2011 Women's Twenty20 Cup

The 2011 Women's Twenty20 Cup was the 3rd cricket Women's Twenty20 Cup tournament. It took place in August and September, with 35 teams taking part: 33 county teams plus Wales and the Netherlands. Kent Women won the Twenty20 Cup, beating Berkshire Women in the final, achieving their first T20 title. The tournament ran alongside the 50-over 2011 Women's County Championship.^[1]

2011 Women's Twenty20 Cup

Administrator(s)	England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	League system
Champions	Kent (1st title)
Participants	35
Most runs	Danni Wyatt (202)
Most wickets	Alice Davidson-Richards (12)
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Competition format

Teams played matches within a series of regionalised divisions, with the winners of the top divisions progressing to semi-finals and a final. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format.

The divisions worked on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:^[2]

Win: 2 points.
Tie: 1 points.
Loss: 0 points.
Abandoned/Cancelled: 1 point.

Teams

The 2011 Women's Twenty20 Cup was divided into three regions: Midlands & North, South and South & West. Each region was further divided into divisions: Midlands & North with four, South with three and South & West with two. Teams in each division played each other once, and then the top two played in a Division Final and bottom two in a third-place play-off. The winners of each Division 1, and the best-performing second-place team, progressed to the semi-finals.

Midlands & North

Division One	Nottinghamshire	Staffordshire	Warwickshire	Yorkshire
Division Two	Cheshire	Lancashire	Northamptonshire	Worcestershire
Division Three	Cumbria	Durham	Gloucestershire	Northumberland
Division Four	Derbyshire	Leicestershire and Rutland	Netherlands	Oxfordshire

South

Division One	Essex	Kent	Middlesex	Sussex
Division Two	Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire	Hampshire	Hertfordshire	Surrey
Division Three	Bedfordshire	Norfolk	Suffolk

South & West

Division One	Berkshire	Devon	Somerset	Wales
Division Two	Buckinghamshire	Cornwall	Dorset	Wiltshire

Midlands & North

Division 1

Group stage

Team	Pld	W	L	T	A	C	NRR	Ded	Pts
Yorkshire (Q)	3	3	0	0	0	0	+2.30	0	6
Warwickshire	3	2	1	0	0	0	+1.80	0	4
Staffordshire (R)	3	1	2	0	0	0	−2.75	0	2
Nottinghamshire	3	0	3	0	0	0	−2.09	0	0

Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup^[3]

Final

3 August 2011 Scorecard

Warwickshire 102/8 (20 overs)	v	Yorkshire 105/4 (18.2 overs)
Amy Jones 16 (17) Katherine Brunt 3/15 (4 overs)		Katherine Brunt 49 (34) Rebecca Grundy 1/12 (4 overs)

Yorkshire won by 6 wickets Arlington Avenue, Leamington Spa Umpires: Ian Harris and Saeed Rehman

• Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Yorkshire progress to the semi-finals.

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Third-place play-off

3 August 2011 Scorecard

Nottinghamshire 133/4 (20 overs)	v	Staffordshire 109 (19.2 overs)
Jane Smit 43* (34) Elsa-Marie Evans 1/17 (4 overs)		Danni Wyatt 67 (51) Sonia Odedra 3/23 (4 overs)

Nottinghamshire won by 24 runs Arlington Avenue, Leamington Spa Umpires: Martin Bancroft and Chris Moore

• Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Staffordshire relegated to Midlands & North Division 2.

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Division 2

Team	Pld	W	L	T	A	C	NRR	Ded	Pts
Northamptonshire	3	3	0	0	0	0	+1.84	0	6
Worcestershire (P)	3	2	1	0	0	0	−0.46	0	4
Lancashire	3	1	2	0	0	0	−1.16	0	2
Cheshire (R)	3	0	3	0	0	0	−0.25	0	0

Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup^[4]

Final

3 August 2011 Scorecard

Worcestershire 109/5 (16 overs)	v	Northamptonshire 64 (14.2 overs)
Jessica de Tarczyinski 35 (46) Jo Gardner 2/10 (2 overs)		Patricia Hankins 20 (17) Katie Blunt 3/7 (3 overs)

Worcestershire won by 45 runs Kibworth Cricket Club New Ground, Kibworth Umpires: Bryan Jones and Paul Pollard

• Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Match reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain.
• Worcestershire promoted to Midlands & North Division 1.

