1969 Gillette Cup

1969 Gillette Cup
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format Limited overs cricket
(60 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s) Knockout
Champions Yorkshire (2nd title)
Participants 22
Matches played 21
Most runs 183 Geoffrey Boycott (Yorkshire)
Most wickets 12 Don Wilson (Yorkshire)
Official website CricketArchive tournament page
1968 (Previous) (Next) 1970

The 1969 Gillette Cup was the seventh Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 10 May and 6 September 1969. [1] The tournament was won by Yorkshire County Cricket Club who defeated Derbyshire County Cricket Club by 69 runs in the final at Lord's.

Contents

Format

The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Buckinghamshire, Devon, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Wiltshire. 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 6, 1969.

First round

10, 11 May 1969
(scorecard)
Essex
272/6 (60 overs)
v Wiltshire
147 all out (53.4 overs)
Essex won by 125 runs
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Laurie Gray & Alan Oakman
Player of the match: Ian Lomax (Wiltshire)
Brian Ward 73
James Merryweather 3/41 (12 overs)
Ian Lomax 63
Robin Hobbs 4/55 (12 overs)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

10, 11, 12 May 1969
(scorecard)
Hertfordshire
173 all out (58.1 overs)
v Devon
75 all out (41.3 overs)
Hertfordshire won by 98 runs
Ditchmore Lane, Stevenage
Umpires: Lofty Herman & Eddie Phillipson
Player of the match: Robert Healey (Devon)
Alan Day 53
Robert Healey 6/14 (11.1 overs)
Chris Greetham 32
Brian Collins 3/21 (6.3 overs)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.

10, 11, 12 May 1969
(scorecard)
Middlesex
232/7 (60 overs)
v Buckinghamshire
104 all out (44.5 overs)
Middlesex won by 128 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: John Langridge & Hugo Yarnold
Player of the match: Fred Titmus (Middlesex)
John Murray 47
Chris Pickett 3/26 (12 overs)
Brian Poll 23
Fred Titmus 4/17 (12 overs)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.

10, 11 May 1969
(scorecard)
Yorkshire
167 all out (44.4 overs)
v Norfolk
78 all out (50.4 overs)
Yorkshire won by 89 runs
County Ground, Lakenham
Umpires: Freddie Jakeman & George Pope
Player of the match: John Hampshire (Yorkshire)
John Hampshire 55
Tracey Moore 6/48 (10.4 overs)
James Donaldson 21
Chris Old 3/14 (7.4 overs)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

10, 12 May 1969
(scorecard)
Glamorgan
191/8 (60 overs)
v Northamptonshire
112 all out (45.2 overs)
Glamorgan won by 79 runs
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: David Constant & Arthur Jepson
Player of the match: Majid Khan (Glamorgan)
Alan Jones 61
Mushtaq Mohammad 3/36 (12 overs)
Laurence Johnson 27
Majid Khan 5/24 (12 overs)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

10, 11 May 1969
(scorecard)
Somerset
144 all out (59 overs)
v Derbyshire
146/7 (59.3 overs)
Derbyshire won by 3 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Peter Wight
Player of the match: Fred Rumsey (Derbyshire)
Tony Clarkson 30
Fred Rumsey 3/19 (9 overs)
Peter Gibbs 47
Ken Palmer 4/26 (11.3 overs)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

Second round

7 June 1969
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
156/6 (60 overs)
v Derbyshire
157/6 (58.1 overs)
Derbyshire won by 4 wickets
Goldington Bury, Bedford
Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Tom Spencer
Player of the match: Tom Graveney (Worcestershire)
Tom Graveney 61*
Peter Eyre 3/31 (12 overs)
Derek Morgan 33
Basil D'Oliveira 2/26 (12 overs)

7 June 1969
(scorecard)
Glamorgan
244/6 (60 overs)
v Hertfordshire
159/9 (60 overs)
Glamorgan won by 85 runs
St. Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground, Swansea
Umpires: Harry Mellows & Peter Wight
Player of the match: Tony Lewis (Glamorgan)
Tony Lewis 96
Roy Wacey 2/44 (12 overs)
Henry Tilly 36
Malcolm Nash 3/18 (12 overs)

7 June 1969
(scorecard)
Hampshire
238/8 (60 overs)
v Surrey
239/7 (58.5 overs)
Surrey won by 3 wickets
County Ground, Southampton
Umpires: Jack Crapp & Lofty Herman
Player of the match: Barry Richards (Hampshire)
Barry Richards 78
Geoff Arnold 2/22 (12 overs)
John Edrich 59
Bob Cottam 2/46 (12 overs)

