1981 John Player League

Cricket tournament

1981 John Player LeagueAdministrator(s)| Test and County Cricket Board

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Cricket format| Limited overs cricket

(40 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)| League
Champions| Essex (1st title)
Participants| 17
Matches| 136
Most runs| 618 John Wright (Derbyshire)
Most wickets| 33 Anton Ferreira (Warwickshire)

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The 1981 John Player League was the thirteenth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the first time by Essex County Cricket Club.

## Standings

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Team  | Pld  | W  | T  | L  | N/R  | A  | Pts  | R/R

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Essex (C) | 16 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 4.888
Somerset | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 4.949
Warwickshire | 16 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 5.351
Derbyshire | 16 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 4.571
Sussex | 16 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 5.189
Hampshire | 16 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 4.952
Kent | 16 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4.480
Surrey | 16 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 4.552
Yorkshire | 16 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 4.757
Glamorgan | 16 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4.287
Lancashire | 16 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4.422
Nottinghamshire | 16 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 4.452
Worcestershire | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4.770
Leicestershire | 16 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 4.346
Middlesex | 16 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 4.862
Gloucestershire | 16 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 4.904
Northamptonshire | 16 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4.745
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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Sunday League

## References

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1. ^ "John Player League 1981 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2011.

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