# 1975 Gillette Cup

The 1975 Gillette Cup was the thirteenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 25 June and 6 September 1975. The tournament was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club who defeated Middlesex County Cricket Club by 7 wickets in the final at Lord's.

## Format

The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cornwall, Oxfordshire and Staffordshire. 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 6 September 1975.

### First round

* 25 June 1975 (scorecard)
| Northamptonshire 210 all out (59.5 overs) | v | Cambridgeshire 141 all out (41.5 overs) |
| David Steele 109 Douglas Collard 3/38 (11 overs) | | Alan Ponder 57 John Dye 3/14 (6 overs) |
* Northamptonshire won by 69 runs The Avenue Sports Club Ground, March Umpires: John Langridge & Peter Rochford Player of the match: David Steele (Northamptonshire)
* 25 June 1975 (scorecard)
| Middlesex 267/4 (60 overs) | v | Buckinghamshire 168/7 (60 overs) |
| Mike Brearley 124* Fred Harris 1/33 (12 overs) | | Stuart York 73* Phil Edmonds 3/47 (12 overs) |
* Middlesex won by 99 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Dusty Rhodes & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Mike Brearley (Middlesex)
* 25 June 1975 (scorecard)
| Nottinghamshire 212/9 (60 overs) | v | Sussex 208 all out (60 overs) |
| Bill Taylor 63 Tony Greig 3/60 (12 overs) | | Tony Greig 62 Clive Rice 3/29 (12 overs) |
* Nottinghamshire won by 4 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Ray Julian & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Bill Taylor (Nottinghamshire)
* 25 June 1975 (scorecard)
| Cornwall 171 all out (52.2 overs) | v | Oxfordshire 175/4 (53.3 overs) |
| Brian Laity 66 Brian Jeffries 3/31 (11.2 overs) | | John Potter 75* Michael Trenwith 2/21 (12 overs) |
* Oxfordshire won by 6 wickets Morris Motors Sports Ground, Cowley Umpires: Jack Crapp & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: John Potter (Oxfordshire)
* 25 June 1975 (scorecard)
| Leicestershire 287/4 (60 overs) | v | Staffordshire 73 all out (37 overs) |
| Barry Dudleston 118 Keith Stride 2/32 (12 overs) | | Richard Downend 24 Ken Higgs 6/20 (12 overs) |
* Leicestershire won by 214 runs Longton Cricket Club Ground, Stoke-on-Trent Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Barry Dudleston (Leicestershire)
* 25 June 1975 (scorecard)
| Surrey 193/9 (60 overs) | v | Somerset 194/9 (60 overs) |
| Graham Roope 66 Hallam Moseley 3/40 (12 overs) | | Graham Burgess 44 Geoff Arnold 4/19 (12 overs) |
* Somerset won by 1 wicket The Oval, London Umpires: Robert Barnard & Peter Wight Player of the match: Graham Burgess (Somerset)

