1978–79 Gillette Cup (Australia)

The 1978–79 Gillette Cup was the tenth season of official List A domestic cricket in Australia. Six teams representing six states in Australia took part in the competition. The competition began on 28 October 1978 when Queensland took on South Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane.

1978–79 Gillette Cup
Administrator(s)Australian Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
Tournament format(s)knockout
ChampionsTasmania (1st title)
Participants6
Matches5, plus final
Most runsGary Goodman (Tas) 130 runs

The 1978–79 Cup Final was played on 14 January 1979 at the TCA Ground in Hobart between Western Australia and Tasmania, who had been the finalists in the previous season as well. In a reversal of the previous season's result, Tasmania caused a major upset to win their first-ever domestic title by beating Western Australia by 47 runs.

Teams

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Club Home Ground Captain
New South Wales Sydney Cricket Ground Andrew Hilditch
Queensland Brisbane Cricket Ground John MacLean
South Australia Adelaide Oval Bob Blewett
Tasmania TCA Ground Jack Simmons
Victoria Melbourne Cricket Ground Graham Yallop
Western Australia WACA Ground John Inverarity

Format

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The 1978–79 Gillette Cup was not played in the round-robin format that would become popular in later seasons. Instead, the two finalists from the previous season, Western Australia (winners) and Tasmania (runners-up) progressed automatically to the semi-finals, whilst the four remaining states were randomly allocated an opponent in a knockout match.

 
First RoundSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
28 October – Brisbane
 
 
  South Australia101allout
 
10 December – Brisbane
 
  Queensland2/105
 
  Queensland6/232
 
 
 
  Tasmania9/236
 
  Tasmania
 
14 January – Hobart
 
BYE
 
  Tasmania6/180
 
29 October – Sydney
 
  Western Australia133allout
 
  New South Wales6/156
 
23 December – Perth
 
  Victoria5/157
 
  Western Australia6/215
 
 
 
  Victoria7/214
 
  Western Australia
 
 
BYE
 

Fixtures

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Knock-out round

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28 October
South Australia  
101 all out (36.4 overs)
v
  Queensland
2/105 (32.2 overs)
Barry Causby 34 (45)
Peter Sleep 25 (52)
Jeff Thomson 6/18 (10 overs)
Maxwell Walters 57* (121)
Graham Winter 1/10 (3 overs)
  Queensland won by 8 wickets
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane (2,065)
Umpires: JM Boyle and CE Harvey
Player of the match: Jeff Thomson

29 October
New South Wales  
6/156 (40 overs)
v
  Victoria
5/157 (39 overs)
David Johnston 48 (76)
Mark Clews 29 (47)
Paul Hibbert 1/14 (3 overs)
Graham Yallop 45 (65)
Trevor Laughlin 29 (28)
David Hourn 3/31 (8 overs)
  Victoria won by 5 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: TF Brooks and RG Harris
Player of the match: Graham Yallop
  • 40 overs per side due to late start.

Semi-finals

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10 December
Queensland  
6/232 (50 overs)
v
  Tasmania
9/236 (49.5 overs)
David Ogilvie 82 (85)
John Buchanan 64 (123)
Garry Cowmeadow 2/37 (10 overs)
Gary Goodman 100 (145)
John Hampshire 63 (82)
Leonard Balcam 5/49 (9 overs)
  Tasmania won by 1 wicket
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane (1,586)
Umpires: JM Boyle and TH Warwick
Player of the match: Gary Goodman

23 December
Western Australia  
6/215 (50 overs)
v
  Victoria
7/214 (50 overs)
Kim Hughes 69
Craig Serjeant 49
Alan Hurst 5/36 (10 overs)
  Western Australia won by 1 run
WACA Ground, Perth (4,372)
Umpires: PJ McConnell and DG Weser
Player of the match: Alan Hurst

Final

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14 January
Tasmania  
6/180 (50 overs)
v
  Western Australia
133 all out (30.1 overs)
Jack Simmons 55 (83)
Trevor Docking 46 (65)
Graeme Porter 2/29 (10 overs)
Craig Serjeant 47 (78)
Jack Simmons 4/17 (10 overs)
Anthony Benneworth 3/14 (8.2 overs)
  Tasmania won by 47 runs
TCA Ground, Hobart (10,822)
Umpires: K Connor and J Stevens
Player of the match: Jack Simmons

Statistics

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Highest Team Totals

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Team Total Opponent Ground
  Tasmania 9/236   Queensland Brisbane Cricket Ground
  Queensland 6/232   Tasmania Brisbane Cricket Ground
  Western Australia 6/215   Victoria WACA Ground
  Victoria 7/214   Western Australia WACA Ground
  South Australia 101 all out   Queensland Brisbane Cricket Ground

Most Runs

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Player Runs Inns Avg 100s 50s
Gary Goodman (Tasmania) 130 2 65.00 1 0
Graham Yallop (Victoria) 104 2 52.00 0 1
David Ogilvie (Queensland) 97 2 48.50 0 1
Craig Serjeant (Western Australia) 96 2 48.00 0 0
Jeff Moss (Victoria) 95 2 95.00 1

Highest Scores

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Player Score Balls Opponent Ground 4s 6s
Gary Goodman (Tasmania) 100 145 Queensland Brisbane Cricket Ground 11 0
David Ogilvie (Queensland) 82 85 Tasmania Brisbane Cricket Ground 14 0
Jeff Moss (Victoria) 76 Western Australia WACA Ground 7 0
Kim Hughes (Western Australia) 69 129 Victoria WACA Ground 3 1
John Buchanan (Queensland) 64 123 Tasmania Brisbane Cricket Ground 5 0

Most Wickets

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Best Bowling Figures

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See also

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References

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