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Third-place play-off

3 August 2011 Scorecard

Cheshire 87/7 (19 overs)	v	Lancashire 88/4 (17.3 overs)
Hayley Agnew 44* (54) Kate Cross 2/13 (3 overs)		Jessica Scothern 36 (48) Kate Coppack 2/20 (4 overs)

Lancashire won by 6 wickets Sim Iliffe Ground, Kibworth Umpires: John Hayes and Raymond Medland

• Cheshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Match reduced to 19 overs per side due to rain.
• Cheshire relegated to Midlands & North Division 3.

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Division 3

Team	Pld	W	L	T	A	C	NRR	Ded	Pts
Gloucestershire (P)	3	3	0	0	0	0	+2.52	0	6
Durham	3	2	1	0	0	0	+1.00	0	4
Northumberland (R)	3	1	2	0	0	0	−1.22	0	2
Cumbria	3	0	3	0	0	0	−1.91	0	0

Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup^[5]

Final

3 August 2011 Scorecard

Gloucestershire 136/5 (20 overs)	v	Durham 90/7 (20 overs)
Alex MacDonald 59 (50) Hayley Falla 1/13 (3 overs)		Lucy Pringle 26 (14) Fi Morris 3/12 (4 overs)

Gloucestershire won by 46 runs Stocksfield Cricket Club Ground, Stocksfield

• Gloucestershire promoted to Midlands & North Division 2.

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Third-place play-off

3 August 2011 Scorecard

Northumberland 92 (19.2 overs)	v	Cumbria 96/5 (20 overs)
Rachel Mayne 19 (–) Sarah Earl 4/22 (4 overs)		Laura Marshall 42 (–) Kelly Withycombe 3/12 (3 overs)

Cumbria won by 6 wickets Stocksfield Cricket Club Ground, Stocksfield

• Northumberland won the toss and elected to bat.
• Northumberland relegated to Midlands & North Division 3.

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Division 4

Team	Pld	W	L	T	A	C	NRR	Ded	Pts
Netherlands (P)	3	3	0	0	0	0	+3.40	0	6
Leicestershire	3	2	1	0	0	0	+1.07	0	4
Derbyshire	3	1	2	0	0	0	+0.48	0	2
Oxfordshire	3	0	3	0	0	0	−5.30	0	0

Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup^[6]

Final

The division final between Netherlands and Leicestershire was scheduled to take place on 3 August 2011 at The Copper Yard, Denby. However, the result of the match is not recorded.^[1]

Third-place play-off

The division third-place play-off between Derbyshire and Oxfordshire was scheduled to take place on 3 August 2011 at The Copper Yard, Denby. However, the result of the match is not recorded.^[1]

South

Division 1

Group stage

Team	Pld	W	L	T	A	C	NRR	Ded	Pts
Kent (Q)	3	3	0	0	0	0	+2.17	0	6
Sussex (Q)	3	2	1	0	0	0	+0.70	0	4
Middlesex	3	1	2	0	0	0	−1.52	0	2
Essex (R)	3	0	3	0	0	0	−1.38	0	0

Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup^[7]

Final

3 August 2011 Scorecard

Kent 131/9 (20 overs)	v	Sussex 132/8 (19.3 overs)
Susie Rowe 57* (50) Izi Noakes 3/23 (4 overs)		Holly Colvin 26* (16) Charlotte Edwards 2/26 (4 overs)

Sussex won by 2 wickets Hunts Hill Road, Normandy Umpires: Graham Bullock and Roger Croft

• Sussex won the toss and elected to field.
• Sussex and Kent progress to the semi-finals.