### Second round

* 16 July 1975 (scorecard)
| Gloucestershire 244/7 (60 overs) | v | Oxfordshire 167 all out (56 overs) |
| Zaheer Abbas 88 Dennis Lock 3/44 (11 overs) | | Brian Jeffries 46 Sadiq Mohammad 3/19 (3 overs) |
* Gloucestershire won by 77 runs Ashley Down Ground, Bristol Umpires: Bill Alley & Peter Wight Player of the match: Zaheer Abbas (Gloucestershire)
* 16 July 1975 (scorecard)
| Hampshire 371/4 (60 overs) | v | Glamorgan 207 all out (50.1 overs) |
| Gordon Greenidge 177 Malcolm Nash 2/84 (12 overs) | | John Solanky 51 Andy Roberts 3/17 (8.1 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 164 runs County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Ray Julian & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Gordon Greenidge (Hampshire)
* 16, 17 July 1975 (scorecard)
| Northamptonshire 106 all out (60 overs) | v | Lancashire 107/1 (60 overs) |
| Mushtaq Mohammad 24 Peter Lever 4/18 (12 overs) | | Frank Hayes 56* |
* Lancashire won by 9 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Peter Lever (Lancashire)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
* 16 July 1975 (scorecard)
| Nottinghamshire 247/8 (60 overs) | v | Kent 216 all out (55.5 overs) |
| Basher Hassan 50 Kevin Jarvis 3/58 (9 overs) | | Bob Woolmer 78 Clive Rice 3/41 (12 overs) |
* Nottinghamshire won by 31 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Bob Woolmer (Kent)
* 16, 17 July 1975 (scorecard)
| Derbyshire 200/6 (60 overs) | v | Somerset 197/9 (60 overs) |
| Brian Bolus 63 Hallam Moseley 3/34 (12 overs) | | Peter Denning 60 Philip Russell 3/44 (12 overs) |
* Derbyshire won by 3 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Peter Rochford Player of the match: Frederick Swarbrook (Derbyshire)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
* 16 July 1975 (scorecard)
| Middlesex 238/6 (60 overs) | v | Warwickshire 111 all out (47.2 overs) |
| Mike Brearley 82 Steve Perryman 2/29 (12 overs) | | Deryck Murray 27 Fred Titmus 4/14 (12 overs) |
* Middlesex won by 127 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Ron Aspinall & David Evans Player of the match: Graham Barlow (Middlesex)
* 16 July 1975 (scorecard)
| Worcestershire 261/7 (60 overs) | v | Essex 141 all out (49.1 overs) |
| John Parker 79 David Acfield 2/51 (12 overs) | | Brian Hardie 31 Basil D'Oliveira 4/32 (12 overs) |
* Worcestershire won by 112 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: David Constant & Sam Cook Player of the match: Imran Khan (Worcestershire)
* 16 July 1975 (scorecard)
| Yorkshire 109 all out (48.5 overs) | v | Leicestershire 111/9 (52.3 overs) |
| Arnie Sidebottom 35 Peter Booth 3/15 (10.5 overs) | | Chris Balderstone 35 Howard Cooper 4/18 (12 overs) |
* Leicestershire won by 1 wicket Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Henry Horton & Don Oslear Player of the match: Norman McVicker (Leicestershire)

### Quarter-finals

* 6 August 1975 (scorecard)
| Hampshire 98 all out (43.1 overs) | v | Lancashire 101/4 (31.5 overs) |
| Gordon Greenidge 25 Barry Wood 4/17 (12 overs) | | Frank Hayes 44* Andy Roberts 2/17 (9 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 6 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: David Constant & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Bob Ratcliffe (Lancashire)
* 6 August 1975 (scorecard)
| Gloucestershire 314/4 (60 overs) | v | Leicestershire 282/9 (60 overs) |
| Zaheer Abbas 131* Ken Higgs 2/56 (12 overs) | | Roger Tolchard 86* David Graveney 3/67 (12 overs) |
* Gloucestershire won by 32 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Don Oslear & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Zaheer Abbas (Gloucestershire)
* 6 August 1975 (scorecard)
| Nottinghamshire 166 all out (54.2 overs) | v | Derbyshire 167/4 (54.2 overs) |
| Derek Randall 43 Mike Hendrick 4/26 (9.2 overs) | | Brian Bolus 49* Trevor Tunnicliffe 1/13 (6 overs) |
* Derbyshire won by 6 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Arthur Fagg & Barrie Meyer Player of the match: Mike Hendrick (Derbyshire)
* 6 August 1975 (scorecard)
| Worcestershire 257 all out (59.5 overs) | v | Middlesex 258/2 (54 overs) |
| John Parker 107 John Price 3/50 (12 overs) | | Clive Radley 105* John Inchmore 2/39 (12 overs) |
* Middlesex won by 8 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Robert Barnard & Lloyd Budd Player of the match: Clive Radley (Middlesex)

### Semi-finals

* 20 August 1975 (scorecard)
| Middlesex 207 all out (58.5 overs) | v | Derbyshire 183 all out (56.1 overs) |
| Norman Featherstone 70 Mike Hendrick 4/16 (11.5 overs) | | Ron Headley 58 Mike Selvey 2/32 (10.1 overs) |
* Middlesex won by 21 runs Queen's Park, Chesterfield Umpires: David Constant & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Norman Featherstone (Middlesex)
* 20 August 1975 (scorecard)
| Gloucestershire 236 all out (60 overs) | v | Lancashire 239/7 (59.3 overs) |
| Sadiq Mohammad 122 Barry Wood 2/39 (12 overs) | | Barry Wood 63 Roger Knight 3/48 (10 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 3 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Bill Alley & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Sadiq Mohammad (Gloucestershire)

### Final

* 6 September 1975 (scorecard)
| Middlesex 180/8 (60 overs) | v | Lancashire 182/3 (57 overs) |
| Larry Gomes 44 Bob Ratcliffe 3/25 (12 overs) | | Clive Lloyd 73* Mike Selvey 1/21 (12 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 7 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Dickie Bird & John Langridge Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (Lancashire)