2013 Women's Twenty20 Cup
The 2013 Women's Twenty20 Cup was the 5th cricket Women's Twenty20 Cup tournament. It took place between July and September, with 33 teams taking part: 31 county teams plus Wales and the Netherlands. Kent Women won the Twenty20 Cup, beating Sussex Women in the final, achieving their second title. The tournament ran alongside the 50-over 2013 Women's County Championship.[1]
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Kent (2nd title) |
| Participants | 33 |
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: 4 points.
Tie: 2 points.
Loss: 0 points.
Abandoned/Cancelled: 1 point.
Teams
The 2013 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 | Nottinghamshire | Staffordshire | Worcestershire | Yorkshire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division Two | Lancashire | Netherlands | Warwickshire | |
| Division Three | Cheshire | Gloucestershire | Leicestershire and Rutland | |
| Division Four | Cumbria | Derbyshire | Northumberland | Oxfordshire |
South
| Division One | Essex | Kent | Middlesex | Sussex |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division Two | Hampshire | Hertfordshire | Surrey | Suffolk |
| Division Three | Bedfordshire | Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire | Norfolk |
Midlands & North
Group Stage
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottinghamshire (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.57 | 0 | 12 |
| Yorkshire | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.09 | 0 | 8 |
| Worcestershire | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.87 | 0 | 4 |
| Staffordshire | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.76 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[3]
Final
23 July 2013 Scorecard |
Nottinghamshire 182/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Yorkshire 46 (9.2 overs) |
Danni Wyatt 102 (63) Aimee Simms 2/43 (4 overs) |
Lauren Winfield 18 (9) Lucy Maxwell 3/1 (1.2 overs) |
- Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field.
- Nottinghamshire progress to the semi-finals.
Division 2
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwickshire | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6.26 | 0 | 8 |
| Lancashire | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −4.85 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | –7.70 | 0 | 1 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[4]
Division 3
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicestershire | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2.22 | 0 | 5 |
| Gloucestershire | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.49 | 0 | 4 |
| Cheshire | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | –0.73 | 0 | 1 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[5]
Division 4
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derbyshire | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.69 | 0 | 12 |
| Cumbria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.35 | 0 | 4 |
| Northumberland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.69 | 0 | 4 |
| Oxfordshire | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.72 | 0 | 4 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[6]
South
Group Stage
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sussex (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.53 | 0 | 8 |
| Kent (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.99 | 0 | 8 |
| Middlesex | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.34 | 0 | 8 |
| Essex | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.70 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[7]
Final
23 July 2013 Scorecard |
Kent 112/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Sussex 114/6 (20 overs) |
- Kent won the toss and elected to field.
- Sussex and Kent progress to the semi-finals.
Division 2
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.05 | 0 | 12 |
| Hampshire | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.41 | 0 | 8 |
| Hertfordshire | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0.27 | 0 | 4 |
| Suffolk | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.76 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[8]
Division 3
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedfordshire | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.38 | 0 | 8 |
| Norfolk | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.15 | 0 | 4 |
| Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.40 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[9]
South & West
Group Stage
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5.78 | 0 | 12 |
| Berkshire (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.22 | 0 | 8 |
| Wales | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.05 | 0 | 4 |
| Cornwall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –4.50 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[10]
Final
23 July 2013 Scorecard |
Berkshire 147/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Somerset 144/5 (20 overs) |
Heather Knight 43 (34) Jenny Withers 2/16 (4 overs) |
- Berkshire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Berkshire progress to the semi-finals.
Division 2
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4.92 | 0 | 12 |
| Buckinghamshire | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.30 | 0 | 8 |
| Dorset | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −2.47 | 0 | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.55 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[11]
Knock-Out Stage
Semi-Finals
7 September 2013 Scorecard |
Kent 131/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Nottinghamshire 123/7 (20 overs) |
Jane Smit 59 (53) Megan Belt 3/18 (4 overs) |
- Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field.
- Kent progress to the final.
7 September 2013 Scorecard |
Sussex 63/2 (13.2 overs) |
v |
Berkshire 59/7 (15 overs) |
Arran Brindle 17* (19) Alice Macleod 1/8 (3 overs) |
Alex Rogers 25* (41) Arran Brindle 2/6 (2 overs) |
- Sussex won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 15 overs per side.
- Sussex progress to the final.
Third Place Play-Off
7 September 2013 Scorecard |
Berkshire 114/5 (18.4 overs) |
v |
Nottinghamshire 113/8 (20 overs) |
Alex Rogers 46 (40) Ruth Sprawson 3/15 (4 overs) |
Danni Wyatt 28 (15) Daisy Gardner 2/14 (3 overs) |
- Berkshire won the toss and elected to field.
Final
7 September 2013 Scorecard |
Sussex 107/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Kent 108/2 (18.2 overs) |
Alexia Walker 26 (28) Charlotte Pape 2/23 (4 overs) |
- Sussex won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kent won the 2013 Women's Twenty20 Cup.
References
- "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2013". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2013". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- Division M&N 1 - 2013, Play-Cricket.
- Division M&N 2 - 2013, Play-Cricket.
- Division M&N 3 - 2013, Play-Cricket.
- Division M&N 4 - 2013, Play-Cricket.
- Division S1 - 2013, Play-Cricket.
- Division S2 - 2013, Play-Cricket.
- Division S3 - 2013, Play-Cricket.
- Division S&W 1 - 2013, Play-Cricket.
- Division S&W 2 - 2013, Play-Cricket.