1979 John Player League
Cricket tournament
Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
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Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(40 overs per innings) |
Tournament format(s) | League |
Champions | Somerset (1st title) |
Participants | 17 |
Matches | 136 |
Most runs | 668 Younis Ahmed (Worcestershire) |
Most wickets | 24 Derek Underwood (Kent)/John Lever (Essex)/Brian Brain (Gloucs) |
← 1978 1980 → |
The 1979 John Player League was the eleventh competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the first time by Somerset County Cricket Club.
Standings
Team | Pld | W | T | L | N/R | A | Pts | R/R |
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Somerset (C) | 16 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 4.257 |
Kent | 16 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 4.185 |
Worcestershire | 16 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 5.032 |
Middlesex | 16 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 4.385 |
Yorkshire | 16 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 4.322 |
Essex | 16 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 4.277 |
Leicestershire | 16 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 4.361 |
Gloucestershire | 16 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 4.414 |
Nottinghamshire | 16 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 4.376 |
Hampshire | 16 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 4.368 |
Lancashire | 16 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 4.154 |
Glamorgan | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.108 |
Northamptonshire | 16 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 4.170 |
Surrey | 16 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 4.255 |
Sussex | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.220 |
Derbyshire | 16 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 4.065 |
Warwickshire | 16 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4.694 |
Team marked (C) finished as champions. Source: CricketArchive[1] |
Batting averages
Bowling averages
See also
References
- ^ "John Player League 1979 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
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