1990 Refuge Assurance Cup

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 county cricket tournament which was held between 5 and 16 September 1990. The tournament was won by Middlesex who defeated Derbyshire by 5 wickets in the final at Edgbaston, Birmingham.

1990 Refuge Assurance Cup
Administrator(s)Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket
(40 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsMiddlesex (1st title)
Participants4
Matches3
Most runs125 Kim Barnett (Derbyshire)
Most wickets4 John Emburey (Middlesex)/Alan Warner (Derbys)/Devon Malcolm (Derbys)

Format

edit

The cup was an end-of-season affair. The counties finishing in the top four of the 1990 Refuge Assurance League 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 which was held on 16 September 1990.

Semi-finals

edit
5 September 1990
(scorecard)
Derbyshire
255/4 (40 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire
233/8 (40 overs)
Kim Barnett 83
Kevin Saxelby 1/25 (5 overs)
Tim Robinson 96
Alan Warner 2/41 (8 overs)
Derbyshire won by 22 runs
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Barry Dudleston and Roy Palmer
Player of the match: Tim Robinson (Nottinghamshire)

5 September 1990
(scorecard)
Middlesex
272/6 (40 overs)
v
Lancashire
227/7 (40 overs)
Mike Roseberry 86
David Hughes 2/40 (8 overs)
Graham Lloyd 65
John Emburey 4/39 (6 overs)
Middlesex won by 45 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Dickie Bird & Alan Whitehead
Player of the match: Mike Roseberry (Middlesex)

Final

edit
16 September 1990
(scorecard)
Derbyshire
197/7 (40 overs)
v
Middlesex
201/5 (39.4 overs)
John Morris 46
Paul Weekes 2/35 (8 overs)
Desmond Haynes 49
Devon Malcolm 3/41 (8 overs)
Middlesex won by 5 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: David Constant & Mervyn Kitchen
Player of the match: Paul Downton (Middlesex)

The attendance at the final was 7,212.[1]

edit
  1. ^ Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1991