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1971 John Player LeagueP W L NR Pts RR 1 Worcestershire 16 11 5 - 44 4.522 2 Essex 16 11 5 - 44 4.519 3 Lancashire 16 10 6 - 40 4.575 4 Leicestershire 16 10 6 - 40 4.335 5 Somerset 16 9 5 2 38 4.436 6 Hampshire 16 9 7 - 36 4.444 7 Sussex 16 8 8 - 32 4.701 8 Kent 16 8 8 - 32 4.435 9 Surrey 16 8 8 - 32 4.056 10 Glamorgan 16 7 7 2 30 4.287 11 Derbyshire 16 7 8 1 29 4.111 12 Nottinghamshire 16 6 9 1 25 4.365 13 Middlesex 16 6 10 - 24 4.721 14 Northamptonshire 16 6 10 - 24 4.137 15 Yorkshire 16 5 9 2 22 4.347 16 Gloucestershire 16 5 9 2 22 4.052 17 Warwickshire 16 5 11 - 20 4.695Each team to receive a maximum of 40 overs, with each bowler restricted to 8 overs and the bowler's run-up restricted to 15 yards. Where teams are level on points, position is determined by average run-rate per over throughout the season.
Points system:
The competition was sponsored by John Player
Prize Money Sixes award: 1000 pounds to be shared equally by each six hit - D.B.Close of Somerset hit the most sixes (13) - there were 422 in all. Bowling award: 1000 pounds to be shared equally by each four wickets in an innings performance - K.D.Boyce of Essex, D.L.Underwood of Kent and D.L.Williams of Glamorgan each achieved the feat on 3 occasions - there were 65 in all. Each County received 3000 pounds for taking part.
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