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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

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

5 July 1972
(scorecard)
Buckinghamshire
224/7 (60 overs)
v
Cambridgeshire
41 all out (20 overs)
David Janes 95
Derek Wing 4/40 (12 overs)
David Baker 7
Raymond Bond 5/17 (10 overs)
Buckinghamshire won by 183 runs
Fenner's, Cambridge
Umpires: Bill Alley & Ron Aspinall
Player of the match: Raymond Bond (Buckinghamshire)
5 July 1972
(scorecard)
Wiltshire
115 all out (59.5 overs)
v
Hampshire
116/2 (22.4 overs)
Brian White 29
Bob Herman 3/23 (11.5 overs)
Hampshire won by 8 wickets
Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth
Umpires: Sam Cook & Charlie Elliott
Player of the match: Barry Richards (Hampshire)
5 July 1972
(scorecard)
Glamorgan
241/8 (60 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
198 all out (56.3 overs)
Roy Fredericks 82
John Dye 3/39 (12 overs)
David Steele 41
Majid Khan 4/38 (12 overs)
Glamorgan won by 43 runs
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Ken Palmer
Player of the match: Roy Fredericks (Glamorgan)
5 July 1972
(scorecard)
Oxfordshire
140 all out (60 overs)
v
Durham
141/6 (30.2 overs)
Alan Burridge 95
Saeed Hatteea 4/32 (9.2 overs)
Durham won by 4 wickets
Morris Motors Sports Ground, Cowley
Umpires: Jack Crapp & George Pope
Player of the match: Alan Burridge (Durham)
5 July 1972
(scorecard)
Sussex
185/8 (60 overs)
v
Worcestershire
187/7 (58.5 overs)
Geoff Greenidge 72
James Cumbes 2/43 (12 overs)
Ted Hemsley 73
John Spencer 2/31 (12 overs)
Worcestershire won by 3 wickets
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Freddie Jakeman & Cec Pepper
Player of the match: Basil D'Oliveira (Worcestershire)
5 July 1972
(scorecard)
Yorkshire
173/9 (60 overs)
v
Warwickshire
176/6 (58 overs)
Richard Hutton 61
Bob Willis 4/21 (12 overs)
Rohan Kanhai 62
Don Wilson 3/48 (12 overs)
Warwickshire won by 4 wickets
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Ray Julian & Tom Spencer
Player of the match: Rohan Kanhai (Warwickshire)

Second round

19 July 1972
(scorecard)
Glamorgan
174 all out (58 overs)
v
Buckinghamshire
170/9 (60 overs)
Malcolm Nash 45
Fred Harris 4/33 (12 overs)
John Turner 65
John Solanky 3/34 (10 overs)
Glamorgan won by 4 runs
Shardeloes, Amersham
Umpires: John Arnold & Jack Crapp
Player of the match: John Turner (Buckinghamshire)
19 July 1972
(scorecard)
Derbyshire
214/6 (60 overs)
v
Worcestershire
215/1 (51.4 overs)
Ian Buxton 81
Basil D'Oliveira 3/40 (12 overs)
Glenn Turner 101*
Ian Buxton 1/45 (10 overs)
Worcestershire won by 9 wickets
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Dickie Bird & Arthur Fagg
Player of the match: Ian Buxton (Derbyshire)
19 July 1972
(scorecard)
Surrey
217/9 (60 overs)
v
Durham
142 all out (52.3 overs)
Micky Stewart 101 (165)
David Halfyard 3/35 (12 overs)
George March 78 (141)
Stewart Storey 2/13 (8 overs)
Surrey won by 75 runs
Ropery Lane, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Cec Pepper & Peter Wight
Player of the match: Micky Stewart (Surrey)
19 July 1972
(scorecard)
Middlesex
41 all out (19.4 overs)
v
Essex
43/2 (18 overs)
John Murray 12
John Lever 5/8 (9.4 overs)
Keith Fletcher 15*
Mike Selvey 2/13 (9 overs)
Essex won by 8 wickets
Chalkwell Park, Westcliff-on-Sea
Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Keith Boyce (Essex)
19 July 1972
(scorecard)
Kent
240/9 (60 overs)
v
Gloucestershire
207 all out (56.2 overs)
Graham Johnson 65
Jack Davey 3/31 (12 overs)
Sadiq Mohammad 53
Bob Woolmer 3/38 (12 overs)
Kent won by 33 runs
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Charlie Elliott & George Pope
Player of the match: Graham Johnson (Kent)
19 July 1972
(scorecard)
Lancashire
243/9 (60 overs)
v
Somerset
234 all out (58.4 overs)
Clive Lloyd 86
Hallam Moseley 4/36 (12 overs)
Mervyn Kitchen 116
David Hughes 4/61 (12 overs)
Lancashire won by 9 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: John Langridge & Hugo Yarnold
Player of the match: Mervyn Kitchen (Somerset)
19 July 1972
(scorecard)
Hampshire
283/9 (60 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire
204 all out (55.3 overs)
Trevor Jesty 62*
Peter Plummer 2/37 (6 overs)
Mike Taylor 58
Trevor Jesty 4/32 (10 overs)
Hampshire won by 79 runs
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: David Constant & Eddie Phillipson
Player of the match: Trevor Jesty (Hampshire)
19 July 1972
(scorecard)
Warwickshire
218/7 (60 overs)
v
Leicestershire
215 all out (59.4 overs)
Mike Smith 66*
Terry Spencer 4/28 (12 overs)
Paul Haywood 43
Bob Willis 3/38 (12 overs)
Warwickshire won by 3 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Sam Cook & David Evans
Player of the match: Mike Smith (Warwickshire)

