1978 Gillette Cup
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{{Infobox cricket tournament
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| administrator = Test and County Cricket Board
| cricket format = Limited overs cricket{{Clear}}(60 overs per innings)
| tournament format = Knockout
| champions = Sussex
| count = 3
| participants = 22
| matches = 21
| most runs = 361 Viv Richards (Somerset)
| most wickets = 12 Geoff Arnold (Sussex)
| website = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1978_ENG_Gillette_Cup_1978.html CricketArchive tournament page]
| previous_year = 1977
| previous_tournament = 1977 Gillette Cup
| next_year = 1979
| next_tournament = 1979 Gillette Cup
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The 1978 Gillette Cup was the sixteenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 5 July and 2 September 1978.{{cite web|url-access=subscription|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1978_ENG_Gillette_Cup_1978.html|title=Gillette Trophy, 1978 – Fixtures|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=17 May 2010|archive-date=3 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103071420/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1978_ENG_Gillette_Cup_1978.html|url-status=dead}} The tournament was won by Sussex County Cricket Club who defeated Somerset County Cricket Club by 5 wickets in the final at Lord's.
Format
The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Devon, Durham, Shropshire, Staffordshire 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 2 September 1978.
=First round=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 5 July 1978
| team1 = Devon
| score1 = 205/8 (60 overs)
| score2 = 208/6 (58 overs)
| team2 = Staffordshire
| runs1 = Barrie Matthews 66
| wickets1 = Derek Nicholls 3/44 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Peter Gill 52
| wickets2 = Martyn Goulding 2/38 (12 overs)
| result = Staffordshire won by 4 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38273.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Recreation Ground, Torquay
| umpires = David Halfyard & Alan Whitehead
| motm = John Moore (Staffordshire)
| rain =
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 5 July 1978
| team1 = Shropshire
| score1 = 148/9 (60 overs)
| score2 = 149/6 (53.4 overs)
| team2 = Surrey
| runs1 = Doug Slade 54
| wickets1 = Pat Pocock 2/20 (12 overs)
| runs2 = John Edrich 72*
| wickets2 = Peter Ranells 3/38 (10.4 overs)
| result = Surrey won by 4 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38274.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Orleton Park, Wellington
| umpires = Dusty Rhodes & Tommy Wilson
| motm = John Edrich (Surrey)
| rain =
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 5 July 1978
| team1 = Warwickshire
| score1 = 292/5 (60 overs)
| score2 = 297/4 (57.1 overs)
| team2 = Somerset
| runs1 = John Whitehouse 94
| wickets1 = Dennis Breakwell 2/51 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Viv Richards 139*
| wickets2 = Bob Willis 1/43 (12 overs)
| result = Somerset won by 6 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38275.html (scorecard)]
| venue = County Ground, Taunton
| umpires = Jack Crapp & David Evans
| motm = Viv Richards (Somerset)
| rain =
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 5 July 1978
| team1 = Suffolk
| score1 = 101 all out (39.1 overs)
| score2 = 102/4 (33.1 overs)
| team2 = Sussex
| runs1 = Stuart Westley 25*
| wickets1 = John Spencer 3/11 (3.5 overs)
| runs2 = Paul Parker 53
| wickets2 = Richard Robinson 2/19 (5.1 overs)
| result = Sussex won by 6 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38276.html (scorecard)]
| venue = County Ground, Hove
| umpires = Sam Cook & Don Oslear
| motm = Paul Parker (Sussex)
| rain =
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 5, 6 July 1978
| team1 = Derbyshire
| score1 = 158/9 (60 overs)
| score2 = 153 all out (59.4 overs)
| team2 = Worcestershire
| runs1 = Geoff Miller 59*
| wickets1 = James Cumbes 3/23 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Phil Neale 32
| wickets2 = Eddie Barlow 5/30 (12 overs)
| result = Derbyshire won by 5 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38277.html (scorecard)]
| umpires = Fred Goodall & Ray Julian
| motm = Eddie Barlow (Derbyshire)
| rain = Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 5, 6, 7 July 1978
| team1 = Yorkshire
| score1 = 249/6 (45 overs)
| score2 = 136/7 (45 overs)
| team2 = Durham
| runs1 = John Hampshire 110 (96)
| wickets1 = Peter Kippax 3/64 (11 overs)
| runs2 = Neil Riddell 52 (103)
| wickets2 = Chris Old 4/9 (12 overs)
| result = Yorkshire won by 113 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38278.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Acklam Park, Middlesbrough
| umpires = Ron Aspinall & Jack van Geloven
| motm = John Hampshire (Yorkshire)
| rain = Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. Match was reduced to 45 overs per side.
