1987 Refuge Assurance League

The 1987 Refuge Assurance League was the nineteenth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the second time by Worcestershire County Cricket Club.

1987 Refuge Assurance League
Administrator(s)Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(40 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)League
ChampionsWorcestershire (2nd title)
Participants17
Matches played136
Most runs617 Tim Curtis (Worcestershire)
Most wickets25 Courtney Walsh (Gloucs)/Neal Radford (Worcs)

The Worcestershire team included stars such as Ian Botham, Graeme Hick and Graham Dilley. Two other Worcs players got the batting and bowling plaudits. Opener Tim Curtis scored the most runs and fast bowler Neal Radford took the most wickets in the competition.

Standings

Team Pld W T L N/R A Pts R/R
Worcestershire (C)16110410465.369
Nottinghamshire1690313444.933
Gloucestershire1691420424.769
Somerset1680431404.809
Derbyshire1681412404.786
Kent1680512385.131
Hampshire1662602324.954
Surrey1660622325.249
Lancashire1650623305.170
Middlesex1650713284.460
Northamptonshire1640624285.026
Leicestershire1630634264.902
Yorkshire1650812265.209
Essex1640813244.434
Glamorgan1650902244.609
Sussex1640813244.823
Warwickshire1630904204.496
Team marked  (C)  finished as champions.
Source: CricketArchive[1]

See also

Sunday League

References

  1. "Refuge Assurance League 1987 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-01-18.


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