| Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Kent (2nd title) |
| Participants | 22 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Most runs | 282 Brian Luckhurst (Kent) |
| Most wickets | 10 Barry Wood (Lancashire) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
The 1974 Gillette Cup was the twelfth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 29 June and 7 September 1974.[1] The tournament was won by Kent County Cricket Club who defeated Lancashire 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, Durham, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire and Shropshire. 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 7 September 1974.
First round
29 June, 1 July 1974 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 201/6 (60 overs) |
v |
Gloucestershire 151 all out (51.1 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Second round
10, 11 July 1974 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 193/9 (60 overs) |
v |
Middlesex 112 all out (50 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
10, 11 July 1974 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire 259/6 (60 overs) |
v |
Sussex 110 all out (45.5 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
10, 11 July 1974 (scorecard) |
Warwickshire 225/7 (60 overs) |
v |
Nottinghamshire 228/6 (59.1 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
10, 11 July 1974 (scorecard) |
Yorkshire 233/6 (60 overs) |
v |
Hampshire 192 all out (54.5 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Quarter-finals
31 July, 1 August 1974 (scorecard) |
Worcestershire 251/9 (60 overs) |
v |
Nottinghamshire 233/9 (60 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
31 July, 1 August 1974 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 205 all out (59 overs) |
v |
Yorkshire 173 all out (54.3 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Semi-finals
14, 15 August 1974 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 236/7 (60 overs) |
v |
Worcestershire 208 all out (58.2 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Final
7, 9 September 1974 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 118 all out (60 overs) |
v |
Kent 122/6 (46.5 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
References
- ↑ "Gillette Trophy, 1974 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
External links
- CricketArchive tournament page Archived 3 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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