1978–79 Gillette Cup (Australia)
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The 1978–79 Gillette Cup was the tenth 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.
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Administrator(s) | Australian Cricket Board |
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Cricket format | Limited overs cricket |
Tournament format(s) | knockout |
Champions | Tasmania (1st title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 5, plus final |
Most runs | Gary Goodman (Tas) 130 runs |
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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.