2015 Women's Twenty20 Cup
The 2015 Women's Twenty20 Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2015 NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup, was the 7th cricket Women's Twenty20 Cup tournament. It took place between June and August, with 38 teams taking part: 34 county teams, alongside Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Netherlands. Sussex Women won the Twenty20 Cup, achieving their second title. The tournament ran alongside the 50-over 2015 Women's County Championship.[1]
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Sussex (2nd title) |
| Participants | 38 |
Competition Format
Teams played matches within a series of divisions with the winners of the top division being crowned the Champions. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format.
The championship 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: 1 point.
Loss: 0 points.
Abandoned/Cancelled: 1 point.
Teams
The 2015 Women's Twenty20 Cup was divided into four divisions: Divisions One, Two and Three with nine teams each and Division Four with 11 teams, divided into three regional groups; teams in the top three divisions played each other once, and teams in Division Four played between four and six matches. The top team in each Division Four group progressed to a final group of three, with the top two being promoted.
| Division One | Berkshire | Ireland | Kent | Middlesex | Nottinghamshire | Somerset | Surrey | Sussex | Yorkshire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division Two | Cheshire | Derbyshire | Durham | Essex | Lancashire | Netherlands | Staffordshire | Wales | Warwickshire |
| Division Three | Buckinghamshire | Cornwall | Devon | Gloucestershire | Hampshire | Northamptonshire | Oxfordshire | Scotland | Worcestershire |
| Division Four - Group A | Cambridgeshire | Leicestershire and Rutland | Norfolk | Suffolk | |||||
| Division Four - Group B | Dorset | Hertfordshire | Wiltshire | ||||||
| Division Four - Group C | Cumbria | Lincolnshire | Northumberland | Shropshire |
Division One
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sussex (C) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.56 | 0 | 24 |
| Yorkshire | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.51 | 0 | 24 |
| Kent | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.10 | 0 | 24 |
| Middlesex | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.34 | 0 | 20 |
| Ireland | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −0.36 | 0 | 13 |
| Nottinghamshire | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.45 | 0 | 12 |
| Berkshire | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.34 | 0 | 12 |
| Somerset (R) | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −0.59 | 0 | 9 |
| Surrey (R) | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −2.12 | 0 | 2 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[3]
Division Two
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire (P) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.28 | 0 | 32 |
| Warwickshire (P) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.82 | 0 | 24 |
| Essex | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.31 | 0 | 20 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.84 | 0 | 16 |
| Staffordshire | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.22 | 0 | 16 |
| Wales | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.24 | 0 | 12 |
| Durham | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −0.55 | 0 | 9 |
| Cheshire (R) | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.39 | 0 | 8 |
| Derbyshire (R) | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1.38 | 0 | 5 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[4]
Division Three
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcestershire (P) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.77 | 0 | 32 |
| Hampshire (P) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.54 | 0 | 28 |
| Devon | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.55 | 0 | 24 |
| Scotland | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.22 | 0 | 20 |
| Northamptonshire | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.02 | 0 | 12 |
| Cornwall | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.21 | 0 | 12 |
| Oxfordshire | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.51 | 0 | 8 |
| Gloucestershire (R) | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.78 | 0 | 8 |
| Buckinghamshire (R) | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.32 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[5]
Division Four
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicestershire and Rutland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.16 | 0 | 16 |
| Suffolk | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.14 | 0 | 12 |
| Norfolk | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.20 | 0 | 4 |
| Cambridgeshire | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.72 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[6]
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertfordshire | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.64 | 0 | 24 |
| Dorset | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.72 | 0 | 8 |
| Wiltshire | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.87 | 0 | 4 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[7]
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shropshire | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2.15 | 0 | 15 |
| Cumbria | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +0.19 | 0 | 11 |
| Lincolnshire | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −0.70 | 0 | 7 |
| Northumberland | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −1.44 | 0 | 3 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[8]
Play-Off
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertfordshire (P) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.65 | 0 | 8 |
| Shropshire (P) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.25 | 0 | 4 |
| Leicestershire and Rutland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.40 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[9]
References
- "NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2015". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2015". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- Division 1 - 2015, Play-Cricket.
- Division 2 - 2015, Play-Cricket.
- Division 3 - 2015, Play-Cricket.
- Division 4A - 2015, Play-Cricket.
- Division 4B - 2015, Play-Cricket.
- Division 4C - 2015, Play-Cricket.
- Division 4PO - 2015, Play-Cricket.