Cricket. Who were the original sponsors of the one-day Sunday League?
1969 English cricket season 1969 English cricket season The 1969 English cricket season was the 70th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. The "Sunday League" (now the National League) began, sponsored by the John Player tobacco company. All matches were played on Sundays with each of the 17 first-class counties playing each other once. Matches were of 40 overs a side. One match each Sunday was televised by the BBC and the idea was a commercial success, though it had its critics among cricket's "traditional" supporters. One effect of the Sunday League was a reduction in the number of matches
1992 Sunday League leading run scorer. Hampshire's off-spinner Shaun Udal was the leading wicket taker. This season was to the final one with teams wearing traditional white clothing. The following season had new sponsors and each team would wear its own coloured uniform. Sunday League 1992 Sunday League The 1992 Sunday League was the twenty-fourth competing of English cricket’s Sunday League. There was no sponsor for this season. The competition was won for the first time by Middlesex County Cricket Club. Durham were accorded first-class status at the start of the 1992 season, and joined the competition for the first time. They also