1979 Gillette Cup
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format |
(60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Somerset (1st title) |
| Participants | 22 |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Most runs | 266 Viv Richards (Somerset) |
| Most wickets | 17 Joel Garner (Somerset) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
The 1979 Gillette Cup was the seventeenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 27 June and 8 September 1979.[1] The tournament was won by Somerset County Cricket Club who defeated Northamptonshire County Cricket Club by 45 runs in the final at Lord's.
Format
The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Devon, Durham and Suffolk. 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 8 September 1979.
First round
Second round
18, 19 July 1979 (scorecard) |
| Kent 278/7 (60 overs) |
v |
Lancashire 260/9 (60 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Quarter-finals
8, 9 August 1979 (scorecard) |
| Middlesex 216 all out (60 overs) |
v |
Yorkshire 146 all out (54.3 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
8 August 1979 (scorecard) |
| Leicestershire 180 all out (59.4 overs) |
v |
Northamptonshire 184/2 (55.4 overs) |
Semi-finals
Final
References
- ↑ "Gillette Trophy, 1979 - Fixtures". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2010.