| 1966 Gillette Cup | |||
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| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board | ||
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (60 overs per innings) |
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| Tournament format(s) | Knockout | ||
| Champions | Warwickshire (1st title) | ||
| Participants | 22 | ||
| Matches played | 21 | ||
| Most runs | Dennis Amiss 299 (Warwickshire) |
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| Most wickets | 10 Bill Alley (Somerset) 10 David Brown (Warwickshire) 10 Roy Palmer (Somerset) |
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| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page | ||
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The 1966 Gillette Cup was the fourth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 28 April and 3 September 1966 [1]. The tournament was won by Warwickshire County Cricket Club in the final at Lord's.
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The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Berkshire, Cheshire, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire 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 3 September 1966.
| 28 April 1966 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 104-9 (60 overs) |
v | Cheshire 62 all out (45.3 overs) |
Lancashire won by 42 runs Macclesfield Cricket Club Ground, Macclesfield Umpires: Freddie Jakeman & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Bob Entwistle (Lancashire) |
| Bob Entwistle 43* Gerry Hardstaff 4/31 (12 overs) |
Fred Millett 24 Ken Higgs 4/10 (10.3 overs) |
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| 30 April 1966 (scorecard) |
Hertfordshire 167 all out (58.3 overs) |
v | Berkshire 171-8 (46.2 overs) |
Berkshire won by 2 wickets Hitchin Town Cricket Club Ground, Hitchin Umpires: Laurie Gray & Lofty Herman Player of the match: Alan Bell (Hertfordshire) |
| Alan Bell 105 David Mordaunt 3/24 (11.3 overs) |
David Mordaunt 53 John Iberson 3/37 (11 overs) |
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| 30 April 1966 (scorecard) |
Northamptonshire 67 all out (37 overs) |
v | Glamorgan 70-1 (24 overs) |
Glamorgan won by 9 wickets County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Jeff Jones (Glamorgan) |
| Brian Reynolds 23 Jeff Jones 4/12 (11 overs) |
Alan Jones 37* Brian Crump 1/5 (7 overs) |
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| 30 April 1966 (scorecard) |
Sussex 175-8 (60 overs) |
v | Somerset 179-6 (54.3 overs) |
Somerset won by 4 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Jack Crapp & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Bill Alley (Somerset) |
| Nawab of Pataudi 42 Bill Alley 4/14 (12 overs) |
Mervyn Kitchen 41 Tony Buss 3/28 (11 overs) |
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| 30 April 1966 (scorecard) |
Kent 284-5 (60 overs) |
v | Suffolk 171-8 (60 overs) |
Kent won by 113 runs Ipswich School Ground, Ipswich Umpires: Ron Lay & Fred Price Player of the match: Colin Cowdrey (Kent) |
| Colin Cowdrey 116 John Hargreaves 2/44 (11 overs) |
Robert Flack 46 David Sayer 3/24 (11 overs) |
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| 4,5 May 1966 (scorecard) |
Hampshire 226-9 (60 overs) |
v | Lincolnshire 195 all out (56.4 overs) |
Hampshire won by 31 runs County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Arthur Fagg & John Langridge Player of the match: Danny Livingstone (Hampshire) |
| Danny Livingstone 92 George Camplin 3/38 (12 overs) |
Ivan Madray 58 Butch White 4/36 (10 overs) |
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| 21 May 1966 (scorecard) |
Gloucestershire 327-7 (60 overs) |
v | Berkshire 192-8 (60 overs) |
Gloucestershire won by 135 runs Church Road, Reading, Berkshire Umpires: Peter Wight & Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Ron Nicholls (Gloucestershire) |
| Ron Nicholls 127 Tony Denness 4/56 (11 overs) |
Anthony Davis 47 John Mortimore 2/36 (10 overs) |
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| 21 May 1966 (scorecard) |
Derbyshire 199 all out (59.5 overs) |
v | Essex 200-8 (57.4 overs) |
Essex won by 2 wickets Queen's Park, Chesterfield Umpires: Freddie Jakeman & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Michael Bear (Essex) |
| Derek Morgan 42 Brian Edmeades 3/32 (12 overs) |
Michael Bear 71 Alan Ward 3/36 (12 overs) |
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| 21 May 1966 (scorecard) |
Warwickshire 266-8 (60 overs) |
v | Glamorgan 101 all out (34.3 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 165 runs St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground, Swansea Umpires: John Arnold & Bill Copson Player of the match: David Brown (Warwickshire) |
| Dennis Amiss 113 Jeff Jones 3/51 (12 overs) |
Bernard Hedges 32 David Brown 5/18 (7.3 overs) |
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| 21 May 1966 (scorecard) |
Hampshire 199 all out (59.5 overs) |
v | Kent 145 all out (49.4 overs) |
Hampshire won by 54 runs County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Jack Crapp & George Pope Player of the match: Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie (Hampshire) |
| Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie 59* David Sayer 3/38 (11.5 overs) |
Brian Luckhurst 65 Derek Shackleton 3/12 (10 overs) |
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| 21 May 1966 (scorecard) |
Surrey 231-8 (60 overs) |
v | Leicestershire 185-9 (60 overs) |
Surrey won by 46 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Ken Barrington (Surrey) |
| John Edrich 77 Graham Cross 3/36 (11 overs) |
Graham Cross 53* Geoff Arnold 4/28 (12 overs) |
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| 21 May 1966 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 243-9 (60 overs) |
v | Middlesex 180 all out (51 overs) |
Lancashire won by 63 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Paul Gibb & Tom Spencer Player of the match: David Green (Lancashire) |
| David Green 81 Bob Herman 3/63 (11 overs) |
John Murray 54 Brian Statham 3/28 (12 overs) |
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| 21 May 1966 (scorecard) |
Somerset 190-7 (60 overs) |
v | Yorkshire 150 all out (50.1 overs) |
Somerset won by 40 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Lofty Herman & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Roy Palmer (Somerset) |
| Bill Alley 58* Don Wilson 2/38 (9 overs) |
Richard Illingworth 29* Roy Palmer 4/33 (12 overs) |
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| 21 May 1966 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire 179 all out (57.4 overs) |
v | Nottinghamshire 160 all out (56 overs) |
Worcestershire won by 19 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Ron Headley (Worcestershire) |
| Ron Headley 64 Alec Johnson 4/37 (11 overs) |
Bob White 39 Norman Gifford 3/28 (12 overs) |
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| 22 June 1966 (scorecard) |
Surrey 173 all out (57.1 overs) |
v | Hampshire 174-3 (43 overs) |
Hampshire won by 7 wickets Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth Umpires: Albert Alderman & Laurie Gray Player of the match: Roy Marshall (Hampshire) |
| Ken Barrington 46 Jimmy Gray 3/28 (12 overs) |
Roy Marshall 85 Pat Pocock 1/18 (10 overs) |
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| 22 June 1966 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 103 all out (49.5 overs) |
v | Somerset 104-6 (50.1 overs) |
Somerset won by 4 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Paul Gibb & John Langridge Player of the match: Roy Palmer (Somerset) |
| Jack Bond 29 Roy Palmer 5/18 (12 overs) |
Mervyn Kitchen 32 Brian Statham 2/10 (10.1 overs) |
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| 22 June 1966 (scorecard) |
Gloucestershire 193 all out (57.1 overs) |
v | Warwickshire 197-4 (38.2 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 6 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: John Arnold & Harry Mellows Player of the match: Bob Barber (Warwickshire) |
| Sid Russell 47 David Brown 3/33 (12 overs) |
Bob Barber 113 Jim Andrew 2/41 (9 overs) |
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| 22 June 1966 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire 211 all out (60 overs) |
v | Essex 129 all out (47.1 overs) |
Worcestershire won by 82 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Dusty Rhodes & William Simpson Player of the match: Martin Horton (Worcestershire) |
| Martin Horton 51 Tony Jorden 3/46 (12 overs) |
Barry Knight 52 Len Coldwell 4/42 (12 overs) |
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| 10 August 1966 (scorecard) |
Somerset 189 all out (59.4 overs) |
v | Warwickshire 190-5 (51.4 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 5 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Syd Buller & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Dennis Amiss (Warwickshire) |
| Graham Atkinson 72 Jack Bannister 3/47 (11.4 overs) |
Dennis Amiss 80* Bill Alley 2/15 (12 overs) |
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| 10 August 1966 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire 253-4 (60 overs) |
v | Hampshire 154 all out (48.2 overs) |
Worcestershire won by 99 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Bill Copson & Ron Lay Player of the match: Martin Horton (Worcestershire) |
| Martin Horton 114 Bob Cottam 2/45 (12 overs) |
Roy Marshall 37 Len Coldwell 4/39 (12 overs) |
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| 3 September 1966 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire 155-8 (60 overs) |
v | Warwickshire 159-5 (56.4 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 5 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Syd Buller & Charlie Elliott Player of the match: Bob Barber (Warwickshire) |
| Norman Gifford 38 Tom Cartwright 3/16 (12 overs) |
Bob Barber 66 Basil D'Oliveira 1/26 (10 overs) |
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