The 1964 Gillette Cup was the second Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 25 April and 5 September 1964, and was won by the defending champions Sussex.

1964 Gillette Cup
Administrator(s)MCC
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(60 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsSussex (2nd title)
Participants22
Matches21
Most runsJohn Edrich
(256 for Surrey)[1]
Most wicketsKhalid Ibadulla
(12 for Warwickshire)[2]
1963
1965

Summary edit

First round edit

25 April 1964
scorecard
Worcestershire
119 all out (54.4 overs)
v
Glamorgan
120 for 9 (59.4 overs)
Glamorgan won by 1 wicket[3]
Rodney Parade, Newport
Umpires: Jack Crapp and Fred Gardner
Player of the match: Don Shepherd (Glamorgan)

30 April 1964
scorecard
Essex
182 for 8 (60 overs)
v
Cambridgeshire
151 all out (57.4 overs)
Geoff Smith 63
Derek Wing 3/42 (13)
Essex won by 31 runs[4]
Spicer's Sports Ground, Sawston
Umpires: Lofty Herman and Ron Lay
Player of the match: Trevor Bailey (Essex)

2 May 1964
scorecard
Northamptonshire
165 all out (58.4 overs)
v
Derbyshire
130 all out (56.3 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 35 runs[5]
County Cricket Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Arthur Jepson and Ron Lay
Player of the match: Derek Morgan (Derbyshire)
  • Match extended into a second day (4 May), Northamptonshire were 165 all out at the end of the first day's play.[5]

2 May 1964
scorecard
Hampshire
201 all out (59.4 overs)
v
Wiltshire
81 all out (42.4 overs)
Hampshire won by 120 runs[6]
Hardenhuish Park, Chippenham
Umpires: Syd Buller and Charlie Elliott
Player of the match: Bob Cottam (Hampshire)
  • Match extended into a second day (4 May) after the original match day at Swindon was washed out.[6]

4 May 1964
scorecard
Hertfordshire
63 all out (30.4 overs)
v
Durham
65 for 3 (16.3 overs)
Clive Leach 27*
Robin Marques 1/13 (5)
Durham won by 7 wickets[7]
Feethams, Darlington
Umpires: Freddie Jakeman and Tom Spencer
Player of the match: Stuart Young (Durham)

6 May 1964
scorecard
Surrey
171 for 8 (60 overs)
v
Cheshire
109 all out (55.3 overs)
Surrey won by 62 runs[8]
Ellerman Lines Cricket Ground, Cheshire
Umpires: Tom Drinkwater and Eddie Phillipson
Player of the match: David Sydenham (Surrey)
  • David Sydenham took four wickets in five balls during Cheshire's innings, including a hat-trick.[8]

Second round edit

27 May 1964
scorecard
Glamorgan
208 for 9 (60 overs)
v
Essex
201 all out (59.1 overs)
Glamorgan won by 7 runs[9]
The Gnoll, Neath
Umpires: John Arnold and Eddie Phillipson
Player of the match: Jim Pressdee (Glamorgan)

27 May 1964
scorecard
Kent
166 all out (57.3 overs)
v
Lancashire
170 for 3 (41.1 overs)
Peter Jones 73
Ken Higgs 3/29 (13)
Lancashire won by 7 wickets[10]
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Ron Aspinall and Ron Lay
Player of the match: David Green (Lancashire)

27 May 1964
scorecard
Leicestershire
56 all out (26.2 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
59 for 0 (13.5 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 10 wickets[11]
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Lofty Herman and Tom Spencer
Player of the match: David Larter (Northamptonshire)

27 May 1964
scorecard
Middlesex
151 all out (52.2 overs)
v
Yorkshire
90 all out (46 overs)
Middlesex won by 61 runs[12]
Lord's Cricket Ground, London
Umpires: Paul Gibb and Jim Parks, Sr.
Player of the match: Fred Titmus (Middlesex)

27 May 1964
scorecard
Nottinghamshire
215 all out (58.2 overs)
v
Somerset
215 for 9 (60 overs)
Maurice Hill 107
Geoff Hall 3/55 (13)
Somerset won by losing fewer wickets[13]
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: John Langridge and David Smith
Player of the match: Maurice Hill (Nottinghamshire)

