1970 John Player League
| Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(40 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | League |
| Champions | Lancashire (2nd title) |
| Participants | 17 |
| Matches | 136 |
| Most runs | 625 Harry Pilling (Lancashire) |
| Most wickets | 32 Bob Woolmer (Kent) |
The 1970 John Player League was the second competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the second consecutive year by Lancashire County Cricket Club.
Standings
| Team | Pld | W | L | N/R | A | Pts | R/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire (C) | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 5.14 |
| Kent | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4.78 |
| Derbyshire | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 4.42 |
| Essex | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 4.52 |
| Warwickshire | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 4.43 |
| Worcestershire | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 4.15 |
| Leicestershire | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 4.59 |
| Gloucestershire | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 4.34 |
| Surrey | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 4.16 |
| Nottinghamshire | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4.04 |
| Middlesex | 16 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 4.44 |
| Hampshire | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.64 |
| Northamptonshire | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.18 |
| Yorkshire | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4.2 |
| Somerset | 16 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4.1 |
| Glamorgan | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 3.85 |
| Sussex | 16 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4.3 |
| Team marked (C) finished as champions. Source: CricketArchive[1] | |||||||
Batting averages
| Player | County | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Highest Score | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Richards | Hampshire | 12 | 11 | 592 | 65.77 | 155* | 3 | 0 |
| Clive Lloyd | Lancashire | 14 | 14 | 521 | 57.88 | 134* | 1 | 2 |
| Harry Pilling | Lancashire | 16 | 15 | 625 | 52.08 | 85 | 0 | 5 |
| Brian Luckhurst | Kent | 11 | 11 | 520 | 52.00 | 142 | 1 | 3 |
| Pasty Harris | Nottinghamshire | 16 | 16 | 596 | 45.84 | 104* | 1 | 4 |
| Bryan Davis | Glamorgan | 13 | 13 | 535 | 44.58 | 74 | 0 | 6 |
| Mike Denness | Kent | 16 | 16 | 582 | 41.57 | 94* | 0 | 4 |
| Qualification: 400 runs. Source: CricketArchive[2] | ||||||||
Bowling averages
| Player | County | Balls | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 4wi | 5wi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Shuttleworth | Lancashire | 553 | 24 | 11.04 | 2.87 | 4/3 | 1 | 0 |
| Keith Boyce | Essex | 573 | 28 | 12.39 | 3.63 | 4/27 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Simmons | Lancashire | 601 | 26 | 14.07 | 3.65 | 3/8 | 0 | 0 |
| David Hughes | Lancashire | 496 | 24 | 14.50 | 4.20 | 5/26 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Woolmer | Kent | 727 | 32 | 16.87 | 4.45 | 4/39 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Underwood | Kent | 597 | 24 | 17,350 | 4.22 | 5/25 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Taylor | Nottinghamshire | 705 | 24 | 19.83 | 4.05 | 4/26 | 1 | 0 |
| Qualification: 24 wickets. Source: CricketArchive[3] | ||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "John Player League 1970 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding in John Player League 1970 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ^ "Bowling in John Player League 1970 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
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