# 1979 Gillette Cup

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. The tournament was won by Somerset County Cricket Club who defeated Northamptonshire County Cricket Club by 45 runs in the final at Lord's.

## Format

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.

### First round

* 27 June 1979 (scorecard)
| Buckinghamshire 133 all out (60 overs) | v | Suffolk 137/8 (38 overs) |
| Terence Cordaroy 44 Richard Done 3/9 (11 overs) | | Paul Rice 45 Peter Gooch 3/51 (12 overs) |
* Suffolk won by 2 wickets London Road, High Wycombe Umpires: John Griffiths & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Paul Rice (Suffolk)
* 27 June 1979 (scorecard)
| Durham 221/7 (60 overs) | v | Berkshire 127/7 (60 overs) |
| Stephen Greensword 48* Jefferson Jones 4/35 (12 overs) | | David Johnston 37 Peter Kippax 3/24 (12 overs) |
* Durham won by 94 runs Green Lane, Durham Umpires: Tom Spencer & Jack van Geloven Player of the match: Stephen Greensword (Durham)
* 27 June 1979 (scorecard)
| Glamorgan 177/9 (60 overs) | v | Kent 178/5 (52 overs) |
| Peter Swart 40 Bob Woolmer 3/31 (12 overs) | | Alan Ealham 85* Rodney Ontong 2/47 (9 overs) |
* Kent won by 5 wickets St. Helen's, Swansea Umpires: Derek Shackleton & Peter Wight Player of the match: Alan Ealham (Kent)
* 27 June 1979 (scorecard)
| Hampshire 273/6 (60 overs) | v | Gloucestershire 218 all out (55.2 overs) |
| Nigel Cowley 63* Mike Procter 3/47 (12 overs) | | Sadiq Mohammad 62 Trevor Jesty 6/46 (11.2 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 55 runs Phoenix County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Sam Cook & David Halfyard Player of the match: Trevor Jesty (Hampshire)
* 27 June 1979 (scorecard)
| Lancashire 247/5 (60 overs) | v | Essex 177 all out (53.4 overs) |
| Clive Lloyd 76 Keith Pont 2/25 (12 overs) | | Keith Pont 27 David Hughes 3/22 (12 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 70 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Terry Spencer Player of the match: Jack Simmons (Lancashire)
* 27 June 1979 (scorecard)
| Devon 111 all out (56 overs) | v | Leicestershire 114/1 (31.4 overs) |
| Michael Wagstaffe 21 Ken Shuttleworth 3/26 (12 overs) | | John Steele 76* Tony Allin 1/37 (9 overs) |
* Leicestershire won by 9 wickets Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Ray Julian Player of the match: John Steele (Leicestershire)

### Second round

* 18 July 1979 (scorecard)
| Durham 213/9 (60 overs) | v | Yorkshire 214/6 (59.1 overs) |
| Wasim Raja 52 Howard Cooper 3/39 (12 overs) | | Geoff Boycott 92 Lance Cairns 2/35 (12 overs) |
* Yorkshire won by 4 wickets Ropery Lane, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Geoff Boycott (Yorkshire)
* 18, 19 July 1979 (scorecard)
| Kent 278/7 (60 overs) | v | Lancashire 260/9 (60 overs) |
| Chris Tavaré 87 Jack Simmons 3/53 (10 overs) | | Barry Wood 116 Asif Iqbal 4/18 (6 overs) |
* Kent won by 18 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Don Oslear Player of the match: Asif Iqbal (Kent)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
* 18 July 1979 (scorecard)
| Leicestershire 326/6 (60 overs) | v | Worcestershire 183 all out (50 overs) |
| Barry Dudleston 125 Younis Ahmed 2/54 (10 overs) | | Younis Ahmed 44 Paddy Clift 3/36 (12 overs) |
* Leicestershire won by 143 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Peter Wight Player of the match: Barry Dudleston (Leicestershire)
* 18 July 1979 (scorecard)
| Hampshire 193 all out (54.5 overs) | v | Middlesex 196/8 (58.5 overs) |
| Gordon Greenidge 87 Wayne Daniel 3/41 (9.5 overs) | | Mike Brearley 31 Nigel Cowley 4/20 (12 overs) |
* Middlesex won by 2 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Bill Alley & David Halfyard Player of the match: Gordon Greenidge (Hampshire)
* 18 July 1979 (scorecard)
| Surrey 238/8 (60 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 240/4 (56 overs) |
| David Smith 61 Tim Lamb 3/37 (12 overs) | | Geoff Cook 114* Pat Pocock 2/42 (12 overs) |
* Northamptonshire won by 6 wickets County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Dickie Bird & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Geoff Cook (Northamptonshire)
* 18 July 1979 (scorecard)
| Derbyshire 224/7 (60 overs) | v | Somerset 226/2 (56.1 overs) |
| David Steele 81* Keith Jennings 3/31 (12 overs) | | Brian Rose 88* Kim Barnett 1/30 (5.1 overs) |
* Somerset won by 8 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: John Langridge & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Brian Rose (Somerset)
* 18 July 1979 (scorecard)
| Suffolk 158 all out (55.3 overs) | v | Sussex 159/8 (49.5 overs) |
| Roger Howlett 35* John Spencer 3/23 (11 overs) | | Imran Khan 37* Colin Rutterford 3/28 (12 overs) |
* Sussex won by 2 wickets County Ground, Hove Umpires: Sam Cook & Derek Dennis Player of the match: Imran Khan (Sussex)
* 18 July 1979 (scorecard)
| Nottinghamshire 265 all out (60 overs) | v | Warwickshire 186 all out (51 overs) |
| Paul Todd 105 Anton Ferreira 4/50 (12 overs) | | John Whitehouse 41 Peter Hacker 3/27 (10 overs) |
* Nottinghamshire won by 79 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: David Evans & Jack van Geloven Player of the match: Paul Todd (Nottinghamshire)

