1967 Gillette Cup

The 1967 Gillette Cup was the fifth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 23 April and 2 September 1967.[1] The tournament was won by Kent County Cricket Club who defeated Somerset County Cricket Club by 32 runs in the final at Lord's.

1967 Gillette Cup
Administrator(s)Marylebone Cricket Club
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(60 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsKent (1st title)
Participants22
Matches21
Most runs238 Brian Luckhurst (Kent)
Most wickets10 Roy Palmer (Somerset)
Official websiteCricketArchive tournament page

Format

The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Durham, Lincolnshire and Oxfordshire. 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 2 September 1967.

First round
23 April 1967
(scorecard)
Nottinghamshire
191/7 (60 overs)
v
Durham
180 all out (59.1 overs)
Roy Swetman 48
John Bailey 3/37 (12 overs)
Mike Westcott 47
Barry Stead 3/17 (12 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 11 runs
Ropery Lane, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Albert Gaskell & Tom Spencer
Player of the match: John Bailey (Nottinghamshire)
26 April 1967
(scorecard)
Northamptonshire
237/5 (60 overs)
v
Bedfordshire
154 all out (50.3 overs)
Roger Prideaux 75
Graham Jarrett 2/49 (12 overs)
Geoff Millman 44
Mushtaq Mohammad 3/31 (12 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 83 runs
Wardown Park, Luton
Umpires: Arthur Fagg & Fred Price
Player of the match: Colin Milburn (Northamptonshire)
26 April 1967
(scorecard)
Somerset
251/9 (60 overs)
v
Leicestershire
160 all out (46.3 overs)
Graham Burgess 73
Peter Marner 3/61 (12 overs)
Peter Marner 60
Roy Palmer 4/42 (9.3 overs)
Somerset won by 91 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Jack Crapp & Peter Wight
Player of the match: Mervyn Kitchen (Somerset)
29 April 1967
(scorecard)
Hampshire
244/8 (60 overs)
v
Lincolnshire
141 all out (51.2 overs)
Roy Marshall 102
Norman McVicker 3/42 (12 overs)
Harry Pougher 54
Butch White 4/8 (7.2 overs)
Hampshire won by 103 runs
May's Bounty, Basingstoke
Umpires: Albert Alderman & John Arnold
Player of the match: Roy Marshall (Hampshire)
29 April 1967
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
115 all out (54.4 overs)
v
Sussex
119/8 (53.3 overs)
Alan Ormrod 43
Tony Buss 4/25 (12 overs)
Tony Greig 22
Jack Flavell 3/21 (12 overs)
Sussex won by 2 wickets
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Syd Buller & Laurie Gray
Player of the match: Tony Buss (Sussex)
3 May 1967
(scorecard)
Oxfordshire
115/8 (60 overs)
v
Cambridgeshire
116/6 (48.1 overs)
Peter Smith 34*
Alan Wilson 4/14 (12 overs)
Peter Shippey 37
David Laitt 3/29 (12 overs)
Cambridgeshire won by 4 wickets
Wisbech Cricket Club Ground, Wisbech
Umpires: Ron Lay & Harry Mellows
Player of the match: Alan Wilson (Cambridgeshire)

