title: 1970 Gillette Cup
text: # 1970 Gillette Cup
  
  The 1970 Gillette Cup was the eighth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 25 April and 5 September 1970. The tournament was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club who defeated Sussex County Cricket Club by 6 wickets in the final at Lord's.
  
  ## Format
  
  The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cornwall, Norfolk and Oxfordshire. 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 5 September 1970.
  
  ### First round
  
  * 25 April 1970 (scorecard)
  
  | Glamorgan 171/7 (60 overs) | v | Cornwall 99 all out (55 overs) |
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  | Peter Walker 51* Keith Davis 2/30 (12 overs) | | Malcolm Dunstan 28 Peter Walker 5/21 (10 overs) |
  
  * Glamorgan won by 72 runs Boscawen Park, Truro Umpires: Bill Alley & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Peter Walker (Glamorgan)
  * 25, 27, 27 April 1970 (scorecard)
  
  | Middlesex 264/5 (60 overs) | v | Norfolk 117 all out (49.5 overs) |
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  | Eric Russell 80 Tracey Moore 2/41 (12 overs) | | Bill Edrich 36 Keith Jones 3/49 (12 overs) |
  
  * Middlesex won by 147 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Arthur Fagg Player of the match: John Murray (Middlesex)
  * Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
  * 25, 27 April 1970 (scorecard)
  
  | Oxfordshire 99/9 (60 overs) | v | Worcestershire 101/3 (54.5 overs) |
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  | Brian Edrich 30 Vanburn Holder 3/14 (12 overs) | | Basil D'Oliveira 32* Robin Matthews 2/15 (12 overs) |
  
  * Worcestershire won by 7 wickets Morris Motors Sports Ground, Cowley Umpires: Jack Crapp & Lofty Herman Player of the match: Basil D'Oliveira (Worcestershire)
  * Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
  * 25, 27, 28 April 1970 (scorecard)
  
  | Warwickshire 215/9 (60 overs) | v | Nottinghamshire 216/5 (53 overs) |
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  | Mike Smith 50 Harold Rhodes 2/33 (12 overs) | | Garfield Sobers 70* Eddie Hemmings 2/33 (9 overs) |
  
  * Nottinghamshire won by 5 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Garfield Sobers (Nottinghamshire)
  * Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
  * 25, 26, 27 April 1970 (scorecard)
  
  | Surrey 134/8 (60 overs) | v | Yorkshire 76 all out (29.4 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | Younis Ahmed 31 Brian Close 3/27 (12 overs) | | Richard Hutton 16 Robin Jackman 7/33 (12 overs) |
  
  * Surrey won by 58 runs St George's Road, Harrogate Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Robin Jackman (Surrey)
  * Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
  * 9 May 1970 (scorecard)
  
  | Bedfordshire 102 all out (43.1 overs) | v | Buckinghamshire 105/2 (41 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | Malcolm Wynn 35 Christopher Pickett 4/20 (12 overs) | | John Turner 56 Trevor Morley 2/13 (11 overs) |
  
  * Buckinghamshire won by 8 wickets London Road Cricket Ground, High Wycombe Umpires: Laurie Gray & John Langridge Player of the match: Christopher Pickett (Buckinghamshire)
  
  ### Second round
  
  * 30 May 1970 (scorecard)
  
  | Hampshire 278/3 (60 overs) | v | Buckinghamshire 136 all out (58.1 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | Barry Reed 143* Christopher Parry 3/61 (12 overs) | | Ronald Hooker 65 John Holder 2/10 (11 overs) |
  
  * Hampshire won by 142 runs Amy Lane, Chesham Umpires: John Arnold & George Pope Player of the match: Barry Reed (Hampshire)
  * 30 May 1970 (scorecard)
  
  | Essex 174/9 (60 overs) | v | Sussex 175/6 (58.4 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | Brian Edmeades 40 Mike Buss 2/25 (12 overs) | | Mike Buss 72 Stuart Turner 2/31 (11 overs) |
  
  * Sussex won by 4 wickets County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Arthur Fagg & Dust Rhodes Player of the match: Mike Buss (Sussex)
  * 30 May 1970 (scorecard)
  
  | Glamorgan 149 all out (58.1 overs) | v | Surrey 151/3 (49.2 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | Alan Jones 52 Stewart Storey 3/13 (12 overs) | | John Edrich 66* Malcolm Nash 1/34 (12 overs) |
  
  * Surrey won by 7 wickets St. Helen's, Swansea Umpires: Bill Alley & Peter Wight Player of the match: Stewart Storey (Surrey)
  * 30 May 1970 (scorecard)
  
  | Lancashire 278/8 (60 overs) | v | Gloucestershire 251 all out (58.1 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | David Lloyd 62 Tony Brown 4/56 (12 overs) | | Ron Nicholls 75 Jack Simmons 3/39 (12 overs) |
  
