1966 Gillette Cup
| 1966 Gillette Cup | |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket format |
Limited overs cricket (60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Warwickshire (1st title) |
| Participants | 22 |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Most runs |
Dennis Amiss 299 (Warwickshire) |
| Most wickets |
10 Bill Alley (Somerset) 10 David Brown (Warwickshire) 10 Roy Palmer (Somerset) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
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.
Format
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.
First round
4,5 May 1966 (scorecard) |
| Hampshire 226–9 (60 overs) |
v |
Lincolnshire 195 all out (56.4 overs) |
- Reserve day used
Second round
21 May 1966 (scorecard) |
| Gloucestershire 327–7 (60 overs) |
v |
Berkshire 192–8 (60 overs) |
| Ron Nicholls 127 Tony Denness 4/56 (11 overs) |
21 May 1966 (scorecard) |
| Worcestershire 179 all out (57.4 overs) |
v |
Nottinghamshire 160 all out (56 overs) |
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
References
- ↑ "Gillette Trophy, 1966 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 14 October 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2009.