The 1990 Refuge Assurance Cup was the third season of the Refuge Assurance Cup, for the most successful teams in the
Sunday League. It was an English
limited overs
Limited overs cricket, also known as white ball cricket, is a version of the sport of cricket in which a match is generally completed within one day. There are a number of formats, including List A cricket (8-hour games), Twenty20 cricket (3-h ...
county cricket
Inter-county cricket matches have been played since the early 18th century, involving teams that are representative of the historic counties of England and Wales.
Two county championship competitions have existed since the late 19th century at ...
tournament which was held between 5 and 16 September 1990. The tournament was won by
Middlesex
Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a Historic counties of England, former county in South East England, now mainly within Greater London. Its boundaries largely followed three rivers: the River Thames, Thames in the south, the River Lea, Le ...
who defeated
Derbyshire
Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It borders Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, and South Yorkshire to the north, Nottinghamshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south-east, Staffordshire to the south a ...
by 5 wickets in the final at
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Edgbaston () is a suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. It lies immediately south-west of Birmingham city centre, and was historically in Warwickshire. The Ward (electoral subdivision), wards of Edgbaston and Nort ...
.
Format
The cup was an end-of-season affair. The counties finishing in the top four of the
1990 Refuge Assurance League
The 1990 Refuge Assurance League was the twenty-second competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the first time by Derbyshire County Cricket Club.
Standings
Batting averages
Bowling averages
...
competed in the semi-finals. The top two teams were drawn at home. Winners from the semi-finals then went on to the final at
Edgbaston
Edgbaston () is a suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. It lies immediately south-west of Birmingham city centre, and was historically in Warwickshire. The Ward (electoral subdivision), wards of Edgbaston and Nort ...
which was held on 16 September 1990.
Semi-finals
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Final
The attendance at the final was 7,212.
[''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', 1991]
External links
CricketArchive tournament page
Pro40
Refuge Assurance Cup
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