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)

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 16110500444.522
Essex 16110500444.519
Lancashire 16100600404.575
Leicestershire 16100600404.335
Somerset 1690511384.436
Hampshire 1690700364.366
Sussex 1680800324.704
Kent 1680800324.435
Surrey 1680800324.056
Glamorgan 1670720304.287
Derbyshire 1670810294.111
Nottinghamshire 1660901254.365
Middlesex 16601000244.721
Northamptonshire 16601000244.137
Yorkshire 1650902224.347
Gloucestershire 1650902224.052
Warwickshire 16501100204.695
Team marked  (C)  finished as champions.
Source: CricketArchive[1]

Batting averages

PlayerCountyMatchesInningsRunsAverageHighest Score100s50s
Gordon BarkerEssex121144956.1287*04
Ron HeadleyWorcestershire161655455.4073*05
Garry SobersNottinghamshire141458753.36116*14
Geoffrey BoycottYorkshire9944349.229305
Brian CloseSomerset151446146.1089*03
Michael BussSussex161665040.6212113
Ian BuxtonDerbyshire161640036.3671*02
John ShepherdKent161541534.586503
Qualification: 400 runs. Source: CricketArchive[2]

Bowling averages

PlayerCountyBallsWicketsAverageEconomyBBI4wi5wi
Derek UnderwoodKent5292412.003.264/2530
Vanburn HolderWorcestershire6973212.183.354/1720
Lawrence WilliamsGlamorgan5613312.394.375/3121
Keith BoyceEssex7303312.693.448/2621
Peter SainsburyHampshire6182415.163.534/3410
David HughesLancashire6362415.583.524/2910
John ShepherdKent7232617.073.684/2020
Stuart TurnerEssex6272417.584.034/2920
Tony GreigSussex6802817.714.376/2801
Terry SpencerLeicestershire6782419.504.144/2120
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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