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=Second round=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 19, 20 July 1978
| team1 = Middlesex
| score1 = 199 all out (59.2 overs)
| score2 = 166 all out (54 overs)
| team2 = Derbyshire
| runs1 = Ian Gould 58
| wickets1 = Eddie Barlow 3/47 (11.2 overs)
| runs2 = Alan Hill 72
| wickets2 = Phil Edmonds 2/17 (12 overs)
| result = Middlesex won by 33 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38343.html (scorecard)]
| venue = County Ground, Derby
| umpires = Arthur Jepson & John Langridge
| motm = Alan Hill (Derbyshire)
| rain = Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 19, 20 July 1978
| team1 = Essex
| score1 = 268/9 (60 overs)
| score2 = 196 all out (58.1 overs)
| team2 = Surrey
| runs1 = Mike Denness 71
| wickets1 = Hugh Wilson 3/59 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Roger Knight 34
| wickets2 = John Lever 4/25 (11.1 overs)
| result = Essex won by 72 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38344.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester
| umpires = Ron Aspinall & Cec Pepper
| motm = Mike Denness (Essex)
| rain = Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 19, 20 July 1978
| team1 = Somerset
| score1 = 330/4 (60 overs)
| score2 = 260 all out (60 overs)
| team2 = Glamorgan
| runs1 = Peter Denning 145
| wickets1 = Peter Swart 2/71 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Rodney Ontong 64
| wickets2 = Keith Jennings 3/51 (12 overs)
| result = Somerset won by 70 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38345.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
| umpires = Eddie Phillipson & Dusty Rhodes
| motm = Peter Denning (Somerset)
| rain = Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 19, 20 July 1978
| team1 = Gloucestershire
| score1 = 266/5 (60 overs)
| score2 = 267/3 (57.3 overs)
| team2 = Lancashire
| runs1 = Zaheer Abbas 73
| wickets1 = Bob Ratcliffe 2/39 (12 overs)
| runs2 = David Lloyd 121*
| wickets2 = Brian Brain 2/42 (12 overs)
| result = Lancashire won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38346.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Old Trafford, Manchester
| umpires = Dickie Bird & Barrie Meyer
| motm = David Lloyd (Lancashire)
| rain = Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 19, 20 July 1978
| team1 = Leicestershire
| score1 = 214/8 (60 overs)
| score2 = 140 all out (51.2 overs)
| team2 = Hampshire
| runs1 = Chris Balderstone 73
| wickets1 = Andy Roberts 3/40 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Trevor Jesty 31
| wickets2 = Les Taylor 3/11 (6.2 overs)
| result = Leicestershire won by 74 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38347.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Grace Road, Leicester
| umpires = David Halfyard & Jack van Geloven
| motm = Chris Balderstone (Leicestershire)
| rain = Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 19 July 1978
| team1 = Northamptonshire
| score1 = 248/9 (60 overs)
| score2 = 249/5 (59.5 overs)
| team2 = Kent
| runs1 = Peter Willey 77
| wickets1 = John Shepherd 4/38 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Graham Johnson 76
| wickets2 = Sarfraz Nawaz 2/41 (12 overs)
| result = Kent won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38348.html (scorecard)]
| venue = County Ground, Northampton
| umpires = Fred Goodall & Alan Whitehead
| motm = Peter Willey (Northampton)
| rain =
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 19, 20 July 1978
| team1 = Sussex
| score1 = 221/6 (60 overs)
| score2 = 219/9 (60 overs)
| team2 = Staffordshire
| runs1 = Paul Parker 61
| wickets1 = Keith Stride 2/39 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Nasim-ul-Ghani 85
| wickets2 = Imran Khan 4/27 (12 overs)
| result = Sussex won by 2 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38349.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Lichfield Road, Stone
| umpires = David Constant & Ray Julian
| motm = Geoff Arnold (Sussex)
| rain = Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 19, 20 July 1978
| team1 = Nottinghamshire
| score1 = 225/7 (60 overs)
| score2 = 226/9 (59.3 overs)
| team2 = Yorkshire
| runs1 = Clive Rice 71
| wickets1 = Graham Stevenson 3/41 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Geoff Boycott 62
| wickets2 = Clive Rice 2/23 (12 overs)
| result = Yorkshire won by 1 wicket
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38350.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Park Avenue, Bradford
| umpires = Don Oslear & Roderick Wilson
| motm = Clive Rice (Nottinghamshire)
| rain = Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
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=Quarter-finals=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 2, 3 August 1978
| team1 = Kent
| score1 = 120 all out (53.5 overs)
| score2 = 122/5 (47 overs)
| team2 = Somerset
| runs1 = Asif Iqbal 48
| wickets1 = Colin Dredge 4/23 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Vic Marks 30
| wickets2 = John Shepherd 2/16 (12 overs)
| result = Somerset won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38412.html (scorecard)]
| venue = St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
| umpires = Lloyd Budd & John Langridge
| motm = Colin Dredge (Somerset)
| rain = Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 2, 3, 4 August 1978
| team1 = Lancashire
| score1 = 279/6 (60 overs)
| score2 = 258 all out (57.5 overs)
| team2 = Middlesex
| runs1 = Andrew Kennedy 131
| wickets1 = Phil Edmonds 2/52 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Mike Gatting 62
| wickets2 = David Hughes 4/69 (11.5 overs)
| result = Lancashire won by 21 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38413.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Old Trafford, Manchester
| umpires = Dickie Bird & Peter Wight
| motm = Andrew Kennedy (Lancashire)
| rain = Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three.
