1971 John Player League

1971 John Player League
Administrator(s)Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(40 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)League
ChampionsWorcestershire (1st title)
Participants17
Matches136
Most runs650 Michael Buss (Sussex)
Most wickets33 Keith Boyce (Essex)/Lawrence Williams (Glamorgan)
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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.

Standings

Team Pld W T L N/R A Pts R/R
Worcestershire 16 11 0 5 0 0 44 4.522
Essex 16 11 0 5 0 0 44 4.519
Lancashire 16 10 0 6 0 0 40 4.575
Leicestershire 16 10 0 6 0 0 40 4.335
Somerset 16 9 0 5 1 1 38 4.436
Hampshire 16 9 0 7 0 0 36 4.366
Sussex 16 8 0 8 0 0 32 4.704
Kent 16 8 0 8 0 0 32 4.435
Surrey 16 8 0 8 0 0 32 4.056
Glamorgan 16 7 0 7 2 0 30 4.287
Derbyshire 16 7 0 8 1 0 29 4.111
Nottinghamshire 16 6 0 9 0 1 25 4.365
Middlesex 16 6 0 10 0 0 24 4.721
Northamptonshire 16 6 0 10 0 0 24 4.137
Yorkshire 16 5 0 9 0 2 22 4.347
Gloucestershire 16 5 0 9 0 2 22 4.052
Warwickshire 16 5 0 11 0 0 20 4.695
Team marked  (C)  finished as champions.
Source: CricketArchive[1]

Batting averages

Player County Matches Innings Runs Average Highest Score 100s 50s
Gordon Barker Essex 12 11 449 56.12 87* 0 4
Ron Headley Worcestershire 16 16 554 55.40 73* 0 5
Garry Sobers Nottinghamshire 14 14 587 53.36 116* 1 4
Geoffrey Boycott Yorkshire 9 9 443 49.22 93 0 5
Brian Close Somerset 15 14 461 46.10 89* 0 3
Michael Buss Sussex 16 16 650 40.62 121 1 3
Ian Buxton Derbyshire 16 16 400 36.36 71* 0 2
John Shepherd Kent 16 15 415 34.58 65 0 3
Qualification: 400 runs. Source: CricketArchive[2]

Bowling averages

Player County Balls Wickets Average Economy BBI 4wi 5wi
Derek Underwood Kent 529 24 12.00 3.26 4/25 3 0
Vanburn Holder Worcestershire 697 32 12.18 3.35 4/17 2 0
Lawrence Williams Glamorgan 561 33 12.39 4.37 5/31 2 1
Keith Boyce Essex 730 33 12.69 3.44 8/26 2 1
Peter Sainsbury Hampshire 618 24 15.16 3.53 4/34 1 0
David Hughes Lancashire 636 24 15.58 3.52 4/29 1 0
John Shepherd Kent 723 26 17.07 3.68 4/20 2 0
Stuart Turner Essex 627 24 17.58 4.03 4/29 2 0
Tony Greig Sussex 680 28 17.71 4.37 6/28 0 1
Terry Spencer Leicestershire 678 24 19.50 4.14 4/21 2 0
Qualification: 24 wickets. Source: CricketArchive[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "John Player League 1971 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Batting and Fielding in John Player League 1971 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Bowling in John Player League 1971 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2011.


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