1997 Axa Life League
Cricket tournament
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The 1997 Axa Life League was the twenty-ninth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the third time by Warwickshire County Cricket Club.
AdministratorEngland and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket(40 overs per innings)
Tournament formatLeague
ChampionsWarwickshire (3rd title)
| Administrator | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket(40 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format | League |
| Champions | Warwickshire (3rd title) |
| Participants | 18 |
| Matches | 153 |
| Most runs | 654 Matthew Hayden (Hampshire) |
| Most wickets | 31 Peter Martin (Lancashire) |
Standings
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | N/R | A | Pts | NetRRN100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwickshire (C) | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 14.141 |
| Kent | 17 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 7.709 |
| Lancashire | 17 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 1.894 |
| Leicestershire | 17 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 7.116 |
| Surrey | 17 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 1.061 |
| Somerset | 17 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 4.316 |
| Essex | 17 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 40 | -2.382 |
| Worcestershire | 17 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 6.871 |
| Northamptonshire | 17 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 2.789 |
| Yorkshire | 17 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 5.249 |
| Gloucestershire | 17 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 1.011 |
| Nottinghamshire | 17 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 34 | -0.199 |
| Glamorgan | 17 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 26 | -4.016 |
| Derbyshire | 17 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 24 | -3.047 |
| Hampshire | 17 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 22 | -4.733 |
| Middlesex | 17 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 20 | -8.287 |
| Durham | 17 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 14 | -12.273 |
| Sussex | 17 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 12 | -16.724 |
| Team marked (C) finished as champions. Source: CricketArchive[1] | ||||||||
