# 1976 Gillette Cup

The 1976 Gillette Cup was the fourteenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 26 June and 4 September 1976. The tournament was won by Northamptonshire County Cricket Club who defeated Lancashire County Cricket Club by 4 wickets in the final at Lord's.

## Format

The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Berkshire, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Shropshire 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 4 September 1976.

### First round

* 26 June 1976 (scorecard)
| Lincolnshire 125/7 (60 overs) | v | Derbyshire 129/3 (34.3 overs) |
| Ian Moore 31 Eddie Barlow 3/19 (12 overs) | | Eddie Barlow 55 Ian Moore 1/4 (1 overs) |
* Derbyshire won by 7 wickets Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Don Oslear Player of the match: Eddie Barlow (Derbyshire)
* 26 June 1976 (scorecard)
| Gloucestershire 260/4 (60 overs) | v | Worcestershire 242 all out (58.2 overs) |
| Zaheer Abbas 128 John Inchmore 2/55 (12 overs) | | Phil Neale 68 Mike Procter 3/35 (11 overs) |
* Gloucestershire won by 18 runs Phoenix County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Sam Cook & John Langridge Player of the match: Zaheer Abbas (Gloucestershire)
* 26 June 1976 (scorecard)
| Berkshire 158/8 (60 overs) | v | Hertfordshire 160/8 (57.1 overs) |
| David Johnston 68 Brian Collins 5/20 (12 overs) | | Francis Collyer 30 Alexander Mahoney 4/32 (12 overs) |
* Hertfordshire won by 2 wickets Hitchin Town Cricket Club Ground, Hitchin Umpires: David Evans & Tommy Wilson Player of the match: Brian Collins (Hertfordshire)
* 26 June 1976 (scorecard)
| Shropshire 185 all out (59.4 overs) | v | Yorkshire 189/6 (56.1 overs) |
| Robert Burton 47 Arthur Robinson 3/17 (12 overs) | | John Hampshire 59 David Breakwell 3/28 (11.1 overs) |
* Yorkshire won by 4 wickets Orleton Park, Wellington Umpires: David Constant & Cec Pepper Player of the match: John Hampshire (Yorkshire)
* 26 June 1976 (scorecard)
| Essex 316/6 (60 overs) | v | Staffordshire 207/7 (60 overs) |
| Brian Edmeades 93 Keith Stride 3/66 (12 overs) | | Graham Warner 56 John Lever 2/38 (12 overs) |
* Essex won by 109 runs Lichfield Road, Stone Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Brian Edmeades (Essex)
* 26 June 1976 (scorecard)
| Glamorgan 283/3 (60 overs) | v | Warwickshire 287/6 (59 overs) |
| Alan Jones 124* Bill Bourne 1/46 (12 overs) | | John Whitehouse 109 Roger Davis 3/55 (12 overs) |
* Warwickshire won by 4 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Ray Julian & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Alan Jones (Glamorgan)

