| 1977 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 | Middlesex (1st title) | ||
| Participants | 22 | ||
| Matches played | 21 | ||
| Most runs | 263 Brian Davison (Leicestershire) | ||
| Most wickets | 11 Mike Selvey (Middlesex) | ||
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page | ||
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The 1977 Gillette Cup was the fifteenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 29 June and 3 September 1977.[1] The tournament was won by Middlesex County Cricket Club who defeated Glamorgan County Cricket Club by 5 wickets in the final at Lord's.
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The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Cornwall, Durham, Hertfordshire and Northumberland. 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 3, 1977.
| 29 June 1977 (scorecard) |
Bedfordshire 111 all out (57.4 overs) |
v | Northumberland 112/1 (46.3 overs) |
Northumberland won by 9 wickets Wardown Park, Luton Umpires: John Langridge & Barrie Meyer Player of the match: John Woodford (Northumberland) |
| David Daniels 20 John Woodford 2/16 (6 overs) |
John Woodford 56* |
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| 29 June 1977 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 180/8 (60 overs) |
v | Cornwall 62 all out (44.1 overs) |
Lancashire won by 118 runs Boscawen Park, Truro Umpires: Alan Whitehead & Peter Wight Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancashire) |
| Barry Wood 49 David Toseland 3/27 (12 overs) |
Christopher Chaplin 22 Peter Lee 4/7 (10 overs) |
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| 29 June 1977 (scorecard) |
Nottinghamshire 215 all out (58.4 overs) |
v | Hampshire 220/0 (45.1 overs) |
Hampshire won by 10 wickets County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Cec Pepper & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Gordon Greenidge (Hampshire) |
| Basher Hassan 79 John Rice 4/37 (10 overs) |
Gordon Greenidge 106* |
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| 29, 30 June 1977 (scorecard) |
Kent 226 all out (60 overs) |
v | Middlesex 227/8 (59.5 overs) |
Middlesex won by 2 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Jack Crapp & Peter Rochford Player of the match: John Shepherd (Kent) |
| John Shepherd 101 Allan Jones 5/23 (8 overs) |
Mike Gatting 62 Bernard Julien 4/45 (11.5 overs) |
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| 29 June 1977 (scorecard) |
Leicestershire 313/5 (60 overs) |
v | Hertfordshire 159/9 (60 overs) |
Leicestershire won by 154 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: David Gower (Leicestershire) |
| David Gower 117* Alan Garofall 2/53 (12 overs) |
David Ottley 54* Chris Balderstone 4/33 (10 overs) |
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| 29 June 1977 (scorecard) |
Durham 151 all out (58.2 overs) |
v | Northamptonshire 152/7 (57.4 overs) |
Northamptonshire won by 3 wickets County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Don Oslear & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Stuart Wilkinson (Durham) |
| Peter Birtwisle 59 (123) Alan Hodgson 3/18 (11 overs) |
Richard Williams 51 (155) Stuart Wilkinson 5/24 (12 overs) |
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| 13 July 1977 (scorecard) |
Leicestershire 225/7 (60 overs) |
v | Essex 138 all out (53.1 overs) |
Leicestershire won by 87 runs Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea Umpires: Tom Brooks & Jack Crapp Player of the match: John Steele (Leicestershire) |
| Brian Davison 99 John Lever 2/20 (12 overs) |
Brian Hardie 35 John Steele 5/19 (12 overs) |
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| 13, 14 July 1977 (scorecard) |
Gloucestershire 241/5 (60 overs) |
v | Northamptonshire 244/8 (59.2 overs) |
Northamptonshire won by 2 wickets Phoenix County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Sam Cook & Jack van Geloven Player of the match: Mushtaq Mohammad (Northamptonshire) |
| Alastair Hignell 85* Alan Hodgson 3/48 (12 overs) |
Mushtaq Mohammad 89 Mike Procter 3/36 (12 overs) |
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| 13, 14 July 1977 (scorecard) |
Hampshire 261 all out (60 overs) |
v | Yorkshire 175 all out (53.3 overs) |
Hampshire won by 86 runs Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: John Rice (Hampshire) |
| Trevor Jesty 69 Arnie Sidebottom 4/36 (11 overs) |
Arnie Sidebottom 45 John Rice 5/35 (11.3 overs) |
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| 13, 14 July 1977 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 193 all out (54.2 overs) |
v | Surrey 194/6 (51.5 overs) |
Surrey won by 4 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Ken Palmer & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (Lancashire) |
