1979 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 = Somerset
| count = 1
| participants = 22
| matches = 21
| most runs = 266 Viv Richards (Somerset)
| most wickets = 17 Joel Garner (Somerset)
| website = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1979_ENG_Gillette_Cup_1979.html CricketArchive tournament page]
| previous_year = 1978
| previous_tournament = 1978 Gillette Cup
| next_year = 1980
| next_tournament = 1980 Gillette Cup
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The 1979 Gillette Cup was the seventeenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 27 June and 8 September 1979.{{cite web|url-access=subscription|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1979_ENG_Gillette_Cup_1979.html|title=Gillette Trophy, 1979 – Fixtures|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=18 May 2010|archive-date=3 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103072519/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1979_ENG_Gillette_Cup_1979.html|url-status=dead}} The tournament was won by Somerset County Cricket Club who defeated Northamptonshire County Cricket Club by 45 runs in the final at Lord's.
Format
The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Devon, Durham 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 8 September 1979.
=First round=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 27 June 1979
| team1 = Buckinghamshire
| score1 = 133 all out (60 overs)
| score2 = 137/8 (38 overs)
| team2 = Suffolk
| runs1 = Terence Cordaroy 44
| wickets1 = Richard Done 3/9 (11 overs)
| runs2 = Paul Rice 45
| wickets2 = Peter Gooch 3/51 (12 overs)
| result = Suffolk won by 2 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39359.html (scorecard)]
| venue = London Road, High Wycombe
| umpires = John Griffiths & Arthur Jepson
| motm = Paul Rice (Suffolk)
| rain =
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 27 June 1979
| team1 = Durham
| score1 = 221/7 (60 overs)
| score2 = 127/7 (60 overs)
| team2 = Berkshire
| runs1 = Stephen Greensword 48*
| wickets1 = Jefferson Jones 4/35 (12 overs)
| runs2 = David Johnston 37
| wickets2 = Peter Kippax 3/24 (12 overs)
| result = Durham won by 94 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39360.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Green Lane, Durham
| umpires = Tom Spencer & Jack van Geloven
| motm = Stephen Greensword (Durham)
| rain =
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 27 June 1979
| team1 = Glamorgan
| score1 = 177/9 (60 overs)
| score2 = 178/5 (52 overs)
| team2 = Kent
| runs1 = Peter Swart 40
| wickets1 = Bob Woolmer 3/31 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Alan Ealham 85*
| wickets2 = Rodney Ontong 2/47 (9 overs)
| result = Kent won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39361.html (scorecard)]
| venue = St. Helen's, Swansea
| umpires = Derek Shackleton & Peter Wight
| motm = Alan Ealham (Kent)
| rain =
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 27 June 1979
| team1 = Hampshire
| score1 = 273/6 (60 overs)
| score2 = 218 all out (55.2 overs)
| team2 = Gloucestershire
| runs1 = Nigel Cowley 63*
| wickets1 = Mike Procter 3/47 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Sadiq Mohammad 62
| wickets2 = Trevor Jesty 6/46 (11.2 overs)
| result = Hampshire won by 55 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39362.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Phoenix County Ground, Bristol
| umpires = Sam Cook & David Halfyard
| motm = Trevor Jesty (Hampshire)
| rain =
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 27 June 1979
| team1 = Lancashire
| score1 = 247/5 (60 overs)
| score2 = 177 all out (53.4 overs)
| team2 = Essex
| runs1 = Clive Lloyd 76
| wickets1 = Keith Pont 2/25 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Keith Pont 27
| wickets2 = David Hughes 3/22 (12 overs)
| result = Lancashire won by 70 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39363.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Old Trafford, Manchester
| umpires = Eddie Phillipson & Terry Spencer
| motm = Jack Simmons (Lancashire)
| rain =
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 27 June 1979
| team1 = Devon
| score1 = 111 all out (56 overs)
| score2 = 114/1 (31.4 overs)
| team2 = Leicestershire
| runs1 = Michael Wagstaffe 21
| wickets1 = Ken Shuttleworth 3/26 (12 overs)
| runs2 = John Steele 76*
| wickets2 = Tony Allin 1/37 (9 overs)
| result = Leicestershire won by 9 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39364.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Grace Road, Leicester
