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.

Format

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 3 September 1977.

First round

29 June 1977
(scorecard)
Bedfordshire
111 all out (57.4 overs)
v
Northumberland
112/1 (46.3 overs)
David Daniels 20
John Woodford 2/16 (6 overs)
Northumberland won by 9 wickets
Wardown Park, Luton
Umpires: John Langridge & Barrie Meyer
Player of the match: John Woodford (Northumberland)
29 June 1977
(scorecard)
Lancashire
180/8 (60 overs)
v
Cornwall
62 all out (44.1 overs)
Barry Wood 49
David Toseland 3/27 (12 overs)
Christopher Chaplin 22
Peter Lee 4/7 (10 overs)
Lancashire won by 118 runs
Boscawen Park, Truro
Umpires: Alan Whitehead & Peter Wight
Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancashire)
29 June 1977
(scorecard)
Nottinghamshire
215 all out (58.4 overs)
v
Hampshire
220/0 (45.1 overs)
Basher Hassan 79
John Rice 4/37 (10 overs)
Hampshire won by 10 wickets
County Ground, Southampton
Umpires: Cec Pepper & Dusty Rhodes
Player of the match: Gordon Greenidge (Hampshire)
29, 30 June 1977
(scorecard)
Kent
226 all out (60 overs)
v
Middlesex
227/8 (59.5 overs)
John Shepherd 101
Allan Jones 5/23 (8 overs)
Mike Gatting 62
Bernard Julien 4/45 (11.5 overs)
Middlesex won by 2 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Jack Crapp & Peter Rochford
Player of the match: John Shepherd (Kent)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
29 June 1977
(scorecard)
Leicestershire
313/5 (60 overs)
v
Hertfordshire
159/9 (60 overs)
David Gower 117*
Alan Garofall 2/53 (12 overs)
David Ottley 54*
Chris Balderstone 4/33 (10 overs)
Leicestershire won by 154 runs
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Arthur Jepson
Player of the match: David Gower (Leicestershire)
29 June 1977
(scorecard)
Durham
151 all out (58.2 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
152/7 (57.4 overs)
Peter Birtwisle 59 (123)
Alan Hodgson 3/18 (11 overs)
Richard Williams 51 (155)
Stuart Wilkinson 5/24 (12 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 3 wickets
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Don Oslear & Eddie Phillipson
Player of the match: Stuart Wilkinson (Durham)

Second round

13 July 1977
(scorecard)
Leicestershire
225/7 (60 overs)
v
Essex
138 all out (53.1 overs)
Brian Davison 99
John Lever 2/20 (12 overs)
Brian Hardie 35
John Steele 5/19 (12 overs)
Leicestershire won by 87 runs
Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea
Umpires: Tom Brooks & Jack Crapp
Player of the match: John Steele (Leicestershire)
13, 14 July 1977
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
241/5 (60 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
244/8 (59.2 overs)
Alastair Hignell 85*
Alan Hodgson 3/48 (12 overs)
Mushtaq Mohammad 89
Mike Procter 3/36 (12 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 2 wickets
Phoenix County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Sam Cook & Jack van Geloven
Player of the match: Mushtaq Mohammad (Northamptonshire)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
13, 14 July 1977
(scorecard)
Hampshire
261 all out (60 overs)
v
Yorkshire
175 all out (53.3 overs)
Trevor Jesty 69
Arnie Sidebottom 4/36 (11 overs)
Arnie Sidebottom 45
John Rice 5/35 (11.3 overs)
Hampshire won by 86 runs
Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth
Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Arthur Jepson
Player of the match: John Rice (Hampshire)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
13, 14 July 1977
(scorecard)
Lancashire
193 all out (54.2 overs)
v
Surrey
194/6 (51.5 overs)
Clive Lloyd 86
Geoff Arnold 4/15 (9.2 overs)
Intikhab Alam 42*
Jack Simmons 2/30 (12 overs)
Surrey won by 4 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Ken Palmer & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (Lancashire)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
13, 14 July 1977
(scorecard)
Middlesex
221/7 (60 overs)
v
Warwickshire
190 all out (57.2 overs)
Mike Brearley 82
Steve Perryman 3/35 (12 overs)
David Brown 41
John Emburey 2/31 (12 overs)
Middlesex won by 31 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: John Langridge & Don Oslear
Player of the match: Mike Brearley (Middlesex)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
13, 14 July 1977
(scorecard)
Northumberland
153/8 (60 overs)
v
Somerset
154/5 (38.4 overs)
Ian Botham 91*
Ian Callen 3/50 (12 overs)
Somerset won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: David Evans & Peter Wight
Player of the match: Ian Botham (Somerset)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
13 July 1977
(scorecard)
Sussex
169/8 (60 overs)
v
Derbyshire
173/1 (51.3 overs)
John Barclay 44
Eddie Barlow 3/33 (12 overs)
John Wright 87*
Mike Buss 1/22 (8 overs)
Derbyshire won by 9 wickets
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Peter Rochford & Douglas Sang Hue
Player of the match: Eddie Barlow (Derbyshire)
13 July 1977
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
213/9 (60 overs)
v
Glamorgan
217/6 (60 overs)
David Humphries 58
Tony Cordle 4/42 (12 overs)
Arthur Francis 62*
Cedric Boyns 3/36 (10 overs)
Glamorgan won by 4 wickets
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Ray Julian & Eddie Phillipson
Player of the match: Arthur Francis (Glamorgan)

