1990 Refuge Assurance Cup

The 1990 Refuge Assurance Cup was the third season 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 5 and 16 September 1990. The tournament was won by Middlesex who defeated Derbyshire by 5 wickets in the final at Edgbaston, Birmingham.

1990 Refuge Assurance Cup

Administrator(s)	Test and County Cricket Board
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket (40 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)	Knockout
Champions	Middlesex (1st title)
Participants	4
Matches	3
Most runs	125 Kim Barnett (Derbyshire)
Most wickets	4 John Emburey (Middlesex)/Alan Warner (Derbys)/Devon Malcolm (Derbys)

Format

The cup was an end-of-season affair. The counties finishing in the top four of the 1990 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 16 September 1990.

Semi-finals

5 September 1990 (scorecard)

Derbyshire 255/4 (40 overs)	v	Nottinghamshire 233/8 (40 overs)
Kim Barnett 83 Kevin Saxelby 1/25 (5 overs)		Tim Robinson 96 Alan Warner 2/41 (8 overs)

Derbyshire won by 22 runs County Ground, Derby Umpires: Barry Dudleston and Roy Palmer Player of the match: Tim Robinson (Nottinghamshire)

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5 September 1990 (scorecard)

Middlesex 272/6 (40 overs)	v	Lancashire 227/7 (40 overs)
Mike Roseberry 86 David Hughes 2/40 (8 overs)		Graham Lloyd 65 John Emburey 4/39 (6 overs)

Middlesex won by 45 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Dickie Bird & Alan Whitehead Player of the match: Mike Roseberry (Middlesex)

Final

16 September 1990 (scorecard)

Derbyshire 197/7 (40 overs)	v	Middlesex 201/5 (39.4 overs)
John Morris 46 Paul Weekes 2/35 (8 overs)		Desmond Haynes 49 Devon Malcolm 3/41 (8 overs)

Middlesex won by 5 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: David Constant & Mervyn Kitchen Player of the match: Paul Downton (Middlesex)

The attendance at the final was 7,212.^[1]