# 1965 Gillette Cup

The 1965 Gillette Cup was the third Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 23 April and 4 September 1965. The tournament was won by Yorkshire, following Geoffrey Boycott's 146 runs in the final at Lord's. Boycott's innings remained the highest ever scored in a Lord's county limited-overs final. until 2017.

## Format

The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk 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 4 September 1965.

## First round

* 23 April 1965 Scorecard
| Middlesex 269 (59 overs) | v | Buckinghamshire 111 (38.1 overs) |
| Bob Gale 86 Colin Smith 3/32 (10 overs) | | David Janes 32 Ronald Hooker 3/29 (13 overs) |
* Middlesex won by 158 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Arthur Fagg and John Langridge Player of the match: Bob Gale (Middx)
* 28, 29 April 1965 Scorecard
| Berkshire 137 (55.5 overs) | v | Somerset 139/5 (45.5 overs) |
| David Mordaunt 86 Ken Palmer 3/37 (13 overs) | | Graham Atkinson 55 Frederick Baines 3/29 (13 overs) |
* Somerset won by 5 wickets Church Road, Reading Umpires: John Arnold and Fred Price Player of the match: David Mordaunt (Berks)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
* 28 April 1965 Scorecard
| Derbyshire 195/8 (60 overs) | v | Essex 100 (41.2 overs) |
| Michael Page 83 Barry Knight 5/41 (13 overs) | | Keith Fletcher 23 Harold Rhodes 3/16 (11 overs) |
* Derbyshire won by 95 runs Old County Ground, Brentwood Umpires: Laurie Gray and Ron Lay Player of the match: Ian Buxton (Derbys)
* 28–29 April 1965 Scorecard
| Cambridgeshire 86 (49.2 overs) | v | Warwickshire 87/0 (22.5 overs) |
| Rex Gautrey 22 Jack Bannister 3/14 (13 overs) | | Bob Barber 54 |
* Warwickshire won by 10 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Syd Buller and Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Bob Barber (Warks)
* Match extended into a second day
* 1, 3 May 1965 Scorecard
| Hampshire 295/7 (60 overs) | v | Norfolk 147 (57.1 overs) |
| Peter Sainsbury 76 David Pilch 3/44 (8 overs) | | Henry Blofeld 60 Peter Sainsbury 7/30 (13) |
* Hampshire won by 148 runs County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Jack Crapp and David Smith Player of the match: Peter Sainsbury (Hants)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
* 1 May 1965 Scorecard
| Wiltshire 156/9 (60 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 157/3 (56.1 overs) |
| Ian Lomax 50 Andrew Corran 4/35 (13 overs) | | Barrie Whittingham 69 James Merryweather 2/23 (13 overs) |
* Nottinghamshire won by 7 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Bill Copson and Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Andrew Corran (Notts)

## Second round

* 22 May 1965 Scorecard
| Gloucestershire 130 (37.5 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 131/8 (59.2 overs) |
| Arthur Milton 53 David Larter 4/38 (11.5 overs) | | Roger Prideaux 28 Tony Windows 3/28 (13 overs) |
* Northamptonshire won by 2 wickets County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Paul Gibb and Cec Pepper Player of the match: Arthur Milton (Glos)
* 22 May 1965 Scorecard
| Hampshire 208 (57.4 overs) | v | Kent 185 (54.1 overs) |
| Peter Sainsbury 70 Alan Dixon 4/51 (13 overs) | | Mike Denness 43 Bob Cottam 3/30 (13 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 23 runs United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth Umpires: Arthur Fagg and John Langridge Player of the match: Peter Sainsbury (Hants)
* 22 May 1965 Scorecard
| Leicestershire 168 (49.4 overs) | v | Yorkshire 170/4 (53.2 overs) |
| Clive Inman 66 Richard Hutton 3/50 (10 overs) | | Geoffrey Boycott 69 Graham Cross 2/37 (13 overs) |
* Yorkshire won by 6 wickets Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Bill Copson and Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Clive Inman (Leics)
* 22 May 1965 Scorecard
| Middlesex 161 (57.3 overs) | v | Derbyshire 151/8 (60 overs) |
| Fred Titmus 40 Albert Jackson 2/19 (13 overs) | | Bob Taylor 53* Don Bennett 4/27 (13 overs) |
* Middlesex won by 10 runs Lord's, London Umpires: John Arnold and Lofty Herman Player of the match: Bob Taylor (Derbys)
* 22 May 1965 Scorecard
| Nottinghamshire 162 (59.5 overs) | v | Somerset 166/7 (50.1 overs) |
| Brian Bolus 79 Brian Langford 3/17 (7.5 overs) | | Roy Virgin 78* Carlton Forbes 2/37 (13 overs) |
* Somerset won by 3 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Jack Crapp and Laurie Gray Player of the match: Roy Virgin (Somst)
* 22 May 1965 Scorecard
| Glamorgan 146 (45.1 overs) | v | Surrey 147/5 (52 overs) |
| Tony Lewis 47 Geoff Arnold 4/26 (11.1 overs) | | John Edrich 65 Don Shepherd 2/40 (12 overs) |
* Surrey won by 5 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Sam Cook and Ron Lay Player of the match: John Edrich (Surrey)
* 22 May 1965 Scorecard
| Lancashire 166 (50.1 overs) | v | Warwickshire 170/4 (51.2 overs) |
| John Sullivan 39 Roger Edmonds 4/33 (8 overs) | | Khalid Ibadulla 58 Ken Higgs 1/38 (13 overs) |
* Warwickshire won by 6 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Arthur Jepson and Fred Price Player of the match: Khalid Ibadulla (Warks)
* 22 May 1965 Scorecard
| Sussex 206 (52.4 overs) | v | Worcestershire 148 (47.3 overs) |
| Ken Suttle 67 Jack Flavell 4/40 (10.4 overs) | | Tom Graveney 40 Tony Buss 4/32 (10.3 overs) |
* Sussex won by 58 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Charlie Elliott and Fred Gardner Player of the match: Ken Suttle (Sussex)

