1969 Gillette Cup
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Yorkshire (2nd title) |
| Participants | 22 |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Most runs | 183 Geoffrey Boycott (Yorkshire) |
| Most wickets | 12 Don Wilson (Yorkshire) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
The 1969 Gillette Cup was the seventh Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 10 May and 6 September 1969. The tournament was won by Yorkshire County Cricket Club who defeated Derbyshire County Cricket Club by 69 runs in the final at Lord's.
The seventeen first-class counties were joined by five Minor Counties: Buckinghamshire, Devon, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Wiltshire. 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 6 September 1969.
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