| Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Sussex (3rd title) |
| Participants | 22 |
| Matches | 21 |
| Most runs | 361 Viv Richards (Somerset) |
| Most wickets | 12 Geoff Arnold (Sussex) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
The 1978 Gillette Cup was the sixteenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 5 July and 2 September 1978.[1] The tournament was won by Sussex County Cricket Club who defeated Somerset County Cricket Club by 5 wickets in the final at Lord's.