The 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2018 Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup was the 10th cricket Women's Twenty20 Cup tournament. It took place in June and July, with 36 teams taking part: 34 county teams plus Scotland and Wales. Middlesex Women won the Twenty20 Cup, as winners of Division 1, therefore achieving their first title.[1]
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Middlesex (1st title) |
| Participants | 36 |
| Most runs | Kezia Hassall (311) |
| Most wickets | Providence Cowdrill (15) Rebecca Silk (15) |
The tournament followed the 50-over 2018 Women's County Championship, and was subsequently followed by the Twenty20 2018 Women's Cricket Super League, competed for by regional teams.
Competition format
editTeams played matches within a series of divisions with the winners of the top division being crowned the Champions. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format.
The championship works on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:[2]
Win: 4 points.
Tie: 1 point.
Loss: 0 points.
Abandoned/Cancelled: 1 point.
Teams
editThe 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup was divided into three divisions: Division One and Division Two with nine teams each, and Division Three with 18 teams, divided into regional groups of 6 teams apiece; teams in all divisions played eight games.
| Division One | Kent | Lancashire | Middlesex | Nottinghamshire | Surrey | Sussex | Warwickshire | Worcestershire | Yorkshire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division Two | Berkshire | Cheshire | Durham | Gloucestershire | Hampshire | Northamptonshire | Scotland A | Somerset | Wales |
| Division Three - Group A | Buckinghamshire | Cornwall | Devon | Dorset | Oxfordshire | Wiltshire | |||
| Division Three - Group B | Cumbria | Derbyshire | Leicestershire and Rutland | Northumberland | Shropshire | Staffordshire | |||
| Division Three - Group C | Essex | Cambridgeshire | Hertfordshire | Lincolnshire | Norfolk | Suffolk |
Division One
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex (C) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.55 | 0 | 28 |
| Sussex | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.19 | 0 | 24 |
| Kent | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.67 | 0 | 20 |
| Warwickshire | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.38 | 0 | 16 |
| Nottinghamshire | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.09 | 0 | 16 |
| Lancashire | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.16 | 0 | 16 |
| Surrey | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.77 | 0 | 12 |
| Yorkshire (R) | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.66 | 0 | 8 |
| Worcestershire (R) | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.36 | 0 | 4 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[3]
Division Two
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampshire (P) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.27 | 0 | 28 |
| Wales (P) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.95 | 0 | 28 |
| Scotland A | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.63 | 0 | 28 |
| Durham | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.10 | 0 | 20 |
| Somerset | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.80 | 0 | 16 |
| Cheshire | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.86 | 0 | 8 |
| Berkshire (R) | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.74 | 0 | 8 |
| Northamptonshire (R) | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.90 | 0 | 4 |
| Gloucestershire (R) | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.20 | 0 | 4 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[4]
Division Three
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon (P) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4.09 | 0 | 32 |
| Oxfordshire | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.57 | 0 | 20 |
| Cornwall | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.09 | 0 | 20 |
| Dorset | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.84 | 0 | 16 |
| Buckinghamshire | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.67 | 0 | 8 |
| Wiltshire | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3.16 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[5]
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derbyshire (P) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.62 | 0 | 28 |
| Staffordshire | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.51 | 0 | 24 |
| Leicestershire and Rutland | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.13 | 0 | 20 |
| Shropshire | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.80 | 0 | 8 |
| Northumberland | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.53 | 0 | 8 |
| Cumbria | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.70 | 0 | 8 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[6]
Group C
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex (P) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.23 | 0 | 28 |
| Lincolnshire | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.66 | 0 | 24 |
| Hertfordshire | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.12 | 0 | 16 |
| Norfolk | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.78 | 0 | 16 |
| Suffolk | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.49 | 0 | 12 |
| Cambridgeshire | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.60 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[7]
Statistics
editMost runs
edit| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kezia Hassall | Hampshire | 8 | 8 | 311 | 62.20 | 75 | 0 | 4 |
| Rachel Priest | Wales | 8 | 8 | 275 | 39.28 | 106 | 1 | 2 |
| Gabrielle Basketter | Wales | 8 | 8 | 274 | 45.66 | 100* | 1 | 1 |
| Nikki Patel | Leicestershire and Rutland | 8 | 8 | 257 | 42.83 | 70* | 0 | 1 |
| Beth Dodd | Essex | 8 | 8 | 251 | 35.85 | 121* | 1 | 0 |
Source: CricketArchive[8]
Most wickets
edit| Player | Team | Balls | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Cowdrill | Hampshire | 126 | 15 | 6.80 | 6/27 | 1 |
| Rebecca Silk | Devon | 174 | 15 | 7.00 | 5/6 | 1 |
| Rebecca Grundy | Warwickshire | 183 | 15 | 9.46 | 4/10 | 0 |
| Ilenia Sims | Staffordshire | 165 | 14 | 9.64 | 5/8 | 1 |
| Georgia Davis | Warwickshire | 186 | 14 | 10.42 | 3/16 | 0 |
Source: CricketArchive[9]
References
edit- ^ "Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018 Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ Division 1 - 2018, Play-Cricket.
- ^ Division 2 - 2018, Play-Cricket.
- ^ Division 3A - 2018, Play-Cricket.
- ^ Division 3B - 2018, Play-Cricket.
- ^ Division 3C - 2018, Play-Cricket.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding in Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Bowling in Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.