# 1967 Gillette Cup

The 1967 Gillette Cup was the fifth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 23 April and 2 September 1967. The tournament was won by Kent County Cricket Club who defeated Somerset County Cricket Club by 32 runs in the final at Lord's.

## Format

The 17 first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Durham, Lincolnshire 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 2 September 1967.

## First round

* 23 April 1967 Scorecard
| Nottinghamshire 191/7 (60 overs) | v | Durham 180 (59.1 overs) |
| Roy Swetman 48 John Bailey 3/37 (12 overs) | | Mike Westcott 47 Barry Stead 3/17 (12 overs) |
* Nottinghamshire won by 11 runs Ropery Lane, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Albert Gaskell and Tom Spencer Player of the match: John Bailey (Nottinghamshire)
* 26 April 1967 Scorecard
| Northamptonshire 237/5 (60 overs) | v | Bedfordshire 154 (50.3 overs) |
| Roger Prideaux 75 Graham Jarrett 2/49 (12 overs) | | Geoff Millman 44 Mushtaq Mohammad 3/31 (12 overs) |
* Northamptonshire won by 83 runs Wardown Park, Luton Umpires: Arthur Fagg and Fred Price Player of the match: Colin Milburn (Northamptonshire)
* 26 April 1967 Scorecard
| Somerset 251/9 (60 overs) | v | Leicestershire 160 (46.3 overs) |
| Graham Burgess 73 Peter Marner 3/61 (12 overs) | | Peter Marner 60 Roy Palmer 4/42 (9.3 overs) |
* Somerset won by 91 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Jack Crapp and Peter Wight Player of the match: Mervyn Kitchen (Somerset)
* 29 April 1967 Scorecard
| Hampshire 244/8 (60 overs) | v | Lincolnshire 141 (51.2 overs) |
| Roy Marshall 102 Norman McVicker 3/42 (12 overs) | | Harry Pougher 54 Butch White 4/8 (7.2 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 103 runs May's Bounty, Basingstoke Umpires: Albert Alderman and John Arnold Player of the match: Roy Marshall (Hampshire)
* 29 April 1967 Scorecard
| Worcestershire 115 (54.4 overs) | v | Sussex 119/8 (53.3 overs) |
| Alan Ormrod 43 Tony Buss 4/25 (12 overs) | | Tony Greig 22 Jack Flavell 3/21 (12 overs) |
* Sussex won by 2 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Syd Buller and Laurie Gray Player of the match: Tony Buss (Sussex)
* 3 May 1967 Scorecard
| Oxfordshire 115/8 (60 overs) | v | Cambridgeshire 116/6 (48.1 overs) |
| Peter Smith 34* Alan Wilson 4/14 (12 overs) | | Peter Shippey 37 David Laitt 3/29 (12 overs) |
* Cambridgeshire won by 4 wickets Wisbech Cricket Club Ground, Wisbech Umpires: Ron Lay and Harry Mellows Player of the match: Alan Wilson (Cambridgeshire)

