1988 Refuge Assurance Cup

The 1988 Refuge Assurance Cup was the first competing of the Refuge Assurance Cup, for the most successful teams in the Sunday League. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 7 and 18 September 1988. The tournament was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club who defeated Worcestershire County Cricket Club by 52 runs in the final at Edgbaston, Birmingham.

1988 Refuge Assurance Cup
Administrator(s)Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(40 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsLancashire (1st title)
Participants4
Matches played3
Most runs76 Graeme Hick (Worcestershire)
Most wickets5 Neal Radford (Worcestershire)/Andy Hayhurst (Lancashire)

Format

The cup was an end-of-season affair. The counties finishing in the top four of the 1988 Refuge Assurance League competed in the semi-finals. The top two teams were drawn at home. Winners from the semi-finals then went on to the final at Edgbaston which was held on 18 September 1988.

The cup was played using an orange ball.[1]

Semi-finals
7 September 1988
(scorecard)
Gloucestershire
117/9 (40 overs)
v
Lancashire
121/7 (39.5 overs)
Andy Stovold 40
Jack Simmons 3/14 (8 overs)
Andy Hayhurst 26
Vibert Greene 2/16 (8 overs)
Lancashire won by 3 wickets
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: John Holder & Nigel Plews
Player of the match: Paul Allott (Lancashire)
7 September 1988
(scorecard)
Middlesex
146/9 (40 overs)
v
Worcestershire
147/3 (38.4 overs)
Paul Downton 30 *
Neal Radford 4/23 (8 overs)
Graeme Hick 74 *
Norman Cowans 1/18 (8 overs)
Worcestershire won by 7 wickets
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Barry Dudleston & John Hampshire
Player of the match: Graeme Hick (Worcestershire)

Final
18 September 1988
(scorecard)
Lancashire
201/5 (40 overs)
v
Worcestershire
149 all out (35.5 overs)
Trevor Jesty 59
Martin Weston 2/19 (8 overs)
Phil Neale 42
Andy Hayhurst 4/46 (8 overs)
Lancashire won by 52 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Jack Birkenshaw & John Holder
Player of the match: Mike Watkinson (Lancashire)

The attendance at the final was 14,616.[1]

References
  1. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1989
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