1967 Gillette Cup

1967 Gillette Cup

Administrator(s)	Marylebone Cricket Club
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket (60 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)	Knockout
Champions	Kent (1st title)
Participants	22
Matches	21
Most runs	238 – Brian Luckhurst (Kent)
Most wickets	10 – Roy Palmer (Somerset)

The 1967 Gillette Cup was the fifth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 23 April and 2 September 1967. The tournament was won by Kent County Cricket Club who defeated Somerset County Cricket Club by 32 runs in the final at Lord's.

Format

The 17 first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Durham, Lincolnshire 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 2 September 1967.

First round

23 April 1967 Scorecard

Nottinghamshire 191/7 (60 overs)	v	Durham 180 (59.1 overs)
Roy Swetman 48 John Bailey 3/37 (12 overs)		Mike Westcott 47 Barry Stead 3/17 (12 overs)

Nottinghamshire won by 11 runs Ropery Lane, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Albert Gaskell and Tom Spencer Player of the match: John Bailey (Nottinghamshire)

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26 April 1967 Scorecard

Northamptonshire 237/5 (60 overs)	v	Bedfordshire 154 (50.3 overs)
Roger Prideaux 75 Graham Jarrett 2/49 (12 overs)		Geoff Millman 44 Mushtaq Mohammad 3/31 (12 overs)

Northamptonshire won by 83 runs Wardown Park, Luton Umpires: Arthur Fagg and Fred Price Player of the match: Colin Milburn (Northamptonshire)

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26 April 1967 Scorecard

Somerset 251/9 (60 overs)	v	Leicestershire 160 (46.3 overs)
Graham Burgess 73 Peter Marner 3/61 (12 overs)		Peter Marner 60 Roy Palmer 4/42 (9.3 overs)

Somerset won by 91 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Jack Crapp and Peter Wight Player of the match: Mervyn Kitchen (Somerset)

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29 April 1967 Scorecard

Hampshire 244/8 (60 overs)	v	Lincolnshire 141 (51.2 overs)
Roy Marshall 102 Norman McVicker 3/42 (12 overs)		Harry Pougher 54 Butch White 4/8 (7.2 overs)

Hampshire won by 103 runs May's Bounty, Basingstoke Umpires: Albert Alderman and John Arnold Player of the match: Roy Marshall (Hampshire)

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29 April 1967 Scorecard

Worcestershire 115 (54.4 overs)	v	Sussex 119/8 (53.3 overs)
Alan Ormrod 43 Tony Buss 4/25 (12 overs)		Tony Greig 22 Jack Flavell 3/21 (12 overs)

Sussex won by 2 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Syd Buller and Laurie Gray Player of the match: Tony Buss (Sussex)

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3 May 1967 Scorecard

Oxfordshire 115/8 (60 overs)	v	Cambridgeshire 116/6 (48.1 overs)
Peter Smith 34* Alan Wilson 4/14 (12 overs)		Peter Shippey 37 David Laitt 3/29 (12 overs)

Cambridgeshire won by 4 wickets Wisbech Cricket Club Ground, Wisbech Umpires: Ron Lay and Harry Mellows Player of the match: Alan Wilson (Cambridgeshire)

Second round

13 May 1967 Scorecard

Kent 239/8 (60 overs)	v	Essex 197 (56 overs)
Colin Cowdrey 66 Tony Jorden 3/41 (12 overs)		Rodney Cass 33* Norman Graham 4/19 (12 overs)

Kent won by 42 runs Old County Ground, Brentwood Umpires: Laurie Gray and John Langridge Player of the match: Colin Cowdrey (Kent)

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13 May 1967 Scorecard

Hampshire 236/7 (60 overs)	v	Glamorgan 220 (58.4 overs)
Roy Marshall 61 Don Shepherd 3/32 (11 overs)		Alan Jones 67 Bob Cottam 3/47 (11.4 overs)

Hampshire won by 16 runs United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth Umpires: Eddie Phillipson and Dusty Rhodes Player of the match: Barry Reed (Hampshire)

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13, 15, 16 May 1967 Scorecard

Gloucestershire 153 (52.4 overs)	v	Lancashire 157/6 (56 overs)
Arthur Milton 45 Brian Statham 3/22 (10 overs)		David Green 48 David Smith 2/38 (10 overs)

Lancashire won by 4 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: George Pope and Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: David Green (Lancashire)

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

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13 May 1967 Scorecard

Nottinghamshire 203 (59.5 overs)	v	Northamptonshire 205/6 (54 overs)
Deryck Murray 53 Antony Durose 3/46 (12 overs)		Mushtaq Mohammad 68 John Howarth 3/30 (10 overs)

