1971 Gillette Cup
The 1971 Gillette Cup was the ninth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 15 May and 4 September 1971. The tournament was won by Lancashire [County Cricket Club|Lancashire] who defeated Kent [County Cricket Club|Kent] by 24 runs in the final at Lord's.
Format
The 17 first-class counties were joined by five National Counties of [English and Welsh cricket|Minor Counties]: Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Northumberland and Staffordshire. 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 4 September 1971.First round
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Second round
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Quarter-finals
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