| 1968 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 (2nd title) | ||
| Participants | 22 | ||
| Matches played | 21 | ||
| Most runs | 246 Garfield Sobers (Nottinghamshire) | ||
| Most wickets | 10 Antony Durose (Northamptonshire) | ||
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page | ||
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The 1968 Gillette Cup was the sixth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 27 April and 7 September 1968. [1] The tournament was won by Warwickshire County Cricket Club who defeated Sussex County Cricket Club by 4 wickets in the final at Lord's.
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The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Cheshire, Dorset, Durham and Norfolk. 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 September 7, 1968.
| 27 April 1968 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 168 all out (59.2 overs) |
v | Nottinghamshire 169/7 (50 overs) |
Nottinghamshire won by 3 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Garfield Sobers (Nottinghamshire) |
| John Sullivan 61 Mike Taylor 4/31 (12 overs) |
Garfield Sobers 75 Ken Shuttleworth 4/34 (12 overs) |
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| 1, 2 May 1968 (scorecard) |
Glamorgan 76 all out (38.4 overs) |
v | Northamptonshire 79/4 (46.1 overs) |
Northamptonshire won by 6 wickets County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Ron Lay & Harry Mellows Player of the match: Colin Milburn (Northamptonshire) |
| Majid Khan 17 Antony Durose 3/17 (12 overs) |
Colin Milburn 29* Jeff Jones 3/13 (12 overs) |
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| 4 May 1968 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire 98 all out (56.2 overs) |
v | Durham 82 all out (40.4 overs) |
Worcestershire won by 16 runs Ropery Lane, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Dusty Rhodes & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Stuart Young (Durham) |
| Tom Graveney 45 Gordon Williamson 4/13 (10.2 overs) |
Alan Burridge 26 Brian Brain 4/13 (8.4 overs) |
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| 4, 6 May 1968 (scorecard) |
Middlesex 161 all out (60 overs) |
v | Essex 155 all out (59.4 overs) |
Middlesex won by 6 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Albert Alderman & John Langridge Player of the match: Keith Boyce (Essex) |
| Eric Russell 26 Robin Hobbs 3/11 (1 overs) |
Gordon Barker 39 John Price 3/22 (12 overs) |
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| 8 May 1968 (scorecard) |
Norfolk 208 all out (59.1 overs) |
v | Cheshire 212/9 (59.4 overs) |
Cheshire won by 1 wicket Macclesfield Cricket Club Ground, Macclesfield Umpires: Arthur Fagg & Albert Gaskell Player of the match: Patrick Briggs (Cheshire) |
| Graham Saville 73 Arthur Sutton 3/29 (11.1 overs) |
Patrick Briggs 60 John Shepperd 4/23 (12 overs) |
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| 8, 9 May 1968 (scorecard) |
Dorset 102 all out (52.4 overs) |
v | Bedfordshire 103/2 (40.1 overs) |
Bedfordshire won by 8 wickets Sherborne School, Sherborne Umpires: Cec Pepper & George Pope Player of the match: Geoff Millman (Bedfordshire) |
| John Baker 20 Graham Jarrett 3/21 (12 overs) |
Geoff Millman 54* Derek Hayward 2/18 (12 overs) |
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| 25, 27 May 1968 (scorecard) |
Hampshire 321/4 (60 overs) |
v | Bedfordshire 197/7 (60 overs) |
Hampshire won by 124 runs Goldington Bury, Bedford Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Roy Marshall (Hampshire) |
| Roy Marshall 140 Trevor Rosier 2/68 (12 overs) |
Trevor Rosier 52 Peter Sainsbury 3/44 (12 overs) |
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| 25, 27 May 1968 (scorecard) |
Cheshire 163 all out (56.4 overs) |
v | Northamptonshire 165/1 (52.4 overs) |
Northamptonshire won by 9 wickets Macclesfield Cricket Club Ground, Macclesfield Umpires: Harry Mellows & George Pope Player of the match: Colin Milburn (Northamptonshire) |
| Stuart Wood 49 Colin Milburn 4/40 (12 overs) |
Brian Reynolds 68* Fred Millett 1/28 (10 overs) |
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| 25, 27 May 1968 (scorecard) |
Kent 110 all out (60 overs) |
v | Gloucestershire 111/9 (58.2 overs) |
Gloucestershire won by 1 wicket Ashley Down Ground, Bristol Umpires: Albert Alderman & Charlie Elliott Player of the match: Tony Brown (Gloucestershire) |
| Brian Luckhurst 50 Tony Brown 4/17 (12 overs) |
Mike Bissex 23 Asif Iqbal 2/13 (6 overs) |
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| 25, 27 May 1968 (scorecard) |
Somerset 134 all out (57 overs) |
v | Leicestershire 135/6 (49 overs) |
Leicestershire won by 4 wickets Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Mick Norman (Leicestershire) |
| Roy Virgin 55 Terry Spencer 3/17 (10 overs) |
Mick Norman 52 Fred Rumsey 2/26 (12 overs) |
