# 1972 Gillette Cup

The 1972 Gillette Cup was the tenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 5 July and 2 September 1972. The tournament was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club who defeated Warwickshire County Cricket Club by 4 wickets in the final at Lord's.

## Format

The seventeen first-class counties were joined by five Minor Counties: Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Durham, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire. 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 1972.

### First round

* 5 July 1972 (scorecard)
| Buckinghamshire 224/7 (60 overs) | v | Cambridgeshire 41 all out (20 overs) |
| David Janes 95 Derek Wing 4/40 (12 overs) | | David Baker 7 Raymond Bond 5/17 (10 overs) |
* Buckinghamshire won by 183 runs Fenner's, Cambridge Umpires: Bill Alley & Ron Aspinall Player of the match: Raymond Bond (Buckinghamshire)
* 5 July 1972 (scorecard)
| Wiltshire 115 all out (59.5 overs) | v | Hampshire 116/2 (22.4 overs) |
| Brian White 29 Bob Herman 3/23 (11.5 overs) | | Barry Richards 64* James Merryweather 2/34 (8 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 8 wickets Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth Umpires: Sam Cook & Charlie Elliott Player of the match: Barry Richards (Hampshire)
* 5 July 1972 (scorecard)
| Glamorgan 241/8 (60 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 198 all out (56.3 overs) |
| Roy Fredericks 82 John Dye 3/39 (12 overs) | | David Steele 41 Majid Khan 4/38 (12 overs) |
* Glamorgan won by 43 runs County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Roy Fredericks (Glamorgan)
* 5 July 1972 (scorecard)
| Oxfordshire 140 all out (60 overs) | v | Durham 141/6 (30.2 overs) |
| Robert Montgomerie 64 David Halfyard 2/11 (12 overs) | | Alan Burridge 95 Saeed Hatteea 4/32 (9.2 overs) |
* Durham won by 4 wickets Morris Motors Sports Ground, Cowley Umpires: Jack Crapp & George Pope Player of the match: Alan Burridge (Durham)
* 5 July 1972 (scorecard)
| Sussex 185/8 (60 overs) | v | Worcestershire 187/7 (58.5 overs) |
| Geoff Greenidge 72 James Cumbes 2/43 (12 overs) | | Ted Hemsley 73 John Spencer 2/31 (12 overs) |
* Worcestershire won by 3 wickets County Ground, Hove Umpires: Freddie Jakeman & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Basil D'Oliveira (Worcestershire)
* 5 July 1972 (scorecard)
| Yorkshire 173/9 (60 overs) | v | Warwickshire 176/6 (58 overs) |
| Richard Hutton 61 Bob Willis 4/21 (12 overs) | | Rohan Kanhai 62 Don Wilson 3/48 (12 overs) |
* Warwickshire won by 4 wickets Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Ray Julian & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Rohan Kanhai (Warwickshire)

