Women's London Cup Explained

Women's London Cup
Cricket Format:	Twenty20
Tournament Format:	One-off
Participants:	2
Champions:	Surrey
Most Successful:	Middlesex (6 titles)

The Women's London Cup (previously the Pemberton Greenish Cup) is an English cricket competition played as a one-off Twenty20 match between Middlesex and Surrey each year since 2015. It was conceived by Surrey's Director of Women's Cricket Ebony Rainford-Brent. Middlesex won the first five editions, before Surrey won at the sixth time of asking in 2020.^[1] Middlesex won back the title in 2021, before Surrey claimed their second title in 2022, winning by nine wickets at The Oval.^{[2] [3]} The 2023 edition was abandoned due to rain.^[4]

Results

Season	Venue	Winner	Result	Runner-up	Ref.
2015	The Oval, London	Middlesex	Won by 25 runs	Surrey	^[5]
2016	The Oval, London	Middlesex	Won by 35 runs	Surrey	^[6]
2017	Brunton Memorial Ground, Radlett	Middlesex	Won by 3 runs	Surrey	^[7]
2018	Woodbridge Road, Guildford	Middlesex	Won by 7 wickets	Surrey	^[8]
2019	Lord's, London	Middlesex	Won by 6 wickets (DLS)	Surrey	^[9]
2020	The Oval, London	Surrey	Won by 4 wickets	Middlesex	^[10]
2021	Brunton Memorial Ground, Radlett	Middlesex	Won by 8 wickets	Surrey	^[11]
2022	The Oval, London	Surrey	Won by 9 wickets	Middlesex
2023	Lord's, London	–	Match Abandoned	–

Notes and References

1. Web site: OPINION: The London Cup – A Surrey State Of Affairs . CricketHer . 23 July 2020 . 27 April 2021.
2. Web site: Women's London Championship Schedule . Kia Oval . 24 March 2021 . 27 April 2021.
3. Web site: Surrey Women Secure the London Cup in Style . Kia Oval . 14 July 2022 . 14 July 2022.
4. Web site: Surrey Cricket . Twitter . 14 July 2023 . 16 July 2023.
5. Web site: Surrey Women v Middlesex Women . CricketArchive . 18 May 2015 . 27 April 2021.
6. Web site: MATCH REPORT: Middlesex Retain Pemberton Greenish Cup . CricketHer . 25 May 2016 . 27 April 2021.
7. Web site: MATCH REPORT: Tash Smash As Middlesex Put In The Miles To Beat Surrey . CricketHer . 11 May 2017 . 27 April 2021.
8. Web site: Middlesex Women v Surrey Women . CricketArchive . 22 May 2018 . 27 April 2021.
9. Web site: Surrey Women v Middlesex Women . CricketArchive . 29 May 2019 . 27 April 2021.
10. Web site: Surrey Women v Middlesex Women . CricketArchive . 22 July 2020 . 27 April 2021.
11. Web site: Middlesex Women v Surrey Women, 23 June 2021 at Radlett . NV Play . 23 June 2021 . 24 June 2021.