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| 25, 27 May 1968 (scorecard) |
Middlesex 220/8 (60 overs) |
v | Surrey 117 all out (37.4 overs) |
Middlesex won by 103 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Laurie Gray & Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Eric Russell (Middlesex) |
| Eric Russell 123 Geoff Arnold 2/35 (12 overs) |
Stewart Storey 40 Bob Herman 6/42 (12 overs) |
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| 25 May 1968 (scorecard) |
Derbyshire 97 all out (43.2 overs) |
v | Sussex 99/0 (41.5 overs) |
Sussex won by 10 wickets County Ground, Hove Umpires: John Arnold & Jack Crapp Player of the match: Tony Greig (Sussex) |
| David Smith 32 Tony Buss 4/22 (11.2 overs) |
Mike Buss 50* |
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| 25, 27, 28 May 1968 (scorecard) |
Yorkshire 171/9 (60 overs) |
v | Warwickshire 172/6 (57.5 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 4 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Syd Buller & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Dennis Amiss (Warwickshire) |
| Phil Sharpe 38 Tom Cartwright 2/22 (12 overs) |
Dennis Amiss 72 Chris Old 2/38 (12 overs) |
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| 25, 27, 28 May 1968 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire |
v | Nottinghamshire |
Match abandoned New Road, Worcester |
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| 18 June 1968 (scorecard) |
Nottinghamshire 226/9 (60 overs) |
v | Worcestershire 178 all out (57.1 overs) |
Nottinghamshire won by 48 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Albert Gaskell & Laurie Gray Player of the match: Garfield Sobers (Nottinghamshire) |
| Garfield Sobers 95* Brian Brain 3/38 (12 overs) |
Tom Graveney 74 Garfield Sobers 4/15 (11 overs) |
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| 3 July 1968 (scorecard) |
Warwickshire 220 all out (60 overs) |
v | Hampshire 195 all out (57.5 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 25 runs Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth Umpires: Albert Alderman & John Langridge Player of the match: Rohan Kanhai (Warwickshire) |
| Rohan Kanhai 92 Bob Cottam 4/38 (12 overs) |
Danny Livingstone 50 David Brown 3/31 (10.5 overs) |
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| 3 July 1968 (scorecard) |
Middlesex 231 all out (59.5 overs) |
v | Leicestershire 213 all out (58 overs) |
Middlesex won by 18 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Ron Lay & George Pope Player of the match: John Price (Middlesex) |
| Peter Parfitt 69 Graham Cross 3/55 (11.5 overs) |
Brian Booth 73 Wes Stewart 4/41 (12 overs) |
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| 3 July 1968 (scorecard) |
Gloucestershire 296/8 (60 overs) |
v | Nottinghamshire 271 all out (57.4 overs) |
Gloucestershire won by 25 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Cec Pepper & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: David Green (Gloucestershire) |
| David Green 90 Carlton Forbes 3/51 (12 overs) |
Garfield Sobers 76 Tony Windows 3/61 (12 overs) |
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| 3 July 1968 (scorecard) |
Sussex 255/7 (60 overs) |
v | Northamptonshire 248 all out (58.2 overs) |
Sussex won by 7 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Lofty Herman & Peter Wight Player of the match: Ken Suttle (Sussex) |
| Ken Suttle 100 Brian Crump 3/40 (12 overs) |
Roger Prideaux 58 Mike Buss 4/51 (8 overs) |
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| 7, 8, 9 August 1968 (scorecard) |
Middlesex |
v | Warwickshire |
Match abandoned Lord's, London |
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| 7, 8, 9 August 1968 (scorecard) |
Sussex 219 all out (57 overs) |
v | Gloucestershire 171 all out (56 overs) |
Sussex won by 48 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Fred Berry & A.M. Pullinger Player of the match: Don Bates (Sussex) |
| Ted Dexter 62 Tony Brown 3/41 (12 overs) |
Ron Nicholls 38 Don Bates 6/30 (12 overs) |
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| 13 August 1968 (scorecard) |
Middlesex 162/9 (60 overs) |
v | Warwickshire 165/7 (59 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 3 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Freddie Jakeman Player of the match: Ron Hooker (Middlesex) |
| Ron Hooker 43* Bill Blenkiron 4/32 (12 overs) |
Rohan Kanhai 53 Ron Hooker 4/20 (12 overs) |
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| 7 September 1968 (scorecard) |
Sussex 214/7 (60 overs) |
v | Warwickshire 215/6 (57 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 4 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Alan Smith (Warwickshire) |
| Jim Parks 57 Khalid Ibadulla 3/25 (12 overs) |
Jim Stewart 59 Mike Buss 4/42 (12 overs) |
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