2015 Women's Twenty20 Cup Explained

Administrator:England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket Format:Twenty20
Tournament Format:League system
Champions:Sussex
Count:2
Participants:38
Most Runs:Danni Wyatt (287)
Most Wickets:Megan Fairclough (15)
Jenny Gunn (15)
Previous Year:2014
Previous Tournament:2014 Women's Twenty20 Cup
Next Year:2016
Next Tournament:2016 Women's Twenty20 Cup

The 2015 Women's Twenty20 Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2015 NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup, was the 7th cricket Women's Twenty20 Cup tournament. It took place between June and August, with 38 teams taking part: 34 county teams, alongside Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Netherlands. Sussex Women won the Twenty20 Cup, achieving their second title. The tournament ran alongside the 50-over 2015 Women's County Championship.[1]

Competition format

Teams 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 worked 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

The 2015 Women's Twenty20 Cup was divided into four divisions: Divisions One, Two and Three with nine teams each and Division Four with 11 teams, divided into three regional groups; teams in the top three divisions played each other once, and teams in Division Four played between four and six matches. The top team in each Division Four group progressed to a final group of three, with the top two being promoted.

Division OneBerkshireIrelandKentMiddlesexNottinghamshireSomersetSurreySussexYorkshire
Division TwoCheshireDerbyshireDurhamEssexLancashireNetherlandsStaffordshireWalesWarwickshire
Division ThreeBuckinghamshireCornwallDevonGloucestershireHampshireNorthamptonshireOxfordshireScotlandWorcestershire
Division Four - Group ACambridgeshireLeicestershire and RutlandNorfolkSuffolk
Division Four - Group BDorsetHertfordshireWiltshire
Division Four - Group CCumbriaLincolnshireNorthumberlandShropshire

Division One

Team
Sussex (C)8 6 2 0 0 0 +0.560 24
Yorkshire8 6 2 0 0 0 +0.510 24
Kent8 6 2 0 0 0 –0.100 24
Middlesex8 5 3 0 0 0 +1.340 20
Ireland8 3 4 0 1 0 −0.360 13
Nottinghamshire8 3 5 0 0 0 +0.450 12
Berkshire8 3 5 0 0 0 –0.340 12
Somerset (R)8 2 5 0 1 0 −0.590 9
Surrey (R)8 0 6 0 2 0 −2.120 2

Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[3]

Division Two

Team
Lancashire (P)8 8 0 0 0 0 +2.280 32
Warwickshire (P)8 6 2 0 0 0 +1.820 24
Essex8 5 3 0 0 0 +0.310 20
Netherlands8 4 4 0 0 0 –0.840 16
Staffordshire8 4 4 0 0 0 –0.220 16
Wales8 3 5 0 0 0 −0.240 12
8 2 5 0 0 1 −0.550 9
Cheshire (R)8 2 6 0 0 0 −1.390 8
Derbyshire (R)8 1 6 0 0 1 −1.380 5

Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[4]

Division Three

Team
Worcestershire (P)8 8 0 0 0 0 +2.770 32
Hampshire (P)8 7 1 0 0 0 +1.540 28
Devon8 6 2 0 0 0 +2.550 24
Scotland8 5 3 0 0 0 +0.220 20
Northamptonshire8 3 5 0 0 0 –1.020 12
Cornwall8 3 5 0 0 0 −1.210 12
Oxfordshire8 2 6 0 0 0 −1.510 8
Gloucestershire (R)8 2 6 0 0 0 −0.780 8
Buckinghamshire (R)8 0 8 0 0 0 −2.320 0

Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[5]

Division Four

Group A

Team
Leicestershire and Rutland4 4 0 0 0 0 +3.160 16
Suffolk4 3 1 0 0 0 +0.140 12
Norfolk4 1 3 0 0 0 –2.200 4
Cambridgeshire4 0 4 0 0 0 −0.720 0

Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[6]

Group B

Team
6 6 0 0 0 0 +1.640 24
Dorset6 2 4 0 0 0 −0.720 8
Wiltshire6 1 5 0 0 0 −0.870 4

Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[7]

Group C

Team
Shropshire6 3 0 0 1 2 +2.150 15
Cumbria6 2 1 0 1 2 +0.190 11
Lincolnshire6 1 2 0 1 2 −0.700 7
Northumberland6 0 3 0 1 2 −1.440 3

Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[8]

Play-Off

Team
Hertfordshire (P)2 2 0 0 0 0 +0.650 8
Shropshire (P)2 1 1 0 0 0 −0.250 4
Leicestershire and Rutland2 0 2 0 0 0 −0.400 0

Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[9]

Statistics

Most runs

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Danni WyattNottinghamshire6628757.4010212
Jodie DibbleDevon44264264.0010411
Thea BrookesWorcestershire8826032.507302
Georgia AdamsSussex8824334.716003
Chloe HillBuckinghamshire8822327.876602
Source: CricketArchive[10]

Most wickets

width=125Playerwidth=125Teamwidth=60 Ballswidth=60 Wicketswidth=60 Averagewidth=60 BBIwidth=60 5w
Megan FaircloughLancashire156155.064/90
Jenny GunnNottinghamshire138157.005/31
Kelly CastleEssex174138.613/60
Holly ColvinSussex1921310.694/100
Ashley BridgesCornwall1741313.383/150
Source: CricketArchive[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2015 . Cricket Archive . 31 December 2020.
  2. Web site: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2015 . Play-Cricket . 30 December 2020.
  3. http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/54692 Division 1 - 2015
  4. http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/56837 Division 2 - 2015
  5. http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/56877 Division 3 - 2015
  6. http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/56878 Division 4A - 2015
  7. http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/56879 Division 4B - 2015
  8. http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/56880 Division 4C - 2015
  9. http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/62660 Division 4PO - 2015
  10. Web site: Batting and Fielding in NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2015 (Ordered by Runs) . CricketArchive . 21 March 2021.
  11. Web site: Bowling in NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2015 (Ordered by Wickets) . CricketArchive . 21 March 2021.

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