| Administrator | Test and County Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(40 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format | League |
| Champions | Kent (3rd title) |
| Participants | 17 |
| Matches | 136 |
| Most runs | 710 Barry Richards (Hampshire) |
| Most wickets | 31 John Lever (Essex) |
The 1976 John Player League was the eighth edition of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the third time by Kent County Cricket Club.
Standings
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | N/R | A | Pts | R/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent (C) | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 4.989 |
| Essex | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 4.56 |
| Leicestershire | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 4.703 |
| Somerset | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 4.847 |
| Sussex | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 4.564 |
| Nottinghamshire | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4.91 |
| Warwickshire | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4.909 |
| Hampshire | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4.931 |
| Lancashire | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4.076 |
| Surrey | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5.002 |
| Worcestershire | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4.872 |
| Derbyshire | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4.614 |
| Middlesex | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4.496 |
| Northamptonshire | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4.399 |
| Yorkshire | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4.769 |
| Glamorgan | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4.414 |
| Gloucestershire | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4.135 |
| Team marked (C) finished as champions. Source: CricketArchive[1] | ||||||||
Batting averages
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Bowling averages
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See also
References
- ^ "John Player League 1976 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2011.