2000 Women's County Championship Explained

Administrator:England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket Format:50 over
Tournament Format:League system
Champions:Yorkshire
Count:3
Participants:18
Most Runs:Charlotte Edwards (374)
Most Wickets:Nicky Myers (13)
Previous Year:1999
Previous Tournament:1999 Women's County Championship
Next Year:2001
Next Tournament:2001 Women's County Championship

The 2000 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 4th cricket Women's County Championship season. It took place in July and August and saw 14 county teams, 3 county Second XIs and 1 regional team compete in a series of divisions. Yorkshire Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, achieving their third 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 2000 Championship consisted of 18 teams, competing in three divisions of six teams apiece. Teams played each other once.

Division OneBerkshireKentNottinghamshireSurreySussexYorkshire
Division TwoCheshireEast AngliaLancashireStaffordshireSomersetYorkshire Second XI
Division ThreeDerbyshireHampshireMiddlesexNorthumberlandSurrey Second XISussex Second XI

Division One

Team
Yorkshire (C) 5 5 0 0 0 20.5 21.5 0 102
Nottinghamshire5 4 1 0 0 17 18.5 0 83.5
Kent5 2 3 0 0 18.5 12.5 0 55
5 2 3 0 0 16 12 0 52
Surrey5 1 4 0 0 16 15.5 0 43.5
Sussex (R) 5 1 4 0 0 13.5 16 0 41.5
Source: Cricket Archive[2]

Division Two

Team
Staffordshire (P)5 5 0 0 0 18 20.5 0 98.5
Lancashire5 3 2 0 0 17 20.5 0 73.5
Somerset5 3 2 0 0 17.5 19.5 0 73
Cheshire5 2 3 0 0 15.5 14 0 53.5
Yorkshire Second XI5 1 4 0 0 15.5 15.5 0 43
5 1 4 0 0 13 8.5 0 33.5
Source: Cricket Archive

Division Three

Team
Derbyshire (P)5 5 0 0 0 20 20 0 100
Middlesex5 3 2 0 0 19 21 0 76
Surrey Second XI5 3 2 0 0 15 21 0 72
5 3 2 0 0 15.5 18 0 69.5
Sussex Second XI5 1 4 0 0 15 17.5 0 41.5
Northumberland5 0 5 0 0 8 11.5 0 19.5
Source: Cricket Archive

Statistics

Most runs

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Charlotte EdwardsKent5537493.5012822
Jane SmitNottinghamshire55304152.009603
Melissa ReynardYorkshire5524862.007003
Arran BrindleLancashire5523547.009703
Sue RedfernDerbyshire4421854.5012510
Source: CricketArchive[3]

Most wickets

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Nicky MyersNottinghamshire282137.464/40
Rachael WalshLancashire17497.334/300
Leanne DavisLancashire21697.445/191
Susan HobkinsonSurrey Second XI28299.333/210
Sharon BaytonSurrey Second XI20099.444/170
Source: CricketArchive[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women's County Championship 2000 Tables . Cricket Archive . 17 January 2021.
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/5/Womens_County_Championship_2000.html Women's County Championship 2000 Tables
  3. Web site: Batting and Fielding in Women's County Championship 2000 (Ordered by Runs) . CricketArchive . 20 March 2021.
  4. Web site: Bowling in Women's County Championship 2000 (Ordered by Wickets) . CricketArchive . 20 March 2021.