1996 Axa Equity & Law League

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1996 Axa Equity & Law League
Administrator(s) Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket format Limited overs cricket
(40 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)League
Champions Surrey
Participants18
Matches153
Most runs815 Phil Simmons (Leicestershire)
Most wickets39 Adam Hollioake (Surrey)
1995
1997

The 1996 AXA Equity & Law League was the twenty-eighth competing of English cricket's Sunday League. The competition was won for the first time by Surrey County Cricket Club.

Contents

Standings

TeamPldWTLN/RAPtsNetRRN100
Surrey (C)171204015016.145
Nottinghamshire 171204015010.185
Yorkshire 171106004411.594
Warwickshire 17100610424.888
Somerset 17100601421.148
Northamptonshire 17100610420.421
Middlesex 179070138-2.035
Worcestershire 1780621381.885
Lancashire 179080036-0.162
Kent 178180034-7.655
Derbyshire 1771711344.357
Leicestershire 177072134-0.104
Glamorgan 1770811322.738
Sussex 176091128-11.508
Hampshire 1740101222-6.163
Gloucestershire 1740101222-8.19
Essex 1740121018-3.572
Durham 171015016-15.491
Team marked  (C)  finished as champions.

Source: CricketArchive [1]

Batting averages

Bowling averages

See also

Sunday League

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References

  1. "AXA Equity and Law League 1996 Table" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 April 2012.