The 1977 Gillette Cup was the fifteenth
Gillette Cup, an English
limited overs
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county cricket tournament. It was held between 29 June and 3 September 1977.
The tournament was won by
Middlesex County Cricket Club who defeated
Glamorgan County Cricket Club by 5 wickets in the final at
Lord's.
Format
The seventeen
first-class counties, were joined by five
Minor Counties
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:
Bedfordshire
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,
Cornwall
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,
Durham Durham most commonly refers to:
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,
Hertfordshire and
Northumberland
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. 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 3 September 1977.
First round
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Second round
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Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
References
External links
CricketArchive tournament page
{{Friends Provident Trophy seasons
Friends Provident Trophy seasons
Gillette Cup, 1977