## Second round

* 13 May 1967 Scorecard
| Kent 239/8 (60 overs) | v | Essex 197 (56 overs) |
| Colin Cowdrey 66 Tony Jorden 3/41 (12 overs) | | Rodney Cass 33* Norman Graham 4/19 (12 overs) |
* Kent won by 42 runs Old County Ground, Brentwood Umpires: Laurie Gray and John Langridge Player of the match: Colin Cowdrey (Kent)
* 13 May 1967 Scorecard
| Hampshire 236/7 (60 overs) | v | Glamorgan 220 (58.4 overs) |
| Roy Marshall 61 Don Shepherd 3/32 (11 overs) | | Alan Jones 67 Bob Cottam 3/47 (11.4 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 16 runs United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth Umpires: Eddie Phillipson and Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Barry Reed (Hampshire)
* 13, 15, 16 May 1967 Scorecard
| Gloucestershire 153 (52.4 overs) | v | Lancashire 157/6 (56 overs) |
| Arthur Milton 45 Brian Statham 3/22 (10 overs) | | David Green 48 David Smith 2/38 (10 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 4 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: George Pope and Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: David Green (Lancashire)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
* 13 May 1967 Scorecard
| Nottinghamshire 203 (59.5 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 205/6 (54 overs) |
| Deryck Murray 53 Antony Durose 3/46 (12 overs) | | Mushtaq Mohammad 68 John Howarth 3/30 (10 overs) |
* Northamptonshire won by 6 wickets County Ground, Northampton Umpires: David Halfyard and Lofty Herman Player of the match: Mushtaq Mohammad (Northampshire)
* 13 May 1967 Scorecard
| Surrey 263/4 (60 overs) | v | Derbyshire 74 (34.1 overs) |
| Micky Stewart 74 Brian Jackson 1/36 (12 overs) | | Derek Morgan 27 Geoff Arnold 5/9 (9 overs) |
* Surrey won by 184 runs The Oval, London Umpires: Ron Aspinall and Ron Lay Player of the match: Geoff Arnold (Surrey)
* 13 May 1967 Scorecard
| Sussex 243 (60 overs) | v | Middlesex 212 (57.3 overs) |
| Ken Suttle 86 John Price 5/54 (12 overs) | | Eric Russell 72 Tony Buss 3/38 (10.3 overs) |
* Sussex won by 31 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Bill Copson and Cec Pepper Player of the match: Ken Suttle (Sussex)
* 13, 15, 16 May 1967 Scorecard
| Somerset 206/8 (60 overs) | v | Warwickshire 181 (54.3 overs) |
| Roy Virgin 49 David Brown 2/37 (12 overs) | | Tom Cartwright 34 Bill Alley 3/24 (12 overs) |
* Somerset won by 25 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Bill Copson and Cec Pepper Player of the match: Bill Alley (Somerset)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
* 25 May 1967 Scorecard
| Cambridgeshire 43/8 (10 overs) | v | Yorkshire 46/4 (6.5 overs) |
| David Fairey 22 Tony Nicholson 3/11 (3 overs) | | Ken Taylor 21 David Fairey 2/8 (3 overs) |
* Yorkshire won by 6 wickets Savile Park, Castleford Umpires: Freddie Jakeman and Arthur Jepson Player of the match: David Fairey (Cambridgeshire)
* Match reduced to 10 overs per side. The match was moved from Headingley due to torrential rain.

## Quarter-finals

* 14 June 1967 Scorecard
| Lancashire 194 (57.5 overs) | v | Yorkshire 190 (59.2 overs) |
| Harry Pilling 39 Chris Old 4/32 (12 overs) | | Phil Sharpe 33 Peter Lever 4/38 (12 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 4 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Freddie Jakeman and Tom Spencer Player of the match: Peter Lever (Lancashire)
* 14 June 1967 Scorecard
| Somerset 184 (59.3 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 148 (54.3 overs) |
| Mervyn Kitchen 40 Peter Willey 3/42 (12 overs) | | Roger Prideaux 38 Fred Rumsey 4/23 (9.3 overs) |
* Somerset won by 36 runs County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Albert Alderman and George Pope Player of the match: Bill Alley (Somerset)
* 14 June 1967 Scorecard
| Surrey 74 (37.4 overs) | v | Kent 75/4 (28.4 overs) |
| Mike Edwards 34 Alan Dixon 7/15 (12 overs) | | Brian Luckhurst 40* Geoff Arnold 2/18 (12 overs) |
* Kent won by 6 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Lofty Herman and Fred Price Player of the match: Alan Dixon (Kent)
* 14 June 1967 Scorecard
| Sussex 233/9 (60 overs) | v | Hampshire 224 (57.5 overs) |
| Tony Greig 46 Alan Castell 4/52 (12 overs) | | Brian Timms 55 Tony Buss 3/41 (11.5 overs) |
* Sussex won by 9 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Syd Buller and John Langridge Player of the match: Tony Greig (Sussex)

## Semi-finals

* 19, 20 July 1967 Scorecard
| Somerset 210/7 (60 overs) | v | Lancashire 110 (47.4 overs) |
| Mervyn Kitchen 40 Peter Lever 2/44 (12 overs) | | Ken Shuttleworth 23 Ken Palmer 3/20 (12 overs) |
* Somerset won by 100 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Jack Crapp and Charlie Elliott Player of the match: Ken Palmer (Somerset)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
* 19 July 1967 Scorecard
| Kent 293/5 (60 overs) | v | Sussex 175 (50.3 overs) |
| Colin Cowdrey 78 Tony Greig 2/59 (12 overs) | | Jim Parks 44 Alan Brown 3/17 (8.3 overs) |
* Kent won by 118 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Peter Wight and Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Colin Cowdrey (Kent)

## Final

* 2 September 1967 Scorecard
| Kent 193 (59.4 overs) | v | Somerset 161 (54.5 overs) |
| Brian Luckhurst 54 Bill Alley 3/22 (12 overs) | | Peter Robinson 48 Derek Underwood 3/41 (10 overs) |
* Kent won by 32 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Syd Buller and Fred Price Player of the match: Mike Denness (Kent)