1969 Player's County League
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{{Infobox cricket tournament
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| administrator = Test and County Cricket Board
| cricket format = Limited overs cricket{{Clear}}(40 overs per innings)
| tournament format = League
| champions = Lancashire
| count = 1
| participants = 17
| matches = 136
| most runs = 517 Michael Smith (Middlesex)
| most wickets = 29 Ray East (Essex)
| next_year = 1970
| next_tournament = 1970 John Player League
}}
The 1969 Player's County League was the first competing of what was colloquially known as the Sunday League. The second one-day league in England and Wales, it consisted of the seventeen first-class counties playing each other on Sunday afternoons throughout the season. The competition was won by Lancashire County Cricket Club.
Standings
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| width=200|Team
!width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|T !width=20|L !width=20|N/R !width=20|A !width=20|Pts !width=60|R/R | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align=left|Lancashire (C) |16 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 4.217 |
| align=left|Hampshire
|16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4.142 |
| align=left|Essex
|16 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 4.305 |
| align=left|Kent
|16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3.948 |
| align=left|Surrey
|16 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 3.762 |
| align=left|Gloucestershire
|16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3.690 |
| align=left|Middlesex
|16 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 4.181 |
| align=left|Yorkshire
|16 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 3.958 |
| align=left|Warwickshire
|16 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 3.959 |
| align=left|Glamorgan
|16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3.619 |
| align=left|Leicestershire
|16 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 4.086 |
| align=left|Worcestershire
|16 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 3.956 |
| align=left|Nottinghamshire
|16 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 4.142 |
| align=left|Northamptonshire
|16 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 3.988 |
| align=left|Derbyshire
|16 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 3.852 |
| align=left|Somerset
|16 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 3.635 |
| align=left|Sussex
|16 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4.193 |
| colspan="9" align="left" |Team marked {{Color box|#ccffcc| Source: CricketArchive{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/Players_County_League_1969.html |title=Player's County League 1969 Table |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2010-09-12}} |
Batting averages
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| Player | County | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Highest Score | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{sortname|Greg|Chappell}} | Somerset | 15 | 15 | 456 | {{sort|3800|38.00}} | {{sort|1285|128*}} | 1 | 2 |
| {{sortname|Michael|Smith|Michael J. Smith (cricketer)}} | Middlesex | 14 | 14 | 517 | {{sort|3692|36.92}} | {{sort|1030|103}} | 1 | 4 |
| {{sortname|Harry|Pilling}} | Lancashire | 15 | 15 | 405 | {{sort|3375|33.75}} | {{sort|0765|76*}} | 0 | 5 |
| {{sortname|Barry|Richards}} | Hampshire | 13 | 13 | 405 | {{sort|3375|33.75}} | {{sort|0855|85*}} | 0 | 3 |
| {{sortname|Brian|Bolus}} | Nottinghamshire | 15 | 15 | 462 | {{sort|3300|33.00}} | {{sort|0860|86}} | 0 | 4 |
| {{sortname|Brian|Luckhurst}} | Kent | 16 | 16 | 424 | {{sort|3028|30.28}} | {{sort|0760|76}} | 0 | 3 |
| class="unsortable"
| colspan="9" | Qualification: 400 runs. Source: CricketArchive{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/Players_County_League_1969/Batting_by_Runs.html |title=Batting and Fielding in Player's County League 1969 (Ordered by Runs) |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2010-09-12}} |
Bowling averages
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| Player | County | Balls | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 4wi | 5wi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{sortname|Keith|Boyce}} | Essex | 708 | 26 | {{sort|1200|12.00}} | {{nts|2.54}} | {{sort|325|3/15}} | 0 | 0 |
| {{sortname|Peter|Sainsbury}} | Hampshire | 644 | 28 | {{sort|1396|13.96}} | {{nts|3.64}} | {{sort|417|4/23}} | 2 | 0 |
| {{sortname|Stuart|Turner|Stuart Turner (cricketer)}} | Essex | 639 | 27 | {{sort|1485|14.85}} | {{nts|3.76}} | {{sort|426|4/14}} | 1 | 0 |
| {{sortname|Ken|Higgs}} | Lancashire | 673 | 26 | {{sort|1523|15.23}} | {{nts|3.53}} | {{sort|418|4/22}} | 1 | 0 |
| {{sortname|Ray|East}} | Essex | 660 | 29 | {{sort|1524|15.24}} | {{nts|4.01}} | {{sort|622|6/18}} | 0 | 2 |
| {{sortname|Butch|White}} | Hampshire | 698 | 26 | {{sort|1792|17.92}} | {{nts|4.00}} | {{sort|509|5/31}} | 1 | 1 |
| class="unsortable"
| colspan="9" | Qualification: 25 wickets. Source: CricketArchive{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/Players_County_League_1969/Bowling_by_Average.html |title=Bowling in Player's County League 1969 (Ordered by Average) |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2010-09-12}} |
See also
References
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