### Second round

* 14 July 1976 (scorecard)
| Derbyshire 194/9 (60 overs) | v | Surrey 127 all out (45.5 overs) |
| Frederick Swarbrook 58* Geoff Arnold 3/27 (12 overs) | | Alan Butcher 51 Keith Stevenson 4/21 (8 overs) |
* Derbyshire won by 67 runs Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston Umpires: Dickie Bird & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Frederick Swarbrook (Derbyshire)
* 14 July 1976 (scorecard)
| Hertfordshire 153 all out (55.3 overs) | v | Essex 120 all out (38 overs) |
| David Ottley 37 Ray East 4/28 (11 overs) | | Ken McEwan 44 Dilip Doshi 4/23 (12 overs) |
* Hertfordshire won by 33 runs Hitchin Town Cricket Club Ground, Hitchin Umpires: Arthur Fagg & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Dilip Doshi (Hertfordshire)
* 14 July 1976 (scorecard)
| Sussex 213 all out (59.1 overs) | v | Kent 156 all out (50 overs) |
| Tony Greig 62 Kevin Jarvis 3/53 (9 overs) | | Bob Woolmer 34 Tony Greig 3/45 (12 overs) |
* Sussex won by 57 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Jack Crapp & Ray Julian Player of the match: Mike Denness (Kent)
* 14 July 1976 (scorecard)
| Middlesex 270/9 (60 overs) | v | Lancashire 271/7 (58.4 overs) |
| Graham Barlow 71 Jack Simmons 3/89 (12 overs) | | Harry Pilling 82 Allan Jones 3/52 (11.4 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 3 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Peter Rochford Player of the match: Harry Pilling (Lancashire)
* 14 July 1976 (scorecard)
| Hampshire 233/8 (60 overs) | v | Leicestershire 230/9 (60 overs) |
| David Turner 78 Ray Illingworth 2/37 (12 overs) | | Jack Birkenshaw 101* Mike Taylor 2/44 (10 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 3 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Henry Horton Player of the match: Jack Birkenshaw (Leicestershire)
* 14 July 1976 (scorecard)
| Northamptonshire 275/5 (60 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 267/9 (60 overs) |
| Geoff Cook 79 Clive Rice 2/53 (12 overs) | | Derek Randall 73 Alan Hodgson 2/60 (12 overs) |
* Northamptonshire won by 8 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Peter Willey (Northamptonshire)
* 14 July 1976 (scorecard)
| Somerset 140 all out (45.2 overs) | v | Warwickshire 141/4 (40.3 overs) |
| Brian Close 69 Bill Bourne 2/15 (5 overs) | | John Jameson 47 Graham Burgess 2/42 (12 overs) |
* Warwickshire won by 6 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: John Langridge & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Brian Close (Somerset)
* 14 July 1976 (scorecard)
| Yorkshire 232/9 (60 overs) | v | Gloucestershire 233/6 (55 overs) |
| John Hampshire 63 Mike Procter 4/21 (12 overs) | | Zaheer Abbas 111 Arthur Robinson 2/52 (12 overs) |
* Gloucestershire won by 4 wickets Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Don Oslear Player of the match: Zaheer Abbas (Gloucestershire)

### Quarter-finals

* 4 August 1976 (scorecard)
| Hampshire 226 all out (60 overs) | v | Derbyshire 179 all out (54.4 overs) |
| Peter Sainsbury 63 Mike Hendrick 4/35 (12 overs) | | Ron Headley 48 Peter Sainsbury 4/49 (12 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 47 runs County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Bill Alley & Peter Rochford Player of the match: Peter Sainsbury (Hampshire)
* 4 August 1976 (scorecard)
| Gloucestershire 125 all out (57.1 overs) | v | Lancashire 128/3 (37.2 overs) |
| Andy Stovold 35 David Hughes 2/15 (12 overs) | | Barry Wood 62* Jack Davey 2/6 (8 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 7 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancashire)
* 4 August 1976 (scorecard)
| Hertfordshire 69 all out (44 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 75/1 (15.2 overs) |
| Robin Johns 18* Sarfraz Nawaz 4/17 (12 overs) | | Peter Willey 52* Alan Garofall 1/11 (2.2 overs) |
* Northamptonshire won by 9 wickets County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Sarfraz Nawaz (Northamptonshire)
* 4 August 1976 (scorecard)
| Sussex 194 all out (56.3 overs) | v | Warwickshire 195/2 (46.2 overs) |
| Javed Miandad 69 Steve Rouse 4/27 (8.3 overs) | | Dennis Amiss 87 Javed Miandad 1/12 (2 overs) |
* Warwickshire won by 8 wickets County Ground, Hove Umpires: Sam Cook & Peter Wight Player of the match: John Jameson (Warwickshire)

### Semi-finals

* 18 August 1976 (scorecard)
| Hampshire 215/7 (60 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 218/8 (59.5 overs) |
| David Turner 86 Sarfraz Nawaz 2/40 (12 overs) | | Roy Virgin 82 John Southern 2/34 (12 overs) |
* Northamptonshire won by 2 wickets County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Bill Alley & David Evans Player of the match: David Turner (Hampshire)
* 18 August 1976 (scorecard)
| Warwickshire 233 all out (60 overs) | v | Lancashire 234/4 (55.2 overs) |
| Rohan Kanhai 49 Barry Wood 3/32 (10 overs) | | Barry Wood 105 Steve Rouse 2/41 (12 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 6 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancashire)

### Final

* 4 September 1976 (scorecard)
| Lancashire 195/7 (60 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 199/6 (58.1 overs) |
| David Lloyd 48 Bishan Bedi 3/52 (11 overs) | | Peter Willey 65 Peter Lee 2/29 (12 overs) |
* Northamptonshire won by 4 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Dickie Bird & Arthur Fagg Player of the match: Peter Willey (Northamptonshire)