27 May 1964
scorecard
Surrey
268 for 6 (60 overs)
v
Gloucestershire
222 all out (59.5 overs)
David Smith 45
Roger Harman 3/50 (8.5)
Surrey won by 46 runs[14]
The Oval, London
Umpires: Tom Drinkwater and Hugo Yarnold
Player of the match: John Edrich (Surrey)

27 May 1964
scorecard
Sussex
293 for 5 (60 overs)
v
Durham
93 all out (29.5 overs)
Alan Burridge 28
Tony Buss 4/31 (8.5)
Sussex won by 200 runs[15]
County Cricket Ground, Hove
Umpires: Bill Copson and Arthur Fagg
Player of the match: Jim Parks, Jr. (Sussex)

27 May 1964
scorecard
Warwickshire
307 for 8 (60 overs)
v
Hampshire
129 all out (43 overs)
Warwickshire won by 178 runs[16]
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Jack Crapp and Arthur Jepson
Player of the match: John Jameson (Warwickshire)

Quarter-finals edit

24 June 1964
scorecard
Glamorgan
220 for 6 (60 overs)
v
Lancashire
223 for 4 (55.4 overs)
Lancashire won by 6 wickets[17]
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Freddie Jakeman and Arthur Jepson
Player of the match: Ken Grieves (Lancashire)

24 June 1964
scorecard
Warwickshire
300 for 8 (60 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
153 all out (34.5 overs)
Bob Barber 114
Jim Watts 4/48 (13)
Warwickshire won by 147 runs[18]
County Cricket Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Bill Copson and Fred Gardner
Player of the match: Bob Barber (Warwickshire)

24 June 1964
scorecard
Sussex
141 all out (54.5 overs)
v
Somerset
125 all out (54.4 overs)
Roy Virgin 54
Don Bates 4/28 (8.4)
Sussex won by 16 runs[19]
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Charlie Elliott and Hugo Yarnold
Player of the match: Geoff Hall (Somerset)

24 June 1964
scorecard
Surrey
236 for 8 (60 overs)
v
Middlesex
122 all out (41.1 overs)
Peter Parfitt 33
Stewart Storey 5/35 (13)
Surrey won by 114 runs[20]
The Oval, London
Umpires: John Arnold and Paul Gibb
Player of the match: Stewart Storey (Surrey)

Semi-finals edit

29 July 1964
scorecard
Warwickshire
294 for 7 (60 overs)
v
Lancashire
209 for 7 (60 overs)
Warwickshire won by 85 runs[21]
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Dusty Rhodes and Tom Spencer
Player of the match: M. J. K. Smith (Warwickshire)

29 July 1964
scorecard
Sussex
215 for 8 (60 overs)
v
Surrey
125 all out (46.5 overs)
Sussex won by 90 runs[22]
County Cricket Ground, Hove
Umpires: Arthur Fagg and Lofty Herman
Player of the match: Ted Dexter (Sussex)

Final edit

5 September 1964
Scorecard
Warwickshire
127 all out (48 overs)
v
Sussex
131 for 2 (41.2 overs)
Sussex won by 8 wickets[23]
Lord's Cricket Ground, London
Umpires: Arthur Fagg and Dusty Rhodes
Player of the match: Ian Thomson (Sussex)

References edit

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  6. ^ a b "1st round: Wiltshire v Hampshire in 1964". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
  7. ^ "1st round: Durham v Hertfordshire in 1964". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
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  10. ^ "2nd round: Lancashire v Kent in 1964". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
  11. ^ "2nd round: Leicestershire v Northamptonshire". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
  12. ^ "2nd round: Middlesex v Yorkshire in 1964". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
  13. ^ "2nd round: Somerset v Nottinghamshire in 1964". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
  14. ^ "2nd round: Surrey v Gloucestershire in 1964". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
  15. ^ "2nd round: Sussex v Durham in 1964". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 October 2008.
  16. ^ "2nd round: Warwickshire v Hampshire in 1964". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  17. ^ "Quarter-final: Lancashire v Glamorgan in 1964". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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  19. ^ "Quarter-final: Somerset v Sussex in 1964". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  20. ^ "Quarter-final: Surrey v Middlesex in 1964". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
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