1975–76 Gillette Cup (Australia)

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1975–76 Gillette Cup
Dates26 October 1975 – 8 February 1976
Administrator(s)Australian Cricket Board
Cricket formatList A (40 overs)
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsFile:Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland (1st title)
Participants6
Matches5
Most runsQueensland Greg Chappell (138)
Most wicketsQueensland Greg Chappell (8)

The 1975–76 Gillette Cup was the seventh edition of what is now the Marsh One-Day Cup, the domestic limited-overs cricket competition in Australia. This was the third season of the competition under the Gillette Cup name. Sponsored by Gillette, the competition was played using a knockout format, and featured the six state teams.[1] The 1975–76 season was the first not to feature New Zealand, which had been invited but had to withdraw after a scheduling conflict.[2] Queensland and Western Australia eventually progressed to the final, held at the Gabba, with Queensland winning by four runs to claim its first domestic one-day title.[3] Queensland's captain, Greg Chappell, led the tournament in both runs and wickets.[4][5]

Squads

File:Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales File:Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland File:Flag of South Australia.svg South Australia
File:Flag of Tasmania.svg Tasmania File:Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria File:Flag of Western Australia.svg Western Australia

Fixtures

 
First roundSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
File:Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria
 
26 October – Perth
 
BYE
 
File:Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria8/193
 
 
 
File:Flag of Western Australia.svg Western Australia7/195
 
File:Flag of Western Australia.svg Western Australia
 
8 February – Brisbane
 
BYE
 
File:Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland7/236
 
23 November – Adelaide
 
File:Flag of Western Australia.svg Western Australia232
 
File:Flag of South Australia.svg South Australia195
 
11 January – Brisbane
 
File:Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales8/180
 
File:Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland182
 
1 January – Hobart
 
File:Flag of South Australia.svg South Australia97
 
File:Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland6/244
 
 
File:Flag of Tasmania.svg Tasmania158
 

First round

23 November 1975
Scorecard
v
South Australia won by concession
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: 3,284
Player of the match: David Colley (NSW)
  • New South Wales conceded the match after the loss of its eighth wicket, at which stage the team required 15 runs from two balls to win.

1 January 1976
Scorecard
v
Alan Ogilvie 73 (108)
Gary Whitney 2/47 (8 overs)
David Hughes 66 (91)
Denis Schuller 3/22 (8 overs)
Queensland won by 86 runs
TCA Ground, Hobart
Attendance: 1,785
Player of the match: David Hughes (Tas)

Semi-finals

26 October 1975
Scorecard
v
Western Australia won by 3 wickets
WACA Ground, Perth
Player of the match: Mick Malone (WA)
  • Victoria and Western Australia had both received a bye through to the semi-finals.

11 January 1976
Scorecard
v
Jeffrey Langley 59 (66)
Wayne Prior 4/24 (7 overs)
David Hookes 45 (52)
Greg Chappell 3/20 (21. overs)
Queensland won by 85 runs
The Gabba, Brisbane
Attendance: 8,766
Player of the match: Jeffrey Langley (Qld)

Final

8 February 1976
Scorecard
v
Greg Chappell 61 (63)
Dennis Lillee 3/41 (8 overs)
Ian Brayshaw 52 (64)
Greg Chappell 3/38 (7 overs)
Queensland won by 4 runs
The Gabba, Brisbane
Attendance: 11,134

References

  1. GILLETTE CUP (AUSTRALIA), 1975/76 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  2. "NZ to miss cricket cup"The Canberra Times, 4 August 1975.
  3. Queensland v Western Australia, Gillette Cup (Australia) 1975/76 (Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. Records / Gillette Cup (Australia), 1975/76 / Most runs – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. Records / Gillette Cup (Australia), 1975/76 / Most wickets – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2015.