2019 Women's Cricket Super League

The 2019 Women's Cricket Super League, or 2019 Kia Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the fourth and final season of the Women's Cricket Super League (WCSL), the semi-professional women's cricket competition in England and Wales. The competition, run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), consisted of six franchise teams playing in a Women's Twenty20 format.[1] The tournament will be replaced by Women's Hundred tournament from the next season.[2] The Surrey Stars are the defending champions.[3] Western Storm defeated Southern Vipers by 6 wickets to win the 2019 title.[4]

2019 Women's Cricket Super League
Dates6 August 2019 (2019-08-06) – 1 September 2019 (2019-09-01)
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatWomen's Twenty20
Tournament format(s)Round robin and knock-out finals
ChampionsWestern Storm (2nd title)
Participants6
Matches played32
Player of the seriesDanielle Wyatt
Most runsDanielle Wyatt (466)
Most wicketsFreya Davies (19)
Official websiteecb.co.uk

Competition format

Six teams competed for the T20 title from 6 August to 1 September 2019. The six teams played each other twice in a round robin format. The 2nd and 3rd team played the semi-final while the top team directly went to the final. Both semi-final and final were held on finals day at the County Cricket Ground in Hove, Sussex.[5] Teams get 4 points for a win and a bonus point if their run rate is 1.25 times that of the opposition.[6]

Teams

Team Home ground(s) Captain
Lancashire Thunder Old Trafford, Manchester
Aigburth, Liverpool
Stanley Park, Blackpool
Chester Boughton Hall CC, Chester
Kathryn Cross
Loughborough Lightning Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Georgia Elwiss
Southern Vipers Rose Bowl, Southampton
County Ground, Hove
Arundel Castle, Arundel
Tammy Beaumont
Surrey Stars The Oval, London
Woodbridge Road, Guildford
Natalie Sciver
Western Storm County Ground, Taunton
Nevil Road, Bristol
Heather Knight
Yorkshire Diamonds Headingley, Leeds
Clifton Park, York
North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough
Lauren Winfield

Points Table

Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Western Storm 10 9 1 0 0 3 39 1.109
2 Loughborough Lightning 10 7 3 0 0 4 32 0.792
3 Southern Vipers 10 4 4 1 1 2 22 0.425
4 Yorkshire Diamonds 10 5 5 0 0 0 20 −0.456
5 Surrey Stars 10 3 6 0 1 2 16 −0.857
6 Lancashire Thunder 10 0 9 1 0 0 2 −1.194
Source: [6][7]

  advanced to Final   advanced to the Semi-final

  • Win with bonus point: 5 points
  • Win without bonus point: 4 points
  • No Result/Tied: 2 points each
  • Loss: 0 points

Fixtures

League stage

6 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
132 (19.4 overs)
v
Southern Vipers
166/7 (20 overs)
Georgie Boyce 43 (41)
Tash Farrant 3/18 (4 overs)
Danni Wyatt 54 (39)
Alex Hartley 2/34 (4 overs)
Southern Vipers win by 34 runs
Aigburth, Liverpool
Umpires: Sue Redfern and Neil Pratt
Player of the match: Danni Wyatt (Southern Vipers)
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Southern Vipers 5, Lancashire Thunder 0.

6 August 2019
16:00
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
125/6 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
126/3 (17 overs)
Amy Jones 65 (53)
Freya Davies 2/24 (4 overs)
Heather Knight 41 (39)
Sarah Glenn 2/13 (3 overs)
Western Storm won by 7 wickets
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Mark Newell and Rob White
Player of the match: Heather Knight (Western Storm)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Loughborough Lightning 0.

6 August 2019
19:00
Scorecard
Yorkshire Diamonds
121 (19.5 overs)
v
Surrey Stars
130/9 (20 overs)
Alyssa Healy 31 (17)
Laura Marsh 3/17 (4 overs)
Sarah Taylor 43 (34)
Helen Fenby 4/20 (4 overs)
Surrey Stars won by 9 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Jeff Evans and Nick Cook
Player of the match: Laura Marsh (Surrey Stars)
  • Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Surrey Stars 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.

