2005 Super Fours Explained

Administrator:England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket Format:50 over
Tournament Format:League system
Count:2
Participants:4
Matches:12
Most Runs:Charlotte Edwards, Knight Riders (428)
Most Wickets:Laura Newton, V Team (13)
Previous Year:2004
Previous Tournament:2004 Super Fours
Next Year:2006
Next Tournament:2006 Super Fours

The 2005 Super Fours was the fourth cricket Super Fours season. It took place in June and July and saw 4 teams compete in a 50 over league and a Twenty20 league. Knight Riders won the 50 over league, achieving their second title, whilst V Team won the Twenty20 league, also achieving their second title in the format, and their second in two years.

Competition format

In the one day tournament, teams played each other twice in a round-robin format, with the winners of the group winning the tournament. Matches were played using a one day format with 50 overs per side.

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

Win: 15 points.
Tie

6 points.
Loss: 0 points.

The Twenty20 competition was expanded from the 2004 edition of the Super Fours: in 2005, each team played each other once in a round-robin format, with the winners of the group winning the tournament. 2 points were awarded for a win.[2]

50 over

Results

Team
Knight Riders (C) 6 4 1 1 0 66
Super Strikers6 4 2 0 0 60
V Team6 2 3 1 0 36
Braves6 1 5 0 0 15
Source: Cricket Archive[3]

Twenty20

Results

Team
V Team (C) 3 3 0 0 0 6+1.278
Knight Riders3 2 1 0 0 4+1.077
Super Strikers3 1 2 0 0 2−1.086
Braves3 0 3 0 0 0−1.222
Source: Cricket Archive[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Super Fours 2005 Table . Cricket Archive . 22 January 2021.
  2. Web site: Super Fours Twenty20 2005 Table . Cricket Archive . 22 January 2021.
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/5/Super_Fours_2005.html Super Fours 2005 Table
  4. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/5/Super_Fours_Twenty20_2005.html Super Fours Twenty20 2005 Table