# 1973 Gillette Cup

The 1973 Gillette Cup was the eleventh Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 30 June and 1 September 1973. The tournament was won by Gloucestershire County Cricket Club who defeated Sussex County Cricket Club by 40 runs in the final at Lord's.

## Format

The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Dorset, Durham, Staffordshire 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 1 September 1973. The tournament was notable for Durham (then a minor county) defeating Yorkshire. In doing so, Durham became the first ever minor county to beat a first class county in this competition.

### First round

* 30 June 1973 (scorecard)
| Bedfordshire 148 all out (54.2 overs) | v | Lancashire 275/3 (60 overs) |
| Tony Durley 75 Peter Lever 2/3 (5 overs) | | Barry Wood 88 Graham Jarrett 1/51 (11 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 127 runs Wardown Park, Luton Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Frank Hayes (Lancashire)
* 30 June 1973 (scorecard)
| Gloucestershire 230/9 (60 overs) | v | Glamorgan 196 all out (57.1 overs) |
| Roger Knight 75 Lawrence Williams 3/44 (12 overs) | | Alan Jones 61 Tony Brown 3/29 (10.1 overs) |
* Gloucestershire won by 34 runs Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Henry Horton Player of the match: Roger Knight (Gloucestershire)
* 30 June 1973 (scorecard)
| Wiltshire 82 all out (49.2 overs) | v | Hampshire 86/3 (27 overs) |
| Paul Meehan 20 David O'Sullivan 4/13 (12 overs) | | Gordon Greenidge 27 John Alford 2/29 (12 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 7 wickets County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Sam Cook & Ken Palmer Player of the match: David O'Sullivan (Hampshire)
* 30 June 1973 (scorecard)
| Sussex 225/8 (60 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 195 all out (56.9 overs) |
| Roger Prideaux 81 Bob Cottam 3/43 (12 overs) | | David Steele 60 John Snow 3/23 (10.3 overs) |
* Sussex won by 30 runs County Ground, Northampton Umpires: David Constant & John Langridge Player of the match: Roger Prideaux (Sussex)
* 30 June 1973 (scorecard)
| Staffordshire 163/9 (60 overs) | v | Dorset 84 all out (45.3 overs) |
| Peter Gill 40 Derek Shackleton 4/11 (12 overs) | | Timothy Hall 23 Michael Ikin 3/13 (11 overs) |
* Staffordshire won by 79 runs Lichfield Road, Stone Umpires: George Pope & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Derek Shackleton (Dorset)
* 30 June 1973 (scorecard)
| Yorkshire 135 all out (58.4 overs) | v | Durham 138/5 (51.3 overs) |
| Colin Johnson 44 Brian Lander 5/15 (11.4 overs) | | Russell Inglis 47 Phil Carrick 2/32 (12 overs) |
* Durham won by 5 wickets St George's Road, Harrogate Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Brian Lander (Durham)

### Second round

* 11 July 1973 (scorecard)
| Sussex 203/9 (60 overs) | v | Derbyshire 92 all out (47.3 overs) |
| Peter Graves 84* Ian Buxton 4/27 (12 overs) | | Brian Bolus 33 John Spencer 4/25 (11.3 overs) |
* Sussex won by 111 runs Queen's Park, Chesterfield Umpires: Dickie Bird & Henry Horton Player of the match: Peter Graves (Sussex)
* 11 July 1973 (scorecard)
| Durham 134 all out (56.4 overs) | v | Essex 137/3 (45.4 overs) |
| Derek Soakell 36 John Lever 4/30 (12 overs) | | Bruce Francis 44 Alan Old 1/23 (12 overs) |
* Essex won by 7 wickets Ropery Lane, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Arthur Jepson & George Pope Player of the match: John Lever (Essex)
* 11 July 1973 (scorecard)
| Gloucestershire 169/7 (60 overs) | v | Surrey 150 all out (54.1 overs) |
| David Shepherd 72* Geoff Arnold 4/38 (12 overs) | | Younis Ahmed 33 Mike Procter 3/21 (9.1 overs) |
* Gloucestershire won by 19 runs Ashley Down Ground, Bristol Umpires: David Constant & Ray Julian Player of the match: David Shepherd (Gloucestershire)
* 11 July 1973 (scorecard)
| Hampshire 205 all out (58.5 overs) | v | Kent 206/2 (52.5 overs) |
| Gordon Greenidge 100 John Shepherd 4/43 (12 overs) | | Brian Luckhurst 114* David O'Sullivan 1/32 (12 overs) |
* Kent won by 8 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Lloyd Budd Player of the match: Brian Luckhurst (Kent)
* 11 July 1973 (scorecard)
| Staffordshire 137 all out (58.5 overs) | v | Lancashire 141/4 (35.2 overs) |
| Colin Price 52 Peter Lee 3/24 (11 overs) | | David Lloyd 85* Brian James 3/35 (10.2 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 6 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Bill Alley & Sam Cook Player of the match: David Lloyd (Lancashire)
* 11 July 1973 (scorecard)
| Nottinghamshire 162/7 (60 overs) | v | Middlesex 165/6 (54 overs) |
| Garfield Sobers 75* Keith Jones 2/20 (12 overs) | | John Murray 36 Carlton Forbes 2/20 (12 overs) |
* Middlesex won by 4 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Alan Whitehead & Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Garfield Sobers (Nottinghamshire)
* 11 July 1973 (scorecard)
| Somerset 212 all out (59.1 overs) | v | Leicestershire 215/8 (59 overs) |
| Peter Robinson 67 Ken Higgs 4/27 (11.1 overs) | | Chris Balderstone 119* Allan Jones 2/45 (12 overs) |
* Leicestershire won by 2 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Jack Crapp & David Evans Player of the match: Chris Balderstone (Leicestershire)
* 11 July 1973 (scorecard)
| Worcestershire 213/9 (60 overs) | v | Warwickshire 200 all out (58.3 overs) |
| Basil D'Oliveira 54 Bob Willis 4/19 (12 overs) | | Dennis Amiss 54 Brian Brain 4/31 (12 overs) |
* Worcestershire won by 13 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Brian Brain (Worcestershire)

### Quarter-finals

* 1 August 1973 (scorecard)
| Gloucestershire 236/9 (60 overs) | v | Essex 206 all out (56.5 overs) |
| Roger Knight 60 Brian Edmeades 4/71 (12 overs) | | Keith Fletcher 45 Jack Davey 4/35 (10.5 overs) |
* Gloucestershire won by 30 runs County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Roger Knight (Gloucestershire)
* 1, 2 August 1973 (scorecard)
| Lancashire 224/6 (60 overs) | v | Middlesex 225/6 (59 overs) |
| Harry Pilling 90 Dennis Marriott 3/42 (12 overs) | | Mike Smith 90 Jack Simmons 3/46 (12 overs) |
* Middlesex won by 4 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Ray Julian & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Mike Smith (Middlesex)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
* 1 August 1973 (scorecard)
| Sussex 263/6 (60 overs) | v | Kent 135 all out (43.1 overs) |
| Roger Prideaux 79 Derek Underwood 2/59 (12 overs) | | Graham Johnson 65 Tony Buss 3/26 (12 overs) |
* Sussex won by 128 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Peter Wight Player of the match: Roger Prideaux (Sussex)
* 1 August 1973 (scorecard)
| Worcestershire 202/9 (60 overs) | v | Leicestershire 146 all out (53.5 overs) |
| Basil D'Oliveira 51 Ray Illingworth 3/15 (12 overs) | | Brian Davison 61* Norman Gifford 3/13 (12 overs) |
* Worcestershire won by 56 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Bill Alley & Jack Crapp Player of the match: Basil D'Oliveira (Worcestershire)

### Semi-finals

* 15 August 1973 (scorecard)
| Sussex 174/8 (60 overs) | v | Middlesex 169 all out (59.1 overs) |
| Tony Greig 61 Phil Edmonds 2/18 (12 overs) | | Fred Titmus 41 Tony Greig 4/27 (11.1 overs) |
* Sussex won by 5 runs Lord's, London Umpires: David Evans & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Tony Greig (Sussex)
* 15 August 1973 (scorecard)
| Gloucestershire 243/8 (60 overs) | v | Worcestershire 238/9 (60 overs) |
| Mike Procter 101 Basil D'Oliveira 2/36 (12 overs) | | Glenn Turner 109 Mike Procter 3/31 (12 overs) |
* Gloucestershire won by 5 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: John Langridge & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Mike Procter (Gloucestershire)

### Final

* 1 September 1973 (scorecard)
| Gloucestershire 243/8 (60 overs) | v | Sussex 208 all out (56.5 overs) |
| Mike Procter 94 John Snow 3/31 (12 overs) | | Geoff Greenidge 76 Roger Knight 4/47 (10 overs) |
* Gloucestershire won by 40 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Arthur Fagg & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Tony Brown (Gloucestershire)