# 1971 Gillette Cup

The 1971 Gillette Cup was the ninth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 15 May and 4 September 1971. The tournament was won by Lancashire who defeated Kent by 24 runs in the final at Lord's.

## Format

The 17 first-class counties were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Northumberland 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 1971.

## First round

* 15 May 1971 Scorecard
| Essex 301/9 (60 overs) | v | Bedfordshire 204/8 (60 overs) |
| Brian Ward 101 Trevor Morley 3/52 (12 overs) | | Bill Bushby 80* Ray East 2/20 (12 overs) |
* Essex won by 97 runs County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Lloyd Budd and Charlie Elliott Player of the match: Brian Ward (Essex)
* 15 May 1971 Scorecard
| Kent 223/3 (60 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 178 (57.3 overs) |
| Colin Cowdrey 98 Peter Lee 2/37 (12 overs) | | David Steele 38 Derek Underwood 3/39 (10.3 overs) |
* Kent won by 45 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Arthur Fagg and John Langridge Player of the match: Colin Cowdrey (Kent)
* 15 May 1971 Scorecard
| Northumberland 193/6 (60 overs) | v | Lincolnshire 195/2 (40.4 overs) |
| Mike Crawhall 66 Geoffrey Plaskitt 2/26 (12 overs) | | Geoff Robinson 132 Ken Norton 1/34 (8.4 overs) |
* Lincolnshire won by 8 wickets Osborne Avenue, Jesmond Umpires: Cec Pepper and Tom Spencer Player of the match: Geoff Robinson (Lincs)
* 15, 17 May 1971 Scorecard
| Somerset 206/8 (60 overs) | v | Lancashire 208/4 (56 overs) |
| Roy Virgin 105* Peter Lever 2/19 (12 overs) | | David Lloyd 94* Allan Jones 1/23 (10 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 6 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Bill Alley and Jack Crapp Player of the match: David Lloyd (Lancs)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
* 15 May 1971 Scorecard
| Glamorgan 225/5 (60 overs) | v | Staffordshire 148 (50.4 overs) |
| Alan Jones 85 Richard Downend 3/35 (12 overs) | | Peter Gill 52 Peter Walker 4/34 (8.4 overs) |
* Glamorgan won by 77 runs Longton Cricket Club Ground, Stoke-on-Trent Umpires: Arthur Jepson and Eddie Rowe Player of the match: Peter Walker (Glam)
* 15 May 1971 Scorecard
| Hertfordshire 138 (59.5 overs) | v | Surrey 142/2 (34.4 overs) |
| Basil Hollington 50 Stewart Storey 2/13 (12 overs) | | John Edrich 58* Brian Collins 1/23 (6 overs) |
* Surrey won by 8 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: John Arnold and Lofty Herman Player of the match: Basil Hollington (Herts)

## Second round

* 12 June 1971 Scorecard
| Essex 180 (58 overs) | v | Glamorgan 82 (44.3 overs) |
| Bruce Francis 72 Lawrence Williams 3/15 (11 overs) | | Len Hill 26 Keith Boyce 3/8 (8 overs) |
* Essex won by 98 runs Valentine's Park, Ilford Umpires: George Pope and Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Bruce Francis (Essex)
* 12, 13 June 1971 Scorecard
| Nottinghamshire 129/9 (60 overs) | v | Hampshire 130/7 (55 overs) |
| Bob White 38 Butch White 3/32 (12 overs) | | Peter Sainsbury 32 Garfield Sobers 4/11 (12 overs) |
* Hampshire won by 3 wickets United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth Umpires: Jack Crapp and Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Peter Sainsbury (Hants)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
* 12 June 1971 Scorecard
| Yorkshire 148 (59.2 overs) | v | Kent 149/4 (42.4 overs) |
| Geoffrey Boycott 46 Bernard Julien 5/25 (12 overs) | | Brian Luckhurst 62 Michael Bore 3/35 (10.4 overs) |
* Kent won by 6 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Bill Alley and Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Bernard Julien (Kent)
* 12 June 1971 Scorecard
| Derbyshire 200/9 (60 overs) | v | Leicestershire 201/9 (58.3 overs) |
| Chris Wilkins 51 Garth McKenzie 3/30 (12 overs) | | Mick Norman 43 Fred Rumsey 3/34 (12 overs) |
* Leicestershire won by 1 wicket Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Dickie Bird and David Constant Player of the match: Brian Davison (Leics)
* 12 June 1971 Scorecard
| Surrey 216 (60 overs) | v | Middlesex 187 (59.4 overs) |
| Mike Edwards 64 John Price 6/34 (12 overs) | | Michael Smith 57 Stewart Storey 3/24 (12 overs) |
* Surrey won by 29 runs The Oval, London Umpires: Lloyd Budd and David Evans Player of the match: John Price (Middx)
* 12 June 1971 Scorecard
| Gloucestershire 252/7 (60 overs) | v | Sussex 129 (42.3 overs) |
| Mike Procter 107 John Spencer 2/31 (12 overs) | | Tony Greig 33 Mike Procter 3/20 (10 overs) |
* Gloucestershire won by 123 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Sam Cook and Charlie Elliott Player of the match: Mike Procter (Glos)
* 12 June 1971 Scorecard
| Warwickshire 294/4 (60 overs) | v | Lincolnshire 136 (47.1 overs) |
| Rohan Kanhai 126 Geoffrey Plaskitt 3/61 (12 overs) | | Duncan Fearnley 45 Norman McVicker 5/26 (12 overs) |
* Warwickshire won by 158 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Cec Pepper and Peter Wight Player of the match: Rohan Kanhai (Warks)
* 12 June 1971 Scorecard
| Worcestershire 215/6 (60 overs) | v | Lancashire 217/4 (54 overs) |
| Glenn Turner 117* John Sullivan 1/7 (2 overs) | | Clive Lloyd 83* Bob Carter 1/28 (12 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 6 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: John Langridge and Tom Spencer Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (Lancs)

