1987 Refuge Assurance League

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1987 Refuge Assurance League
Administrator(s) Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket format Limited overs cricket
(40 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)League
Champions Worcestershire (2nd title)
Participants17
Matches136
Most runs617 Tim Curtis (Worcestershire)
Most wickets25 Courtney Walsh (Gloucs)/Neal Radford (Worcs)
1986
1988

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.

Contents

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

TeamPldWTLN/RAPtsR/R
Worcestershire (C)16110410465.369
Nottinghamshire 1690313444.933
Gloucestershire 1691420424.769
Somerset 1680431404.809
Derbyshire 1681412404.786
Kent 1680512385.131
Hampshire 1662602324.954
Surrey 1660622325.249
Lancashire 1650623305.170
Middlesex 1650713284.460
Northamptonshire 1640624285.026
Leicestershire 1630634264.902
Yorkshire 1650812265.209
Essex 1640813244.434
Glamorgan 1650902244.609
Sussex 1640813244.823
Warwickshire 1630904204.496
Team marked  (C)  finished as champions.
Source: CricketArchive [1]

Batting averages

Bowling averages

See also

Sunday League

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References

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