# 1966 Gillette Cup

The 1966 Gillette Cup was the fourth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 28 April and 3 September 1966. The tournament was won by Warwickshire County Cricket Club in the final at Lord's.

## Format

The 17 first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Berkshire, Cheshire, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire 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 3 September 1966.

## First round

* 28 April 1966 Scorecard
| Lancashire 104/9 (60 overs) | v | Cheshire 62 (45.3 overs) |
| Robert Entwistle 43* Gerry Hardstaff 4/31 (12 overs) | | Frederick Millett 24 Ken Higgs 4/10 (10.3 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 42 runs Macclesfield Cricket Club Ground, Macclesfield Umpires: Freddie Jakeman and Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Robert Entwistle (Lancs)
* 30 April 1966 Scorecard
| Hertfordshire 167 (58.3 overs) | v | Berkshire 171/8 (46.2 overs) |
| Alan Bell 105 David Mordaunt 3/24 (11.3 overs) | | David Mordaunt 53 John Iberson 3/37 (11 overs) |
* Berkshire won by 2 wickets Hitchin Town Cricket Club Ground, Hitchin Umpires: Laurie Gray and Lofty Herman Player of the match: Alan Bell (Herts)
* 30 April 1966 Scorecard
| Northamptonshire 67 (37 overs) | v | Glamorgan 70/1 (24 overs) |
| Brian Reynolds 23 Jeff Jones 4/12 (11 overs) | | Alan Jones 37* Brian Crump 1/5 (7 overs) |
* Glamorgan won by 9 wickets County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Ron Aspinall and Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Jeff Jones (Glam)
* 30 April 1966 Scorecard
| Sussex 175/8 (60 overs) | v | Somerset 179/6 (54.3 overs) |
| Nawab of Pataudi 42 Bill Alley 4/14 (12 overs) | | Mervyn Kitchen 41 Tony Buss 3/28 (11 overs) |
* Somerset won by 4 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Jack Crapp and Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Bill Alley (Somst)
* 30 April 1966 Scorecard
| Kent 284/5 (60 overs) | v | Suffolk 171/8 (60 overs) |
| Colin Cowdrey 116 John Hargreaves 2/44 (11 overs) | | Robert Flack 46 David Sayer 3/24 (11 overs) |
* Kent won by 113 runs Ipswich School Ground, Ipswich Umpires: Ron Lay and Fred Price Player of the match: Colin Cowdrey (Kent)
* 4, 5 May 1966 Scorecard
| Hampshire 226/9 (60 overs) | v | Lincolnshire 195 (56.4 overs) |
| Danny Livingstone 92 George Camplin 3/38 (12 overs) | | Ivan Madray 58 Butch White 4/36 (10 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 31 runs County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Arthur Fagg and John Langridge Player of the match: Danny Livingstone (Hants)
* Reserve day used

## Second round

* 21 May 1966 Scorecard
| Gloucestershire 327/7 (60 overs) | v | Berkshire 192/8 (60 overs) |
| Ron Nicholls 127 Tony Denness 4/56 (11 overs) | | Anthony Davis 47 John Mortimore 2/36 (10 overs) |
* Gloucestershire won by 135 runs Church Road, Reading Umpires: Peter Wight and Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Ron Nicholls (Glos)
* 21 May 1966 Scorecard
| Derbyshire 199 (59.5 overs) | v | Essex 200/8 (57.4 overs) |
| Derek Morgan 42 Brian Edmeades 3/32 (12 overs) | | Michael Bear 71 Alan Ward 3/36 (12 overs) |
* Essex won by 2 wickets Queen's Park, Chesterfield Umpires: Freddie Jakeman and Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Michael Bear (Essex)
* 21 May 1966 Scorecard
| Warwickshire 266/8 (60 overs) | v | Glamorgan 101 (34.3 overs) |
| Dennis Amiss 113 Jeff Jones 3/51 (12 overs) | | Bernard Hedges 32 David Brown 5/18 (7.3 overs) |
* Warwickshire won by 165 runs St Helen's, Swansea Umpires: John Arnold and Bill Copson Player of the match: David Brown (Warks)
* 21 May 1966 Scorecard
| Hampshire 199 (59.5 overs) | v | Kent 145 (49.4 overs) |
| Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie 59* David Sayer 3/38 (11.5 overs) | | Brian Luckhurst 65 Derek Shackleton 3/12 (10 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 54 runs County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Jack Crapp and George Pope Player of the match: Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie (Hants)
* 21 May 1966 Scorecard
| Surrey 231/8 (60 overs) | v | Leicestershire 185/9 (60 overs) |
| John Edrich 77 Graham Cross 3/36 (11 overs) | | Graham Cross 53* Geoff Arnold 4/28 (12 overs) |
* Surrey won by 46 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Charlie Elliott and Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Ken Barrington (Surrey)
* 21 May 1966 Scorecard
| Lancashire 243/9 (60 overs) | v | Middlesex 180 (51 overs) |
| David Green 81 Bob Herman 3/63 (11 overs) | | John Murray 54 Brian Statham 3/28 (12 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 63 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Paul Gibb and Tom Spencer Player of the match: David Green (Lancs)
* 21 May 1966 Scorecard
| Somerset 190/7 (60 overs) | v | Yorkshire 150 (50.1 overs) |
| Bill Alley 58* Don Wilson 2/38 (9 overs) | | Richard Illingworth 29* Roy Palmer 4/33 (12 overs) |
* Somerset won by 40 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Lofty Herman and Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Roy Palmer (Somst)
* 21 May 1966 Scorecard
| Worcestershire 179 (57.4 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 160 (56 overs) |
| Ron Headley 64 Alec Johnson 4/37 (11 overs) | | Bob White 39 Norman Gifford 3/28 (12 overs) |
* Worcestershire won by 19 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Ron Aspinall and Cec Pepper Player of the match: Ron Headley (Worcs)