| umpires = Ron Aspinall & Ray Julian
| motm = John Steele (Leicestershire)
| rain =
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=Second round=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 18 July 1979
| team1 = Durham
| score1 = 213/9 (60 overs)
| score2 = 214/6 (59.1 overs)
| team2 = Yorkshire
| runs1 = Wasim Raja 52
| wickets1 = Howard Cooper 3/39 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Geoff Boycott 92
| wickets2 = Lance Cairns 2/35 (12 overs)
| result = Yorkshire won by 4 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39467.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Ropery Lane, Chester-le-Street
| umpires = Ron Aspinall & Tom Spencer
| motm = Geoff Boycott (Yorkshire)
| rain =
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 18, 19 July 1979
| team1 = Kent
| score1 = 278/7 (60 overs)
| score2 = 260/9 (60 overs)
| team2 = Lancashire
| runs1 = Chris Tavaré 87
| wickets1 = Jack Simmons 3/53 (10 overs)
| runs2 = Barry Wood 116
| wickets2 = Asif Iqbal 4/18 (6 overs)
| result = Kent won by 18 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39468.html (scorecard)]
| venue = St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
| umpires = Arthur Jepson & Don Oslear
| motm = Asif Iqbal (Kent)
| rain = Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 18 July 1979
| team1 = Leicestershire
| score1 = 326/6 (60 overs)
| score2 = 183 all out (50 overs)
| team2 = Worcestershire
| runs1 = Barry Dudleston 125
| wickets1 = Younis Ahmed 2/54 (10 overs)
| runs2 = Younis Ahmed 44
| wickets2 = Paddy Clift 3/36 (12 overs)
| result = Leicestershire won by 143 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39469.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Grace Road, Leicester
| umpires = Lloyd Budd & Peter Wight
| motm = Barry Dudleston (Leicestershire)
| rain =
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 18 July 1979
| team1 = Hampshire
| score1 = 193 all out (54.5 overs)
| score2 = 196/8 (58.5 overs)
| team2 = Middlesex
| runs1 = Gordon Greenidge 87
| wickets1 = Wayne Daniel 3/41 (9.5 overs)
| runs2 = Mike Brearley 31
| wickets2 = Nigel Cowley 4/20 (12 overs)
| result = Middlesex won by 2 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39470.html (scorecard)]
| umpires = Bill Alley & David Halfyard
| motm = Gordon Greenidge (Hampshire)
| rain =
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 18 July 1979
| team1 = Surrey
| score1 = 238/8 (60 overs)
| score2 = 240/4 (56 overs)
| team2 = Northamptonshire
| runs1 = David Smith 61
| wickets1 = Tim Lamb 3/37 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Geoff Cook 114*
| wickets2 = Pat Pocock 2/42 (12 overs)
| result = Northamptonshire won by 6 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39471.html (scorecard)]
| venue = County Ground, Northampton
| umpires = Dickie Bird & Alan Whitehead
| motm = Geoff Cook (Northamptonshire)
| rain =
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 18 July 1979
| team1 = Derbyshire
| score1 = 224/7 (60 overs)
| score2 = 226/2 (56.1 overs)
| team2 = Somerset
| runs1 = David Steele 81*
| wickets1 = Keith Jennings 3/31 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Brian Rose 88*
| wickets2 = Kim Barnett 1/30 (5.1 overs)
| result = Somerset won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39472.html (scorecard)]
| venue = County Ground, Taunton
| umpires = John Langridge & Ken Palmer
| motm = Brian Rose (Somerset)
| rain =
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 18 July 1979
| team1 = Suffolk
| score1 = 158 all out (55.3 overs)
| score2 = 159/8 (49.5 overs)
| team2 = Sussex
| runs1 = Roger Howlett 35*
| wickets1 = John Spencer 3/23 (11 overs)
| runs2 = Imran Khan 37*
| wickets2 = Colin Rutterford 3/28 (12 overs)
| result = Sussex won by 2 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39473.html (scorecard)]
| venue = County Ground, Hove
| umpires = Sam Cook & Derek Dennis
| motm = Imran Khan (Sussex)
| rain =
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 18 July 1979
| team1 = Nottinghamshire
| score1 = 265 all out (60 overs)
| score2 = 186 all out (51 overs)
| team2 = Warwickshire
| runs1 = Paul Todd 105
| wickets1 = Anton Ferreira 4/50 (12 overs)
| runs2 = John Whitehouse 41
| wickets2 = Peter Hacker 3/27 (10 overs)
| result = Nottinghamshire won by 79 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39474.html (scorecard)]
| venue = Edgbaston, Birmingham
| umpires = David Evans & Jack van Geloven
| motm = Paul Todd (Nottinghamshire)