  * Lancashire won by 27 runs Ashley Down Ground, Bristol Umpires: Eddie Phillipson & Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Ron Nicholls (Gloucestershire)
  * 30 May 1970 (scorecard)
  
  | Kent 297/3 (60 overs) | v | Worcestershire 228 all out (56.1 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | Brian Luckhurst 96 Norman Gifford 1/46 (10 overs) | | Rodney Cass 43 Alan Brown 3/31 (11.1 overs) |
  
  * Kent won by 69 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Lofty Herman & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Brian Luckhurst (Kent)
  * 30 May 1970 (scorecard)
  
  | Nottinghamshire 216/5 (60 overs) | v | Leicestershire 173 all out (53.5 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | Brian Bolus 75* Jack Birkenshaw 2/31 (12 overs) | | Ray Illingworth 59 Mike Taylor 4/32 (10.5 overs) |
  
  * Nottinghamshire won by 43 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Freddie Jakeman & Cec Pepper Player of the match: Brian Bolus (Nottinghamshire)
  * 30 May 1970 (scorecard)
  
  | Derbyshire 161/9 (60 overs) | v | Middlesex 162/8 (53.4 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | John Harvey 34 Fred Titmus 5/26 (12 overs) | | Eric Russell 54 Fred Rumsey 3/15 (12 overs) |
  
  * Middlesex won by 2 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Laurie Gray & John Langridge Player of the match: Fred Titmus (Middlesex)
  * 30 May 1970 (scorecard)
  
  | Somerset 248/6 (60 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 198 all out (59.2 overs) |
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  | Roy Virgin 103 Brian Crump 3/43 (12 overs) | | David Steele 58 Allan Jones 5/56 (12 overs) |
  
  * Somerset won by 50 runs County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Harry Mellows Player of the match: Roy Virgin (Somerset)
  
  ### Quarter-finals
  
  * 8 July 1970 (scorecard)
  
  | Sussex 199 all out (60 overs) | v | Kent 152 all out (56.5 overs) |
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  | Geoff Greenidge 56 Bob Woolmer 3/26 (9 overs) | | Brian Luckhurst 48 Tony Greig 5/42 (10.5 overs) |
  
  * Sussex won by 47 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Lloyd Budd & Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Tony Greig (Sussex)
  * 8 July 1970 (scorecard)
  
  | Hampshire 142 all out (50.4 overs) | v | Lancashire 143/5 (35.3 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | Roy Marshall 43 Peter Lever 5/30 (12 overs) | | Barry Wood 63* Butch White 2/35 (8 overs) |
  
  * Lancashire won by 5 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Ron Aspinall & Dickie Bird Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancashire)
  * 8, 9 July 1970 (scorecard)
  
  | Nottinghamshire 232/5 (60 overs) | v | Somerset 233/5 (58 overs) |
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  | Pasty Harris 101 Tom Cartwright 1/22 (12 overs) | | Peter Robinson 57 David Halfyard 3/47 (12 overs) |
  
  * Somerset won by 5 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: David Constant & Tom Spencer Player of the match: Graham Burgess (Somerset)
  * Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
  * 8 July 1970 (scorecard)
  
  | Surrey 280/5 (60 overs) | v | Middlesex 272/9 (60 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | John Edrich 91 John Price 3/63 (12 overs) | | Peter Parfitt 44 Bob Willis 6/49 (12 overs) |
  
  * Surrey won by 8 runs The Oval, London Umpires: John Arnold & Harry Mellows Player of the match: Bob Willis (Surrey)
  
  ### Semi-finals
  
  * 22 July 1970 (scorecard)
  
  | Somerset 207 all out (58.2 overs) | v | Lancashire 210/6 (56.2 overs) |
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  | Roy Virgin 65 Barry Wood 3/35 (12 overs) | | John Sullivan 50 Brian Langford 2/43 (12 overs) |
  
  * Lancashire won by 4 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Syd Buller & Jack Crapp Player of the match: Barry Wood (Lancashire)
  * 22 July 1970 (scorecard)
  
  | Surrey 196 all out (59.3 overs) | v | Sussex 196/8 (50 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | Mike Edwards 50 John Snow 4/35 (12 overs) | | Peter Graves 45 Intikhab Alam 2/28 (12 overs) |
  
  * Sussex won by losing fewer wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Arthur Jepson & Peter Wight Player of the match: John Snow (Sussex)
  
  ### Final
  
  * 5 September 1970 (scorecard)
  
  | Sussex 184/9 (60 overs) | v | Lancashire 185/4 (55.1 overs) |
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  | Mike Buss 42 David Hughes 3/31 (12 overs) | | Harry Pilling 70* Mike Buss 2/34 (12 overs) |
  
  * Lancashire won by 6 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Charlie Elliott & Arthur Fagg Player of the match: Harry Pilling (Lancashire)
  