1969 Gillette Cup

1969 Gillette Cup

Administrator(s)	Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket (60 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)	Knockout
Champions	Yorkshire (2nd title)
Participants	22
Matches	21
Most runs	183 – Geoffrey Boycott (Yorkshire)
Most wickets	12 – Don Wilson (Yorkshire)

The 1969 Gillette Cup was the seventh Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 10 May and 6 September 1969. The tournament was won by Yorkshire who defeated Derbyshire by 69 runs in the final at Lord's.

Format

The 17 first-class counties were joined by five Minor Counties: Buckinghamshire, Devon, Hertfordshire, Norfolk 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 6 September 1969.

First round

10, 11 May 1969 Scorecard

Essex 272/6 (60 overs)	v	Wiltshire 147 (53.4 overs)
Brian Ward 73 James Merryweather 3/41 (12 overs)		Ian Lomax 63 Robin Hobbs 4/55 (12 overs)

Essex won by 125 runs County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Laurie Gray and Alan Oakman Player of the match: Ian Lomax (Wilts)

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

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10, 11, 12 May 1969 Scorecard

Hertfordshire 173 (58.1 overs)	v	Devon 75 (41.3 overs)
Alan Day 53 Robert Healey 6/14 (11.1 overs)		Chris Greetham 32 Brian Collins 3/21 (6.3 overs)

Hertfordshire won by 98 runs Ditchmore Lane, Stevenage Umpires: Lofty Herman and Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Robert Healey (Devon)

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

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10, 11, 12 May 1969 Scorecard

Middlesex 232/7 (60 overs)	v	Buckinghamshire 104 (44.5 overs)
John Murray 47 Chris Pickett 3/26 (12 overs)		Brian Poll 23 Fred Titmus 4/17 (12 overs)

Middlesex won by 128 runs Lord's, London Umpires: John Langridge and Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Fred Titmus (Middx)

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

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10, 11 May 1969 Scorecard

Yorkshire 167 (44.4 overs)	v	Norfolk 78 (50.4 overs)
John Hampshire 55 Tracey Moore 6/48 (10.4 overs)		James Donaldson 21 Chris Old 3/14 (7.4 overs)

Yorkshire won by 89 runs County Ground, Norwich Umpires: Freddie Jakeman and George Pope Player of the match: John Hampshire (Yorks)

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

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10, 12 May 1969 Scorecard

Glamorgan 191/8 (60 overs)	v	Northamptonshire 112 (45.2 overs)
Alan Jones 61 Mushtaq Mohammad 3/36 (12 overs)		Laurence Johnson 27 Majid Khan 5/24 (12 overs)

Glamorgan won by 79 runs County Ground, Northampton Umpires: David Constant and Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Majid Khan (Glam)

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

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10, 11 May 1969 Scorecard

Somerset 144 (59 overs)	v	Derbyshire 146/7 (59.3 overs)
Tony Clarkson 30 Fred Rumsey 3/19 (9 overs)		Peter Gibbs 47 Ken Palmer 4/26 (11.3 overs)

Derbyshire won by 3 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Lloyd Budd and Peter Wight Player of the match: Fred Rumsey (Derbys)

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

Second round

7 June 1969 Scorecard

Worcestershire 156/6 (60 overs)	v	Derbyshire 157/6 (58.1 overs)
Tom Graveney 61* Peter Eyre 3/31 (12 overs)		Derek Morgan 33 Basil D'Oliveira 2/26 (12 overs)

Derbyshire won by 4 wickets County Ground, Derby Umpires: Charlie Elliott and Tom Spencer Player of the match: Tom Graveney (Worcs)

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7 June 1969 Scorecard

Glamorgan 244/6 (60 overs)	v	Hertfordshire 159/9 (60 overs)
Tony Lewis 96 Roy Wacey 2/44 (12 overs)		Henry Tilly 36 Malcolm Nash 3/18 (12 overs)

Glamorgan won by 85 runs St Helen's, Swansea Umpires: Harry Mellows and Peter Wight Player of the match: Tony Lewis (Glam)

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7 June 1969 Scorecard

Hampshire 238/8 (60 overs)	v	Surrey 239/7 (58.5 overs)
Barry Richards 78 Geoff Arnold 2/22 (12 overs)		John Edrich 59 Bob Cottam 2/46 (12 overs)

Surrey won by 3 wickets County Ground, Southampton Umpires: Jack Crapp and Lofty Herman Player of the match: Barry Richards (Hants)

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7 June 1969 Scorecard

Lancashire 173/8 (60 overs)	v	Yorkshire 174/3 (48.5 overs)
David Hughes 29* Don Wilson 3/32 (12 overs)		Phil Sharpe 68 Peter Lever 3/37 (10 overs)