7 June 1969
(scorecard)
Lancashire
173/8 (60 overs)
v Yorkshire
174/3 (48.5 overs)
Yorkshire won by 7 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: David Constant & Eddie Phillipson
Player of the match: Phil Sharpe (Yorkshire)
David Hughes 29*
Don Wilson 3/32 (12 overs)
Phil Sharpe 68
Peter Lever 3/37 (10 overs)

7 June 1969
(scorecard)
Kent
172 all out (59.4 overs)
v Leicestershire
175/7 (59.1 overs)
Leicestershire won by 3 wickets
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Syd Buller & George Pope
Player of the match: Peter Marner (Leicestershire)
Mike Denness 69
Peter Marner 4/26 (10 overs)
Brian Booth 65
Norman Graham 2/31 (11.1 overs)

7 June 1969
(scorecard)
Middlesex
231/6 (60 overs)
v Nottinghamshire
235/3 (56.1 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 7 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Dusty Rhodes & Hugo Yarnold
Player of the match: Peter Parfitt (Middlesex)
Peter Parfitt 119
Garfield Sobers 3/26 (12 overs)
Basher Hassan 78
Ronald Hooker 1/40 (12 overs)

7 June 1969
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
86 all out (49.2 overs)
v Sussex
87/2 (18.5 overs)
Sussex won by 8 wickets
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: John Arnold & Arthur Fagg
Player of the match: Mike Buss (Sussex)
David Shepherd 19
Mike Buss 4/14 (12 overs)
Mike Buss 54*
Tony Brown 2/39 (6 overs)

7 June 1969
(scorecard)
Warwickshire
146 all out (54.1 overs)
v Essex
147/3 (45.1 overs)
Essex won by 7 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Freddie Jakeman & Arthur Jepson
Player of the match: Brian Edmeades (Essex)
Jim Stewart 50
Brian Edmeades 3/28 (12 overs)
Keith Fletcher 54*
Norman McVicker 2/34 (10 overs)

Quarter-finals

2 July 1969
(scorecard)
Glamorgan
117 all out (54.4 overs)
v Derbyshire
121/1 (43.2 overs)
Derbyshire won by 9 wickets
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Jack Crapp
Player of the match: Harold Rhodes (Derbyshire)
Tony Lewis 60
Harold Rhodes 4/18 (12 overs)
David Smith 49
Lawrence Williams 1/28 (10 overs)

2 July 1969
(scorecard)
Essex
180/9 (60 overs)
v Nottinghamshire
182/8 (59.1 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 2 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Bill Alley & Cec Pepper
Player of the match: Keith Fletcher (Essex)
Keith Fletcher 74
Barry Stead 2/17 (12 overs)
Brian Bolus 37
Keith Boyce 2/20 (12 overs)

2 July 1969
(scorecard)
Yorkshire
272 all out (59.4 overs)
v Surrey
134 all out (41.3 overs)
Yorkshire won by 138 runs
The Oval, London
Umpires: John Langridge & Alan Oakman
Player of the match: Brian Close (Yorkshire)
Brian Close 96
Stewart Storey 3/67 (11.4 overs)
Stewart Storey 33
Don Wilson 4/31 (8.3 overs)

2 July 1969
(scorecard)
Sussex
191 all out (59.3 overs)
v Leicestershire
131 all out (45.4 overs)
Sussex won by 60 runs
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: John Arnold & Laurie Gray
Player of the match: Peter Marner (Leicestershire)
Jim Parks 51
Peter Marner 4/30 (12 overs)
Peter Marner 40
Mike Buss 4/24 (8.4 overs)

Semi-finals

30 July 1969
(scorecard)
Derbyshire
136 all out (56.4 overs)
v Sussex
49 all out (35.2 overs)
Derbyshire won by 87 runs
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Harry Mellows
Player of the match: Peter Eyre (Derbyshire)
Peter Gibbs 44
Tony Buss 4/27 (10.4 overs)
Jim Parks 16
Peter Eyre 6/18 (10.2 overs)

30 July 1969
(scorecard)
Yorkshire
191 all out (59.4 overs)
v Nottinghamshire
123 all out (50.5 overs)
Yorkshire won by 68 runs
North Marine Road, Scarborough
Umpires: Cec Pepper & George Pope
Player of the match: Phil Sharpe (Yorkshire)
Phil Sharpe 67
Barry Stead 3/46 (11.4 overs)
Pasty Harris 31
Peter Stringer 3/4 (4.5 overs)

Final

6 September 1969
(scorecard)
Yorkshire
219/8 (60 overs)
v Derbyshire
150 all out (54.4 overs)
Yorkshire won by 69 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Tom Spencer & Hugo Yarnold
Player of the match: Barrie Leadbeater (Yorkshire)
Barrie Leadbeater 76
Alan Ward 3/31 (12 overs)
Ian Buxton 34
Brian Close 3/36 (11 overs)

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