Red Maple

The 1987 English cricket season was the 88th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. Nottinghamshire achieved a Championship and NatWest Trophy "double". John Player ended their sponsorship of the Sunday League after an eighteen-year spell and the competition sponsorship was taken over by Refuge Assurance. Pakistan defeated England in the Test series with one win and four draws.

Honours

• County Championship - Nottinghamshire
• NatWest Trophy - Nottinghamshire
• Sunday League - Worcestershire
• Benson & Hedges Cup - Yorkshire
• Minor Counties Championship - Buckinghamshire
• MCCA Knockout Trophy - Cheshire
• Second XI Championship - Kent II, Yorkshire II (shared title)
• Wisden - Jonathan Agnew, Neil Foster, David Hughes, Peter Roebuck, Saleem Malik

Test series

County Championship

NatWest Trophy

Benson & Hedges Cup

Sunday League

Leading batsmen

Leading bowlers

References

External sources

• CricketArchive – season and tournament itineraries

Annual reviews

• Playfair Cricket Annual 1988
• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1988