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Third-place play-off

3 August 2011 Scorecard

Essex 95 (17.3 overs)	v	Middlesex 97/0 (12.3 overs)
Elizabeth Wild 20 (24) Sarah Bartlett 3/1 (1.3 overs)		Jenny Halstead 65* (40)

Middlesex won by 10 wickets Hunts Hill Road, Normandy Umpires: Roy Goldsmith and Pierre Tertari

• Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
• Essex relegated to South Division 2.

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Division 2

Team	Pld	W	L	T	A	C	NRR	Ded	Pts
Surrey (P)	3	3	0	0	0	0	+2.44	0	6
Hampshire	3	2	1	0	0	0	–[a]	0	4
Hertfordshire	3	1	2	0	0	0	–[b]	0	2
Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire (R)	3	0	3	0	0	0	−2.50	0	0

Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup^[8]

Final

3 August 2011 Scorecard

Surrey 170/3 (20 overs)	v	Hampshire 48/8 (20 overs)
Ebony Rainford-Brent 80* (51) Rebecca Hartnett 2/39 (4 overs)		Elissa Penketh 12 (27) Sarah Clarke 3/6 (4 overs)

Surrey won by 122 runs Denis Compton Oval, Shenley Umpires: Roger Abraham and R Hinstridge

• Hampshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Surrey promoted to South Division 1.

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Third-place play-off

3 August 2011 Scorecard

Hertfordshire 146/4 (20 overs)	v	Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire 58 (15.2 overs)
Hannah Smith 41 (33) Sarah Hartley 1/12 (2 overs)		Lily Reynolds 16 (17) Hannah Swan 5/6 (3.2 overs)

Hertfordshire won by 88 runs Nursery Ground, Shenley Umpires: Murray Carlson and Norman Freeman

• Hertfordshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire relegated to South Division 3.

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Division 3

Team	Pld	W	L	T	A	C	NRR	Ded	Pts
Suffolk (P)	2	1	1	0	0	0	+1.06	0	2
Bedfordshire	2	1	1	0	0	0	−0.39	0	2
Norfolk	2	1	1	0	0	0	−0.74	0	2

Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup^[9]

Final

3 August 2011 Scorecard

Suffolk 127/2 (20 overs)	v	Bedfordshire 74/7 (20 overs)
Emma Elsom 53* (55) Amie Nichols 1/22 (4 overs)		Anisha Thind 18* (25) Felicity Cleverley 2/13 (4 overs)

Suffolk won by 53 runs Wamil Way, Mildenhall Umpires: Karen Absolon and K Charter

• Suffolk won the toss and elected to bat.
• Suffolk promoted to South Division 2.

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South & West

Division 1

Group stage

Team	Pld	W	L	T	A	C	NRR	Ded	Pts
Berkshire (Q)	3	3	0	0	0	0	+2.16	0	6
Devon	3	2	1	0	0	0	+0.08	0	4
Somerset	3	1	2	0	0	0	+0.33	0	2
Wales	3	0	3	0	0	0	−2.73	0	0

Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup^[10]

Final

3 August 2011 Scorecard

Berkshire 143/4 (20 overs)	v	Devon 86/7 (20 overs)
Alice Macleod 53 (51) Lydia Harris 1/18 (4 overs)		Amara Carr 27 (40) Nicole Beesley 4/12 (4 overs)

Berkshire won by 57 runs Spytty Park, Newport Umpires: J Dey and Dave Jones

• Berkshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Berkshire progress to the semi-finals.

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Third-place play-off

3 August 2011 Scorecard

Somerset 166/3 (20 overs)	v	Wales 169/3 (19.5 overs)
Fran Wilson 92 (60) Gwenan Davies 1/13 (3 overs)		Bethan Moorcraft 68 (–) Jackie Hawker 2/36 (3.5 overs)

Wales won by 7 wickets Spytty Park, Newport Umpires: Clive Reynolds and Bob Szpadt

• Wales won the toss and elected to field.

