1987 Refuge Assurance League
The 1987 Refuge Assurance League was the nineteenth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the second time by Worcestershire County Cricket Club.
| Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(40 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | League |
| Champions | Worcestershire (2nd title) |
| Participants | 17 |
| Matches played | 136 |
| Most runs | 617 Tim Curtis (Worcestershire) |
| Most wickets | 25 Courtney Walsh (Gloucs)/Neal Radford (Worcs) |
The Worcestershire team included stars such as Ian Botham, Graeme Hick and Graham Dilley. Two other Worcs players got the batting and bowling plaudits. Opener Tim Curtis scored the most runs and fast bowler Neal Radford took the most wickets in the competition.
Standings
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | N/R | A | Pts | R/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcestershire (C) | 16 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 5.369 |
| Nottinghamshire | 16 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 4.933 |
| Gloucestershire | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 4.769 |
| Somerset | 16 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 4.809 |
| Derbyshire | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 4.786 |
| Kent | 16 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 5.131 |
| Hampshire | 16 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 4.954 |
| Surrey | 16 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 5.249 |
| Lancashire | 16 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 5.170 |
| Middlesex | 16 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 4.460 |
| Northamptonshire | 16 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 5.026 |
| Leicestershire | 16 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 4.902 |
| Yorkshire | 16 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 5.209 |
| Essex | 16 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 4.434 |
| Glamorgan | 16 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 4.609 |
| Sussex | 16 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 4.823 |
| Warwickshire | 16 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 4.496 |
| Team marked (C) finished as champions. Source: CricketArchive[1] | ||||||||
See also
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