# 1975–76 Gillette Cup (Australia)

The 1975–76 Gillette Cup was the seventh edition of what is now the Marsh One-Day Cup, the domestic limited-overs cricket competition in Australia. This was the third season of the competition under the Gillette Cup name.
Sponsored by Gillette, the competition was played using a knockout format, and featured the six state teams. The 1975–76 season was the first not to feature New Zealand, which had been invited but had to withdraw after a scheduling conflict. Queensland and Western Australia eventually progressed to the final, held at the Gabba, with Queensland winning by four runs to claim its first domestic one-day title. Queensland's captain, Greg Chappell, led the tournament in both runs and wickets.

## Squads

| New South Wales | Queensland | South Australia |
| Rick McCosker (c) Graeme Beard Dave Chardon David Colley Ross Collins Gary Gilmour Kerry O'Keeffe Steve Rixon Marshall Rosen Peter Toohey Alan Turner | Greg Chappell (c) Phil Carlson Ian Davis Geoff Dymock Malcolm Francke Martin Kent Jeffrey Langley John Maclean Alan Ogilvie Denis Schuller Jeff Thomson Sam Trimble Maxwell Walters | Ian Chappell (c) Geoff Attenborough Gary Cosier Barry Curtin Rick Drewer Jeff Hammond David Hookes Terry Jenner Ashley Mallett Wayne Prior Ashley Woodcock Denis Yagmich |
| Tasmania | Victoria | Western Australia |
| Jack Simmons (c) Kevin Badcock Trevor Docking Bruce Doolan Stephen Howard David Hughes Mike Leedham Graeme Mansfield Mick Norman Bob Panitzki Gary Whitney | Ian Redpath (c) Ray Bright John Douglas Paul Hibbert Alan Hurst Trevor Laughlin Ray Robinson Richie Robinson John Scholes Les Stillman Max Walker Graham Yallop | Rod Marsh (c) Terry Alderman Dennis Baker Ian Brayshaw Ric Charlesworth Wayne Clark Wally Edwards Kim Hughes John Inverarity Bruce Laird Rob Langer Dennis Lillee Mick Malone Bruce Yardley |

## Fixtures

| First round | First round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| Victoria | | | | |
| Victoria | | 26 October – Perth | 26 October – Perth | | |
| BYE | | 26 October – Perth | 26 October – Perth | |
| BYE | | Victoria | 8/193 | |
| | | Western Australia | 7/195 | |
| Western Australia | | Western Australia | 7/195 | |
| Western Australia | | | | | 8 February – Brisbane | 8 February – Brisbane |
| BYE | | | | | 8 February – Brisbane | 8 February – Brisbane |
| BYE | | | | | Queensland | 7/236 |
| 23 November – Adelaide | 23 November – Adelaide | | | | | Queensland | 7/236 |
| 23 November – Adelaide | 23 November – Adelaide | | | | Western Australia | 232 |
| South Australia | 195 | | | | Western Australia | 232 |
| South Australia | 195 | 11 January – Brisbane | 11 January – Brisbane | | | |
| New South Wales | 8/180 | 11 January – Brisbane | 11 January – Brisbane | | | |
| New South Wales | 8/180 | Queensland | 182 | | | |
| 1 January – Hobart | 1 January – Hobart | | Queensland | 182 | | | |
| 1 January – Hobart | 1 January – Hobart | South Australia | 97 | |
| Queensland | 6/244 | South Australia | 97 | |
| Tasmania | 158 | | | |

### First round

* 23 November 1975 Scorecard
| South Australia 195 (40 overs) | v | New South Wales 8/180 (39.6 overs) |
| Rick Drewer 39 David Colley 4/54 | | David Colley 35* Terry Jenner 4/54 |
* South Australia won by concession Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 3,284 Player of the match: David Colley (NSW)
* New South Wales conceded the match after the loss of its eighth wicket, at which stage the team required 15 runs from two balls to win.
* 1 January 1976 Scorecard
| Queensland 6/244 (40 overs) | v | Tasmania 158 (33.6 overs) |
| Alan Ogilvie 73 (108) Gary Whitney 2/47 (8 overs) | | David Hughes 66 (91) Denis Schuller 3/22 (8 overs) |
* Queensland won by 86 runs TCA Ground, Hobart Attendance: 1,785 Player of the match: David Hughes (Tas)

### Semi-finals

* 26 October 1975 Scorecard
| Victoria 8/193 (40 overs) | v | Western Australia 7/195 (37.3 overs) |
| Ian Redpath 62 Dennis Lillee 3/33 | | John Inverarity 66* John Douglas 3/45 |
* Western Australia won by 3 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Player of the match: Mick Malone (WA)
* Victoria and Western Australia had both received a bye through to the semi-finals.
* 11 January 1976 Scorecard
| Queensland 182 (37 overs) | v | South Australia 97 (21.1 overs) |
| Jeffrey Langley 59 (66) Wayne Prior 4/24 (7 overs) | | David Hookes 45 (52) Greg Chappell 3/20 (21. overs) |
* Queensland won by 85 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 8,766 Player of the match: Jeffrey Langley (Qld)

### Final

* 8 February 1976 Scorecard
| Queensland 7/236 (40 overs) | v | Western Australia 232 (39 overs) |
| Greg Chappell 61 (63) Dennis Lillee 3/41 (8 overs) | | Ian Brayshaw 52 (64) Greg Chappell 3/38 (7 overs) |
* Queensland won by 4 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 11,134