Cricket tournament
The 2010 Women's Twenty20 Cup was the 2nd cricket Women's Twenty20 Cup tournament. It took place in August and September, with 33 teams taking part: 32 county teams and Wales . Berkshire Women won the Twenty20 Cup, beating Kent Women in the final, achieving their first T20 title. The tournament ran alongside the 50-over 2010 Women's County Championship .[1]
Competition format
Teams played matches within a series of regionalised divisions, with the winners of the top divisions progressing to semi-finals and a final. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format.
The divisions worked on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:[2]
Win : 2 points.
Tie : 1 points.
Loss : 0 points.
Abandoned/Cancelled : 1 point.
Teams
The 2010 Women's Twenty20 Cup was divided into three regions: Midlands & North, South and South & West. Each region was further divided into divisions: Midlands & North with four, South with three and South & West with two. Teams in each division played each other once, and then the top two played in a Division Final and bottom two in a 3rd-place play-off. Promotion and relegation places were determined by the Division Finals and 3rd-place play-offs. The winners of each Division 1, and the best-performing second-place team, progressed to the semi-finals.
Midlands & North
South
South & West
Midlands & North
Division 1
Group stage
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup [3]
Final
Yorkshire won by 7 wickets Arlington Avenue, Leamington Spa Umpires: Andy Howes and Ken Morgan
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Yorkshire progress to the semi-finals.
Third-place play-off
v
Hannah Gradwell 21 (15) Isobelle Watson 2/11 (3 overs)
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field.
Cheshire relegated to Midlands & North Division 2.
Division 2
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup [4]
Final
Match Abandoned The Copper Yard, Denby
No toss.
No play possible due to rain.
Staffordshire promoted to Midlands & North Division 1.
Third-place play-off
Match Abandoned The Copper Yard, Denby
No toss.
No play possible due to rain.
Durham relegated to Midlands & North Division 3.
Division 3
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup [5]
Final
v
Farida Bibi 34* (37) Holly Allen 2/21 (4 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 34 runs Scorers , Shirley Umpires: Mark Gumbley and David Ludlow
Northumberland won the toss and elected to field.
Northamptonshire promoted to Midlands & North Division 2.
Division 4
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup [6]
Final
v
Charlotte Walker 27 (–) Alice Quemby 1/12 (3 overs)
Harriet Leach 20 (–) Chloe Davis 4/16 (4 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 56 runs The Wardens, Solihull
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field.
Gloucestershire promoted to Midlands & North Division 3.
South
Division 1
Group stage
Team
Pld
W
L
T
A
C
NRR
Ded
Pts
Kent (Q)
3
3
0
0
0
0
+2.87
0
6
Sussex (Q)
3
2
1
0
0
0
+2.30
0
4
Middlesex
3
1
2
0
0
0
−1.84
0
2
Surrey (R)
3
0
3
0
0
0
−2.62
0
0
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup [7]
Final
v
Lucy Uncles 25 (22) Jess Denniff 3/4 (1.3 overs)
Kent won by 60 runs Hunts Hill Road, Normandy Umpires: Graham Bullock and Clive Peacock
Sussex won the toss and elected to field.
Match reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain.
Kent and Sussex progress to the semi-finals.
Third-place play-off
v
Olivia Thorogood 14 (19) Danni Warren 3/20 (4 overs)
Helena Stolle 36* (47) Katherine Robson 1/18 (4 overs)
Middlesex won by 9 wickets Hunts Hill Road, Normandy Umpires: Bill Normington and Pierre Tartari
Surrey won the toss and elected to bat.
Match reduced to 19 overs per side due to rain.
Surrey relegated to South Division 2.
Division 2
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup [8]
Final
v
Bethan Moorcraft 41 (45) Amy Mistry 1/16 (3 overs)
Wales won the toss and elected to field.
Wales promoted to South Division 1 (although they competed in South & West Division 1 in 2011).
Third-place play-off
v
Charlotte Walsh 26* (23) Alice Lawman 1/12 (4 overs)
Hannah Smith 53* (59) Megan Jones 1/12 (3 overs)
Hertfordshire won by 8 wickets Spytty Park , Newport Umpires: Eric Attwood and David Stevens
Hertfordshire won the toss and elected to field.
Shropshire relegated to South Division 3.
Division 3
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup [9]
Note: Division final between Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire and Norfolk not competed.
South & West
Division 1
Group stage
Team
Pld
W
L
T
A
C
NRR
Ded
Pts
Berkshire (Q)
3
3
0
0
0
0
+2.30
0
6
Essex
3
2
1
0
0
0
−0.75
0
4
Somerset
3
1
2
0
0
0
−0.39
0
2
Devon
3
0
3
0
0
0
−1.80
0
0
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup [10]
Final
No toss.
No play possible due to rain.
Berkshire progress to the semi-finals.
Third-place play-off
No toss.
No play possible due to rain.
Division 2
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup [11]
Final
v
Lorna Browne 12 (15) Emilie Sauven 3/16 (2.5 overs)
Wiltshire won the toss and elected to field.
Third-place play-off
v
Laura Thomas 30* (–) Lisa Reeks 1/13 (3 overs)
Lorraine Fletcher 16* (–) Lauren Willows 2/6 (2 overs)
Cornwall won the toss and elected to field.
Knock-Out Stage
Semi-finals
Kent won the toss and elected to field.
Berkshire progress to the final.
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field.
Yorkshire progress to the final.
Third-place play-off
Kent won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
Berkshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Berkshire won the 2010 Women's Twenty20 Cup.
Statistics
Most runs
Source: CricketArchive [12]
Most wickets
Source: CricketArchive [13]
References