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1972 John Player League

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1972 John Player League
Administrator(s)Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(40 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)League
ChampionsKent County Cricket Club (1st title)
Participants17
Matches136
Most runs643 Barry Richards (Hampshire)
Most wickets31 Keith Boyce (Essex)
1971
1973

The 1972 John Player League was the fourth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the first time by Kent County Cricket Club.

Standings

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Team Pld W T L N/R A Pts R/R
Kent (C) 16 11 0 4 1 0 45 4.361
Leicestershire 16 11 0 5 0 0 44 4.215
Essex 16 10 0 5 1 0 41 4.059
Yorkshire 16 10 0 5 0 1 41 3.984
Middlesex 16 8 0 6 1 1 34 4.456
Hampshire 16 7 1 5 2 1 33 4.69
Somerset 16 8 0 7 0 1 33 4.584
Lancashire 16 8 0 7 1 0 33 4.181
Derbyshire 16 7 0 7 0 2 30 4.282
Surrey 16 7 0 7 0 2 30 4.192
Worcestershire 16 7 0 8 0 1 29 4.883
Warwickshire 16 7 0 8 1 0 29 4.322
Nottinghamshire 16 6 0 10 0 0 24 3.899
Northamptonshire 16 5 1 8 0 2 24 3.72
Sussex 16 5 0 8 0 3 23 3.862
Gloucestershire 16 3 2 10 1 0 17 3.985
Glamorgan 16 2 0 12 0 2 10 3.805
Team marked  (C)  finished as champions.
Source: CricketArchive[1]

Batting averages

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Bowling averages

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "John Player League 1972 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2011.