1971 Gillette Cup

The 1971 Gillette Cup was the ninth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 15 May and 4 September 1971. The tournament was won by Lancashire who defeated Kent by 24 runs in the final at Lord's.

1971 Gillette Cup

Administrator(s)	Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket (60 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)	Knockout
Champions	Lancashire (2nd title)
Participants	22
Matches	21
Most runs	332 – Clive Lloyd (Lancashire)
Most wickets	11 – John Shepherd (Kent)

Format

The 17 first-class counties were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Northumberland and Staffordshire. 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 4 September 1971.

First round

15 May 1971 Scorecard

Essex 301/9 (60 overs)	v	Bedfordshire 204/8 (60 overs)
Brian Ward 101 Trevor Morley 3/52 (12 overs)		Bill Bushby 80* Ray East 2/20 (12 overs)

Essex won by 97 runs County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Lloyd Budd and Charlie Elliott Player of the match: Brian Ward (Essex)

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15 May 1971 Scorecard

Kent 223/3 (60 overs)	v	Northamptonshire 178 (57.3 overs)
Colin Cowdrey 98 Peter Lee 2/37 (12 overs)		David Steele 38 Derek Underwood 3/39 (10.3 overs)

Kent won by 45 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Arthur Fagg and John Langridge Player of the match: Colin Cowdrey (Kent)

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15 May 1971 Scorecard

Northumberland 193/6 (60 overs)	v	Lincolnshire 195/2 (40.4 overs)
Mike Crawhall 66 Geoffrey Plaskitt 2/26 (12 overs)		Geoff Robinson 132 Ken Norton 1/34 (8.4 overs)

Lincolnshire won by 8 wickets Osborne Avenue, Jesmond Umpires: Cec Pepper and Tom Spencer Player of the match: Geoff Robinson (Lincs)

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15, 17 May 1971 Scorecard

Somerset 206/8 (60 overs)	v	Lancashire 208/4 (56 overs)
Roy Virgin 105* Peter Lever 2/19 (12 overs)		David Lloyd 94* Allan Jones 1/23 (10 overs)

Lancashire won by 6 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Bill Alley and Jack Crapp Player of the match: David Lloyd (Lancs)

• Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

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15 May 1971 Scorecard

Glamorgan 225/5 (60 overs)	v	Staffordshire 148 (50.4 overs)
Alan Jones 85 Richard Downend 3/35 (12 overs)		Peter Gill 52 Peter Walker 4/34 (8.4 overs)

Glamorgan won by 77 runs Longton Cricket Club Ground, Stoke-on-Trent Umpires: Arthur Jepson and Eddie Rowe Player of the match: Peter Walker (Glam)

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15 May 1971 Scorecard

Hertfordshire 138 (59.5 overs)	v	Surrey 142/2 (34.4 overs)
Basil Hollington 50 Stewart Storey 2/13 (12 overs)		John Edrich 58* Brian Collins 1/23 (6 overs)

Surrey won by 8 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: John Arnold and Lofty Herman Player of the match: Basil Hollington (Herts)

Second round

12 June 1971 Scorecard

Essex 180 (58 overs)	v	Glamorgan 82 (44.3 overs)
Bruce Francis 72 Lawrence Williams 3/15 (11 overs)		Len Hill 26 Keith Boyce 3/8 (8 overs)

Essex won by 98 runs Valentine's Park, Ilford Umpires: George Pope and Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Bruce Francis (Essex)

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12, 13 June 1971 Scorecard

Nottinghamshire 129/9 (60 overs)	v	Hampshire 130/7 (55 overs)
Bob White 38 Butch White 3/32 (12 overs)		Peter Sainsbury 32 Garfield Sobers 4/11 (12 overs)

Hampshire won by 3 wickets United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth Umpires: Jack Crapp and Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Peter Sainsbury (Hants)

• Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

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12 June 1971 Scorecard

Yorkshire 148 (59.2 overs)	v	Kent 149/4 (42.4 overs)
Geoffrey Boycott 46 Bernard Julien 5/25 (12 overs)		Brian Luckhurst 62 Michael Bore 3/35 (10.4 overs)

Kent won by 6 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Bill Alley and Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Bernard Julien (Kent)

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12 June 1971 Scorecard

Derbyshire 200/9 (60 overs)	v	Leicestershire 201/9 (58.3 overs)
Chris Wilkins 51 Garth McKenzie 3/30 (12 overs)		Mick Norman 43 Fred Rumsey 3/34 (12 overs)

