The 1975 Gillette Cup was the thirteenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 25 June and 6 September 1975.[1] The tournament was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club who defeated Middlesex County Cricket Club by 7 wickets in the final at Lord's.

1975 Gillette Cup
Administrator(s)Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(60 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsLancashire (4th title)
Participants22
Matches21
Most runs275 Sadiq Mohammad (Gloucestershire)
Most wickets10 Mike Hendrick (Derbyshire)
Official websiteCricketArchive tournament page
1974
1976

Format

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The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cornwall, Oxfordshire 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 6 September 1975.

First round

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25 June 1975
(scorecard)
Northamptonshire
210 all out (59.5 overs)
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Cambridgeshire
141 all out (41.5 overs)
David Steele 109
Douglas Collard 3/38 (11 overs)
Alan Ponder 57
John Dye 3/14 (6 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 69 runs
The Avenue Sports Club Ground, March
Umpires: John Langridge & Peter Rochford
Player of the match: David Steele (Northamptonshire)

25 June 1975
(scorecard)
Middlesex
267/4 (60 overs)
v
Buckinghamshire
168/7 (60 overs)
Mike Brearley 124*
Fred Harris 1/33 (12 overs)
Stuart York 73*
Phil Edmonds 3/47 (12 overs)
Middlesex won by 99 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Dusty Rhodes & Tom Spencer
Player of the match: Mike Brearley (Middlesex)

25 June 1975
(scorecard)
Nottinghamshire
212/9 (60 overs)
v
Sussex
208 all out (60 overs)
Bill Taylor 63
Tony Greig 3/60 (12 overs)
Tony Greig 62
Clive Rice 3/29 (12 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 4 runs
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Ray Julian & Cec Pepper
Player of the match: Bill Taylor (Nottinghamshire)

25 June 1975
(scorecard)
Cornwall
171 all out (52.2 overs)
v
Oxfordshire
175/4 (53.3 overs)
Brian Laity 66
Brian Jeffries 3/31 (11.2 overs)
John Potter 75*
Michael Trenwith 2/21 (12 overs)
Oxfordshire won by 6 wickets
Morris Motors Sports Ground, Cowley
Umpires: Jack Crapp & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: John Potter (Oxfordshire)

25 June 1975
(scorecard)
Leicestershire
287/4 (60 overs)
v
Staffordshire
73 all out (37 overs)
Barry Dudleston 118
Keith Stride 2/32 (12 overs)
Richard Downend 24
Ken Higgs 6/20 (12 overs)
Leicestershire won by 214 runs
Longton Cricket Club Ground, Stoke-on-Trent
Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Arthur Jepson
Player of the match: Barry Dudleston (Leicestershire)

25 June 1975
(scorecard)
Surrey
193/9 (60 overs)
v
Somerset
194/9 (60 overs)
Graham Roope 66
Hallam Moseley 3/40 (12 overs)
Graham Burgess 44
Geoff Arnold 4/19 (12 overs)
Somerset won by 1 wicket
The Oval, London
Umpires: Robert Barnard & Peter Wight
Player of the match: Graham Burgess (Somerset)

Second round

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16 July 1975
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
244/7 (60 overs)
v
Oxfordshire
167 all out (56 overs)
Zaheer Abbas 88
Dennis Lock 3/44 (11 overs)
Brian Jeffries 46
Sadiq Mohammad 3/19 (3 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 77 runs
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Bill Alley & Peter Wight
Player of the match: Zaheer Abbas (Gloucestershire)

16 July 1975
(scorecard)
Hampshire
371/4 (60 overs)
v
Glamorgan
207 all out (50.1 overs)
Gordon Greenidge 177
Malcolm Nash 2/84 (12 overs)
John Solanky 51
Andy Roberts 3/17 (8.1 overs)
Hampshire won by 164 runs
County Ground, Southampton
Umpires: Ray Julian & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: Gordon Greenidge (Hampshire)

16, 17 July 1975
(scorecard)
Northamptonshire
106 all out (60 overs)
v
Lancashire
107/1 (60 overs)
Mushtaq Mohammad 24
Peter Lever 4/18 (12 overs)
Lancashire won by 9 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Peter Lever (Lancashire)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

16 July 1975
(scorecard)
Nottinghamshire
247/8 (60 overs)
v
Kent
216 all out (55.5 overs)
Basher Hassan 50
Kevin Jarvis 3/58 (9 overs)
Bob Woolmer 78
Clive Rice 3/41 (12 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 31 runs
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Cec Pepper
Player of the match: Bob Woolmer (Kent)

16, 17 July 1975
(scorecard)
Derbyshire
200/6 (60 overs)
v
Somerset
197/9 (60 overs)
Brian Bolus 63
Hallam Moseley 3/34 (12 overs)
Peter Denning 60
Philip Russell 3/44 (12 overs)
Derbyshire won by 3 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Peter Rochford
Player of the match: Frederick Swarbrook (Derbyshire)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

16 July 1975
(scorecard)
Middlesex
238/6 (60 overs)
v
Warwickshire
111 all out (47.2 overs)
Mike Brearley 82
Steve Perryman 2/29 (12 overs)
Deryck Murray 27
Fred Titmus 4/14 (12 overs)
Middlesex won by 127 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Ron Aspinall & David Evans
Player of the match: Graham Barlow (Middlesex)

16 July 1975
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
261/7 (60 overs)
v
Essex
141 all out (49.1 overs)
John Parker 79
David Acfield 2/51 (12 overs)
Brian Hardie 31
Basil D'Oliveira 4/32 (12 overs)
Worcestershire won by 112 runs
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: David Constant & Sam Cook
Player of the match: Imran Khan (Worcestershire)

16 July 1975
(scorecard)
Yorkshire
109 all out (48.5 overs)
v
Leicestershire
111/9 (52.3 overs)
Arnie Sidebottom 35
Peter Booth 3/15 (10.5 overs)
Chris Balderstone 35
Howard Cooper 4/18 (12 overs)
Leicestershire won by 1 wicket
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Henry Horton & Don Oslear
Player of the match: Norman McVicker (Leicestershire)

Quarter-finals

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6 August 1975
(scorecard)
Hampshire
98 all out (43.1 overs)
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Lancashire
101/4 (31.5 overs)
Gordon Greenidge 25
Barry Wood 4/17 (12 overs)
Frank Hayes 44*
Andy Roberts 2/17 (9 overs)
Lancashire won by 6 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: David Constant & Eddie Phillipson
Player of the match: Bob Ratcliffe (Lancashire)

6 August 1975
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
314/4 (60 overs)
v
Leicestershire
282/9 (60 overs)
Zaheer Abbas 131*
Ken Higgs 2/56 (12 overs)
Roger Tolchard 86*
David Graveney 3/67 (12 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 32 runs
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Don Oslear & Dusty Rhodes
Player of the match: Zaheer Abbas (Gloucestershire)

6 August 1975
(scorecard)
Nottinghamshire
166 all out (54.2 overs)
v
Derbyshire
167/4 (54.2 overs)
Derek Randall 43
Mike Hendrick 4/26 (9.2 overs)
Derbyshire won by 6 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Arthur Fagg & Barrie Meyer
Player of the match: Mike Hendrick (Derbyshire)

6 August 1975
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
257 all out (59.5 overs)
v
Middlesex
258/2 (54 overs)
John Parker 107
John Price 3/50 (12 overs)
Clive Radley 105*
John Inchmore 2/39 (12 overs)
Middlesex won by 8 wickets
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Robert Barnard & Lloyd Budd
Player of the match: Clive Radley (Middlesex)

Semi-finals

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20 August 1975
(scorecard)
Middlesex
207 all out (58.5 overs)
v
Derbyshire
183 all out (56.1 overs)
Norman Featherstone 70
Mike Hendrick 4/16 (11.5 overs)
Ron Headley 58
Mike Selvey 2/32 (10.1 overs)
Middlesex won by 21 runs
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Umpires: David Constant & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: Norman Featherstone (Middlesex)

20 August 1975
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
236 all out (60 overs)
v
Lancashire
239/7 (59.3 overs)
Sadiq Mohammad 122
Barry Wood 2/39 (12 overs)
Barry Wood 63
Roger Knight 3/48 (10 overs)
Lancashire won by 3 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Bill Alley & Tom Spencer
Player of the match: Sadiq Mohammad (Gloucestershire)

Final

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6 September 1975
(scorecard)
Middlesex
180/8 (60 overs)
v
Lancashire
182/3 (57 overs)
Larry Gomes 44
Bob Ratcliffe 3/25 (12 overs)
Clive Lloyd 73*
Mike Selvey 1/21 (12 overs)
Lancashire won by 7 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Dickie Bird & John Langridge
Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (Lancashire)

References

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  1. ^ "Gillette Trophy, 1975 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
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