### Second round

* 19 July 1972 (scorecard)
| Glamorgan 174 all out (58 overs) | v | Buckinghamshire 170/9 (60 overs) |
| Malcolm Nash 45 Fred Harris 4/33 (12 overs) | | John Turner 65 John Solanky 3/34 (10 overs) |
* Glamorgan won by 4 runs Shardeloes, Amersham Umpires: John Arnold & Jack Crapp Player of the match: John Turner (Buckinghamshire)
* 19 July 1972 (scorecard)
| Derbyshire 214/6 (60 overs) | v | Worcestershire 215/1 (51.4 overs) |
| Ian Buxton 81 Basil D'Oliveira 3/40 (12 overs) | | Glenn Turner 101* Ian Buxton 1/45 (10 overs) |
* Worcestershire won by 9 wickets County Ground, Derby Umpires: Dickie Bird & Arthur Fagg Player of the match: Ian Buxton (Derbyshire)
* 19 July 1972 (scorecard)
| Surrey 217/9 (60 overs) | v | Durham 142 all out (52.3 overs) |
| Micky Stewart 101 (165) David Halfyard 3/35 (12 overs) | | George March 78 (141) Stewart Storey 2/13 (8 overs) |
* Surrey won by 75 runs Ropery Lane, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Cec Pepper & Peter Wight Player of the match: Micky Stewart (Surrey)
* 19 July 1972 (scorecard)
| Middlesex 41 all out (19.4 overs) | v | Essex 43/2 (18 overs) |
| John Murray 12 John Lever 5/8 (9.4 overs) | | Keith Fletcher 15* Mike Selvey 2/13 (9 overs) |
* Essex won by 8 wickets Chalkwell Park, Westcliff-on-Sea Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Keith Boyce (Essex)
* 19 July 1972 (scorecard)
| Kent 240/9 (60 overs) | v | Gloucestershire 207 all out (56.2 overs) |
| Graham Johnson 65 Jack Davey 3/31 (12 overs) | | Sadiq Mohammad 53 Bob Woolmer 3/38 (12 overs) |
* Kent won by 33 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Charlie Elliott & George Pope Player of the match: Graham Johnson (Kent)
* 19 July 1972 (scorecard)
| Lancashire 243/9 (60 overs) | v | Somerset 234 all out (58.4 overs) |
| Clive Lloyd 86 Hallam Moseley 4/36 (12 overs) | | Mervyn Kitchen 116 David Hughes 4/61 (12 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 9 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: John Langridge & Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Mervyn Kitchen (Somerset)
* 19 July 1972 (scorecard)
| Hampshire 283/9 (60 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 204 all out (55.3 overs) |
| Trevor Jesty 62* Peter Plummer 2/37 (6 overs) | | Mike Taylor 58 Trevor Jesty 4/32 (10 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 79 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: David Constant & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Trevor Jesty (Hampshire)
* 19 July 1972 (scorecard)
| Warwickshire 218/7 (60 overs) | v | Leicestershire 215 all out (59.4 overs) |
| Mike Smith 66* Terry Spencer 4/28 (12 overs) | | Paul Haywood 43 Bob Willis 3/38 (12 overs) |
* Warwickshire won by 3 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Sam Cook & David Evans Player of the match: Mike Smith (Warwickshire)

### Quarter-finals

* 2, 3 August 1972 (scorecard)
| Kent 137 all out (52 overs) | v | Essex 127 all out (57.3 overs) |
| Asif Iqbal 52 Stuart Turner 3/26 (12 overs) | | Brian Edmeades 31 John Shepherd 4/23 (12 overs) |
* Kent won by 10 runs County Ground, Leyton Umpires: John Arnold & Freddie Jakeman Player of the match: Asif Iqbal (Kent)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
* 2 August 1972 (scorecard)
| Hampshire 223 all out (58.2 overs) | v | Lancashire 227/6 (58.3 overs) |
| Barry Richards 129 Peter Lee 3/32 (11 overs) | | Barry Wood 66 Thomas Mottram 3/51 (12 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 4 wickets Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth Umpires: Ken Palmer & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Barry Richards (Hampshire)
* 2, 3 August 1972 (scorecard)
| Warwickshire 214/9 (60 overs) | v | Glamorgan 204/9 (60 overs) |
| Alvin Kallicharran 88 Malcolm Nash 3/56 (12 overs) | | Alan Jones 58 Norman McVicker 3/46 (12 overs) |
* Warwickshire won by 10 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Norman McVicker (Warwickshire)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
* 2 August 1972 (scorecard)
| Surrey 106 all out (55.3 overs) | v | Worcestershire 109/4 (44.4 overs) |
| Arnold Long 20* Norman Gifford 4/7 (12 overs) | | Basil D'Oliveira 45* Geoff Arnold 2/26 (12 overs) |
* Worcestershire won by 6 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Ray Julian & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Basil D'Oliveira (Worcestershire)

### Semi-finals

* 17, 18 August 1972 (scorecard)
| Lancashire 224/6 (60 overs) | v | Kent 217 all out (60 overs) |
| Harry Pilling 70 Derek Underwood 3/48 (12 overs) | | Mike Denness 65 David Hughes 3/39 (9 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 7 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Dickie Bird & George Pope Player of the match: Harry Pilling (Lancashire)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
* 17 August 1972 (scorecard)
| Worcestershire 174/9 (60 overs) | v | Warwickshire 175/2 (47.2 overs) |
| Jim Yardley 52 Bob Willis 3/53 (12 overs) | | Rohan Kanhai 85* Vanburn Holder 2/25 (12 overs) |
* Warwickshire won by 8 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Bill Alley & David Evans Player of the match: Rohan Kanhai (Warwickshire)

### Final

* 2 September 1972 (scorecard)
| Warwickshire 234/9 (60 overs) | v | Lancashire 235/6 (56.4 overs) |
| John Whitehouse 68 John Sullivan 2/27 (5 overs) | | Clive Lloyd 126 Bob Willis 2/29 (12 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 4 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (Lancashire)