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1976 John Player LeagueP W L Pts 1 Kent 16 10 6 40 2 Essex 16 10 6 40 Leicestershire 16 10 6 40 Somerset 16 10 6 40 Sussex 16 10 6 40 6 Nottinghamshire 16 9 7 36 Warwickshire 16 9 7 36 8 Hampshire 16 8 8 32 Lancashire 16 8 8 32 Surrey 16 8 8 32 Worcestershire 16 8 8 32 12 Derbyshire 16 7 9 28 Middlesex 16 7 9 28 Northamptonshire 16 7 9 28 15 Yorkshire 16 6 10 24 16 Glamorgan 16 5 11 20 17 Gloucestershire 16 4 12 16Kent and Essex both had 5 away wins (Leicestershire, Somerset and Sussex had 4 each), Kent won the League by virtue of their higher run-rate - 4.98 to Essex's 4.56.
Each 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.
Points system:
The competition was sponsored by John Player
Prize Money Winer of each match: 75 pounds (shared in the event of a 'no result') Sixes award: 1000 pounds to be shared equally by each six hit - there were 414 in all. 150 pounds was awarded to the batsman hitting the most sixes - R.D.V.Knight of Surrey and J.N.Shepherd of Kent each with 13 shared the prize. Bowling award: 1000 pounds to be shared equally by each four wickets in an innings performance - there were 58 in all. 150 pounds was awarded to the bowler with most such feats - T.J.Mottram of Hampshire and P.E.Russell of Derbyshire achieved the feat on 3 occasions and shared the award.
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