Pro40

The National League, the 2006 Pro40 League is, since the year is the One-Day Cricket League of the English First-Class County Clubs and was launched in 1969. Until 1998 it was called Sunday League, since the games are almost always held on a Sunday.

From 2003 to 2005, the Scottish national team down the name Scottish Saltires member of the League, as of 2006, she participated in the restructured Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy.

Between 1988 and 1991, an additional competition in the knockout system was played under the name Refuge Assurance Cup after the conclusion of the season. For this is qualified, the first four teams in the final table.

The largest changes occurred in the 1999 season in force when the League in a 1st and 2nd division with three separated on or losers, the over limit per innings of 40 (only 1993, there were 50 over) was increased to 45. Since the same year the County clubs come into this one-day league also with Americanized names additives.

The National League came in the 2006 season, back to the original 40 -over format and back, the last third of the first and the third placed 2nd Division contributed since then a playoff for the last free place in the 1st Division from.

In July 2008, the England and Wales Cricket Board said that the Pro40 League set by the year 2010 and should be replaced by a second Twenty20 competition by the name of English Premier League. In August 2009, but the English FA took then a U-turn. He announced that it will continue, but with three regional 7- groups and then enter the semi-finals from 2010, a 40 -over competition. The meetings are to be held back mainly on Sundays. This competition will be played under the name of Clydesdale Bank 40 and replaces the National League and the Friends Provident Trophy.

One-Day Champions

National League

NatWest Pro40

  • 2009 Sussex Sharks
  • 2008 Sussex Sharks
  • 2007 Worcestershire Royals
  • 2006 Essex Eagles

Totesport League

  • 2005 Essex Eagles
  • 2004 Glamorgan Dragons

National League

  • 2003 Surrey Lions

Norwich Union League

  • 2002 Glamorgan Dragons
  • 2001 Kent Spitfires

Norwich Union National League

  • 2000 Gloucestershire Gladiators

CGU National League

Sunday League

AXA League

AXA Life League

AXA Equity & Law League

Sunday League

Refuge Assurance League

John Player Special League

John Player League

John Player 's County League

Refuge Assurance Cup

Wins by County 1969-2009

(without Refuge Assurance Cup)

  • Essex 5
  • Kent 5
  • Lancashire 5
  • Worcestershire 4
  • Glamorgan 3
  • Hampshire 3
  • Sussex 3
  • Warwickshire 3
  • Leicestershire 2
  • Surrey 2
  • Derbyshire 1
  • Gloucestershire 1
  • Middlesex 1
  • Nottinghamshire 1
  • Somerset 1
  • Yorkshire 1

Durham and Northamptonshire have won no victory.

ECB 40 Twenty20 Cup
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