The 1973 Gillette Cup was the eleventh Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 30 June and 1 September 1973.[1] The tournament was won by Gloucestershire County Cricket Club who defeated Sussex County Cricket Club by 40 runs in the final at Lord's.

Format

The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Dorset, Durham, Staffordshire 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 1 September 1973. The tournament was notable for Durham (then a minor county) defeating Yorkshire. In doing so, Durham became the first ever minor county to beat a first class county in this competition.

First round

30 June 1973
(scorecard)
Bedfordshire
148 all out (54.2 overs)
v
Lancashire
275/3 (60 overs)
Tony Durley 75
Peter Lever 2/3 (5 overs)
Barry Wood 88
Graham Jarrett 1/51 (11 overs)
Lancashire won by 127 runs
Wardown Park, Luton
Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Hugo Yarnold
Player of the match: Frank Hayes (Lancashire)
30 June 1973
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
230/9 (60 overs)
v
Glamorgan
196 all out (57.1 overs)
Roger Knight 75
Lawrence Williams 3/44 (12 overs)
Alan Jones 61
Tony Brown 3/29 (10.1 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 34 runs
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Henry Horton
Player of the match: Roger Knight (Gloucestershire)
30 June 1973
(scorecard)
Wiltshire
82 all out (49.2 overs)
v
Hampshire
86/3 (27 overs)
Paul Meehan 20
David O'Sullivan 4/13 (12 overs)
Gordon Greenidge 27
John Alford 2/29 (12 overs)
Hampshire won by 7 wickets
County Ground, Southampton
Umpires: Sam Cook & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: David O'Sullivan (Hampshire)
30 June 1973
(scorecard)
Sussex
225/8 (60 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
195 all out (56.9 overs)
Roger Prideaux 81
Bob Cottam 3/43 (12 overs)
David Steele 60
John Snow 3/23 (10.3 overs)
Sussex won by 30 runs
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: David Constant & John Langridge
Player of the match: Roger Prideaux (Sussex)
30 June 1973
(scorecard)
Staffordshire
163/9 (60 overs)
v
Dorset
84 all out (45.3 overs)
Peter Gill 40
Derek Shackleton 4/11 (12 overs)
Timothy Hall 23
Michael Ikin 3/13 (11 overs)
Staffordshire won by 79 runs
Lichfield Road, Stone
Umpires: George Pope & Dusty Rhodes
Player of the match: Derek Shackleton (Dorset)
30 June 1973
(scorecard)
Yorkshire
135 all out (58.4 overs)
v
Durham
138/5 (51.3 overs)
Colin Johnson 44
Brian Lander 5/15 (11.4 overs)
Russell Inglis 47
Phil Carrick 2/32 (12 overs)
Durham won by 5 wickets
St George's Road, Harrogate
Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Arthur Jepson
Player of the match: Brian Lander (Durham)

