Cricket tournament
| Dates | 26 October 1975 – 8 February 1976 |
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| Administrator(s) | Australian Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | List A (40 overs) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions |  Queensland (1st title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 5 |
| Most runs | Greg Chappell (138) |
| Most wickets | Greg Chappell (8) |
| ← 1974–751976–77 → | |
The 1975–76 Gillette Cup was the seventh edition of what is now the Marsh One-Day Cup, the domestic limited-overs cricket competition in Australia. This was the third season of the competition under the Gillette Cup name.
Sponsored by Gillette, the competition was played using a knockout format, and featured the six state teams. The 1975–76 season was the first not to feature New Zealand, which had been invited but had to withdraw after a scheduling conflict. Queensland and Western Australia eventually progressed to the final, held at the Gabba, with Queensland winning by four runs to claim its first domestic one-day title. Queensland's captain, Greg Chappell, led the tournament in both runs and wickets.
Squads
 New South Wales
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Queensland
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 South Australia
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 Tasmania
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 Victoria
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 Western Australia
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Fixtures
| First round | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Victoria | ||||||||||
| 26 October – Perth | ||||||||||
| BYE | ||||||||||
| Victoria | 8/193 | |||||||||
| Western Australia | 7/195 | |||||||||
| Western Australia | ||||||||||
| 8 February – Brisbane | ||||||||||
| BYE | ||||||||||
| Queensland | 7/236 | |||||||||
| 23 November – Adelaide | ||||||||||
| Western Australia | 232 | |||||||||
| South Australia | 195 | |||||||||
| 11 January – Brisbane | ||||||||||
| New South Wales | 8/180 | |||||||||
| Queensland | 182 | |||||||||
| 1 January – Hobart | ||||||||||
| South Australia | 97 | |||||||||
| Queensland | 6/244 | |||||||||
| Tasmania | 158 | |||||||||
First round
| 23 November 1975 Scorecard |
| South Australia 195 (40 overs) |
v | New South Wales 8/180 (39.6 overs) |
| Rick Drewer 39 David Colley 4/54 |
David Colley 35* Terry Jenner 4/54 |
| South Australia won by concession Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 3,284 Player of the match: David Colley (NSW) |
- New South Wales conceded the match after the loss of its eighth wicket, at which stage the team required 15 runs from two balls to win.
| 1 January 1976 Scorecard |
| Queensland 6/244 (40 overs) |
v | Tasmania 158 (33.6 overs) |
| Alan Ogilvie 73 (108) Gary Whitney 2/47 (8 overs) |
David Hughes 66 (91) Denis Schuller 3/22 (8 overs) |
| Queensland won by 86 runs TCA Ground, Hobart Attendance: 1,785 Player of the match: David Hughes (Tas) |
Semi-finals
| 26 October 1975 Scorecard |
| Victoria 8/193 (40 overs) |
v | Western Australia 7/195 (37.3 overs) |
| Ian Redpath 62 Dennis Lillee 3/33 |
John Inverarity 66* John Douglas 3/45 |
| Western Australia won by 3 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Player of the match: Mick Malone (WA) |
- Victoria and Western Australia had both received a bye through to the semi-finals.
| 11 January 1976 Scorecard |
| Queensland 182 (37 overs) |
v | South Australia 97 (21.1 overs) |
| Jeffrey Langley 59 (66) Wayne Prior 4/24 (7 overs) |
David Hookes 45 (52) Greg Chappell 3/20 (21. overs) |
| Queensland won by 85 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 8,766 Player of the match: Jeffrey Langley (Qld) |
Final
| 8 February 1976 Scorecard |
| Queensland 7/236 (40 overs) |
v | Western Australia 232 (39 overs) |
| Greg Chappell 61 (63) Dennis Lillee 3/41 (8 overs) |
Ian Brayshaw 52 (64) Greg Chappell 3/38 (7 overs) |
| Queensland won by 4 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Attendance: 11,134 |
References
- GILLETTE CUP (AUSTRALIA), 1975/76 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- "NZ to miss cricket cup" – The Canberra Times, 4 August 1975.
- Queensland v Western Australia, Gillette Cup (Australia) 1975/76 (Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- Records / Gillette Cup (Australia), 1975/76 / Most runs – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- Records / Gillette Cup (Australia), 1975/76 / Most wickets – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2015.