Teams
| Braves | Knight Riders | Super Strikers | V Team |
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| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
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| Cricket format | 50 over |
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Knight Riders (1st title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 12 |
| Most runs | Charlotte Edwards, Knight Riders (199) |
| Most wickets | Lucy Pearson, Knight Riders (10) |
The 2003 Super Fours was the second cricket Super Fours tournament. It took place in May and June and saw 4 teams made up of the top players in the county compete in a 50 over league. [1] Knight Riders were the winners of the competition, achieving their first title.
Teams played each other twice in a round-robin format, with the winners of the group winning the tournament. Matches were played using a one day format with 50 overs per side.
The group worked on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. 12 points were awarded for a win. [2]
| Braves | Knight Riders | Super Strikers | V Team |
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| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Pts |
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| Knight Riders (C) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
| Super Strikers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| Braves | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| V Team | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
Source: Cricket Archive [3]
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25 May | Braves 140 (47 overs) | v | Knight Riders 141/3 | Knight Riders won by 7 wickets | |
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25 May | Super Strikers 188/1 (– overs) | v | V Team 187/7 (49 overs) | Super Strikers won by 9 wickets | |
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Claire Taylor 85* (–) | |||||
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26 May | Braves 159/8 (50 overs) | v | V Team 139 (44.4 overs) | Braves won by 20 runs | |
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Anna Spragg 52 (114) Isa Guha 4/23 (10 overs) | |||||
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26 May | Knight Riders 237/5 (50 overs) | v | Super Strikers 149 (41.5 overs) | Knight Riders won by 88 runs | |
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Laura Spragg 27 (32) Marsha Davies 4/16 (3.5 overs) | |||||
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1 June | Braves 89/4 (32.4 overs) | v | V Team 88 (44.4 overs) | Braves won by 6 wickets | |
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Mandie Godliman 30 (78) Nicky Myers 1/12 (10 overs) | |||||
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1 June | Knight Riders 139/9 (50 overs) | v | Super Strikers 140/6 (44.5 overs) | Super Strikers won by 4 wickets | |
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Laura Newton 71 (127) Radhi Nanalal 2/19 (8 overs) | |||||
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15 June | Braves 125 (45.5 overs) | v | Super Strikers 156/7 (50 overs) | Super Strikers won by 31 runs | |
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15 June | Knight Riders 98/4 (36 overs) | v | V Team 95 (41.5 overs) | Knight Riders won by 6 wickets | |
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Charlotte Edwards 23 (63) Nicky Myers 1/16 (8 overs) | Gill Richards 19 (48) Marsha Davies 4/16 (8 overs) | ||||
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21 June | Braves 164 (50 overs) | v | Knight Riders 165/5 (45.5 overs) | Knight Riders won by 5 wickets | |
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21 June | Super Strikers 154 (49.5 overs) | v | V Team 220/6 (50 overs) | V Team won by 66 runs | |
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Hannah Lloyd 34 (81) Kelly Evenson 3/12 (10 overs) | |||||
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