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Division 2

Team	Pld	W	L	T	A	C	NRR	Ded	Pts
Buckinghamshire	3	2	1	0	0	0	+2.98	0	4
Wiltshire	3	2	1	0	0	0	+0.35	0	4
Cornwall	3	2	1	0	0	0	−1.45	0	4
Dorset	3	0	3	0	0	0	–1.91	0	0

Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup^[11]

Final

3 August 2011 Scorecard

Buckinghamshire 88/7 (20 overs)	v	Wiltshire 89/5 (19 overs)
Charlotte Voden 18* (29) Emily Wakeling 2/18 (4 overs)		Catherine Amore 37* (47) Lorna Browne 2/16 (4 overs)

Wiltshire won by 5 wickets Wellington College, Crowthorne Umpires: Eddie Lunn and Alison Smith

• Wiltshire won the toss and elected to field.

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Third-place play-off

3 August 2011 Scorecard

Dorset 61/9 (14 overs)	v	Cornwall 64/1 (9.3 overs)
Emily Broad 16 (–) Jade Williams 3/8 (4 overs)		Charlotte Phillips 32* (–) Lauren Willows 1/11 (2 overs)

Cornwall won by 9 wickets Wellington College, Crowthorne

• Dorset won the toss and elected to bat.
• Match reduced to 14 overs per side due to rain.

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Knock-Out Stage

Semi-finals

17 September 2011 Scorecard

Berkshire 144/6 (20 overs)	v	Yorkshire 134/7 (20 overs)
Heather Knight 66 (63) Katie Levick 2/24 (4 overs)		Danielle Hazell 58 (42) Daisy Gardner 2/22 (4 overs)

Berkshire won by 10 runs Nursery Ground, Shenley Umpires: Lorraine Elgar and Angela Tuff

• Berkshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Berkshire progress to the final.

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17 September 2011 Scorecard

Kent 103/5 (19.3 overs)	v	Sussex 101/9 (20 overs)
Laura Marsh 55* (67) Sophie Parnell 1/14 (2 overs)		Sarah Taylor 37 (44) Alice Davidson-Richards 4/13 (4 overs)

Kent won by 5 wickets Denis Compton Oval, Shenley Umpires: Janet Rogers and Alison Smith

• Kent won the toss and elected to field.
• Kent progress to the final.

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Third-place play-off

17 September 2011 Scorecard

Sussex 130/3 (13.2 overs)	v	Yorkshire 126/6 (20 overs)
Arran Brindle 45 (35) Laura Spragg 1/21 (3 overs)		Salliann Briggs 35 (44) Chiara Green 2/15 (3 overs)

Sussex won by 7 wickets Nursery Ground, Shenley Umpires: Alison Smith and Angela Tuff

• Sussex won the toss and elected to field.

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Final

17 September 2011 Scorecard

Berkshire 73 (19.1 overs)	v	Kent 74/2 (11 overs)
Isa Guha 18 (14) Charlotte Edwards 2/9 (4 overs)		Tammy Beaumont 26* (19) Isa Guha 2/15 (3 overs)

Kent won by 8 wickets Denis Compton Oval, Shenley Umpires: Lorraine Elgar and Janet Rogers

• Berkshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Kent won the 2011 Women's Twenty20 Cup.

Statistics

Most runs

Player	Team	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100s	50s
Danni Wyatt	Staffordshire	4	4	202	67.33	91*	0	2
Jenny Dunn	Middlesex	4	4	193	64.33	70	0	2
Heather Knight	Berkshire	6	5	171	42.75	66	0	1
Laura Marsh	Kent	6	6	167	33.40	64	0	2
Katherine Brunt	Yorkshire	6	6	162	27.00	49	0	0

Source: CricketArchive^[12]

Most wickets

Player	Team	Balls	Wickets	Average	BBI	5w
Alice Davidson-Richards	Kent	126	12	10.25	4/13	0
Charlotte Edwards	Kent	108	10	9.40	3/22	0
Katie Levick	Yorkshire	134	10	10.50	5/16	1
Delissa Kimmince	Warwickshire	96	9	7.44	3/12	0
Georgia Elwiss	Sussex	111	9	13.00	3/29	0

Source: CricketArchive^[13]

Notes

1. NRR unknown due to unrecorded matches
2. NRR unknown due to unrecorded matches