1999 Women's County Championship Explained

Administrator:England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket Format:50 over
Tournament Format:League system
Champions:East Midlands
Count:1
Participants:18
Most Runs:Jane Smit (335)
Most Wickets:Janet Tedstone (13)
Dawn Holden (13)
Beth Morgan (13)
Previous Year:1998
Previous Tournament:1998 Women's County Championship
Next Year:2000
Next Tournament:2000 Women's County Championship

The 1999 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 3rd cricket Women's County Championship season. It took place in July and saw 10 county teams, 3 county Second XIs and 5 regional teams compete in a series of divisions. East Midlands Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, achieving their first Championship title.

Competition format

Teams played matches within a series of divisions with the winners of the top division being crowned County Champions. Matches were played using a one day format with 50 overs per side.

The championship works on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:[1]

Win: 12 points.
Tie

6 points.
Loss: Bonus points.
No Result: 11 points.
Abandoned: 11 points.

Up to five batting and five bowling points per side were also available.

Teams

The 1999 Championship consisted of 18 teams, competing in three divisions of six teams apiece. Teams played each other once.

Division OneEast MidlandsKentSurreyThames ValleyWest MidlandsYorkshire
Division TwoCheshireDerbyshireEast AngliaWest of EnglandSussexYorkshire Second XI
Division ThreeHampshireLancashireMiddlesexNorthumberlandSurrey Second XISussex Second XI

Division One

Team
East Midlands (C) 5 5 0 0 0 20.5 21.5 0 102
Yorkshire5 3 2 0 0 17.5 23 0 76.5
Thames Valley5 3 2 0 0 18 18.5 0 72.5
5 2 3 0 0 17 15.5 0 56.5
Kent5 2 3 0 0 15 15.5 0 54.5
West Midlands (R) 5 0 5 0 0 13.5 14.5 0 28
Source: Cricket Archive[2]

Division Two

Team
Sussex (P)5 5 0 0 0 15.5 23.5 0 99
West of England5 4 1 0 0 17.5 20.5 0 86
Yorkshire Second XI5 3 2 0 0 17 20.5 0 72
Cheshire5 2 3 0 0 15 11 0 50
East Anglia5 1 4 0 0 16.5 10 0 38.5
Derbyshire (R) 5 0 5 0 0 13 11 0 24
Source: Cricket Archive

Division Three

Team
Lancashire (P)5 5 0 0 0 21.5 22.5 0 104
Middlesex5 3 2 0 0 20 19 0 75
5 3 2 0 0 19 17.5 0 72.5
5 3 2 0 0 14.5 21 0 71.5
Sussex Second XI5 1 4 0 0 13 15.5 0 40.5
Northumberland5 0 5 0 0 9 11.5 0 20.5
Source: Cricket Archive

Statistics

Most runs

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Jane SmitNottinghamshire55335111.6610813
Charlotte EdwardsEast Anglia5530676.5011812
Arran BrindleLancashire5522876.0011111
Debra StockThames Valley5522556.259302
Val LeafeSurrey5521843.606501
Source: CricketArchive[3]

Most wickets

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Janet TedstoneYorkshire Second XI276138.305/241
Dawn HoldenEast Midlands2951310.004/320
Beth MorganMiddlesex3001312.074/190
Lorna JestyHampshire2101010.407/171
Julie MannYorkshire2521010.904/250
Source: CricketArchive[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women's County Championship 1999 Tables . Cricket Archive . 18 January 2021.
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/5/Womens_County_Championship_1999.html Women's County Championship 1999 Tables
  3. Web site: Batting and Fielding in Women's County Championship 1999 (Ordered by Runs) . CricketArchive . 20 March 2021.
  4. Web site: Bowling in Women's County Championship 1999 (Ordered by Wickets) . CricketArchive . 20 March 2021.