8 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Surrey Stars
124/2 (14.2 overs)
v
Lancashire Thunder
120/7 (20 overs)
Lizelle Lee 66 (45)
Emma Lamb 1/16 (2 overs)
Surrey Stars won by 8 wickets
Woodbridge Road, Guildford
Umpires: Mark Newell and Rob White
Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (Surrey Stars)
  • Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Surrey Stars 5, Lancashire Thunder 0.

8 August 2019
16:00
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
135/5 (20 overs)
v
Southern Vipers
136/8 (19.3 overs)
Georgia Elwiss 37 (31)
Paige Scholfield 1/12 (2 overs)
Danielle Wyatt 40 (33)
Kirstie Gordon 2/24 (4 overs)
Southern Vipers won by 2 wickets
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: James Middlebrook and Sue Redfern
Player of the match: Stephanie Taylor (Southern Vipers)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Southern Vipers 4, Loghborough Lightning 0.

10 August 2019
15:00
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
141/6 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
143/4 (19.3 overs)
Suné Luus 62 (48)
Claire Nicholas 2/25 (4 overs)
Fran Wilson 54 (35)
Sophie Ecclestone 1/19 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 6 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Jeff Evans and Alex Wharf
Player of the match: Fran Wilson (Western Storm)
  • Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Lancashire Thunder 0.

11 August 2019
11:00
Scorecard
Yorkshire Diamonds
121/6 (20 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
122/1 (13.2 overs)
Hayley Matthews 54* (39)
Linsey Smith 1/7 (2 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 9 wickets
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Sue Redfern and Rob White
Player of the match: Hayley Matthews (Loughborough Lightning)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.

11 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
142/5 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
143/7 (19.5 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 44* (28)
Claire Nicholas 2/29 (4 overs)
Fran Wilson 40 (30)
Natasha Farrant 3/23 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 3 wickets
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: James Middlebrook and Chris Watts
Player of the match: Fran Wilson (Western Storm)
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Southern Vipers 0.

12 August 2019
18:30
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
The Oval, London
Umpires: Peter Hartley and Jeremy Lloyds
  • No toss.
  • Points: Surrey Stars 2, Southern Vipers 2.

13 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Yorkshire Diamonds
151/6 (20 overs)
v
Lancashire Thunder
142 (19.1 overs)
Lauren Winfield 56 (45)
Kathryn Cross 2/31 (4 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 37 (37)
Katie George 2/16 (2 overs)
Yorkshire Diamonds won by 9 runs
Aigburth, Liverpool
Umpires: Tom Lungley and Ian Ramage
Player of the match: Lauren Winfield (Yorkshire Diamonds)
  • Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Lancashire Thunder 0.

13 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
158/4 (20 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
118 (18.2 overs)
Rachel Priest 55 (43)
Georgia Elwiss 1/21 (3 overs)
Mignon du Preez 30 (24)
Freya Davies 4/27 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 40 runs
Bristol County Ground
Umpires: Martin Saggers and David Millns
Player of the match: Freya Davies (Western Storm)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 5, Lancashire Thunder 0.

15 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Surrey Stars
120/7 (20 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
123/3 (14.5 overs)
Lizelle Lee 25 (21)
Hayley Matthews 2/12 (4 overs)
Mignon du Preez 70* (41)
Dane van Niekerk 1/16 (3 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 7 wickets
Woodbridge Road, Guildford
Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Chris Watts
Player of the match: Mignon du Preez (Loughborough Lightning)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Surrey Stars 0.

15 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Yorkshire Diamonds
151/9 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
152/1 (14.5 overs)
Hollie Armitage 59 (56)
Anya Shrubsole 1/16 (4 overs)
Rachel Priest 72* (43)
Alice Davidson-Richards 1/27 (3 overs)
Western Storm won by 9 wickets
York Cricket Club
Umpires: Tom Lungley and Sue Redfern
Player of the match: Rachel Priest (Western Storm)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.

15 August 2019
19:00
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
132/8 (20 overs)
v
Lancashire Thunder
132/7 (20 overs)
Stafanie Taylor 51 (43)
Emma Lamb 3/33 (4 overs)
Match tied
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Mark Newell and Mary Waldron
Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Southern Vipers)
  • Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Southern Vipers 2, Lancashire Thunder 2.