| Clive Lloyd 86 Geoff Arnold 4/15 (9.2 overs) |
Intikhab Alam 42* Jack Simmons 2/30 (12 overs) |
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| 13, 14 July 1977 (scorecard) |
Middlesex 221/7 (60 overs) |
v | Warwickshire 190 all out (57.2 overs) |
Middlesex won by 31 runs Lord's, London Umpires: John Langridge & Don Oslear Player of the match: Mike Brearley (Middlesex) |
| Mike Brearley 82 Steve Perryman 3/35 (12 overs) |
David Brown 41 John Emburey 2/31 (12 overs) |
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| 13, 14 July 1977 (scorecard) |
Northumberland 153/8 (60 overs) |
v | Somerset 154/5 (38.4 overs) |
Somerset won by 5 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: David Evans & Peter Wight Player of the match: Ian Botham (Somerset) |
| Stephen Greensword 26 Dennis Breakwell 2/39 (12 overs) |
Ian Botham 91* Ian Callen 3/50 (12 overs) |
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| 13 July 1977 (scorecard) |
Sussex 169/8 (60 overs) |
v | Derbyshire 173/1 (51.3 overs) |
Derbyshire won by 9 wickets County Ground, Hove Umpires: Peter Rochford & Douglas Sang Hue Player of the match: Eddie Barlow (Derbyshire) |
| John Barclay 44 Eddie Barlow 3/33 (12 overs) |
John Wright 87* Mike Buss 1/22 (8 overs) |
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| 13 July 1977 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire 213/9 (60 overs) |
v | Glamorgan 217/6 (60 overs) |
Glamorgan won by 4 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Ray Julian & Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Arthur Francis (Glamorgan) |
| David Humphries 58 Tony Cordle 4/42 (12 overs) |
Arthur Francis 62* Cedric Boyns 3/36 (10 overs) |
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| 3 August 1977 (scorecard) |
Somerset 248/4 (60 overs) |
v | Derbyshire 189 all out (54.5 overs) |
Somerset won by 59 runs Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Ray Julian Player of the match: Brian Rose (Somerset) |
| Brian Rose 128 Eddie Barlow 1/25 (12 overs) |
John Wright 37 Joel Garner 5/30 (11.5 overs) |
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| 3 August 1977 (scorecard) |
Surrey 199 all out (59.2 overs) |
v | Glamorgan 200/6 (56.2 overs) |
Glamorgan won by 4 wickets Sophia Gardens Cricket Ground, Cardiff Umpires: David Halfyard & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Alan Jones (Glamorgan) |
| John Edrich 53 Malcolm Nash 2/22 (8 overs) |
Collis King 55 Geoff Arnold 1/14 (10.2 overs) |
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| 3 August 1977 (scorecard) |
Hampshire 247/7 (60 overs) |
v | Middlesex 248/3 (55.5 overs) |
Middlesex won by 7 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Sam Cook & Douglas Sang Hue Player of the match: Michael Smith (Middlesex) |
| Trevor Jesty 54* Mike Selvey 3/48 (12 overs) |
Michael Smith 123 Tom Mottram 2/42 (10.5 overs) |
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| 3 August 1977 (scorecard) |
Northamptonshire 228/9 (60 overs) |
v | Leicestershire 231/5 (57.3 overs) |
Leicestershire won by 5 wickets County Ground, Northampton Umpires: David Evans & Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Geoff Cook (Northamptonshire) |
| Geoff Cook 95 Peter Booth 5/33 (11 overs) |
Brian Davison 80 Alan Hodgson 4/32 (12 overs) |
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| 17, 18, 19 August 1977 (scorecard) |
Leicestershire 172/7 (60 overs) |
v | Glamorgan 175/5 (57.3 overs) |
Glamorgan won by 5 wickets St. Helen's, Swansea Umpires: Bill Alley & Ken Palmer Player of the match: John Hopkins (Glamorgan) |
| David Gower 43 Gwyn Richards 2/17 (12 overs) |
John Hopkins 63 Jack Birkenshaw 2/21 (12 overs) |
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| 17, 18, 19 August 1977 (scorecard) |
v | Match abandoned Lord's, London |
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| 24, 25, 26 August 1977 (scorecard) |
Somerset 59 all out (14.4 overs) |
v | Middlesex 61/4 (11.3 overs) |
Middlesex won by 6 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Bill Alley & Ken Palmer Player of the match: Wayne Daniel (Middlesex) |
| Graham Burgess 12 Wayne Daniel 4/24 (7.4 overs) |
Clive Radley 23 Joel Garner 4/27 (6 overs) |
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| 3 September 1977 (scorecard) |
Glamorgan 177/9 (60 overs) |
v | Middlesex 178/5 (55.4 overs) |
Middlesex won by 5 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: David Constant & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Clive Radley (Middlesex) |
| Mike Llewellyn 62 Norman Featherstone 3/17 (6 overs) |
Clive Radley 85* Malcolm Nash 2/31 (12 overs) |
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