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The NatWest Pro40 League, is the one-day cricket league for first class cricket counties in England and Wales. It was inaugurated in 1999, but was essentially the old Sunday League retitled to reflect the fact that large numbers of matches were now played on other days than Sunday. [edit] Sunday LeagueIn 1969, the John Player Special League was launched as the second one-day competition in England (and Wales) alongside the Gillete Cup. The 17 counties were to play each other in a league format on Sundays afternoons throughout the season. These matches were concise enough to be shown on television and BBC 2 broadcast one match each week in full until 1980's and then part of the Sunday Grandstand multi-sport programme. For close finishes to the season, cameras appeared at the grounds where the contenders for the title were appearing and it would arranged for the trophy to be presented to the victorious team. In 1987, Refuge Assurance became the new sponsors of the competition and in 1988 started an end of season play-off competiton known as the Refuge Assurance Cup. The top four teams of the season qualified with the top team playing the fourth placed team and the second and third place teams playing each other. The winners of each match met in a final at a neutral venue. This competition lasted until 1991. Somerset played Lancashire at Taunton on Friday 5 July 1991 to make the first Sunday League game not to be played on a Sunday. In 1992 the Sunday League was un-sponsored and in 1993 AXA Equity and Law became the sponsor. The matches this season were 50 overs per innings. The first round of matches that took place on May 9 1993 were the first official matches played in coloured clothing and a white ball. The following season the competition reverted back to 40 overs per innings. On Wednesday 23 July 1997 Warwickshire played Somerset at Edgbaston. This game was the first competitive county game to played under floodlights. [edit] National League1999 the National League was launched with the 18 first class counties split into two divisons with three teams promoted and relegated from each. The matches were to be played over 45 overs and was sponsored by Norwich Union. Matches were spread over the week rather then Sundays only. From 2002, the counties involved incorporate nicknames into their official names for the National League. Kent became the "Spitfires", Middlesex the "Crusaders" and Lancashire were the "Lightning". The following season the Scotland Saltires took part until the League until 2005. In 2006 and the C & G Trophy was restructured from a knockout competition to a round-robin league format which would take up the early part of the season. The National League was renamed the NatWest Pro40 and would be played in the later part of the season with teams would play each other once. Also two teams instead of three were promoted from the first division nd two relegated to the second division. A third promotion/relegation spot is negotiated in a play-off game between the team third from top in the second division and third from bottom team in the first. On 16th July 2008, it was announced that the league would be disbanded from 2010, in order to make way for a new Twenty20 tournament; the English Premier League. [edit] TeamsDivision 1 teams in 2008:
Division 2 teams in 2008:
[edit] Champions[edit] National League
[edit] Sunday LeagueAXA League
AXA Life League
AXA Equity & Law League Refuge Assurance League
John Player Special League John Player League
John Player's County League
[edit] Refuge Assurance Cup
[edit] Tournaments won
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