| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (60 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Lancashire (2nd title) |
| Participants | 22 |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Most runs | 332 Clive Lloyd (Lancashire) |
| Most wickets | 11 John Shepherd (Kent) |
| Official website | CricketArchive tournament page |
The 1971 Gillette Cup was the ninth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 15 May and 4 September 1971. The tournament was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club who defeated Kent County Cricket Club by 24 runs in the final at Lord's.
The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Northumberland and Staffordshire. 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 4 September 1971.