The 1987 Refuge Assurance League was the nineteenth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the second time by Worcestershire County Cricket Club.
The Worcestershire team included stars such as Ian Botham, Graeme Hick and Graham Dilley. Two other Worcs players got the batting and bowling plaudits. Opener Tim Curtis scored the most runs and fast bowler Neal Radford took the most wickets in the competition.
Standings TeamPldWTLN/RAPtsR/R Worcestershire (C) 16 11 0 4 1 0 46 5.369 Nottinghamshire 16 9 0 3 1 3 44 4.933 Gloucestershire 16 9 1 4 2 0 42 4.769 Somerset 16 8 0 4 3 1 40 4.809 Derbyshire 16 8 1 4 1 2 40 4.786 Kent 16 8 0 5 1 2 38 5.131 Hampshire 16 6 2 6 0 2 32 4.954 Surrey 16 6 0 6 2 2 32 5.249 Lancashire 16 5 0 6 2 3 30 5.170 Middlesex 16 5 0 7 1 3 28 4.460 Northamptonshire 16 4 0 6 2 4 28 5.026 Leicestershire 16 3 0 6 3 4 26 4.902 Yorkshire 16 5 0 8 1 2 26 5.209 Essex 16 4 0 8 1 3 24 4.434 Glamorgan 16 5 0 9 0 2 24 4.609 Sussex 16 4 0 8 1 3 24 4.823 Warwickshire 16 3 0 9 0 4 20 4.496Team marked finished as champions.Source: CricketArchive
Batting averages
Bowling averages
See also Sunday League
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