2013 Women's County Championship

The 2013 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 17th cricket Women's County Championship season. It ran from April to September and saw 33 county teams and teams representing Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Netherlands compete in a series of divisions. Sussex Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, beating Yorkshire in the division final. The Championship was Sussex's sixth title.

2013 Women's County Championship

Administrator(s)	England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format	50 over
Tournament format(s)	League system
Champions	Sussex (6th title)
Participants	37
Most runs	Heather Knight (604)
Most wickets	Jenny Withers (20)
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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 worked on a points system, with placings decided by average points of completed games. The top two in each division played in a final to determine the winner, subsequently followed by promotion play-offs. The points are awarded as follows:^[1]

Win: 10 points + bonus points.
Tie: 5 points + bonus points.
Loss: Bonus points.
Abandoned or cancelled: Match not counted to average.

Bonus points are awarded for various batting and bowling milestones. The bonus points for each match are retained if the match is completed.

Batting 1.50 runs per over (RPO) or more: 1 point 2 RPO or more: 2 points 3 RPO or more: 3 points 4 RPO or more: 4 points

Bowling 3-4 wickets taken: 1 point 5-6 wickets taken: 2 points 7-8 wickets taken: 3 points 9-10 wickets taken: 4 points

Teams

The 2013 Championship was divided into four divisions: Divisions One to Three with nine teams apiece and Division Four with two groups of five.

Teams in each group played each other once.

Division One	Berkshire	Essex	Kent	Middlesex	Nottinghamshire	Surrey	Sussex	Warwickshire	Yorkshire
Division Two	Cheshire	Devon	Durham	Ireland	Lancashire	Somerset	Staffordshire	Wales	Worcestershire
Division Three	Derbyshire	Gloucestershire	Hampshire	Hertfordshire	Leicestershire and Rutland	Netherlands	Northamptonshire	Oxfordshire	Scotland
Division Four North & East	Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire	Cumbria	Norfolk	Northumberland	Suffolk
Division Four South & West	Buckinghamshire	Cornwall	Dorset	Shropshire	Wiltshire

Division One

Table

Team	Pld	W	L	T	A	Bat	Bowl	Ded	Pts	Avg.
Sussex (Q)	8	6	2	0	0	28	28	0	116	14.50
Yorkshire (Q)	8	6	2	0	0	24	27	0	111	13.88
Kent	8	6	2	0	0	27	20	0	107	13.38
Nottinghamshire	8	4	4	0	0	27	21	0	88	11.00
Berkshire	8	4	4	0	0	24	20	0	84	10.50
Warwickshire	8	4	4	0	0	20	22	0	82	10.25
Middlesex	8	2	6	0	0	28	17	0	65	8.13
Essex (PO)	8	2	5	0	1	17	15	0	52	7.43
Surrey (PO)	8	1	6	0	1	19	18	0	47	6.71

Source: ECB Women's County Championship^[2]

Play-offs

1 September 2013 (2013-09-01)	Essex 193 (48.3 overs)	v	Surrey 194/5 (42.4 overs)	Surrey won by 5 wickets
Scorecard				Toby Howe Cricket Ground, Billericay Umpires: Jon Glynn and David Griffiths
	Beth MacGregor 72 (80) Katherine Robson 3/33 (10 overs)		Susie Rowe 92 (86) Cordelia Griffith 1/27 (5 overs)
Essex won the toss and elected to bat. Surrey remain in Division One.

15 September 2013 (2013-09-15)	Sussex 242/4 (50 overs)	v	Yorkshire 147 (38.5 overs)	Sussex won by 95 runs
Scorecard				Campbell Park, Milton Keynes Umpires: Mark Ennis and Alison Smith
	Sarah Taylor 128* (127) Beatrice Firth 2/36 (10 overs)		Katherine Brunt 46* (56) Holly Colvin 3/23 (8 overs)
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field. Sussex won the 2013 Women's County Championship.

Division Two

Table

Team	Pld	W	L	T	A	Bat	Bowl	Ded	Pts	Avg.
Lancashire (PO)	8	8	0	0	0	27	31	0	138	17.25
Somerset (PO)	8	7	1	0	0	25	23	0	118	14.75
Worcestershire	8	4	3	0	1	18	22	0	80	11.43
Ireland	8	4	4	0	0	24	26	0	90	11.25
Staffordshire	8	4	4	0	0	21	17	0	78	9.75
Cheshire	8	3	4	0	1	17	21	0	68	9.71
Wales	8	1	6	0	1	20	15	0	45	6.43
Devon (PO)	8	1	6	0	1	17	15	0	42	6.00
Durham (PO)	8	1	5	0	2	10	16	0	36	6.00

Source: ECB Women's County Championship^[3]

Play-offs

1 September 2013 (2013-09-01)	Lancashire 181 (48 overs)	v	Somerset 194/9 (50 overs)	Somerset won by 13 runs
Scorecard				Beech Walk, Leigh Umpires: Pete Brown and Stephen Taylor
	Natalie Brown 70 (79) Jackie Hawker 2/23 (6 overs)		Elwyn Campbell 79 (110) Jasmine Titmuss 3/31 (10 overs)
Lancashire won the toss and elected to field. Somerset proceed to Division One/Two play-off.

1 September 2013 (2013-09-01)	Devon 264/9 (50 overs)	v	Durham 156/9 (50 overs)	Devon won by 108 runs
Scorecard				The Fortfield, Sidmouth Umpires: Raymond Allen and Nigel Piddock
	Rebecca Bertrand 56 (84) Helen Fenby 4/52 (10 overs)		Laura Ellison 42 (–) Hazelle Garton 3/18 (10 overs)
Durham won the toss and elected to field. Devon remain in Division Two.

