The 1979 John Player League was the eleventh competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the first time by Somerset County Cricket Club.
Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
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Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(40 overs per innings) |
Tournament format(s) | League |
Champions | Somerset (1st title) |
Participants | 17 |
Matches | 136 |
Most runs | 668 Younis Ahmed (Worcestershire) |
Most wickets | 24 Derek Underwood (Kent)/John Lever (Essex)/Brian Brain (Gloucs) |
Standings edit
Team | Pld | W | T | L | N/R | A | Pts | R/R |
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Somerset (C) | 16 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 4.257 |
Kent | 16 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 4.185 |
Worcestershire | 16 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 5.032 |
Middlesex | 16 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 4.385 |
Yorkshire | 16 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 4.322 |
Essex | 16 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 4.277 |
Leicestershire | 16 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 4.361 |
Gloucestershire | 16 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 4.414 |
Nottinghamshire | 16 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 4.376 |
Hampshire | 16 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 4.368 |
Lancashire | 16 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 4.154 |
Glamorgan | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.108 |
Northamptonshire | 16 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 4.170 |
Surrey | 16 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 4.255 |
Sussex | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.220 |
Derbyshire | 16 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 4.065 |
Warwickshire | 16 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4.694 |
Team marked (C) finished as champions. Source: CricketArchive[1] |
Batting averages edit
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Bowling averages edit
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "John Player League 1979 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2011.