1975–76 Gillette Cup (Australia)

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.

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)

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.