1972 John Player League

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1972 John Player League
Administrator(s) Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket format Limited overs cricket
(40 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)League
Champions Kent County Cricket Club (1st title)
Participants17
Matches136
Most runs643 Barry Richards (Hampshire)
Most wickets31 Keith Boyce (Essex)
1971
1973

The 1972 John Player League was the fourth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the first time by Kent County Cricket Club.

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Standings

TeamPldWTLN/RAPtsR/R
Kent (C)16110410454.361
Leicestershire 16110500444.215
Essex 16100510414.059
Yorkshire 16100501413.984
Middlesex 1680611344.456
Hampshire 1671521334.69
Somerset 1680701334.584
Lancashire 1680710334.181
Derbyshire 1670702304.282
Surrey 1670702304.192
Worcestershire 1670801294.883
Warwickshire 1670810294.322
Nottinghamshire 16601000243.899
Northamptonshire 1651802243.72
Sussex 1650803233.862
Gloucestershire 16321010173.985
Glamorgan 16201202103.805
Team marked  (C)  finished as champions.
Source: CricketArchive [1]

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The 1970 John Player League was the second competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the second consecutive year by Lancashire County Cricket Club.

The 1971 John Player League was the third competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the first time by Worcestershire County Cricket Club.

The 1973 John Player League was the fifth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the second consecutive year by Kent County Cricket Club.

The 1975 John Player League was the seventh competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the first time by Hampshire County Cricket Club.

The 1976 John Player League was the eighth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the third time by Kent County Cricket Club.

The 1978 John Player League was the tenth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the second time by Hampshire County Cricket Club.

The 1979 John Player League was the eleventh competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the first time by Somerset County Cricket Club.

The 1980 John Player League was the twelfth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the first time by Warwickshire County Cricket Club.

The 1981 John Player League was the thirteenth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the first time by Essex County Cricket Club.

The 1982 John Player League was the fourteenth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the first time by Sussex County Cricket Club.

The 1984 John Player Special League was the sixteenth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the second time by Essex County Cricket Club.

The 1985 John Player Special League was the seventeenth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the third time by Essex County Cricket Club.

The 1983 John Player League was the fifteenth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the first time by Yorkshire County Cricket Club.

The 1986 John Player Special League was the eighteenth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the third time by Hampshire County Cricket Club.

References

  1. "John Player League 1972 Table" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2011.