Division Three

Table

Team	Pld	W	L	T	A	Bat	Bowl	Ded	Pts	Avg.
Netherlands (PO)	8	8	0	0	0	31	27	0	138	17.25
Northamptonshire (PO)	8	6	2	0	0	24	30	0	114	14.25
Scotland	8	5	3	0	0	29	25	0	104	13.00
Leicestershire and Rutland	8	5	3	0	0	26	27	0	103	12.88
Hertfordshire	8	4	4	0	0	25	23	0	88	11.00
Derbyshire	8	3	5	0	0	21	19	0	70	8.75
Gloucestershire	8	2	5	0	1	22	19	0	61	8.71
Hampshire (PO)	8	2	6	0	0	21	21	0	62	7.75
Oxfordshire (PO)	8	0	7	0	1	13	18	0	31	4.43

Source: ECB Women's County Championship^[4]

Play-offs

1 September 2013 (2013-09-01)	Netherlands 205/9 (50 overs)	v	Northamptonshire 135 (45.4 overs)	Netherlands won by 70 runs
Scorecard				Loxley Close, Wellesbourne Umpires: Des Green and Mark Gumbley
	Tessa van der Gun 73* (84) Millie Boddington 3/37 (7 overs)		Millie Boddington 29 (50) Marloes Braat 3/18 (8 overs)
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field. Netherlands proceed to Division Two/Three play-off.

1 September 2013 (2013-09-01)	Hampshire 196/5 (45.3 overs)	v	Oxfordshire 195/9 (50 overs)	Hampshire won by 5 wickets
Scorecard				The Quarters, Hursley Umpires: Denis Emery and Chris Read
	Jo Harfield 74* (107) Ellie Norton 2/43 (10 overs)		Abigail Flory 37 (44) Rachel Carrick 3/42 (9 overs)
Oxfordshire won the toss and elected to bat. Hampshire remain in Division Three.

Division Four

North & East

Team	Pld	W	L	T	A	Bat	Bowl	Ded	Pts	Avg.
Suffolk (PO)	4	4	0	0	0	11	16	0	67	16.75
Cumbria	4	3	1	0	0	12	12	0	54	13.50
Northumberland	4	1	2	0	1	7	8	0	25	8.33
Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire	4	1	2	0	1	5	9	0	24	8.00
Norfolk	4	0	4	0	0	7	8	0	15	3.75

Source: ECB Women's County Championship^[5]

South & West

Team	Pld	W	L	T	A	Bat	Bowl	Ded	Pts	Avg.
Cornwall (PO)	4	4	0	0	0	10	16	0	66	16.50
Wiltshire	4	2	2	0	0	12	13	0	45	11.25
Shropshire	4	2	2	0	0	9	14	0	43	10.75
Buckinghamshire	4	2	2	0	0	7	11	0	38	9.50
Dorset	4	0	4	0	0	4	5	0	9	2.25

Source: ECB Women's County Championship^[6]

Play-off

1 September 2013 (2013-09-01)	Cornwall 124 (44 overs)	v	Suffolk 126 (42.2 overs)	Suffolk won by 2 runs
Scorecard				Campbell Park, Milton Keynes Umpires: Graham Frost and Tom Heenan
	Nicole Richards 23 (37) Penny Everett 3/30 (10 overs)		Bethan Absolon 31 (66) Jade Williams 3/13 (6 overs)
Cornwall won the toss and elected to field. Suffolk proceed to Division Three/Four play-off.

Promotion play-offs

The teams that won the Division Finals played against the team that lost the relegation play-off from the Division above for the chance of promotion.

15 September 2013 (2013-09-15)	Essex	v	Somerset	Match Abandoned
Scorecard				Upton Court Road, Slough
No toss. No play was possible due to rain. Essex remain in Division One.

15 September 2013 (2013-09-15)	Durham 122/8 (48.4 overs)	v	Netherlands 121 (49.4 overs)	Durham won by 2 wickets
Scorecard				Loxley Close, Wellesbourne
	Jane Riddell 30 (41) Esther de Lange 3/16 (9 overs)		Denise van Deventer 34 (98) Becky Glen 3/19 (9.4 overs)
Durham won the toss and elected to field. Durham remain in Division Two.

15 September 2013 (2013-09-15)	Oxfordshire 176/9 (50 overs)	v	Suffolk 47/8 (27 overs)	Oxfordshire won on faster scoring rate
Scorecard				Sadler's End, Sindlesham Umpires: Raj Patel and Richard Wheeler
	Genny Porter 60 (110) Danielle Lavender 3/25 (10 overs)		Sheldene Ford-Keeble 12* (45) Samantha Moore 3/12 (8 overs)
Suffolk won the toss and elected to field. Oxfordshire remain in Division Three.

Statistics

Most runs

Player	Team	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100s	50s
Heather Knight	Berkshire	8	8	604	100.66	153*	2	3
Charlotte Edwards	Kent	7	7	485	97.00	128*	2	3
Alex MacDonald	Gloucestershire	8	7	468	117.00	105*	1	4
Lauren Winfield	Yorkshire	8	8	393	54.14	96	0	4
Harriet Leach	Leicestershire and Rutland	8	8	388	55.42	92*	0	4

Source: CricketArchive^[7]

Most wickets

Player	Team	Balls	Wickets	Average	BBI	5w
Jenny Withers	Somerset	439	20	10.85	3/4	0
Jasmine Titmuss	Lancashire	396	18	8.00	5/22	1
Rachael Petherick	Durham	393	18	10.16	6/17	1
Anje Lague	Hertfordshire	472	18	11.77	4/18	0
Thea Brookes	Worcestershire	390	18	12.38	4/26	0

Source: CricketArchive^[8]