## Quarter-finals

* 30 June 1971 Scorecard
| Lancashire 203/9 (60 overs) | v | Essex 191 (59.2 overs) |
| Clive Lloyd 109 Stuart Turner 3/33 (12 overs) | | Stuart Turner 50 Ken Shuttleworth 4/26 (12 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 12 runs County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: David Constant and Freddie Jakeman Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (Lancs)
* 30 June 1971 Scorecard
| Gloucestershire 214 (56.3 overs) | v | Surrey 199 (56.2 overs) |
| Ron Nicholls 77 Robin Jackman 3/43 (11 overs) | | Micky Stewart 82 Roger Knight 5/39 (10 overs) |
* Gloucestershire won by 15 runs Ashley Down Ground, Bristol Umpires: Alan Whitehead and Peter Wight Player of the match: Roger Knight (Glos)
* 30 June 1971 Scorecard
| Kent 231/8 (60 overs) | v | Leicestershire 153 (47.2 overs) |
| Mike Denness 85 Ray Illingworth 3/42 (12 overs) | | Mick Norman 50 Bob Woolmer 4/37 (12 overs) |
* Kent won by 78 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Ron Aspinall and Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Bob Woolmer (Kent)
* 30 June 1971 Scorecard
| Warwickshire 281/6 (60 overs) | v | Hampshire 186 (45.1 overs) |
| John Jameson 96 Bob Cottam 2/33 (12 overs) | | Barry Richards 69 Lance Gibbs 5/38 (11 overs) |
* Warwickshire won by 95 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Dusty Rhodes and Eddie Rowe Player of the match: John Jameson (Warks)

## Semi-finals

* 28, 29 July 1971 Scorecard
| Kent 238 (59.4 overs) | v | Warwickshire 109 (43 overs) |
| Brian Luckhurst 84 Bill Blenkiron 4/51 (12 overs) | | John Jameson 48 Bob Woolmer 3/20 (9 overs) |
* Kent won by 129 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: John Arnold and Lofty Herman Player of the match: Brian Luckhurst (Kent)
* Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
* 28 July 1971 Scorecard
| Gloucestershire 229/6 (60 overs) | v | Lancashire 230/7 (56.5 overs) |
| Mike Procter 65 Jack Simmons 2/25 (12 overs) | | Barry Wood 50 John Mortimore 3/81 (11 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 3 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Dickie Bird and Arthur Jepson Player of the match: David Hughes (Lancs)

## Final

* 4 September 1971 Scorecard
| Lancashire 224/7 (60 overs) | v | Kent 200 (56.2 overs) |
| Clive Lloyd 66 John Dye 2/51 (12 overs) | | Asif Iqbal 89 Peter Lever 3/24 (11.2 overs) |
* Lancashire won by 24 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Charlie Elliott and Arthur Fagg Player of the match: Asif Iqbal (Kent)