| rain =
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=Quarter-finals=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 8, 9 August 1979
| team1 = Middlesex
| score1 = 216 all out (60 overs)
| score2 = 146 all out (54.3 overs)
| team2 = Yorkshire
| runs1 = Mike Brearley 76
| wickets1 = Howard Cooper 4/29 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Bill Athey 35
| wickets2 = Phil Edmonds 3/28 (12 overs)
| result = Middlesex won by 70 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39570.html (scorecard)]
| umpires = John Langridge & Don Oslear
| motm = Mike Brearley (Middlesex)
| rain = Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 8 August 1979
| team1 = Leicestershire
| score1 = 180 all out (59.4 overs)
| score2 = 184/2 (55.4 overs)
| team2 = Northamptonshire
| runs1 = Barry Dudleston 59
| wickets1 = Richard Williams 3/15 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Wayne Larkins 92*
| wickets2 = John Steele 1/30 (12 overs)
| result = Northamptonshire won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39571.html (scorecard)]
| venue = County Ground, Northampton
| umpires = Barrie Meyer & Alan Whitehead
| motm = Richard Williams (Northamptonshire)
| rain =
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 8 August 1979
| team1 = Somerset
| score1 = 190 all out (59.2 overs)
| score2 = 60 all out (28.4 overs)
| team2 = Kent
| runs1 = Graham Burgess 50*
| wickets1 = Bob Woolmer 4/28 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Chris Cowdrey 12
| wickets2 = Joel Garner 5/11 (9.4 overs)
| result = Somerset won by 130 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39572.html (scorecard)]
| venue = County Ground, Taunton
| umpires = David Constant & David Evans
| motm = Joel Garner (Somerset)
| rain =
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 8 August 1979
| team1 = Nottinghamshire
| score1 = 200 all out (56.4 overs)
| score2 = 201/4 (54.1 overs)
| team2 = Sussex
| runs1 = Derek Randall 75
| wickets1 = Geoff Arnold 3/27 (10 overs)
| runs2 = Gehan Mendis 55
| wickets2 = Peter Hacker 2/44 (12 overs)
| result = Sussex won by 6 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39573.html (scorecard)]
| venue = County Ground, Hove
| umpires = Lloyd Budd & Peter Wight
| motm = Derek Randall (Nottinghamshire)
| rain =
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=Semi-finals=
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 22 August 1979
| team1 = Middlesex
| score1 = 185 all out (57.5 overs)
| score2 = 190/3 (50.2 overs)
| team2 = Somerset
| runs1 = Phil Edmonds 63*
| wickets1 = Joel Garner 4/24 (10.5 overs)
| runs2 = Peter Denning 90*
| wickets2 = Mike Selvey 1/31 (11.2 overs)
| result = Somerset won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39628.html (scorecard)]
| umpires = David Halfyard & Ray Julian
| motm = Peter Denning (Somerset)
| rain =
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{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 22 August 1979
| team1 = Northamptonshire
| score1 = 255/7 (60 overs)
| score2 = 218 all out (55.2 overs)
| team2 = Sussex
| runs1 = Allan Lamb 101
| wickets1 = Geoff Arnold 3/45 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Gehan Mendis 69
| wickets2 = Tim Lamb 4/52 (12 overs)
| result = Northamptonshire won by 37 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39629.html (scorecard)]
| venue = County Ground, Hove
| umpires = Bill Alley & David Evans
| motm = Peter Willey (Northamptonshire)
| rain =
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=Final=
{{main|1979 Gillette Cup Final}}
{{Limited Overs Matches
| date = 8 September 1979
| team1 = Somerset
| score1 = 269/8 (60 overs)
| score2 = 224 all out (56.3 overs)
| team2 = Northamptonshire
| runs1 = Viv Richards 117 (136)
| wickets1 = Jim Watts 2/34 (12 overs)
| runs2 = Allan Lamb 78 (127)
| wickets2 = Joel Garner 6/29 (10.3 overs)
| result = Somerset won by 45 runs
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39691.html (scorecard)]
| umpires = David Constant & John Langridge
| motm = Viv Richards (Somerset)
| rain =
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References
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External links
- [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1979_ENG_Gillette_Cup_1979.html CricketArchive tournament page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103072519/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1979_ENG_Gillette_Cup_1979.html |date=3 November 2012 }}
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