| 1989 Refuge Assurance Cup | |
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| Administrator(s) | Test and County Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (40 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Essex (1st title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Most runs | 139 Paul Prichard (Essex) |
| Most wickets | 5 Derek Pringle (Essex)/Graham Gooch (Essex)/Andy Pick (Notts) |
The 1989 Refuge Assurance Cup was the second competing of the Refuge Assurance Cup, for the most successful teams in the Sunday League. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 6 and 17 September 1989. The tournament was won by Essex County Cricket Club who defeated Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club by 5 runs in the final at Edgbaston, Birmingham.
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The cup was an end-of-season affair. The counties finishing in the top four of the 1989 Refuge Assurance League competed in the semi-finals. The top two teams were drawn at home. Winners from the semi-finals then went on to the final at Edgbaston which was held on September 17, 1989.
| 6 September 1989 (scorecard) |
Lancashire 187/9 (40 overs) |
v | Nottinghamshire 188/5 (39.2 overs) |
Nottinghamshire won by 5 wickets Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: John Harris and Roy Palmer Player of the match: Wasim Akram (Lancashire) |
| Neil Fairbrother 59 Andy Pick 4/25 (8 overs) |
Chris Broad 49 Wasim Akram 1/28 (8 overs) |
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| 6 September 1989 (scorecard) |
Essex 211/7 (40 overs) |
v | Worcestershire 110 all out (34.1 overs) |
Essex won by 101 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: David Constant & Kevin Lyons Player of the match: Paul Prichard (Essex) |
| Paul Prichard 82 * Neal Radford 2/40 (8 overs) |
Phil Neale 22 Graham Gooch 3/13 (6 overs) |
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| 17 September 1989 (scorecard) |
Essex 160/5 (40 overs) |
v | Worcestershire 155 all out (39.4 overs) |
Essex won by 5 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: John Holder & Barry Meyer Player of the match: Paul Prichard (Essex) |
| Paul Prichard 57 Eddie Hemmings 1/24 (8 overs) |
Chris Broad 39 Derek Pringle 4/20 (7.4 overs) |
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