1980 Gillette Cup
| Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Middlesex (2nd title) |
| Participants | 23 |
| Matches | 22 |
| Most runs | 296 Gehan Mendis (Sussex) |
| Most wickets | 17 Robin Jackman (Surrey) |
The 1980 Gillette Cup was an English limited overs county cricket tournament held between 2 July and 6 September 1980.[1] It was the eighteenth and final Gillette Cup before it was renamed as the NatWest Trophy in 1981. Middlesex won the tournament, defeating Surrey by 7 wickets in the final at Lord's.
Format
The seventeen first-class counties were joined by five Minor Counties: Cornwall, Devon, Durham, Oxfordshire and Suffolk. The tournament also marked the first time that Ireland were included. 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 1980.
First round
2, 3 July 1980 (scorecard) |
Durham 186 all out (59.1 overs) |
v |
Nottinghamshire 187/6 (58.5 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
13, 14 August 1980 (scorecard) |
Yorkshire 135 all out (53.5 overs) |
v |
Surrey 136/6 (47.5 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
13, 14 August 1980 (scorecard) |
Middlesex 179 all out (60 overs) |
v |
Sussex 115 all out (49.2 overs) |
- Match was scheduled for one day but extended to two.
Final
References
- ^ "Gillette Trophy, 1980 – Fixtures". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 8 March 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2015.