidge (Hampshire)
* 29, 30 June 1977 (scorecard)
| Kent 226 all out (60 overs) | v | Middlesex 227/8 (59.5 overs) |
| John Shepherd 101 Allan Jones 5/23 (8 overs) | | Mike Gatting 62 Bernard Julien 4/45 (11.5 overs) |
* Middlesex won by 2 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Jack Crapp & Peter Rochford Player of the match: John Shepherd (Kent)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
* 29 June 1977 (scorecard)
| Leicestershire 313/5 (60 overs) | v | Hertfordshire 159/9 (60 overs) |
| David Gower 117* Alan Garofall 2/53 (12 overs) | | David Ottley 54* Chris Balderstone 4/33 (10 overs) |
* Leicestershire won by 154 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: David Gower (Leicestershire)
* 29 June 1977 (scorecard)
| Durham 151 all out (58.2 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 152/7 (57.4 overs) |
| Peter Birtwisle 59 (123) Alan Hodgson 3/18 (11 overs) | | Richard Williams 51 (155) Stuart Wilkinson 5/24 (12 overs) |
* Northamptonshire won by 3 wickets County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Don Oslear & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Stuart Wilkinson (Durham)

### Second round

* 13 July 1977 (scorecard)
| Leicestershire 225/7 (60 overs) | v | Essex 138 all out (53.1 overs) |
| Brian Davison 99 John Lever 2/20 (12 overs) | | Brian Hardie 35 John Steele 5/19 (12 overs) |
* Leicestershire won by 87 runs Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea Umpires: Tom Brooks & Jack Crapp Player of the match: John Steele (Leicestershire)
* 13, 14 July 1977 (scorecard)
| Gloucestershire 241/5 (60 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 244/8 (59.2 overs) |
| Alastair Hignell 85* Alan Hodgson 3/48 (12 overs) | | Mushtaq Mohammad 89 Mike Procter 3/36 (12 overs) |
* Northamptonshire won by 2 wickets Phoenix County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Sam Cook & Jack van Geloven Player of the match: Mushtaq Mohammad (Northamptonshire)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
* 13, 14 July 1977 (scorecard)
| Hampshire 261 all out (60 overs) | v | Yorkshire 175 all out (53.3 overs) |
| Trevor Jesty 69 Arnie Sidebottom 4/36 (11 overs) | | Arnie Sidebottom 45 John Rice 5/35 (11.3 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 86 runs Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: John Rice (Hampshire)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
* 13, 14 July 1977 (scorecard)
| Lancashire 193 all out (54.2 overs) | v | Surrey 194/6 (51.5 overs) |
| Clive Lloyd 86 Geoff Arnold 4/15 (9.2 overs) | | Intikhab Alam 42* Jack Simmons 2/30 (12 overs) |
* Surrey won by 4 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Ken Palmer & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (Lancashire)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
* 13, 14 July 1977 (scorecard)
| Middlesex 221/7 (60 overs) | v | Warwickshire 190 all out (57.2 overs) |
| Mike Brearley 82 Steve Perryman 3/35 (12 overs) | | David Brown 41 John Emburey 2/31 (12 overs) |
* Middlesex won by 31 runs Lord's, London Umpires: John Langridge & Don Oslear Player of the match: Mike Brearley (Middlesex)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
* 13, 14 July 1977 (scorecard)
| Northumberland 153/8 (60 overs) | v | Somerset 154/5 (38.4 overs) |
| Stephen Greensword 26 Dennis Breakwell 2/39 (12 overs) | | Ian Botham 91* Ian Callen 3/50 (12 overs) |
* Somerset won by 5 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: David Evans & Peter Wight Player of the match: Ian Botham (Somerset)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
* 13 July 1977 (scorecard)
| Sussex 169/8 (60 overs) | v | Derbyshire 173/1 (51.3 overs) |
| John Barclay 44 Eddie Barlow 3/33 (12 overs) | | John Wright 87* Mike Buss 1/22 (8 overs) |
* Derbyshire won by 9 wickets County Ground, Hove Umpires: Peter Rochford & Douglas Sang Hue Player of the match: Eddie Barlow (Derbyshire)
* 13 July 1977 (scorecard)
| Worcestershire 213/9 (60 overs) | v | Glamorgan 217/6 (60 overs) |
| David Humphries 58 Tony Cordle 4/42 (12 overs) | | Arthur Francis 62* Cedric Boyns 3/36 (10 overs) |
* Glamorgan won by 4 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Ray Julian & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Arthur Francis (Glamorgan)

### Quarter-finals

* 3 August 1977 (scorecard)
| Somerset 248/4 (60 overs) | v | Derbyshire 189 all out (54.5 overs) |
| Brian Rose 128 Eddie Barlow 1/25 (12 overs) | | John Wright 37 Joel Garner 5/30 (11.5 overs) |
* Somerset won by 59 runs Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Ray Julian Player of the match: Brian Rose (Somerset)
* 3 August 1977 (scorecard)
| Surrey 199 all out (59.2 overs) | v | Glamorgan 200/6 (56.2 overs) |
| John Edrich 53 Malcolm Nash 2/22 (8 overs) | | Collis King 55 Geoff Arnold 1/14 (10.2 overs) |
* Glamorgan won by 4 wickets Sophia Gardens (cricket ground), Cardiff Umpires: David Halfyard & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Alan Jones (Glamorgan)
* 3 August 1977 (scorecard)
| Hampshire 247/7 (60 overs) | v | Middlesex 248/3 (55.5 overs) |
| Trevor Jesty 54* Mike Selvey 3/48 (12 overs) | | Michael Smith 123 Tom Mottram 2/42 (10.5 overs) |
* Middlesex won by 7 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Sam Cook & Douglas Sang Hue Player of the match: Michael Smith (Middlesex)
* 3 August 1977 (scorecard)
| Northamptonshire 228/9 (60 overs) | v | Leicestershire 231/5 (57.3 overs) |
| Geoff Cook 95 Peter Booth 5/33 (11 overs) | | Brian Davison 80 Alan Hodgson 4/32 (12 overs) |
* Leicestershire won by 5 wickets County Ground, Northampton Umpires: David Evans & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Geoff Cook (Northamptonshire)

### Semi-finals

* 17, 18, 19 August 1977 (scorecard)
| Leicestershire 172/7 (60 overs) | v | Glamorgan 175/5 (57.3 overs) |
| David Gower 43 Gwyn Richards 2/17 (12 overs) | | John Hopkins 63 Jack Birkenshaw 2/21 (12 overs) |
* Glamorgan won by 5 wickets St. Helen's, Swansea Umpires: Bill Alley & Ken Palmer Player of the match: John Hopkins (Glamorgan)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
* 17, 18, 19 August 1977 (scorecard)
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* Match abandoned Lord's, London
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. Match was rescheduled for 24 August.
* 24, 25, 26 August 1977 (scorecard)
| Somerset 59 all out (14.4 overs) | v | Middlesex 61/4 (11.3 overs) |
| Graham Burgess 12 Wayne Daniel 4/24 (7.4 overs) | | Clive Radley 23 Joel Garner 4/27 (6 overs) |
* Middlesex won by 6 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Bill Alley & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Wayne Daniel (Middlesex)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.

### Final

* 3 September 1977 (scorecard)
| Glamorgan 177/9 (60 overs) | v | Middlesex 178/5 (55.4 overs) |
| Mike Llewellyn 62 Norman Featherstone 3/17 (6 overs) | | Clive Radley 85* Malcolm Nash 2/31 (12 overs) |
* Middlesex won by 5 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: David Constant & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Clive Radley (Middlesex)