## Quarter-finals

* 22 June 1966 Scorecard
| Surrey 173 (57.1 overs) | v | Hampshire 174/3 (43 overs) |
| Ken Barrington 46 Jimmy Gray 3/28 (12 overs) | | Roy Marshall 85 Pat Pocock 1/18 (10 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 7 wickets Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth Umpires: Albert Alderman and Laurie Gray Player of the match: Roy Marshall (Hants)
* 22 June 1966 Scorecard
| Lancashire 103 (49.5 overs) | v | Somerset 104/6 (50.1 overs) |
| Jack Bond 29 Roy Palmer 5/18 (12 overs) | | Mervyn Kitchen 32 Brian Statham 2/10 (10.1 overs) |
* Somerset won by 4 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Paul Gibb and John Langridge Player of the match: Roy Palmer (Somst)
* 22 June 1966 Scorecard
| Gloucestershire 193 (57.1 overs) | v | Warwickshire 197/4 (38.2 overs) |
| Sid Russell 47 David Brown 3/33 (12 overs) | | Bob Barber 113 Jim Andrew 2/41 (9 overs) |
* Warwickshire won by 6 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: John Arnold and Harry Mellows Player of the match: Bob Barber (Warks)
* 22 June 1966 Scorecard
| Worcestershire 211 (60 overs) | v | Essex 129 (47.1 overs) |
| Martin Horton 51 Tony Jorden 3/46 (12 overs) | | Barry Knight 52 Len Coldwell 4/42 (12 overs) |
* Worcestershire won by 82 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Dusty Rhodes and William Simpson Player of the match: Martin Horton (Worcs)

## Semi-finals

* 10 August 1966 Scorecard
| Somerset 189 (59.4 overs) | v | Warwickshire 190/5 (51.4 overs) |
| Graham Atkinson 72 Jack Bannister 3/47 (11.4 overs) | | Dennis Amiss 80* Bill Alley 2/15 (12 overs) |
* Warwickshire won by 5 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Syd Buller and Tom Spencer Player of the match: Dennis Amiss (Warks)
* 10 August 1966 Scorecard
| Worcestershire 253/4 (60 overs) | v | Hampshire 154 (48.2 overs) |
| Martin Horton 114 Bob Cottam 2/45 (12 overs) | | Roy Marshall 37 Len Coldwell 4/39 (12 overs) |
* Worcestershire won by 99 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Bill Copson and Ron Lay Player of the match: Martin Horton (Worcs)

## Final

* 3 September 1966 Scorecard
| Worcestershire 155/8 (60 overs) | v | Warwickshire 159/5 (56.4 overs) |
| Norman Gifford 38 Tom Cartwright 3/16 (12 overs) | | Bob Barber 66 Basil D'Oliveira 1/26 (10 overs) |
* Warwickshire won by 5 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Syd Buller and Charlie Elliott Player of the match: Bob Barber (Warks)