1988 Refuge Assurance League

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1988 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 (3rd title)
Participants17
Matches136
Most runs573 David Turner (Hampshire)
Most wickets28 Ian Greig (Surrey)
1987
1989

The 1988 Refuge Assurance League was the twentieth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the third time by Worcestershire County Cricket Club.

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Standings

TeamPldWTLN/RAPtsR/R
Worcestershire (C)16120301505.096
Gloucestershire 16100402445.246
Lancashire 16100411445.113
Middlesex 1690331444.927
Glamorgan 1681511384.794
Surrey 1681511385.088
Kent 1670612344.807
Yorkshire 1670711324.862
Hampshire 1670801304.67
Essex 1661801284.748
Warwickshire 1660802284.377
Derbyshire 1651820264.832
Somerset 1660901264.943
Leicestershire 1640912224.312
Northamptonshire 1640912224.57
Sussex 1642901224.573
Nottinghamshire 16301102164.752
Team marked  (C)  finished as champions.
Source: CricketArchive [1]

Batting averages

Bowling averages

Refuge Assurance Cup

Following the end of the Sunday League season, the top four teams in the Sunday League competed for the Refuge Assurance Cup. Lancashire emerged as victors, defeating Worcestershire in the final.

See also

Sunday League

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References

  1. "Refuge Assurance League 1988 Table" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2011.