## Quarter-finals

* 23 June 1965 Scorecard
| Middlesex 280/8 (60 overs) | v | Sussex 190 (53 overs) |
| Bob Gale 74 Ian Thomson 2/49 (13 overs) | | Ken Suttle 47 Don Bennett 4/42 (13 overs) |
* Middlesex won by 90 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Sam Cook and Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: John Murray (Middx)
* 23 June 1965 Scorecard
| Somerset 63 (34.2 overs) | v | Yorkshire 64/3 (31.5 overs) |
| Mervyn Kitchen 39* Fred Trueman 6/15 (10.2 overs) | | Geoffrey Boycott 23* Fred Rumsey 2/12 (13 overs) |
* Yorkshire won by 7 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: John Arnold and Arthur Fagg Player of the match: Fred Trueman (Yorks)
* 23 June 1965 Scorecard
| Surrey 222/8 (60 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 97 (38.5 overs) |
| Ron Tindall 73 David Larter 3/50 (13 overs) | | Peter Watts 40 Stewart Storey 4/14 (5.5 overs) |
* Surrey won by 125 runs The Oval, London Umpires: Charlie Elliott and John Langridge Player of the match: Ron Tindall (Surrey)
* 23, 24 June 1965 Scorecard
| Warwickshire 203 (59.3 overs) | v | Hampshire 129 (51.2 overs) |
| Khalid Ibadulla 75 Bob Cottam 4/56 (13 overs) | | Mike Barnard 46 Khalid Ibadulla 6/32 (13 overs) |
* Warwickshire won by 74 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Jack Crapp and Fred Price Player of the match: Khalid Ibadulla (Warks)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

## Semi-finals

* 14 July 1965 Scorecard
| Middlesex 250/8 (60 overs) | v | Surrey 252/5 (56.2 overs) |
| Eric Russell 70 Ken Barrington 3/41 (6 overs) | | John Edrich 71 Ted Clark 2/69 (9.2 overs) |
* Surrey won by 5 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Syd Buller and Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Michael Edwards (Surrey)
* 14, 15, 16 July 1965 Scorecard
| Yorkshire 177 (59 overs) | v | Warwickshire 157 (57 overs) |
| Ray Illingworth 45 Tom Cartwright 3/29 (13 overs) | | Alan Smith 39 Donald Wilson 2/15 (13 overs) |
* Yorkshire won by 20 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Sam Cook and Buddy Oldfield Player of the match: Ray Illingworth (Yorks)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.

## Final

* 4 September 1965 Scorecard
| Yorkshire 317/4 (60 overs) | v | Surrey 142 (40.4 overs) |
| Geoffrey Boycott 146 Geoff Arnold 1/51 (13 overs) | | Ron Tindall 57 Ray Illingworth 5/29 (11.4 overs) |
* Yorkshire won by 175 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Syd Buller and Charlie Elliott Player of the match: Geoffrey Boycott (Yorks)