Quarter-finals

2, 3 August 1972
(scorecard)
Kent
137 all out (52 overs)
v
Essex
127 all out (57.3 overs)
Asif Iqbal 52
Stuart Turner 3/26 (12 overs)
Brian Edmeades 31
John Shepherd 4/23 (12 overs)
Kent won by 10 runs
County Ground, Leyton
Umpires: John Arnold & Freddie Jakeman
Player of the match: Asif Iqbal (Kent)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
2 August 1972
(scorecard)
Hampshire
223 all out (58.2 overs)
v
Lancashire
227/6 (58.3 overs)
Barry Richards 129
Peter Lee 3/32 (11 overs)
Barry Wood 66
Thomas Mottram 3/51 (12 overs)
Lancashire won by 4 wickets
Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth
Umpires: Ken Palmer & Dusty Rhodes
Player of the match: Barry Richards (Hampshire)
2, 3 August 1972
(scorecard)
Warwickshire
214/9 (60 overs)
v
Glamorgan
204/9 (60 overs)
Alvin Kallicharran 88
Malcolm Nash 3/56 (12 overs)
Alan Jones 58
Norman McVicker 3/46 (12 overs)
Warwickshire won by 10 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Arthur Jepson
Player of the match: Norman McVicker (Warwickshire)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
2 August 1972
(scorecard)
Surrey
106 all out (55.3 overs)
v
Worcestershire
109/4 (44.4 overs)
Arnold Long 20*
Norman Gifford 4/7 (12 overs)
Basil D'Oliveira 45*
Geoff Arnold 2/26 (12 overs)
Worcestershire won by 6 wickets
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Ray Julian & Eddie Phillipson
Player of the match: Basil D'Oliveira (Worcestershire)

Semi-finals

17, 18 August 1972
(scorecard)
Lancashire
224/6 (60 overs)
v
Kent
217 all out (60 overs)
Harry Pilling 70
Derek Underwood 3/48 (12 overs)
Mike Denness 65
David Hughes 3/39 (9 overs)
Lancashire won by 7 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Dickie Bird & George Pope
Player of the match: Harry Pilling (Lancashire)
  • Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
17 August 1972
(scorecard)
Worcestershire
174/9 (60 overs)
v
Warwickshire
175/2 (47.2 overs)
Jim Yardley 52
Bob Willis 3/53 (12 overs)
Rohan Kanhai 85*
Vanburn Holder 2/25 (12 overs)
Warwickshire won by 8 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Bill Alley & David Evans
Player of the match: Rohan Kanhai (Warwickshire)

Final

2 September 1972
(scorecard)
Warwickshire
234/9 (60 overs)
v
Lancashire
235/6 (56.4 overs)
John Whitehouse 68
John Sullivan 2/27 (5 overs)
Clive Lloyd 126
Bob Willis 2/29 (12 overs)
Lancashire won by 4 wickets
Lord's, London
Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Dusty Rhodes
Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (Lancashire)

References

  1. ^ "Gillette Trophy, 1972 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
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