1991 Refuge Assurance Cup

The 1991 Refuge Assurance Cup was the fourth and last competing 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 1 and 15 September 1991. The tournament was won by Worcestershire who defeated Lancashire by 7 runs in the final at Old Trafford, Manchester.

1991 Refuge Assurance Cup

Administrator(s)	Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket (40 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)	Knockout
Champions	Worcestershire (1st title)
Participants	4
Matches	3
Most runs	152 Steve Rhodes (Worcestershire)
Most wickets	5 Graeme Hick (Worcesters)/Neal Radford (Worcesters)

Format

The cup was an end-of-season affair. The counties finishing in the top four of the 1991 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 Old Trafford, Manchester, which was held on 15 September 1991.

Semi-finals

1 September 1991 (scorecard)

Northamptonshire 185/6 (40 overs)	v	Lancashire 186/6 (39.1 overs)
Kevin Curran 61* Mike Watkinson 2/31 (8 overs)		Nick Speak 94* Andy Roberts 2/41 (6 overs)

Lancashire won by 4 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: David Constant and Barry Meyer Player of the match: Nick Speak (Lancashire)

1 September 1991 (scorecard)

Worcestershire 225/7 (40 overs)	v	Nottinghamshire 211/8 (40 overs)
Steve Rhodes 47* Andy Pick 2/35 (8 overs)		Paul Pollard 50 Graeme Hick 5/35 (8 overs)

Worcestershire won by 14 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Roy Palmer & Nigel Plews Player of the match: Graeme Hick (Worcestershire)

Final

15 September 1991 (scorecard)

Worcestershire 235/5 (40 overs)	v	Lancashire 228 all out (40 overs)
Steve Rhodes 105 Dexter Fitton 2/67 (8 overs)		Graeme Fowler 51 Neal Radford 5/42 (8 overs)

Worcestershire won by 7 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Dickie Bird & John Hampshire Player of the match: Steve Rhodes (Worcestershire)

The attendance at the final was 9,025.

References

• CricketArchive tournament page Archived 7 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine