1988 Refuge Assurance Cup

August 2014 August 2014 Test and County Cricket Board Limited overs cricket(40 overs per innings) Knockout Lancashire 1 4 3 76 Graeme Hick (Worcestershire) 5 Neal Radford (Worcestershire)/Andy Hayhurst (Lancashire) The 1988 Refuge Assurance Cup was the first competing of the Refuge Assurance Cup, for the most successful teams in the Sunday League. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 7 and 18 September 1988. The tournament was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club who defeated Worcestershire County Cricket Club by 52 runs in the final at Edgbaston, Birmingham. Format The cup was an end-of-season affair. The counties finishing in the top four of the 1988 Refuge Assurance League competed in the semi-finals. The top two teams were drawn at home. Winners from the semi-finals then went on to the final at Edgbaston which was held on 18 September 1988. The cup was played using an orange ball.Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1989 Semi-finals 7 September 1988 Gloucestershire 117/9 (40 overs) 121/7 (39.5 overs) Lancashire Andy Stovold 40 Jack Simmons 3/14 (8 overs) Andy Hayhurst 26 Vibert Greene 2/16 (8 overs) Lancashire won by 3 wickets (scorecard) County Ground, Bristol John Holder & Nigel Plews Paul Allott (Lancashire) 7 September 1988 Middlesex 146/9 (40 overs) 147/3 (38.4 overs) Worcestershire Paul Downton 30 * Neal Radford 4/23 (8 overs) Graeme Hick 74 * Norman Cowans 1/18 (8 overs) Worcestershire won by 7 wickets (scorecard) New Road, Worcester Barry Dudleston & John Hampshire Graeme Hick (Worcestershire) Final 18 September 1988 Lancashire 201/5 (40 overs) 149 all out (35.5 overs) Worcestershire Trevor Jesty 59 Martin Weston 2/19 (8 overs) Phil Neale 42 Andy Hayhurst 4/46 (8 overs) Lancashire won by 52 runs (scorecard) Edgbaston, Birmingham Jack Birkenshaw & John Holder Mike Watkinson (Lancashire) The attendance at the final was 14,616. References CricketArchive tournament page https://web.archive.org/web/20121107021025/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1988_ENG_Refuge_Assurance_Cup_1988.html 7 November 2012 Category:Pro40 Refuge