Quarter-finals

3 August 1977
(scorecard)
Somerset
248/4 (60 overs)
v
Derbyshire
189 all out (54.5 overs)
Brian Rose 128
Eddie Barlow 1/25 (12 overs)
John Wright 37
Joel Garner 5/30 (11.5 overs)
Somerset won by 59 runs
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Ray Julian
Player of the match: Brian Rose (Somerset)
3 August 1977
(scorecard)
Surrey
199 all out (59.2 overs)
v
Glamorgan
200/6 (56.2 overs)
John Edrich 53
Malcolm Nash 2/22 (8 overs)
Collis King 55
Geoff Arnold 1/14 (10.2 overs)
Glamorgan won by 4 wickets
Sophia Gardens (cricket ground), Cardiff
Umpires: David Halfyard & Cec Pepper
Player of the match: Alan Jones (Glamorgan)
3 August 1977
(scorecard)
Hampshire
247/7 (60 overs)
v
Middlesex
248/3 (55.5 overs)
Trevor Jesty 54*
Mike Selvey 3/48 (12 overs)
Michael Smith 123
Tom Mottram 2/42 (10.5 overs)
Middlesex won by 7 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Sam Cook & Douglas Sang Hue
Player of the match: Michael Smith (Middlesex)
3 August 1977
(scorecard)
Northamptonshire
228/9 (60 overs)
v
Leicestershire
231/5 (57.3 overs)
Geoff Cook 95
Peter Booth 5/33 (11 overs)
Brian Davison 80
Alan Hodgson 4/32 (12 overs)
Leicestershire won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: David Evans & Dusty Rhodes
Player of the match: Geoff Cook (Northamptonshire)

Semi-finals

17, 18, 19 August 1977
(scorecard)
Leicestershire
172/7 (60 overs)
v
Glamorgan
175/5 (57.3 overs)
David Gower 43
Gwyn Richards 2/17 (12 overs)
John Hopkins 63
Jack Birkenshaw 2/21 (12 overs)
Glamorgan won by 5 wickets
St. Helen's, Swansea
Umpires: Bill Alley & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: John Hopkins (Glamorgan)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
17, 18, 19 August 1977
(scorecard)
v
Match abandoned
Lord's, London
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. Match was rescheduled for 24 August.
24, 25, 26 August 1977
(scorecard)
Somerset
59 all out (14.4 overs)
v
Middlesex
61/4 (11.3 overs)
Graham Burgess 12
Wayne Daniel 4/24 (7.4 overs)
Clive Radley 23
Joel Garner 4/27 (6 overs)
Middlesex won by 6 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Bill Alley & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: Wayne Daniel (Middlesex)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.

Final

3 September 1977
(scorecard)
Glamorgan
177/9 (60 overs)
v
Middlesex
178/5 (55.4 overs)
Clive Radley 85*
Malcolm Nash 2/31 (12 overs)
Middlesex won by 5 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: David Constant & Tom Spencer
Player of the match: Clive Radley (Middlesex)

References

  1. ^ "Gillette Trophy, 1977 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_Gillette_Cup
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