Northamptonshire won by 6 wickets County Ground, Northampton Umpires: David Halfyard and Lofty Herman Player of the match: Mushtaq Mohammad (Northampshire)

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13 May 1967 Scorecard

Surrey 263/4 (60 overs)	v	Derbyshire 74 (34.1 overs)
Micky Stewart 74 Brian Jackson 1/36 (12 overs)		Derek Morgan 27 Geoff Arnold 5/9 (9 overs)

Surrey won by 184 runs The Oval, London Umpires: Ron Aspinall and Ron Lay Player of the match: Geoff Arnold (Surrey)

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13 May 1967 Scorecard

Sussex 243 (60 overs)	v	Middlesex 212 (57.3 overs)
Ken Suttle 86 John Price 5/54 (12 overs)		Eric Russell 72 Tony Buss 3/38 (10.3 overs)

Sussex won by 31 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Bill Copson and Cec Pepper Player of the match: Ken Suttle (Sussex)

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13, 15, 16 May 1967 Scorecard

Somerset 206/8 (60 overs)	v	Warwickshire 181 (54.3 overs)
Roy Virgin 49 David Brown 2/37 (12 overs)		Tom Cartwright 34 Bill Alley 3/24 (12 overs)

Somerset won by 25 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Bill Copson and Cec Pepper Player of the match: Bill Alley (Somerset)

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

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25 May 1967 Scorecard

Cambridgeshire 43/8 (10 overs)	v	Yorkshire 46/4 (6.5 overs)
David Fairey 22 Tony Nicholson 3/11 (3 overs)		Ken Taylor 21 David Fairey 2/8 (3 overs)

Yorkshire won by 6 wickets Savile Park, Castleford Umpires: Freddie Jakeman and Arthur Jepson Player of the match: David Fairey (Cambridgeshire)

• Match reduced to 10 overs per side. The match was moved from Headingley due to torrential rain.

Quarter-finals

14 June 1967 Scorecard

Lancashire 194 (57.5 overs)	v	Yorkshire 190 (59.2 overs)
Harry Pilling 39 Chris Old 4/32 (12 overs)		Phil Sharpe 33 Peter Lever 4/38 (12 overs)

Lancashire won by 4 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Freddie Jakeman and Tom Spencer Player of the match: Peter Lever (Lancashire)

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14 June 1967 Scorecard

Somerset 184 (59.3 overs)	v	Northamptonshire 148 (54.3 overs)
Mervyn Kitchen 40 Peter Willey 3/42 (12 overs)		Roger Prideaux 38 Fred Rumsey 4/23 (9.3 overs)

Somerset won by 36 runs County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Albert Alderman and George Pope Player of the match: Bill Alley (Somerset)

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14 June 1967 Scorecard

Surrey 74 (37.4 overs)	v	Kent 75/4 (28.4 overs)
Mike Edwards 34 Alan Dixon 7/15 (12 overs)		Brian Luckhurst 40* Geoff Arnold 2/18 (12 overs)

Kent won by 6 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Lofty Herman and Fred Price Player of the match: Alan Dixon (Kent)

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14 June 1967 Scorecard

Sussex 233/9 (60 overs)	v	Hampshire 224 (57.5 overs)
Tony Greig 46 Alan Castell 4/52 (12 overs)		Brian Timms 55 Tony Buss 3/41 (11.5 overs)

Sussex won by 9 runs County Ground, Hove Umpires: Syd Buller and John Langridge Player of the match: Tony Greig (Sussex)

Semi-finals

19, 20 July 1967 Scorecard

Somerset 210/7 (60 overs)	v	Lancashire 110 (47.4 overs)
Mervyn Kitchen 40 Peter Lever 2/44 (12 overs)		Ken Shuttleworth 23 Ken Palmer 3/20 (12 overs)

Somerset won by 100 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Jack Crapp and Charlie Elliott Player of the match: Ken Palmer (Somerset)

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

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19 July 1967 Scorecard

Kent 293/5 (60 overs)	v	Sussex 175 (50.3 overs)
Colin Cowdrey 78 Tony Greig 2/59 (12 overs)		Jim Parks 44 Alan Brown 3/17 (8.3 overs)

Kent won by 118 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Peter Wight and Hugo Yarnold Player of the match: Colin Cowdrey (Kent)

Final

Further information: 1967 Gillette Cup Final

2 September 1967 Scorecard

Kent 193 (59.4 overs)	v	Somerset 161 (54.5 overs)
Brian Luckhurst 54 Bill Alley 3/22 (12 overs)		Peter Robinson 48 Derek Underwood 3/41 (10 overs)

Kent won by 32 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Syd Buller and Fred Price Player of the match: Mike Denness (Kent)