Tournament format(s) Knockout Participants 22 | Champions Kent (2nd title) Matches played 21 | |
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board Cricket format Limited overs cricket
(60 overs per innings) | ||
The 1974 Gillette Cup was the twelfth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 29 June and 7 September 1974. The tournament was won by Kent County Cricket Club who defeated Lancashire County Cricket Club by 4 wickets in the final at Lord's.
Format
The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Buckinghamshire, Durham, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire and Shropshire. 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 7 September 1974.
References
1974 Gillette Cup Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA