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 who defeated Kent by 24 runs in the final at Lord's.
Format
The 17 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) |
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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) |
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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 (59.4 overs) |
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Warwickshire
109 (43 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Final
References
- ^ "Gillette Trophy, 1971 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