Yorkshire won by 7 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: David Constant and Eddie Phillipson Player of the match: Phil Sharpe (Yorks)

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7 June 1969 Scorecard

Kent 172 (59.4 overs)	v	Leicestershire 175/7 (59.1 overs)
Mike Denness 69 Peter Marner 4/26 (10 overs)		Brian Booth 65 Norman Graham 2/31 (11.1 overs)

Leicestershire won by 3 wickets Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Syd Buller and George Pope Player of the match: Peter Marner (Leics)

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7 June 1969 Scorecard

Middlesex 231/6 (60 overs)	v	Nottinghamshire 235/3 (56.1 overs)
Peter Parfitt 119 Garfield Sobers 3/26 (12 overs)		Basher Hassan 78 Ronald Hooker 1/40 (12 overs)

Nottinghamshire won by 7 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Dusty Rhodes and Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Peter Parfitt (Middx)

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7 June 1969 Scorecard

Gloucestershire 86 (49.2 overs)	v	Sussex 87/2 (18.5 overs)
David Shepherd 19 Mike Buss 4/14 (12 overs)		Mike Buss 54* Tony Brown 2/39 (6 overs)

Sussex won by 8 wickets County Ground, Hove Umpires: John Arnold and Arthur Fagg Player of the match: Mike Buss (Sussex)

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7 June 1969 Scorecard

Warwickshire 146 (54.1 overs)	v	Essex 147/3 (45.1 overs)
Jim Stewart 50 Brian Edmeades 3/28 (12 overs)		Keith Fletcher 54* Norman McVicker 2/34 (10 overs)

Essex won by 7 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Freddie Jakeman and Arthur Jepson Player of the match: Brian Edmeades (Essex)

Quarter-finals

2 July 1969 Scorecard

Glamorgan 117 (54.4 overs)	v	Derbyshire 121/1 (43.2 overs)
Tony Lewis 60 Harold Rhodes 4/18 (12 overs)		David Smith 49 Lawrence Williams 1/28 (10 overs)

Derbyshire won by 9 wickets Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Lloyd Budd and Jack Crapp Player of the match: Harold Rhodes (Derbys)

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2 July 1969 Scorecard

Essex 180/9 (60 overs)	v	Nottinghamshire 182/8 (59.1 overs)
Keith Fletcher 74 Barry Stead 2/17 (12 overs)		Brian Bolus 37 Keith Boyce 2/20 (12 overs)

Nottinghamshire won by 2 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Bill Alley and Cec Pepper Player of the match: Keith Fletcher (Essex)

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2 July 1969 Scorecard

Yorkshire 272 (59.4 overs)	v	Surrey 134 (41.3 overs)
Brian Close 96 Stewart Storey 3/67 (11.4 overs)		Stewart Storey 33 Don Wilson 4/31 (8.3 overs)

Yorkshire won by 138 runs The Oval, London Umpires: John Langridge and Alan Oakman Player of the match: Brian Close (Yorks)

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2 July 1969 Scorecard

Sussex 191 (59.3 overs)	v	Leicestershire 131 (45.4 overs)
Jim Parks 51 Peter Marner 4/30 (12 overs)		Peter Marner 40 Mike Buss 4/24 (8.4 overs)

Sussex won by 60 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: John Arnold and Laurie Gray Player of the match: Peter Marner (Leics)

Semi-finals

30 July 1969 Scorecard

Derbyshire 136 (56.4 overs)	v	Sussex 49 (35.2 overs)
Peter Gibbs 44 Tony Buss 4/27 (10.4 overs)		Jim Parks 16 Peter Eyre 6/18 (10.2 overs)

Derbyshire won by 87 runs Queen's Park, Chesterfield Umpires: Ron Aspinall and Harry Mellows Player of the match: Peter Eyre (Derbys)

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30 July 1969 Scorecard

Yorkshire 191 (59.4 overs)	v	Nottinghamshire 123 (50.5 overs)
Phil Sharpe 67 Barry Stead 3/46 (11.4 overs)		Pasty Harris 31 Peter Stringer 3/4 (4.5 overs)

Yorkshire won by 68 runs North Marine Road, Scarborough Umpires: Cec Pepper and George Pope Player of the match: Phil Sharpe (Yorks)

Final

6 September 1969 Scorecard

Yorkshire 219/8 (60 overs)	v	Derbyshire 150 (54.4 overs)
Barrie Leadbeater 76 Alan Ward 3/31 (12 overs)		Ian Buxton 34 Brian Close 3/36 (11 overs)

Yorkshire won by 69 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Tom Spencer and Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Barrie Leadbeater (Yorks)