1971 Gillette Cup
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format |
(60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Lancashire (2nd title) |
| Participants | 22 |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Most runs | 332 Clive Lloyd (Lancashire) |
| Most wickets | 11 John Shepherd (Kent) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
The 1971 Gillette Cup was the ninth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 15 May and 4 September 1971.[1] The tournament was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club who defeated Kent County Cricket Club by 24 runs in the final at Lord's.
Format
The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Northumberland and Staffordshire. 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 4 September 1971.
First round
15, 17 May 1971 (scorecard) |
| Somerset 206/8 (60 overs) |
v |
Lancashire 208/4 (56 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Second round
12, 13 June 1971 (scorecard) |
| Nottinghamshire 129/9 (60 overs) |
v |
Hampshire 130/7 (55 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
28, 29 July 1971 (scorecard) |
| Kent 238 all out (59.4 overs) |
v |
Warwickshire 109 all out (43 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Final
References
- ↑ "Gillette Trophy, 1971 - Fixtures". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 May 2010.