Leicestershire won by 1 wicket Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Dickie Bird and David Constant Player of the match: Brian Davison (Leics)

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12 June 1971 Scorecard

Surrey 216 (60 overs)	v	Middlesex 187 (59.4 overs)
Mike Edwards 64 John Price 6/34 (12 overs)		Michael Smith 57 Stewart Storey 3/24 (12 overs)

Surrey won by 29 runs The Oval, London Umpires: Lloyd Budd and David Evans Player of the match: John Price (Middx)

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12 June 1971 Scorecard

Gloucestershire 252/7 (60 overs)	v	Sussex 129 (42.3 overs)
Mike Procter 107 John Spencer 2/31 (12 overs)		Tony Greig 33 Mike Procter 3/20 (10 overs)

Gloucestershire won by 123 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Sam Cook and Charlie Elliott Player of the match: Mike Procter (Glos)

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12 June 1971 Scorecard

Warwickshire 294/4 (60 overs)	v	Lincolnshire 136 (47.1 overs)
Rohan Kanhai 126 Geoffrey Plaskitt 3/61 (12 overs)		Duncan Fearnley 45 Norman McVicker 5/26 (12 overs)

Warwickshire won by 158 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Cec Pepper and Peter Wight Player of the match: Rohan Kanhai (Warks)

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12 June 1971 Scorecard

Worcestershire 215/6 (60 overs)	v	Lancashire 217/4 (54 overs)
Glenn Turner 117* John Sullivan 1/7 (2 overs)		Clive Lloyd 83* Bob Carter 1/28 (12 overs)

Lancashire won by 6 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: John Langridge and Tom Spencer Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (Lancs)

Quarter-finals

30 June 1971 Scorecard

Lancashire 203/9 (60 overs)	v	Essex 191 (59.2 overs)
Clive Lloyd 109 Stuart Turner 3/33 (12 overs)		Stuart Turner 50 Ken Shuttleworth 4/26 (12 overs)

Lancashire won by 12 runs County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: David Constant and Freddie Jakeman Player of the match: Clive Lloyd (Lancs)

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30 June 1971 Scorecard

Gloucestershire 214 (56.3 overs)	v	Surrey 199 (56.2 overs)
Ron Nicholls 77 Robin Jackman 3/43 (11 overs)		Micky Stewart 82 Roger Knight 5/39 (10 overs)

Gloucestershire won by 15 runs Ashley Down Ground, Bristol Umpires: Alan Whitehead and Peter Wight Player of the match: Roger Knight (Glos)

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30 June 1971 Scorecard

Kent 231/8 (60 overs)	v	Leicestershire 153 (47.2 overs)
Mike Denness 85 Ray Illingworth 3/42 (12 overs)		Mick Norman 50 Bob Woolmer 4/37 (12 overs)

Kent won by 78 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Ron Aspinall and Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Bob Woolmer (Kent)

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30 June 1971 Scorecard

Warwickshire 281/6 (60 overs)	v	Hampshire 186 (45.1 overs)
John Jameson 96 Bob Cottam 2/33 (12 overs)		Barry Richards 69 Lance Gibbs 5/38 (11 overs)

Warwickshire won by 95 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Dusty Rhodes and Eddie Rowe Player of the match: John Jameson (Warks)

Semi-finals

28, 29 July 1971 Scorecard

Kent 238 (59.4 overs)	v	Warwickshire 109 (43 overs)
Brian Luckhurst 84 Bill Blenkiron 4/51 (12 overs)		John Jameson 48 Bob Woolmer 3/20 (9 overs)

Kent won by 129 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: John Arnold and Lofty Herman Player of the match: Brian Luckhurst (Kent)

• Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.

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28 July 1971 Scorecard

Gloucestershire 229/6 (60 overs)	v	Lancashire 230/7 (56.5 overs)
Mike Procter 65 Jack Simmons 2/25 (12 overs)		Barry Wood 50 John Mortimore 3/81 (11 overs)

Lancashire won by 3 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Dickie Bird and Arthur Jepson Player of the match: David Hughes (Lancs)

Final

4 September 1971 Scorecard

Lancashire 224/7 (60 overs)	v	Kent 200 (56.2 overs)
Clive Lloyd 66 John Dye 2/51 (12 overs)		Asif Iqbal 89 Peter Lever 3/24 (11.2 overs)

Lancashire won by 24 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Charlie Elliott and Arthur Fagg Player of the match: Asif Iqbal (Kent)