Second round
13 May 1967
(scorecard)
Kent
239/8 (60 overs)
v
Essex
197 all out (56 overs)
Colin Cowdrey 66
Tony Jorden 3/41 (12 overs)
Rodney Cass 33*
Norman Graham 4/19 (12 overs)
Kent won by 42 runs
Old County Ground, Brentwood
Umpires: Laurie Gray & John Langridge
Player of the match: Colin Cowdrey (Kent)
13 May 1967
(scorecard)
Hampshire
236/7 (60 overs)
v
Glamorgan
220 all out (58.4 overs)
Roy Marshall 61
Don Shepherd 3/32 (11 overs)
Alan Jones 67
Bob Cottam 3/47 (11.4 overs)
Hampshire won by 16 runs
United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth
Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Dusty Rhodes
Player of the match: Barry Reed (Hampshire)
13, 15, 16 May 1967
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
153 all out (52.4 overs)
v
Lancashire
157/6 (56 overs)
Arthur Milton 45
Brian Statham 3/22 (10 overs)
David Green 48
David Smith 2/38 (10 overs)
Lancashire won by 4 wickets
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: George Pope & Hugo Yarnold
Player of the match: David Green (Lancashire)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
13 May 1967
(scorecard)
Nottinghamshire
203 all out (59.5 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
205/6 (54 overs)
Deryck Murray 53
Antony Durose 3/46 (12 overs)
Mushtaq Mohammad 68
John Howarth 3/30 (10 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 6 wickets
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: David Halfyard & Lofty Herman
Player of the match: Mushtaq Mohammad (Northampshire)
13 May 1967
(scorecard)
Surrey
263/4 (60 overs)
v
Derbyshire
74 all out (34.1 overs)
Micky Stewart 74
Brian Jackson 1/36 (12 overs)
Derek Morgan 27
Geoff Arnold 5/9 (9 overs)
Surrey won by 184 runs
The Oval, London
Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Ron Lay
Player of the match: Geoff Arnold (Surrey)
13 May 1967
(scorecard)
Sussex
243 all out (60 overs)
v
Middlesex
212 all out (57.3 overs)
Ken Suttle 86
John Price 5/54 (12 overs)
Eric Russell 72
Tony Buss 3/38 (10.3 overs)
Sussex won by 31 runs
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Bill Copson & Cec Pepper
Player of the match: Ken Suttle (Sussex)
13, 15, 16 May 1967
(scorecard)
Somerset
206/8 (60 overs)
v
Warwickshire
181 all out (54.3 overs)
Roy Virgin 49
David Brown 2/37 (12 overs)
Tom Cartwright 34
Bill Alley 3/24 (12 overs)
Somerset won by 25 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Bill Copson & Cec Pepper
Player of the match: Bill Alley (Somerset)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
25 May 1967
(scorecard)
Cambridgeshire
43/8 (10 overs)
v
Yorkshire
46/4 (6.5 overs)
David Fairey 22
Tony Nicholson 3/11 (3 overs)
Ken Taylor 21
David Fairey 2/8 (3 overs)
Yorkshire won by 6 wickets
Savile Park, Castleford
Umpires: Freddie Jakeman & Arthur Jepson
Player of the match: David Fairey (Cambridgeshire)
  • Match reduced to 10 overs per side. The match was moved from Headingley due to torrential rain.

Quarter-finals
14 June 1967
(scorecard)
Lancashire
194 all out (57.5 overs)
v
Yorkshire
190 all out (59.2 overs)
Harry Pilling 39
Chris Old 4/32 (12 overs)
Phil Sharpe 33
Peter Lever 4/38 (12 overs)
Lancashire won by 4 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Freddie Jakeman & Tom Spencer
Player of the match: Peter Lever (Lancashire)
14 June 1967
(scorecard)
Somerset
184 all out (59.3 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
148 all out (54.3 overs)
Mervyn Kitchen 40
Peter Willey 3/42 (12 overs)
Roger Prideaux 38
Fred Rumsey 4/23 (9.3 overs)
Somerset won by 36 runs
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Albert Alderman & George Pope
Player of the match: Bill Alley (Somerset)
14 June 1967
(scorecard)
Surrey
74 all out (37.4 overs)
v
Kent
75/4 (28.4 overs)
Mike Edwards 34
Alan Dixon 7/15 (12 overs)
Brian Luckhurst 40*
Geoff Arnold 2/18 (12 overs)
Kent won by 6 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: Lofty Herman & Fred Price
Player of the match: Alan Dixon (Kent)
14 June 1967
(scorecard)
Sussex
233/9 (60 overs)
v
Hampshire
224 all out (57.5 overs)
Tony Greig 46
Alan Castell 4/52 (12 overs)
Brian Timms 55
Tony Buss 3/41 (11.5 overs)
Sussex won by 9 runs
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Syd Buller & John Langridge
Player of the match: Tony Greig (Sussex)

Semi-finals
19, 20 July 1967
(scorecard)
Somerset
210/7 (60 overs)
v
Lancashire
110 all out (47.4 overs)
Mervyn Kitchen 40
Peter Lever 2/44 (12 overs)
Ken Shuttleworth 23
Ken Palmer 3/20 (12 overs)
Somerset won by 100 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Jack Crapp & Charlie Elliott
Player of the match: Ken Palmer (Somerset)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
19 July 1967
(scorecard)
Kent
293/5 (60 overs)
v
Sussex
175 all out (50.3 overs)
Colin Cowdrey 78
Tony Greig 2/59 (12 overs)
Jim Parks 44
Alan Brown 3/17 (8.3 overs)
Kent won by 118 runs
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Peter Wight & Hugo Yarnold
Player of the match: Colin Cowdrey (Kent)

Final
Further information: 1967 Gillette Cup Final
2 September 1967
(scorecard)
Kent
193 all out (59.4 overs)
v
Somerset
161 all out (54.5 overs)
Brian Luckhurst 54
Bill Alley 3/22 (12 overs)
Peter Robinson 48
Derek Underwood 3/41 (10 overs)
Kent won by 32 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Syd Buller & Fred Price
Player of the match: Mike Denness (Kent)

References
  1. "Gillette Trophy, 1966 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 18 November 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
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