1978–79 Gillette Cup (Australia)

1978-79 Gillette Cup
Administrator(s) Australian Cricket Board
Cricket format Limited overs cricket
Tournament format(s) knockout
Champions Tasmania (1st title)
Participants 6
Matches played 5, plus final
Most runs Gary Goodman (Tas) 130 runs

The 1978-79 Gillette Cup was the 10th season of official List A domestic cricket in Australia. Six teams representing six states in Australia took part in the competition. The competition began on 28 October 1978 when Queensland took on South Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane.

The 1978-79 Cup Final was played on 14 January 1979 at the TCA Ground in Hobart between Western Australia and Tasmania, who had been the finalists in the previous season as well. In a reversal of the previous season's result, Tasmania caused a major upset to win their first-ever domestic title by beating Western Australia by 47 runs.

Teams

Club Home Ground Captain
New South Wales Sydney Cricket Ground Andrew Hilditch
Queensland Brisbane Cricket Ground John MacLean
South Australia Adelaide Oval Bob Blewett
Tasmania TCA Ground Jack Simmons
Victoria Melbourne Cricket Ground Graham Yallop
Western Australia WACA Ground John Inverarity

Format

The 1978-79 Gillette Cup was not played in the round-robin format that would become popular in later seasons. Instead, the two finalists from the previous season, Western Australia (winners) and Tasmania (runners-up) progressed automatically to the semi-finals, whilst the four remaining states were randomly allocated an opponent in a knockout match.

First Round Semi-finals Final
28 October - Brisbane        
  South Australia  101allout
10 December - Brisbane
  Queensland  2/105  
  Queensland  6/232
      Tasmania  9/236  
  Tasmania  
14 January - Hobart
 BYE    
  Tasmania  6/180
29 October - Sydney    
    Western Australia  133allout
  New South Wales  6/156
23 December - Perth
  Victoria  5/157  
  Western Australia  6/215
      Victoria  7/214  
  Western Australia  
 BYE    
 

Fixtures

Knock-out round

28 October
South Australia 
101 all out (36.4 overs)
v
 Queensland
2/105 (32.2 overs)
Barry Causby 34 (45)
Peter Sleep 25 (52)
Jeff Thomson 6/18 (10 overs)
Maxwell Walters 57* (121)
Graham Winter 1/10 (3 overs)
 Queensland won by 8 wickets
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane (2,065)
Umpires: JM Boyle and CE Harvey
Player of the match: Jeff Thomson

29 October
New South Wales 
6/156 (40 overs)
v
 Victoria
5/157 (39 overs)
David Johnston 48 (76)
Mark Clews 29 (47)
Paul Hibbert 1/14 (3 overs)
Graham Yallop 45 (65)
Trevor Laughlin 29 (28)
David Hourn 3/31 (8 overs)
 Victoria won by 5 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: TF Brooks and RG Harris
Player of the match: Graham Yallop

Semi-finals

10 December
Queensland 
6/232 (50 overs)
v
 Tasmania
9/236 (49.5 overs)
David Ogilvie 82 (85)
John Buchanan 64 (123)
Garry Cowmeadow 2/37 (10 overs)
Gary Goodman 100 (145)
John Hampshire 63 (82)
Leonard Balcam 5/49 (9 overs)
 Tasmania won by 1 wicket
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane (1,586)
Umpires: JM Boyle and TH Warwick
Player of the match: Gary Goodman

23 December
Western Australia 
6/215 (50 overs)
v
 Victoria
7/214 (50 overs)
Kim Hughes 69
Craig Serjeant 49
Alan Hurst 5/36 (10 overs)
 Western Australia won by 1 run
WACA Ground, Perth (4,372)
Umpires: PJ McConnell and DG Weser
Player of the match: Alan Hurst

Final

14 January
Tasmania 
6/180 (50 overs)
v
 Western Australia
133 all out (30.1 overs)
Jack Simmons 55 (83)
Trevor Docking 46 (65)
Graeme Porter 2/29 (10 overs)
Craig Serjeant 47 (78)
Jack Simmons 4/17 (10 overs)
Anthony Benneworth 3/14 (8.2 overs)
 Tasmania won by 47 runs
TCA Ground, Hobart (10,822)
Umpires: K Connor and J Stevens
Player of the match: Jack Simmons

Statistics

Highest Team Totals

Team Total Opponent Ground
 Tasmania 9/236  Queensland Brisbane Cricket Ground
 Queensland 6/232  Tasmania Brisbane Cricket Ground
 Western Australia 6/215  Victoria WACA Ground
 Victoria 7/214  Western Australia WACA Ground
 South Australia 101 all out  Queensland Brisbane Cricket Ground

Most Runs

Player Runs Inns Avg 100s 50s
Gary Goodman (Tasmania) 130 2 65.00 1 0
Graham Yallop (Victoria) 104 2 52.00 0 1
David Ogilvie (Queensland) 97 2 48.50 0 1
Craig Serjeant (Western Australia) 96 2 48.00 0 0
Jeff Moss (Victoria) 95 2 95.00 - 1

Highest Scores

Player Score Balls Opponent Ground 4s 6s
Gary Goodman (Tasmania) 100 145 Queensland Brisbane Cricket Ground 11 0
David Ogilvie (Queensland) 82 85 Tasmania Brisbane Cricket Ground 14 0
Jeff Moss (Victoria) 76 Western Australia WACA Ground 7 0
Kim Hughes (Western Australia) 69 129 Victoria WACA Ground 3 1
John Buchanan (Queensland) 64 123 Tasmania Brisbane Cricket Ground 5 0

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