2010 Women's Twenty20 Cup

The 2010 Women's Twenty20 Cup was the 2nd cricket Women's Twenty20 Cup tournament. It took place in August and September, with 33 teams taking part: 32 county teams and Wales. Berkshire Women won the Twenty20 Cup, beating Kent Women in the final, achieving their first T20 title. The tournament ran alongside the 50-over 2010 Women's County Championship.[1]

2010 Women's Twenty20 Cup
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsBerkshire (1st title)
Participants33

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 2010 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 3rd 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 Cheshire Nottinghamshire Warwickshire Yorkshire
Division Two Durham Lancashire Staffordshire Worcestershire
Division Three Cumbria Northamptonshire Northumberland
Division Four Gloucestershire Leicestershire and Rutland Oxfordshire

South
Division One Kent Middlesex Surrey Sussex
Division Two Hampshire Hertfordshire Shropshire Wales
Division Three Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Norfolk Suffolk

South & West
Division One Berkshire Devon Essex Somerset
Division Two Buckinghamshire Cornwall Dorset Wiltshire

Midlands & North

Group Stage
Team Pld W L T A C NRR Ded Pts
Yorkshire (Q) 330000+1.6406
Nottinghamshire 321000+0.6904
Cheshire[lower-alpha 1] (R) 312000−1.7602
Warwickshire 303000−0.5800
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[3]

Final
4 August 2010
Scorecard
Nottinghamshire
125/4 (20 overs)
v
Yorkshire
129/3 (17 overs)
Lucy Doolan 56 (51)
Phoebe Graham 2/24 (4 overs)
Katherine Brunt 62* (45)
Rebecca Widdowson 1/18 (2 overs)
Yorkshire won by 7 wickets
Arlington Avenue, Leamington Spa
Umpires: Andy Howes and Ken Morgan
  • Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Yorkshire progress to the semi-finals.

Division 2
Team Pld W L T A C NRR Ded Pts
Staffordshire (P) 320001+1.9605
Worcestershire 320001+0.5305
Lancashire 302001−0.6901
Durham (R) 302001−1.7301
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[4]

Division 3
Team Pld W L T A C NRR Ded Pts
Northamptonshire (P) 220000+2.7504
Northumberland 211000−1.2602
Cumbria 202000−1.3600
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[5]

Division 4
Team Pld W L T A C NRR Ded Pts
Gloucestershire (P) 210100+0.6903
Leicestershire 211000+1.3202
Oxfordshire 201100−2.4701
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[6]

South

Group Stage
Team Pld W L T A C NRR Ded Pts
Kent (Q) 330000+2.8706
Sussex (Q) 321000+2.3004
Middlesex 312000−1.8402
Surrey (R) 303000−2.6200
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[7]

Final
4 August 2010
Scorecard
Kent
137/3 (15 overs)
v
Sussex
77 (14.3 overs)
Lydia Greenway 56* (38)
Alexia Walker 2/21 (3 overs)
Lucy Uncles 25 (22)
Jess Denniff 3/4 (1.3 overs)
Kent won by 60 runs
Hunts Hill Road, Normandy
Umpires: Graham Bullock and Clive Peacock
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 15 overs per side.
  • Kent and Sussex progress to the semi-finals.

Division 2
Team Pld W L T A C NRR Ded Pts
Wales (P) 330000+1.2206
Hampshire 321000+1.4804
Hertfordshire 312000−0.2402
Shropshire (R) 303000−2.2600
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[8]

Division 3
Team Pld W L T A C NRR Ded Pts
Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire (P) 220000+2.3804
Suffolk 211000−0.0902
Norfolk 202000−2.2900
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[9]

South & West

Group Stage
Team Pld W L T A C NRR Ded Pts
Berkshire (Q) 330000+2.3006
Essex 321000−0.7504
Somerset 312000−0.3902
Devon 303000−1.8000
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[10]

Final
4 August 2010
Scorecard
v
Match Abandoned
Wellington College, Crowthorne
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Berkshire progress to the semi-finals.

Division 2
Team Pld W L T A C NRR Ded Pts
Wiltshire 330000+2.2906
Buckinghamshire 321000−0.5104
Dorset 312000+0.0302
Cornwall 303000–1.5700
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[11]

Knock-Out Stage

Semi-Finals
18 September 2010
Scorecard
Berkshire
135/4 (20 overs)
v
Kent
106 (19.1 overs)
Claire Taylor 65* (43)
Alice Davidson-Richards 3/11 (3 overs)
Lydia Greenway 28 (36)
Judith Turner 3/12 (3.1 overs)
Berkshire won by 29 runs
Cricket Field Lane, Bishop's Stortford
Umpires: Murray Carlson and John Sweedy
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field.
  • Berkshire progress to the final.
18 September 2010
Scorecard
Sussex
78/5 (20 overs)
v
Yorkshire
81/0 (15.3 overs)
Alexia Walker 36 (42)
Katherine Brunt 2/15 (4 overs)
Katherine Brunt 45* (44)
Yorkshire won by 10 wickets
Cricket Field Lane, Bishop's Stortford
Umpires: Roger Abraham and Allen Wells
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Yorkshire progress to the final.

Third Place Play-Off
18 September 2010
Scorecard
Kent
90 (17.5 overs)
v
Sussex
93/6 (19 overs)
Charlotte Edwards 28 (18)
Jade Elphick 4/13 (3.5 overs)
Sussex won by 4 wickets
Cricket Field Lane, Bishop's Stortford
Umpires: Murray Carlson and John Sweedy
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat.

Final
18 September 2010
Scorecard
Berkshire
173/7 (20 overs)
v
Yorkshire
127/5 (20 overs)
Alice Macleod 61 (46)
Hannah Buck 3/38 (4 overs)
Danielle Hazell 45* (39)
Daisy Gardner 2/22 (4 overs)
Berkshire won by 46 runs
Cricket Field Lane, Bishop's Stortford
Umpires: Roger Abraham and Allen Wells
  • Berkshire won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Berkshire won the 2010 Women's Twenty20 Cup.

Notes
  1. Cheshire were relegated after losing the Third Place Play-off to Warwickshire.

References
  1. "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2010". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  2. "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2010". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  3. Division M&N 1 - 2010, Play-Cricket.
  4. Division M&N 2 - 2010, Play-Cricket.
  5. Division M&N 3 - 2010, Play-Cricket.
  6. Division M&N 4 - 2010, Play-Cricket.
  7. Division S1 - 2010, Play-Cricket.
  8. Division S2 - 2010, Play-Cricket.
  9. Division S3 - 2010, Play-Cricket.
  10. Division S&W 1 - 2010, Play-Cricket.
  11. Division S&W 2 - 2010, Play-Cricket.
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