2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsMiddlesex (1st title)
Participants36
Most runsKezia Hassall (311)
Most wicketsProvidence Cowdrill (15)
Rebecca Silk (15)

The 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2018 Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup was the 10th cricket Women's Twenty20 Cup tournament. It took place in June and July, with 36 teams taking part: 34 county teams plus Scotland and Wales. Middlesex Women won the Twenty20 Cup, as winners of Division 1, therefore achieving their first title.[1]

The tournament followed the 50-over 2018 Women's County Championship, and was subsequently followed by the Twenty20 2018 Women's Cricket Super League, competed for by regional teams.

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 works 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 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup was divided into three divisions: Division One and Division Two with nine teams each, and Division Three with 18 teams, divided into regional groups of 6 teams apiece; teams in all divisions played eight games.

Division One Kent Lancashire Middlesex Nottinghamshire Surrey Sussex Warwickshire Worcestershire Yorkshire
Division Two Berkshire Cheshire Durham Gloucestershire Hampshire Northamptonshire Scotland A Somerset Wales
Division Three - Group A Buckinghamshire Cornwall Devon Dorset Oxfordshire Wiltshire
Division Three - Group B Cumbria Derbyshire Leicestershire and Rutland Northumberland Shropshire Staffordshire
Division Three - Group C Essex Cambridgeshire Hertfordshire Lincolnshire Norfolk Suffolk

Division One

Team Pld W L T A C NRR Ded Pts
Middlesex (C) 871000+0.55028
Sussex 862000+1.19024
Kent 853000+0.67020
Warwickshire 844000+0.38016
Nottinghamshire 844000+0.09016
Lancashire 844000–0.16016
Surrey 835000–0.77012
Yorkshire (R) 826000–0.6608
Worcestershire (R) 817000–1.3604
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[3]

Division Two

Team Pld W L T A C NRR Ded Pts
Hampshire (P) 871000+2.27028
Wales (P) 871000+1.95028
Scotland A 871000+0.63028
Durham 853000–0.10020
Somerset 844000+0.80016
Cheshire 826000–0.8608
Berkshire (R) 826000–0.7408
Northamptonshire (R) 817000–1.9004
Gloucestershire (R) 817000–2.2004
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[4]

Division Three

Group A

Team Pld W L T A C NRR Ded Pts
Devon (P) 880000+4.09032
Oxfordshire 853000+0.57020
Cornwall 853000+0.09020
Dorset 844000–0.84016
Buckinghamshire 826000–1.6708
Wiltshire 808000–3.1600
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[5]

Group B

Team Pld W L T A C NRR Ded Pts
Derbyshire (P) 871000+1.62028
Staffordshire 862000+2.51024
Leicestershire and Rutland 853000+0.13020
Shropshire 826000–0.8008
Northumberland 826000–1.5308
Cumbria 826000–1.7008
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[6]

Group C

Team Pld W L T A C NRR Ded Pts
Essex (P) 871000+3.23028
Lincolnshire 862000+1.66024
Hertfordshire 844000–0.12016
Norfolk 844000–0.78016
Suffolk 835000–1.49012
Cambridgeshire 808000–2.6000
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[7]

Statistics

Most runs

Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Kezia Hassall Hampshire 8 8 311 62.20 75 0 4
Rachel Priest Wales 8 8 275 39.28 106 1 2
Gabrielle Basketter Wales 8 8 274 45.66 100* 1 1
Nikki Patel Leicestershire and Rutland 8 8 257 42.83 70* 0 1
Beth Dodd Essex 8 8 251 35.85 121* 1 0

Source: CricketArchive[8]

Most wickets

Player Team Balls Wickets Average BBI 5w
Providence Cowdrill Hampshire 126 15 6.80 6/27 1
Rebecca Silk Devon 174 15 7.00 5/6 1
Rebecca Grundy Warwickshire 183 15 9.46 4/10 0
Ilenia Sims Staffordshire 165 14 9.64 5/8 1
Georgia Davis Warwickshire 186 14 10.42 3/16 0

Source: CricketArchive[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018 Scorecards". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Division 1 - 2018, Play-Cricket.
  4. ↑ Division 2 - 2018, Play-Cricket.
  5. ↑ Division 3A - 2018, Play-Cricket.
  6. ↑ Division 3B - 2018, Play-Cricket.
  7. ↑ Division 3C - 2018, Play-Cricket.
  8. ↑ "Batting and Fielding in Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Bowling in Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2018 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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