1972 Gillette Cup
| Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Lancashire (3rd title) |
| Participants | 22 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Most runs | 272 Clive Lloyd (Lancashire) |
| Most wickets | 14 Bob Willis (Warwickshire) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
The 1972 Gillette Cup was the tenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 5 July and 2 September 1972.[1] The tournament was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club who defeated Warwickshire County Cricket Club by 4 wickets in the final at Lord's.
Format
[edit]The seventeen first-class counties were joined by five Minor Counties: Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Durham, Oxfordshire 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 2 September 1972.
First round
[edit]Second round
[edit]Quarter-finals
[edit] 2, 3 August 1972
(scorecard) |
Kent
137 all out (52 overs) |
v
|
Essex
127 all out (57.3 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
2, 3 August 1972
(scorecard) |
Warwickshire
214/9 (60 overs) |
v
|
Glamorgan
204/9 (60 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Semi-finals
[edit] 17, 18 August 1972
(scorecard) |
Lancashire
224/6 (60 overs) |
v
|
Kent
217 all out (60 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Final
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Gillette Trophy, 1972 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2010.