18 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
159/8 (20 overs)
v
Western Storm
160/5 (19.5 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 50 (37)
Anya Shrubsole 3/36 (4 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 72 (43)
Sophie Ecclestone 2/32 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 5 wickets
Chester Boughton Hall CC, Chester
Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Sue Redfern
Player of the match: Smriti Mandhana (Western Storm)
  • Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Lancashire Thunder 0.

18 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
135/4 (19.1 overs)
v
Yorkshire Diamonds
129 (20 overs)
Mignon du Preez 38 * (22)
Beth Langston 1/17 (4 overs)
Jemimah Rodrigues 58 (40)
Hayley Matthews 2/19 (4 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 6 wickets
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Neil Pratt and Ian Ramage
Player of the match: Mignon du Preez (Loughborough Lightning)
  • Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0.

18 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
178/5 (20 overs)
v
Surrey Stars
89 (16.4 overs)
Danielle Wyatt 110 (60)
Dane van Niekerk 3/31 (4 overs)
Sarah Taylor 19 (20)
Stafanie Taylor 3/11 (3 overs)
Surrey Stars won by 89 runs
Arundel Castle, Arundel
Umpires: Robert White and Mary Waldron
Player of the match: Danielle Wyatt (Surrey Stars)
  • Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Southern Vipers 5, Surrey Stars 0.

20 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Surrey Stars
121/6 (20 overs)
v
Yorkshire Diamonds
124/5 (19.5 overs)
Marizanne Kapp 39* (39)
Katie Levick 2/13 (4 overs)
Jemimah Rodrigues 42* (33)
Laura Marsh 2/15 (2.5 overs)
Yorkshire Diamonds won by 5 wickets
Woodbridge Road, Guildford
Umpires: Hassan Adnan (Eng) and Mary Waldron (Ire)
Player of the match: Jemimah Rodrigues (Yorkshire Diamonds)
  • Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Surrey Stars 0.

20 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
170/3 (20 overs)
v
Southern Vipers
155/9 (20 overs)
Heather Knight 61 (48)
Stafanie Taylor 1/20 (4 overs)
Danielle Wyatt 56 (32)
Freya Davies 4/18 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 15 runs
Bristol County Ground
Umpires: Ian Ramage (Sco) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
Player of the match: Freya Davies (Western Storm)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Southern Vipers 0.

20 August 2019
18:30
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
157/7 (20 overs)
v
Lancashire Thunder
74/6 (13.4 overs)
Georgia Adams 50 (33)
Sophie Ecclestone 3/17 (4 overs)
Suné Luus 30 (33)
Kirstie Gordon 3/18 (3.4 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 35 runs (D/L/S method)
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Tim Robinson and Nick Cook
Player of the match: Georgia Adams (Loughborough Lightning)
  • Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Lancashire Thunder 0.

21 August 2019
15:00
Scorecard
Western Storm
159/8 (20 overs)
v
Surrey Stars
155/8 (20 overs)
Sarah Taylor 73 (54)
Deepti Sharma 3/18 (4)
Western Storm won by 4 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Neil Pratt (Eng) and Ian Ramage (Sco)
Player of the match: Sarah Taylor (Surrey Stars)
  • Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 4, Surrey Stars 0

21 August 2019
18:30
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
127/9 (20 overs)
v
Yorkshire Diamonds
124/5 (20 overs)
Danielle Wyatt 59 (30)
Leigh Kasperek 4/16 (4 overs)
Hollie Armitage 34 (38)
Suzie Bates 2/27 (4 overs)
Southern Vipers won by 3 runs
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Neil Bainton (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
Player of the match: Danielle Wyatt (Southern Vipers)
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Southern Vipers 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0

23 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Yorkshire Diamonds
168/6 (18.5 overs)
v
Lancashire Thunder
164/5 (20 overs)
Alyssa Healy 77 (38)
Sophie Ecclestone 2/18 (4 overs)
Eleanor Threlkeld 52 (37)
Katie Levick 2/19 (4 overs)
Yorkshire Diamonds won by 4 wkts
North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough
Umpires: James Middlebrook (Eng) and Chris Watt (Eng)
Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Yorkshire Diamonds)
  • Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Lancashir Thunder 0

23 August 2019
16:00
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
150/5 (18.3 overs)
v
Surrey Stars
147/7 (20 overs)
Mignon du Preez 48 (25)
Mady Villiers 1/6 (3 overs)
Natalie Sciver 53 (35)
Jenny Gunn 2/19 (4 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 5 wkts
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Neil Pratt (Eng) and Mary Waldron (Ire)
Player of the match: Mignon du Preez (Loughborough Lightning)
  • Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Loughborough Lightning 4, Surrey Stars 0

