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Northants In Final Of The Gillette Cup Against Lancs

1976 , Northampton (Northamptonshire)

Cat no. 103607

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Interview with Northamptonshire cricketers preparing for the match.

On the parched grass of the county ground, Northamptonshire cricket team enjoy practice play in preparation for their big match against Lancashire in the Gillette Cup Final at Lords. After a countdown leader, sports reporter Gerry Harrison talks to team captain Mushtaq Mohammad who reflects on their successful season and the players’ strengths and weaknesses. Players, including David Steele, are seen watching one another in practice. Gerry Harrison interviews bowler John Dye who has previously played at Lords. He talks about the team’s promising young players, Wayne Larkins and Alan Hodgson. John Dye expects that most people will be backing Lancashire but will enjoy the match unless he is ‘murdered’ by the Lancashire batsmen.

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Northamptonshire County Cricket Ground

Featured Events

Gillette Cup Final 1976

Keywords

Sport; Cricket; Gillette Cup

Background Information

Northamptonshire beat Lancashire in the 1976 Gillette Cup Final, the county’s first ever trophy. They also came second in the County Championship that year. Mushtaq Mohammad represented Northamptonshire in county cricket from 1966 to 1977, scoring more than 1,000 runs in every season and was team Captain 1975 to 1977. Internationally, he played for Pakistan. John Dye played for Northamptonshire from 1971 to 1977 after his bowling career with Kent 1962 to 1971.

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Northants In Final Of The Gillette Cup Against Lancs

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