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 2, 3, 4 August 1978
| team1 = Essex
| score1 = 73/2 (10 overs)
| score2 = 70/8 (10 overs)
| team2 = Leicestershire
| runs1 = Norbert Phillip 24*
| wickets1 = Les Taylor 1/31 (5 overs)
| runs2 = Brian Davison 24
| wickets2 = John Lever 4/27 (5 overs)
| result =Essex won by 3 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38414.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Grace Road, Leicester
| umpires = Bill Alley & Ken Palmer
| motm = John Lever (Essex)
| rain = Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. Match was reduced before play started to 10 overs per side.
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 2, 3, 4 August 1978
| team1 = Yorkshire
| score1 = 174/7 (52 overs)
| score2 =
| team2 = Sussex
| runs1 = Kevin Sharp 61
| wickets1 = Paul Phillipson 3/23 (6 overs)
| runs2 =
| wickets2 =
| result = No result
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38415.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Headingley, Leeds
| umpires = Eddie Phillipson & Tom Spencer
| motm =
| rain = Match was scheduled for one day but extended to three. Match was replayed on 4 August.
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 4 August 1978
| team1 = Sussex
| score1 = 68/6 (10 overs)
| score2 = 59/8 (10 overs)
| team2 = Yorkshire
| runs1 = Javed Miandad 27
| wickets1 = Graham Stevenson 3/36 (5 overs)
| runs2 = Kevin Sharp 21
| wickets2 = Imran Khan 3/22 (5 overs)
| result = Sussex won by 9 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38424.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Headingley, Leeds
| umpires = Eddie Phillipson & Tom Spencer
| motm = Imran Khan (Sussex)
| rain = Match was reduced before play started to 10 overs per side.
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=Semi-finals=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 16 August 1978
| team1 = Somerset
| score1 = 287/6 (60 overs)
| score2 = 287 all out (60 overs)
| team2 = Essex
| runs1 = Viv Richards 116
| wickets1 = Norbert Phillip 2/56 (11 overs)
| runs2 = Graham Gooch 61
| wickets2 = Ian Botham 2/48 (12 overs)
| result = Somerset won by losing fewer wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38482.html (scorecard)]
| venue = County Ground, Taunton
| umpires = David Evans & Arthur Jepson
| motm = Viv Richards (Somerset)
| rain =
}}
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 16 August 1978
| team1 = Sussex
| score1 = 277/8 (60 overs)
| score2 = 141 all out (51.4 overs)
| team2 = Lancashire
| runs1 = Javed Miandad 75
| wickets1 = Colin Croft 3/53 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Clive Lloyd 40
| wickets2 = John Barclay 3/27 (12 overs)
| result = Sussex won by 136 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38483.html (scorecard)]
| venue = County Ground, Hove
| umpires = Cec Pepper & Cec Pepper
| motm = Javed Miandad (Sussex)
| rain =
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=Final=
{{main|1978 Gillette Cup Final}}
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 2 September 1978
| team1 = Somerset
| score1 = 207/7 (60 overs)
| score2 = 211/5 (53.1 overs)
| team2 = Sussex
| runs1 = Ian Botham 80
| wickets1 = John Barclay 2/21 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Paul Parker 62*
| wickets2 = Ian Botham 2/65 (12 overs)
| result = Sussex won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38558.html (scorecard)]
| umpires = Dickie Bird & Barrie Meyer
| motm = Paul Parker (Sussex)
| rain =
}}
References
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External links
- [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1978_ENG_Gillette_Cup_1978.html CricketArchive tournament page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103071420/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1978_ENG_Gillette_Cup_1978.html |date=3 November 2012 }}
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