1975–76 Gillette Cup (Australia)

1975–76 Gillette Cup
Dates26 October 1975 – 8 February 1976
Administrator(s)Australian Cricket Board
Cricket formatList A (40 overs)
Tournament format(s)Knockout
Champions 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. It was the third season of the competition to carry that 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

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 New South Wales  Queensland  South Australia
 Tasmania  Victoria  Western Australia

Fixtures

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First roundSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Victoria
 
26 October – Perth
 
BYE
 
 Victoria8/193
 
 
 
 Western Australia7/195
 
 Western Australia
 
8 February – Brisbane
 
BYE
 
 Queensland7/236
 
23 November – Adelaide
 
 Western Australia232
 
 South Australia195
 
11 January – Brisbane
 
 New South Wales8/180
 
 Queensland182
 
1 January – Hobart
 
 South Australia97
 
 Queensland6/244
 
 
 Tasmania158
 

First round

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23 November 1975
Scorecard
South Australia 
195 (40 overs)
v
 New South Wales
8/180 (39.6 overs)
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
Queensland 
6/244 (40 overs)
v
 Tasmania
158 (33.6 overs)
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

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26 October 1975
Scorecard
Victoria 
8/193 (40 overs)
v
 Western Australia
7/195 (37.3 overs)
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
Queensland 
182 (37 overs)
v
 South Australia
97 (21.1 overs)
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

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8 February 1976
Scorecard
Queensland 
7/236 (40 overs)
v
 Western Australia
232 (39 overs)
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

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  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.