Gillette Cup Explained

The Gillette Cup may refer to the following cricket competitions:

• Gillette Cup (England) - an English knock-out one-day competition known as the Gillette Cup from 1963 to 1980, later known as the Friends Provident Cup
• Gillette Cup (South Africa) - a South African knock-out one-day competition which lasted from 1969 - 70 to 1976 - 77. It was later known as the Nissan Shield, Datsun Shield and Total Power
• Gillette Cup (Australia) - the name used for the ING Cup between 1972 - 73 and 1979 - 80
• Gillette Cup (West Indies) - the name used for the KFC Cup in the 1975 - 76 and 1976 - 77 seasons
• Gillette Cup (New Zealand) - a knock-out one-day competition in the 1977 - 78 and 1978 - 79 seasons, which was also known as the National Knockout before it was discontinued
• Gillette Cup New Zealand Secondary Schools Cricket - a knock-out one-day competition for schoolboys