1969 Player's County League

The 1969 Player's County League was the first competing of what was colloquially known as the Sunday League. The second one-day league in England and Wales, it consisted of the seventeen first-class counties playing each other on Sunday afternoons throughout the season. The competition was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club.

1969 Player's County League
Administrator(s)Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(40 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)League
ChampionsLancashire (1st title)
Participants17
Matches played136
Most runs517 Michael Smith (Middlesex)
Most wickets29 Ray East (Essex)

Standings

Team Pld W T L N/R A Pts R/R
Lancashire (C) 16120301494.217
Hampshire 16120400484.142
Essex 16110410454.305
Kent 1691600383.948
Surrey 1690610373.762
Gloucestershire 1680800323.690
Middlesex 1670702304.181
Yorkshire 1670702303.958
Warwickshire 1660604283.959
Glamorgan 1670900283.619
Leicestershire 1660703274.086
Worcestershire 1660712273.956
Nottinghamshire 1651901234.142
Northamptonshire 1650911223.988
Derbyshire 16501001213.852
Somerset 16501001213.635
Sussex 16301120144.193
Team marked  (C)  finished as champions.
Source: CricketArchive[1]

Batting averages

PlayerCountyMatchesInningsRunsAverageHighest Score100s50s
Greg ChappellSomerset151545638.00128*12
Michael SmithMiddlesex141451736.9210314
Harry PillingLancashire151540533.7576*05
Barry RichardsHampshire131340533.7585*03
Brian BolusNottinghamshire151546233.008604
Brian LuckhurstKent161642430.287603
Qualification: 400 runs. Source: CricketArchive[2]

Bowling averages

PlayerCountyBallsWicketsAverageEconomyBBI4wi5wi
Keith BoyceEssex7082612.002.543/1500
Peter SainsburyHampshire6442813.963.644/2320
Stuart TurnerEssex6392714.853.764/1410
Ken HiggsLancashire6732615.233.534/2210
Ray EastEssex6602915.244.016/1802
Butch WhiteHampshire6982617.924.005/3111
Qualification: 25 wickets. Source: CricketArchive[3]

See also

Sunday League

References

  1. "Player's County League 1969 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
  2. "Batting and Fielding in Player's County League 1969 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
  3. "Bowling in Player's County League 1969 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
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