Second round

11 July 1973
(scorecard)
Sussex
203/9 (60 overs)
v
Derbyshire
92 all out (47.3 overs)
Peter Graves 84*
Ian Buxton 4/27 (12 overs)
Brian Bolus 33
John Spencer 4/25 (11.3 overs)
Sussex won by 111 runs
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Umpires: Dickie Bird & Henry Horton
Player of the match: Peter Graves (Sussex)
11 July 1973
(scorecard)
Durham
134 all out (56.4 overs)
v
Essex
137/3 (45.4 overs)
Derek Soakell 36
John Lever 4/30 (12 overs)
Bruce Francis 44
Alan Old 1/23 (12 overs)
Essex won by 7 wickets
Ropery Lane, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Arthur Jepson & George Pope
Player of the match: John Lever (Essex)
11 July 1973
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
169/7 (60 overs)
v
Surrey
150 all out (54.1 overs)
David Shepherd 72*
Geoff Arnold 4/38 (12 overs)
Younis Ahmed 33
Mike Procter 3/21 (9.1 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 19 runs
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol
Umpires: David Constant & Ray Julian
Player of the match: David Shepherd (Gloucestershire)
11 July 1973
(scorecard)
Hampshire
205 all out (58.5 overs)
v
Kent
206/2 (52.5 overs)
Gordon Greenidge 100
John Shepherd 4/43 (12 overs)
Kent won by 8 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Lloyd Budd
Player of the match: Brian Luckhurst (Kent)
11 July 1973
(scorecard)
Staffordshire
137 all out (58.5 overs)
v
Lancashire
141/4 (35.2 overs)
Colin Price 52
Peter Lee 3/24 (11 overs)
David Lloyd 85*
Brian James 3/35 (10.2 overs)
Lancashire won by 6 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Bill Alley & Sam Cook
Player of the match: David Lloyd (Lancashire)
11 July 1973
(scorecard)
Nottinghamshire
162/7 (60 overs)
v
Middlesex
165/6 (54 overs)
Garfield Sobers 75*
Keith Jones 2/20 (12 overs)
John Murray 36
Carlton Forbes 2/20 (12 overs)
Middlesex won by 4 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Alan Whitehead & Hugo Yarnold
Player of the match: Garfield Sobers (Nottinghamshire)
11 July 1973
(scorecard)
Somerset
212 all out (59.1 overs)
v
Leicestershire
215/8 (59 overs)
Peter Robinson 67
Ken Higgs 4/27 (11.1 overs)
Chris Balderstone 119*
Allan Jones 2/45 (12 overs)
Leicestershire won by 2 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Jack Crapp & David Evans
Player of the match: Chris Balderstone (Leicestershire)
11 July 1973
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
213/9 (60 overs)
v
Warwickshire
200 all out (58.3 overs)
Basil D'Oliveira 54
Bob Willis 4/19 (12 overs)
Dennis Amiss 54
Brian Brain 4/31 (12 overs)
Worcestershire won by 13 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Eddie Phillipson
Player of the match: Brian Brain (Worcestershire)

Quarter-finals

1 August 1973
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
236/9 (60 overs)
v
Essex
206 all out (56.5 overs)
Roger Knight 60
Brian Edmeades 4/71 (12 overs)
Keith Fletcher 45
Jack Davey 4/35 (10.5 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 30 runs
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Roger Knight (Gloucestershire)
1, 2 August 1973
(scorecard)
Lancashire
224/6 (60 overs)
v
Middlesex
225/6 (59 overs)
Harry Pilling 90
Dennis Marriott 3/42 (12 overs)
Mike Smith 90
Jack Simmons 3/46 (12 overs)
Middlesex won by 4 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Ray Julian & Cec Pepper
Player of the match: Mike Smith (Middlesex)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
1 August 1973
(scorecard)
Sussex
263/6 (60 overs)
v
Kent
135 all out (43.1 overs)
Roger Prideaux 79
Derek Underwood 2/59 (12 overs)
Graham Johnson 65
Tony Buss 3/26 (12 overs)
Sussex won by 128 runs
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Barrie Meyer & Peter Wight
Player of the match: Roger Prideaux (Sussex)
1 August 1973
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
202/9 (60 overs)
v
Leicestershire
146 all out (53.5 overs)
Brian Davison 61*
Norman Gifford 3/13 (12 overs)
Worcestershire won by 56 runs
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Bill Alley & Jack Crapp
Player of the match: Basil D'Oliveira (Worcestershire)

Semi-finals

15 August 1973
(scorecard)
Sussex
174/8 (60 overs)
v
Middlesex
169 all out (59.1 overs)
Tony Greig 61
Phil Edmonds 2/18 (12 overs)
Fred Titmus 41
Tony Greig 4/27 (11.1 overs)
Sussex won by 5 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: David Evans & Tom Spencer
Player of the match: Tony Greig (Sussex)
15 August 1973
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
243/8 (60 overs)
v
Worcestershire
238/9 (60 overs)
Mike Procter 101
Basil D'Oliveira 2/36 (12 overs)
Glenn Turner 109
Mike Procter 3/31 (12 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 5 runs
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: John Langridge & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: Mike Procter (Gloucestershire)

Final

1 September 1973
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
243/8 (60 overs)
v
Sussex
208 all out (56.5 overs)
Mike Procter 94
John Snow 3/31 (12 overs)
Geoff Greenidge 76
Roger Knight 4/47 (10 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 40 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Arthur Fagg & Tom Spencer
Player of the match: Tony Brown (Gloucestershire)

References

  1. ^ "Gillette Trophy, 1973 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 18 April 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Gillette_Cup
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