2012 Women's County Championship
The 2012 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 16th cricket Women's County Championship season. It ran from May to September and saw 33 county teams and teams representing Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Netherlands compete in a series of divisions. Kent Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, beating Essex in the division final. The Championship was Kent's fifth title, and their second in two seasons.
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
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| Cricket format | 50 over |
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Kent (5th title) |
| Participants | 37 |
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.
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Teams
The 2012 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 | Somerset | Surrey | Sussex | Yorkshire |
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| Division Two | Cheshire | Devon | Durham | Lancashire | Netherlands | Staffordshire | Wales | Warwickshire | Worcestershire |
| Division Three | Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire | Derbyshire | Gloucestershire | Hampshire | Hertfordshire | Ireland | Leicestershire and Rutland | Northamptonshire | Scotland |
| Division Four North & East | Buckinghamshire | Cumbria | Norfolk | Northumberland | Suffolk | ||||
| Division Four South & West | Cornwall | Dorset | Oxfordshire | Shropshire | Wiltshire |
Division One
Table
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts | Avg. |
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| Kent (Q) | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 54 | 18.00 |
| Essex (Q) | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 18.00 |
| Sussex | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 87 | 17.40 |
| Middlesex | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 9.33 |
| Berkshire | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 9.00 |
| Nottinghamshire | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 8.33 |
| Surrey | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7.33 |
| Yorkshire (PO) | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 5.50 |
| Somerset (PO) | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 5.25 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship[2]
Play-offs
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26 August 2012 |
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Match Abandoned |
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2 September 2012 |
Essex 99 (43.1 overs) |
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Kent 100/3 (28.1 overs) |
Kent won by 7 wickets |
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Lauren Onojaife 25 (69) Lynsey Askew 3/20 (8.1 overs) |
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Division Two
Table
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts | Avg. |
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| Warwickshire (PO) | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 103 | 17.17 |
| Worcestershire (PO) | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 71 | 14.20 |
| Devon | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 84 | 12.00 |
| Lancashire | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 78 | 11.14 |
| Cheshire | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 65 | 10.83 |
| Staffordshire | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 45 | 9.00 |
| Wales | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 49 | 8.17 |
| Netherlands (PO) | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 51 | 7.29 |
| Durham (PO) | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 3.00 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship[3]
Play-offs
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26 August 2012 |
Warwickshire 166/4 (42.3 overs) |
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Worcestershire 164/8 (45 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 6 wickets |
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Helen Shipman 89 (122) Georgia Hennessy 1/17 (7 overs) |
Charlotte Holtom 53 (106) Kayleigh Alsop 3/21 (9 overs) | ||||
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26 August 2012 |
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Durham won by a walk-over |
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Division Three
Table
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts | Avg. |
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| Ireland (PO) | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 70 | 17.50 |
| Gloucestershire (PO) | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 17.50 |
| Leicestershire and Rutland | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 17.00 |
| Hertfordshire | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 61 | 12.20 |
| Derbyshire | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 30 | 10.00 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 7.00 |
| Northamptonshire | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 7.00 |
| Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire (PO) | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 6.25 |
| Hampshire (PO) | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.50 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship[4]
Play-offs
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26 August 2012 |
Gloucestershire 112/7 (28 overs) |
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Ireland 170/3 (28 overs) |
Ireland won by 58 runs |
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Alex MacDonald 42 (60) Laura Delany 3/3 (2 overs) |
Isobel Joyce 70 (57) Chloe Davis 2/10 (2 overs) | ||||
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26 August 2012 |
Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire 178/6 (50 overs) |
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Hampshire 235/7 (50 overs) |
Hampshire won by 57 runs |
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Lily Reynolds 58 (89) Charlotte Taylor 3/14 (5 overs) |
Charlotte Taylor 55 (110) Lily Reynolds 2/37 (7 overs) | ||||
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Division Four
North & East
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts | Avg. |
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| Suffolk (PO) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 54 | 18.00 |
| Buckinghamshire | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 17.00 |
| Northumberland | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 7.33 |
| Cumbria | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 5.50 |
| Norfolk | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 4.25 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship[5]
South & West
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts | Avg. |
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| Oxfordshire (PO) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 50 | 16.67 |
| Shropshire | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 13.00 |
| Cornwall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 10.50 |
| Dorset | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 5.00 |
| Wiltshire | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4.00 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship[6]
Play-off
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26 August 2012 |
Oxfordshire 106/6 (34 overs) |
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Suffolk 105 (40 overs) |
Oxfordshire won by 4 wickets |
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Carla Wood 51* (108) Penny Everett 3/34 (10 overs) |
Vicky Mitchell 46 (70) Emilia Bartram 3/6 (8 overs) | ||||
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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.
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2 September 2012 |
Somerset 173/7 (50 overs) |
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Warwickshire 174/9 (49.4 overs) |
Warwickshire won by 1 wicket |
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Fran Wilson 47 (74) Laura Crofts 3/31 (7 overs) |
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2 September 2012 |
Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire 164/6 (50 overs) |
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Oxfordshire 166/2 (39.1 overs) |
Oxfordshire won by 8 wickets |
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Genny Porter 3/18 (6 overs) |
Rhian Todd 64 (90) | ||||
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9 September 2012 |
Ireland 215 (44.5 overs) |
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Netherlands 82 (26 overs) |
Ireland won by 133 runs |
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Clare Shillington 107 (106) Clare Crewdson 4/40 (10 overs) |
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References
- "ECB Women's County Championship Division 1 - 2012". Play Cricket. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- Division 1 – 2012, Play-Cricket.
- Division 2 – 2012, Play-Cricket.
- Division 3 – 2012, Play-Cricket.
- Division 4 – North & East – 2012, Play-Cricket.
- Division 4 – South & West – 2012, Play-Cricket.