1978 Gillette Cup
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| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Sussex (3rd title) |
| Participants | 22 |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Most runs | 361 Viv Richards (Somerset) |
| Most wickets | 12 Geoff Arnold (Sussex) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
The 1978 Gillette Cup was the sixteenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 5 July and 2 September 1978.[1] The tournament was won by Sussex County Cricket Club who defeated Somerset County Cricket Club by 5 wickets in the final at Lord's.
Contents
Format
The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Devon, Durham, Shropshire, Staffordshire 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 2 September 1978.
First round
|
5 July 1978
(scorecard) |
|
Devon
205/8 (60 overs) |
v
|
Staffordshire
208/6 (58 overs) |
|
5 July 1978
(scorecard) |
|
Shropshire
148/9 (60 overs) |
v
|
Surrey
149/6 (53.4 overs) |
|
5 July 1978
(scorecard) |
|
Warwickshire
292/5 (60 overs) |
v
|
Somerset
297/4 (57.1 overs) |
|
5 July 1978
(scorecard) |
|
Suffolk
101 all out (39.1 overs) |
v
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Sussex
102/4 (33.1 overs) |
|
5, 6 July 1978
(scorecard) |
|
Derbyshire
158/9 (60 overs) |
v
|
Worcestershire
153 all out (59.4 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
|
5, 6, 7 July 1978
(scorecard) |
|
Yorkshire
249/6 (45 overs) |
v
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Durham
136/7 (45 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. Match was reduced to 45 overs per side.
Second round
|
19, 20 July 1978
(scorecard) |
|
Middlesex
199 all out (59.2 overs) |
v
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Derbyshire
166 all out (54 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
|
19, 20 July 1978
(scorecard) |
|
Essex
268/9 (60 overs) |
v
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Surrey
196 all out (58.1 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
|
19, 20 July 1978
(scorecard) |
|
Somerset
330/4 (60 overs) |
v
|
Glamorgan
260 all out (60 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
|
19, 20 July 1978
(scorecard) |
|
Gloucestershire
266/5 (60 overs) |
v
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Lancashire
267/3 (57.3 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
|
19, 20 July 1978
(scorecard) |
|
Leicestershire
214/8 (60 overs) |
v
|
Hampshire
140 all out (51.2 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
|
19 July 1978
(scorecard) |
|
Northamptonshire
248/9 (60 overs) |
v
|
Kent
249/5 (59.5 overs) |
|
19, 20 July 1978
(scorecard) |
|
Sussex
221/6 (60 overs) |
v
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Staffordshire
219/9 (60 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
|
19, 20 July 1978
(scorecard) |
|
Nottinghamshire
225/7 (60 overs) |
v
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Yorkshire
226/9 (59.3 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Quarter-finals
|
2, 3 August 1978
(scorecard) |
|
Kent
120 all out (53.5 overs) |
v
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Somerset
122/5 (47 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
|
2, 3, 4 August 1978
(scorecard) |
|
Lancashire
279/6 (60 overs) |
v
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Middlesex
258 all out (57.5 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
|
2, 3, 4 August 1978
(scorecard) |
|
Essex
73/2 (10 overs) |
v
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Leicestershire
70/8 (10 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. Match was reduced before play started to 10 overs per side.
|
2, 3, 4 August 1978
(scorecard) |
|
Yorkshire
174/7 (52 overs) |
v
|
|
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. Match was replayed on 4 August.
|
4 August 1978
(scorecard) |
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Sussex
68/6 (10 overs) |
v
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Yorkshire
59/8 (10 overs) |
- Match was reduced before play started to 10 overs per side.
Semi-finals
|
16 August 1978
(scorecard) |
|
Somerset
287/6 (60 overs) |
v
|
Essex
287 all out (60 overs) |
|
16 August 1978
(scorecard) |
|
Sussex
277/8 (60 overs) |
v
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Lancashire
141 all out (51.4 overs) |
Final
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|
2 September 1978
(scorecard) |
|
Somerset
207/7 (60 overs) |
v
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Sussex
211/5 (53.1 overs) |
References
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