1986 John Player Special League
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{{Use British English|date=June 2013}}
{{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 = Hampshire
| count = 3
| participants = 17
| matches = 136
| most runs = 701 Chris Broad (Nottinghamshire)
| most wickets = 34 Clive Rice (Nottinghamshire)
| previous_year = 1985
| previous_tournament = 1985 John Player Special League
| next_year = 1987
| next_tournament = 1987 Refuge Assurance League
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The 1986 John Player Special League was the eighteenth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the third time by Hampshire County Cricket Club.
Hampshire won the Sunday League away against Surrey at The Oval on 7 September after they beat them by 3 runs and Nottinghamshire lost versus Kent.Benson and Hedges Cricket Year Fifth Edition: September 1985 to September 1986 Editor David Lemmon – page 431
Adrian Jones of Sussex established a Sunday League record on 18 May when took 7 for 41 against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.Benson and Hedges Cricket Year Fifth Edition: September 1985 to September 1986 Editor David Lemmon – page 291 On 10 August, Ian Botham scored 175 not out off 122 balls for Somerset vs Northamptonshire at Wellingborough. In this innings he hit 12 fours and 13 sixes.Benson and Hedges Cricket Year Fifth Edition: September 1985 to September 1986 Editor David Lemmon – page 388
The Nottinghamshire captain Clive Rice's 34 wickets for the season equalled Bob Clapp's Sunday League record.Benson and Hedges Cricket Year Fifth Edition: September 1985 to September 1986 Editor David Lemmon – page 441
Stuart Turner the Essex all rounder reached 300 wickets in the Sunday League competition. He announced his retirement that season.Benson and Hedges Cricket Year Fifth Edition: September 1985 to September 1986 Editor David Lemmon – page 369
Standings
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|align=left| Hampshire (C) | 16 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 5.171 |
| align=left| Essex | 16 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 5.513 |
| align=left| Nottinghamshire | 16 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 5.062 |
| align=left| Sussex | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 4.808 |
| align=left| Northamptonshire | 16 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 4.967 |
| align=left| Kent | 16 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 4.885 |
| align=left| Somerset | 16 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 5.311 |
| align=left| Yorkshire | 16 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 4.778 |
| align=left| Derbyshire | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4.692 |
| align=left| Middlesex | 16 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 4.542 |
| align=left| Warwickshire | 16 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 4.845 |
| align=left| Glamorgan | 16 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 4.533 |
| align=left| Lancashire | 16 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4.889 |
| align=left| Surrey | 16 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 4.633 |
| align=left| Leicestershire | 16 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 4.569 |
| align=left| Worcestershire | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4.927 |
| align=left| Gloucestershire | 16 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 4.688 |
| colspan="9" align="left" |Team marked {{Color box|#ccffcc| Source: CricketArchive{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/John_Player_Special_League_1986.html |title=John Player Special League 1986 Table |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2011-01-18}} |
Batting averages
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Bowling averages
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See also
References
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