### Quarter-finals

* 8, 9 August 1979 (scorecard)
| Middlesex 216 all out (60 overs) | v | Yorkshire 146 all out (54.3 overs) |
| Mike Brearley 76 Howard Cooper 4/29 (12 overs) | | Bill Athey 35 Phil Edmonds 3/28 (12 overs) |
* Middlesex won by 70 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.
* 8 August 1979 (scorecard)
| Leicestershire 180 all out (59.4 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 184/2 (55.4 overs) |
| Barry Dudleston 59 Richard Williams 3/15 (12 overs) | | Wayne Larkins 92* John Steele 1/30 (12 overs) |
* Northamptonshire won by 8 wickets County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Richard Williams (Northamptonshire)
* 8 August 1979 (scorecard)
| Somerset 190 all out (59.2 overs) | v | Kent 60 all out (28.4 overs) |
| Graham Burgess 50* Bob Woolmer 4/28 (12 overs) | | Chris Cowdrey 12 Joel Garner 5/11 (9.4 overs) |
* Somerset won by 130 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: David Constant & David Evans Player of the match: Joel Garner (Somerset)
* 8 August 1979 (scorecard)
| Nottinghamshire 200 all out (56.4 overs) | v | Sussex 201/4 (54.1 overs) |
| Derek Randall 75 Geoff Arnold 3/27 (10 overs) | | Gehan Mendis 55 Peter Hacker 2/44 (12 overs) |
* Sussex won by 6 wickets County Ground, Hove Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Peter Wight Player of the match: Derek Randall (Nottinghamshire)

### Semi-finals

* 22 August 1979 (scorecard)
| Middlesex 185 all out (57.5 overs) | v | Somerset 190/3 (50.2 overs) |
| Phil Edmonds 63* Joel Garner 4/24 (10.5 overs) | | Peter Denning 90* Mike Selvey 1/31 (11.2 overs) |
* Somerset won by 7 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: David Halfyard & Ray Julian Player of the match: Peter Denning (Somerset)
* 22 August 1979 (scorecard)
| Northamptonshire 255/7 (60 overs) | v | Sussex 218 all out (55.2 overs) |
| Allan Lamb 101 Geoff Arnold 3/45 (12 overs) | | Gehan Mendis 69 Tim Lamb 4/52 (12 overs) |
* Northamptonshire won by 37 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Bill Alley & David Evans Player of the match: Peter Willey (Northamptonshire)

### Final

* 8 September 1979 (scorecard)
| Somerset 269/8 (60 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 224 all out (56.3 overs) |
| Viv Richards 117 (136) Jim Watts 2/34 (12 overs) | | Allan Lamb 78 (127) Joel Garner 6/29 (10.3 overs) |
* Somerset won by 45 runs Lord's, London Umpires: David Constant & John Langridge Player of the match: Viv Richards (Somerset)