1977 John Player League

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1977 John Player League
Administrator(s) Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket format Limited overs cricket
(40 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)League
Champions Leicestershire (2nd title)
Participants17
Matches136
Most runs814 Clive Rice (Nottinghamshire)
Most wickets31 Ken Higgs (Leicestershire)
1976
1978

The 1977 John Player League was the ninth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the second time by Leicestershire County Cricket Club.

Contents

Standings

TeamPldWTLN/RAPtsR/R
Leicestershire (C)16130300524.626
Essex 16120211524.554
Middlesex 1690520404.706
Hampshire 1680512384.666
Sussex 1690610384.237
Gloucestershire 1660523344.534
Kent 1670603344.399
Glamorgan 1670711324.271
Derbyshire 1660802284.190
Somerset 1660811284.679
Warwickshire 1650704284.514
Nottinghamshire 1660910264.385
Surrey 1650902244.485
Worcestershire 1650911243.938
Yorkshire 1630742244.185
Lancashire 16501001224.417
Northamptonshire 16401011203.696
Team marked  (C)  finished as champions.
Source: CricketArchive [1]

Batting averages

Bowling averages

See also

Sunday League

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References

  1. "John Player League 1977 Table" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2011.