1971 John Player League

1971 John Player League

Administrator(s)	Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket (40 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)	League
Champions	Worcestershire (1st title)
Participants	17
Matches played	136
Most runs	650 Michael Buss (Sussex)
Most wickets	33 Keith Boyce (Essex)/Lawrence Williams (Glamorgan)

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

Team	Pld	W	T	L	N/R	A	Pts	R/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	4.695
Team marked  (C)  finished as champions. Source: CricketArchive[1]

Batting averages

Player	County	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	Highest Score	100s	50s
Barker, GordonGordon Barker	Essex	12	11	449	56.12	87*	0	4
Headley, RonRon Headley	Worcestershire	16	16	554	55.40	73*	0	5
Sobers, GarryGarry Sobers	Nottinghamshire	14	14	587	53.36	116*	1	4
Boycott, GeoffreyGeoffrey Boycott	Yorkshire	9	9	443	49.22	93	0	5
Close, BrianBrian Close	Somerset	15	14	461	46.10	89*	0	3
Buss, MichaelMichael Buss	Sussex	16	16	650	40.62	121	1	3
Buxton, IanIan Buxton	Derbyshire	16	16	400	36.36	71*	0	2
Shepherd, JohnJohn Shepherd	Kent	16	15	415	34.58	65	0	3
Qualification: 400 runs. Source: CricketArchive[2]

Bowling averages

Player	County	Balls	Wickets	Average	Economy	BBI	4wi	5wi
Underwood, DerekDerek Underwood	Kent	529	24	12.00	3.26	4/25	3	0
Holder, VanburnVanburn Holder	Worcestershire	697	32	12.18	3.35	4/17	2	0
Williams, LawrenceLawrence Williams	Glamorgan	561	33	12.39	4.37	5/31	2	1
Boyce, KeithKeith Boyce	Essex	730	33	12.69	3.44	8/26	2	1
Sainsbury, PeterPeter Sainsbury	Hampshire	618	24	15.16	3.53	4/34	1	0
Hughes, DavidDavid Hughes	Lancashire	636	24	15.58	3.52	4/29	1	0
Shepherd, JohnJohn Shepherd	Kent	723	26	17.07	3.68	4/20	2	0
Turner, StuartStuart Turner	Essex	627	24	17.58	4.03	4/29	2	0
Greig, TonyTony Greig	Sussex	680	28	17.71	4.37	6/28	0	1
Spencer, TerryTerry Spencer	Leicestershire	678	24	19.50	4.14	4/21	2	0
Qualification: 24 wickets. Source: CricketArchive[3]

See also

Sunday League

References

1. "John Player League 1971 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
2. "Batting and Fielding in John Player League 1971 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
3. "Bowling in John Player League 1971 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-01-18.