2007 Women's County Championship Explained

Administrator:England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket Format:50 over
Tournament Format:League system
Champions:Kent
Count:2
Participants:32
Most Runs:Emily Drumm (222)
Most Wickets:Lynsey Askew (13)
Previous Year:2006
Previous Tournament:2006 Women's County Championship
Next Year:2008
Next Tournament:2008 Women's County Championship

The 2007 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 11th cricket Women's County Championship season. It ran from May to August and saw 30 county teams and teams representing Scotland and Wales compete in a series of divisions. Kent Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, achieving their second title in two seasons.

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: 25 points.
Tie

15 points.
Loss: Bonus points.
No Result: 4 points.
Abandoned: 10 points.

Up to four batting and four bowling points were available to the losing side only, or both sides in an incomplete match.

Teams

The 2007 Championship was divided into two tiers: the County Championship and the County Challenge Cup. The County Championship consisted of three divisions of four teams, whilst the Challenge Cup consisted of five groups of four teams, with Division A as the top tier and Groups 1 to 4 as equal tiers below. The winner of Division A of the Challenge Cup were promoted to the County Championship.

Teams in the County Championship and Division A of the Challenge Cup played each other twice, whilst teams in Groups 1 to 4 of the Challenge Cup played each other once.

County Championship

Division OneKentLancashireNottinghamshireSussex
Division TwoBerkshireSomersetSurreyYorkshire
Division ThreeCheshireMiddlesexStaffordshireWarwickshire

County Challenge Cup

Division ADerbyshireEssexHampshireNorthamptonshire
Group 1CornwallDevonDorsetWiltshire
Group 2GloucestershireOxfordshireWalesWorcestershire
Group 3HertfordshireLeicestershireNorfolkSuffolk
Group 4CumbriaDurhamNorthumberlandScotland

County Championship

Division One

Team
Kent (C) 6 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 135
Sussex6 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 112
Nottinghamshire6 1 4 0 1 3 9 0 47
Lancashire (R) 6 0 5 0 1 2 14 0 26
Source: Cricket Archive[2]

Division Two

Team
Berkshire (P) 6 4 1 0 1 0 2 0 112
Surrey6 3 2 0 1 0 6 0 91
Somerset6 3 2 0 1 0 4 0 89
Yorkshire (R) 6 0 5 0 1 5 9 0 24
Source: Cricket Archive

Division Three

Team
Warwickshire (P) 6 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 105
Middlesex6 2 2 0 2 3 5 0 78
Cheshire6 1 2 0 3 0 7 0 62
Staffordshire (R) 6 1 3 0 2 1 7 0 53
Source: Cricket Archive

County Challenge Cup

Division A

Team
Derbyshire (P) 6 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 105
Essex6 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 99
Hampshire6 1 3 0 2 1 5 0 51
Northamptonshire (R) 6 0 3 0 3 2 3 0 35
Source: Cricket Archive[3]

Group 1

Team
Devon (PO) 3 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 63
Dorset3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 51
Cornwall3 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 39
3 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 3
Source: Cricket Archive

Group 2

Team
Worcestershire (P) 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 60
Wales3 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 39
Gloucestershire3 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 38
3 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 14
Source: Cricket Archive

Group 3

Team
Hertfordshire (PO) 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 60
Leicestershire3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 60
Norfolk3 1 2 0 0 2 4 0 31
3 0 3 0 0 1 3 0 4
Source: Cricket Archive

Group 4

Team
Scotland (PO) 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 75
Durham3 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 39
Cumbria3 1 2 0 0 2 5 0 32
3 0 2 0 1 1 5 0 16
Source: Cricket Archive

Statistics

Most runs

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Emily DrummKent44222111.006504
Claire TaylorBerkshire5521152.755902
Jenny GunnNottinghamshire5516032.007701
Elwyn CampbellSomerset5514929.805501
Lydia GreenwayKent5513026.005301
Source: CricketArchive[4]

Most wickets

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Lynsey AskewKent259138.005/51
Sarah BartlettMiddlesex228127.665/91
Kate CrossLancashire269129.254/170
Sarah ClarkeSurrey2521211.163/260
Isa GuhaBerkshire227117.544/130
Source: CricketArchive[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women's County Championship 2007 Tables . Cricket Archive . 15 January 2021.
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/6/LV_Womens_County_Championship_2007.html Women's County Championship 2007
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/6/Womens_County_Challenge_Cup_2007.html Women's County Challenge Cup 2007
  4. Web site: Batting and Fielding in LV Women's County Championship 2007 (Ordered by Runs) . CricketArchive . 20 March 2021.
  5. Web site: Bowling in LV Women's County Championship 2007 (Ordered by Wickets) . CricketArchive . 20 March 2021.