The 2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2019 Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup was the 11th cricket Women's Twenty20 Cup tournament. It took place in June, with 35 teams taking part: 33 county teams plus Scotland and Wales. Warwickshire Women won the Twenty20 Cup, as winners of Division 1, therefore achieving their first title.
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Warwickshire (1st title) |
| Participants | 35 |
| Most runs | Sophie Luff (316) |
| Most wickets | Laura Ellison (15) |
The tournament followed the 50-over 2019 Women's County Championship, and was subsequently followed by the Twenty20 2019 Women's Cricket Super League, competed for by regional teams.
Competition format
editTeams 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 works on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:[1]
Win: 4 points.
Tie: 2 points.
Loss: 0 points.
Abandoned/Cancelled: 1 point.
Teams
editThe 2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup was divided into three divisions: Division One and Division Two with nine teams each, and Division Three with 17 teams, divided into regional groups. Teams in Divisions One and Two played each other once, and teams in Division Three played each other either once or twice.
| Division One | Hampshire | Kent | Lancashire | Middlesex | Nottinghamshire | Surrey | Sussex | Wales | Warwickshire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division Two | Cheshire | Derbyshire | Devon | Durham | Essex | Scotland A | Somerset | Worcestershire | Yorkshire |
| Division Three - Group A | Berkshire | Cornwall | Dorset | Gloucestershire | Oxfordshire | Wiltshire | |||
| Division Three - Group B | Buckinghamshire | Cambridgeshire | Hertfordshire | Lincolnshire | Norfolk | Northamptonshire | Suffolk | ||
| Division Three - Group C | Cumbria | Leicestershire and Rutland | Shropshire | Staffordshire |
Division One
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwickshire (C) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.26 | 0 | 20 |
| Lancashire | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +0.77 | 0 | 19 |
| Kent | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +0.04 | 0 | 18 |
| Hampshire | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | –0.19 | 0 | 17 |
| Surrey | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0.95 | 0 | 17 |
| Sussex | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0.30 | 0 | 13 |
| Wales | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.32 | 0 | 10 |
| Middlesex | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –0.61 | 0 | 10 |
| Nottinghamshire | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –0.78 | 0 | 6 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[2]
Division Two
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.03 | 0 | 24 |
| Durham | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.54 | 0 | 20 |
| Scotland A | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +0.70 | 0 | 18 |
| Yorkshire | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1.34 | 0 | 18 |
| Essex | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.07 | 0 | 18 |
| Worcestershire | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.27 | 0 | 14 |
| Devon | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.36 | 0 | 14 |
| Cheshire | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.26 | 0 | 4 |
| Derbyshire | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.42 | 0 | 2 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[3]
Division Three
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.47 | 0 | 28 |
| Oxfordshire | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.05 | 0 | 24 |
| Cornwall | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.40 | 0 | 16 |
| Gloucestershire | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.41 | 0 | 14 |
| Dorset | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –3.08 | 0 | 6 |
| Wiltshire | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –1.48 | 0 | 2 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[4]
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northamptonshire | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.20 | 0 | 32 |
| Buckinghamshire | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.17 | 0 | 20 |
| Hertfordshire | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.22 | 0 | 16 |
| Norfolk | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.68 | 0 | 12 |
| Lincolnshire | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.98 | 0 | 12 |
| Cambridgeshire | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.44 | 0 | 12 |
| Suffolk | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.46 | 0 | 8 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[5]
Group C
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staffordshire | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2.45 | 0 | 26 |
| Cumbria | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.13 | 0 | 14 |
| Leicestershire and Rutland | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –0.11 | 0 | 12 |
| Shropshire | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2.07 | 0 | 4 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[6]
Statistics
editMost runs
edit| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie Luff | Somerset | 8 | 8 | 316 | 52.66 | 52 | 0 | 1 |
| Sarah Bryce | Scotland | 6 | 6 | 272 | 90.66 | 101* | 1 | 1 |
| Marie Kelly | Warwickshire | 8 | 8 | 218 | 36.33 | 76 | 0 | 2 |
| Hayley Brown | Northamptonshire | 8 | 8 | 213 | 35.50 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryony Smith | Surrey | 6 | 5 | 211 | 52.75 | 85 | 0 | 2 |
Source: CricketArchive[7]
Most wickets
edit| Player | Team | Balls | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Ellison | Durham | 186 | 15 | 8.66 | 3/12 | 0 |
| Flora Bertwistle | Worcestershire | 130 | 14 | 5.00 | 4/18 | 0 |
| Patricia Hankins | Northamptonshire | 172 | 14 | 6.57 | 5/13 | 1 |
| Isabella Fitzgibbon | Buckinghamshire | 186 | 13 | 8.61 | 4/4 | 0 |
| Chloe Sainsbury | Cambridgeshire | 120 | 12 | 7.91 | 4/10 | 0 |
Source: CricketArchive[8]
References
edit- ^ "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ Division 1 - 2019, Play-Cricket.
- ^ Division 2 - 2019, Play-Cricket.
- ^ Division 3A - 2019, Play-Cricket.
- ^ Division 3B - 2019, Play-Cricket.
- ^ Division 3C - 2019, Play-Cricket.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding in Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Bowling in Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.