1975–76 Gillette Cup

Dates	26 October 1975 – 8 February 1976
Administrator(s)	Australian Cricket Board
Cricket format	List A (40 overs)
Tournament format(s)	Knockout
Champions	Queensland (1st title)
Participants	6
Matches	5
Most runs	Greg Chappell (138)
Most wickets	Greg Chappell (8)
← 1974–75 1976–77 →

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

New South Wales	Queensland	South Australia
Rick McCosker ( c) Graeme Beard Dave Chardon David Colley Ross Collins Gary Gilmour Kerry O'Keeffe Steve Rixon Marshall Rosen Peter Toohey Alan Turner	Greg Chappell ( c) Phil Carlson Ian Davis Geoff Dymock Malcolm Francke Martin Kent Jeffrey Langley John Maclean Alan Ogilvie Denis Schuller Jeff Thomson Sam Trimble Maxwell Walters	Ian Chappell ( c) Geoff Attenborough Gary Cosier Barry Curtin Rick Drewer Jeff Hammond David Hookes Terry Jenner Ashley Mallett Wayne Prior Ashley Woodcock Denis Yagmich
Tasmania	Victoria	Western Australia
Jack Simmons ( c) Kevin Badcock Trevor Docking Bruce Doolan Stephen Howard David Hughes Mike Leedham Graeme Mansfield Mick Norman Bob Panitzki Gary Whitney	Ian Redpath ( c) Ray Bright John Douglas Paul Hibbert Alan Hurst Trevor Laughlin Ray Robinson Richie Robinson John Scholes Les Stillman Max Walker Graham Yallop	Rod Marsh ( c) Terry Alderman Dennis Baker Ian Brayshaw Ric Charlesworth Wayne Clark Wally Edwards Kim Hughes John Inverarity Bruce Laird Rob Langer Dennis Lillee Mick Malone Bruce Yardley

Fixtures

	First round				Semi-finals				Final
	Victoria
					26 October – Perth
	BYE
					Victoria	8/193
					Western Australia	7/195
	Western Australia
									8 February – Brisbane
	BYE
									Queensland	7/236
	23 November – Adelaide
									Western Australia	232
	South Australia	195
					11 January – Brisbane
	New South Wales	8/180
					Queensland	182
	1 January – Hobart
					South Australia	97
	Queensland	6/244
	Tasmania	158

First round

23 November 1975 Scorecard

South Australia  195 (40 overs)	v	New South Wales 8/180 (39.6 overs)
Rick Drewer 39 David Colley 4/54		David Colley 35* Terry Jenner 4/54

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

26 October 1975 Scorecard

Victoria  8/193 (40 overs)	v	Western Australia 7/195 (37.3 overs)
Ian Redpath 62 Dennis Lillee 3/33		John Inverarity 66* John Douglas 3/45

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

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

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