1971 John Player League

April 2022 Test and County Cricket Board Limited overs cricket(40 overs per innings) League Worcestershire 1 17 136 650 Michael Buss (Sussex) 33 Keith Boyce (Essex)/Lawrence Williams (Glamorgan) 1970 1970 John Player League 1972 1972 John Player League 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 TeamPldWTLN/RAPtsR/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 4.695Team marked #ccffcc (C) darkgray finished as champions.Source: CricketArchivesubscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/John_Player_League_1971.html John Player League 1971 Table CricketArchive 2011-01-18 Batting averages Player County Matches Innings Runs Average Highest Score 100s 50s Gordon Barker Essex 12 11 449 5612 56.12 875 87* 0 4 Ron Headley Worcestershire 16 16 554 5540 55.40 735 73* 0 5 Garry Sobers Nottinghamshire 14 14 587 5336 53.36 1165 116* 1 4 Geoffrey Boycott Yorkshire 9 9 443 4922 49.22 930 93 0 5 Brian Close Somerset 15 14 461 4610 46.10 895 89* 0 3 Michael Buss Sussex 16 16 650 4062 40.62 1210 121 1 3 Ian Buxton Derbyshire 16 16 400 3636 36.36 715 71* 0 2 John Shepherd John Shepherd (cricketer) Kent 16 15 415 3458 34.58 650 65 0 3 Qualification: 400 runs. Source: CricketArchivesubscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/John_Player_League_1971/Batting_by_Average.html Batting and Fielding in John Player League 1971 (Ordered by Average) CricketArchive 2011-01-18 Bowling averages Player County Balls Wickets Average Economy BBI 4wi 5wi Derek Underwood Kent 529 24 12.00 3.26 415 4/25 3 0 Vanburn Holder Worcestershire 697 32 12.18 3.35 423 4/17 2 0 Lawrence Williams Lawrence Williams (cricketer) Glamorgan 561 33 12.39 4.37 509 5/31 2 1 Keith Boyce Essex 730 33 12.69 3.44 814 8/26 2 1 Peter Sainsbury Hampshire 618 24 15.16 3.53 406 4/34 1 0 David Hughes David Hughes (Lancashire cricketer) Lancashire 636 24 15.58 3.52 411 4/29 1 0 John Shepherd John Shepherd (cricketer) Kent 723 26 17.07 3.68 420 4/20 2 0 Stuart Turner Stuart Turner (cricketer) Essex 627 24 17.58 4.03 411 4/29 2 0 Tony Greig Sussex 680 28 17.71 4.37 612 6/28 0 1 Terry Spencer Leicestershire 678 24 19.50 4.14 419 4/21 2 0 Qualification: 24 wickets. Source: CricketArchivesubscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/John_Player_League_1971/Bowling_by_Average.html Bowling in John Player League 1971 (Ordered by Average) CricketArchive 2011-01-18 See also Sunday League References John Player League Category:Pro40