25 August 2019
11:30
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
123/2 (16.1 overs)
v
Lancashire Thunder
122 (19.5 overs)
Amy Jones 66(52)
Alex Hartley 1/21 (3.1 overs)
Sophia Dunkley 29 (21)
Jenny Gunn 3/14 (3.5 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 8 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottinghamshire
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Jeremy Lloyd
Player of the match: Amy Jones (Loughborough Lightning)
  • Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 4, Lancashire Thunder 0

25 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Yorkshire Diamonds
185/6 (20 overs)
v
Southern Vipers
184/4 (20 overs)
Jemimah Rodrigues 112*(58)
Tash Farrant 2/27 (4 overs)
Yorkshire Diamonds won by 4 wickets
York Cricket Club, York
Umpires: Hassan Adnan and James Middlebrook
Player of the match: Jemimah Rodrigues (Yorkshire Diamonds)
  • Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Southern Vipers 0

25 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Surrey Stars
94 (17.5 overs)
v
Western Storm
171/4 (20 overs)
Sarah Taylor 34(29)
Sonia Odedra 4/25(3 overs)
Rachel Priest 89(55)
Dane van Niekerk 2/34 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 77 runs
Woodbridge Road, Guildford
Umpires: Tom Lungley and Sue Redfern
Player of the match: Rachel Priest (Western Storm)
  • Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Western Storm 5, Surrey Stars 0

28 August 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Lancashire Thunder
97/7 (9 overs)
v
Surrey Stars
132/1 (9 overs)
Tahlia McGrath 41(18)
Hannah Jones 24/3 (2 overs)
Lizelle Lee 75(28)
Kathryn Cross 42/1 (2 overs)
Surrey Stars won by 35 runs
Stanley Park, Blackpool
Umpires: Sue Redfern and Paul Baldwin
Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (Surrey Stars)
  • Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Surrey Stars 5, Lancashire Thunder 0
  • (Match reduced to 9 overs per side due to rain)

28 August 2019
18:30
Scorecard
Western Storm
99/3 (10 overs)
v
Yorkshire Diamonds
104/4 (10 overs)
Fran Wilson 45(20)
Linsey Smith 1/14 (2 overs)
Jemimah Rodrigues 60(27)
Freya Davies 3/7 (2 overs)
Yorkshire Diamonds won by 5 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Mark Newell and Tom Lungley
Player of the match: Jemimah Rodrigues (Yorkshire Diamonds)
  • Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Western Storm 0
  • (Match reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain)

28 August 2019
18:30
Scorecard
Southern Vipers
127 (19 overs)
v
Loughborough Lightning
163/4 (20 overs)
Fi Morris 36(31)
Chamari Atapattu 3/18 (4 overs)
Amy Jones 74(53)
Amanda-Jade Wellington 2/22 (4 overs)
Loughborough Lightning won by 36 runs
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: James Middlebrook and Rob White
Player of the match: Amy Jones (Loughborough Lightning)
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Southern Vipers 0

Semi-final

1 September 2019
12:00
Scorecard
Loughborough Lightning
143 (19.5 overs)
v
Southern Vipers
145/5 (19 overs)
Georgia Elwiss 28(22)
Suzie Bates 3/22 (2.5 overs)
Suzie Bates 37(25)
Georgia Elwiss 1/21 (4 overs)
Southern Vipers won by 5 wickets
County Cricket Ground, Hove
Umpires: Mark Newell and Rob White
Player of the match: Suzie Bates (Southern Vipers)
  • Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Southern Vipers qualified to final.

Final

1 September 2019
16:00
Scorecard
Western Storm
174/4 (19 overs)
v
Southern Vipers
172/7 (20 overs)
Heather Knight 78*(53)
Amanda-Jade Wellington 2/31 (4 overs)
Danielle Wyatt 73(42)
Anya Shrubsole 2/26 (4 overs)
Western Storm won by 6 wickets
County Cricket Ground, Hove
Umpires: Mark Newell and Rob White
Player of the match: Heather Knight (Western Storm)
  • Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Western Storm won their second title.

Statistics

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