2012 Women's County Championship

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2012 Women's County Championship
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format 50 over
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Kent (5th title)
Participants37
Most runs Sarah Taylor (345)
Most wicketsIsobelle Watson (18)
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The 2012 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 16th cricket Women's County Championship season. It ran from May to September and saw 33 county teams and teams representing Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Netherlands compete in a series of divisions. Kent Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, beating Essex in the division final. The Championship was Kent's fifth title, and their second in two seasons.

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Competition format

Teams played matches within a series of divisions with the winners of the top division being crowned County Champions. Matches were played using a one day format with 50 overs per side.

The championship worked on a points system, with placings decided by average points of completed games. The top two in each division played in a final to determine the winner, subsequently followed by promotion play-offs. The points are awarded as follows: [1]

Win: 10 points + bonus points.
Tie : 5 points + bonus points.
Loss: Bonus points.
Abandoned or cancelled: Match not counted to average.

Bonus points are awarded for various batting and bowling milestones. The bonus points for each match are retained if the match is completed.

Teams

The 2012 Championship was divided into four divisions: Divisions One to Three with nine teams apiece and Division Four with two groups of five.

Teams in each group played each other once.

Division One Berkshire Essex Kent Middlesex Nottinghamshire Somerset Surrey Sussex Yorkshire
Division Two Cheshire Devon Durham Lancashire Netherlands Staffordshire Wales Warwickshire Worcestershire
Division Three Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Derbyshire Gloucestershire Hampshire Hertfordshire Ireland Leicestershire and Rutland Northamptonshire Scotland
Division Four North & East Buckinghamshire Cumbria Norfolk Northumberland Suffolk
Division Four South & West Cornwall Dorset Oxfordshire Shropshire Wiltshire

Division One

Table

TeamPldWLTABatBowlDedPtsAvg.
Kent (Q)83005121205418.00
Essex (Q)820068803618.00
Sussex 85003181908717.40
Middlesex 812051080289.33
Berkshire 812051070279.00
Nottinghamshire 81205780258.33
Surrey 81205930227.33
Yorkshire (PO)80206650115.50
Somerset (PO)804041290215.25

Source: ECB Women's County Championship [2]

Play-offs

26 August 2012 (2012-08-26)
v
Match Abandoned
 
 
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Yorkshire remain in Division One.
2 September 2012 (2012-09-02)
Essex
99 (43.1 overs)
v
Kent
100/3 (28.1 overs)
Kent won by 7 wickets
 
 
Sadler's End, Sindlesham
Umpires: Bob Hampshire and Richard Wheeler
Lauren Onojaife 25 (69)
Lynsey Askew 3/20 (8.1 overs)
Charlotte Edwards 32 (60)
Leigh Kasperek 2/34 (8 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Kent won the 2013 Women's County Championship.

Division Two

Table

TeamPldWLTABatBowlDedPtsAvg.
Warwickshire (PO)860022023010317.17
Worcestershire (PO)84103151607114.20
Devon 84301222208412.00
Lancashire 84301142407811.14
Cheshire 83302152006510.83
Staffordshire 8230311140459.00
Wales 8240214150498.17
Netherlands (PO)8250116150517.29
Durham (PO)80503960153.00

Source: ECB Women's County Championship [3]

Play-offs

26 August 2012 (2012-08-26)
Warwickshire
166/4 (42.3 overs)
v
Worcestershire
164/8 (45 overs)
Warwickshire won by 6 wickets
 
 
The Wardens, Solihull
Umpires: Ken Hordan and Mike Sheehy
Helen Shipman 89 (122)
Georgia Hennessy 1/17 (7 overs)
Charlotte Holtom 53 (106)
Kayleigh Alsop 3/21 (9 overs)
  • Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 45 overs per side.
  • Warwickshire proceed to Division One/Two play-off.
26 August 2012 (2012-08-26)
v
Durham won by a walk-over
 
 
  • No toss.
  • Durham remain in Division Two.

Division Three

Table

TeamPldWLTABatBowlDedPtsAvg.
Ireland (PO)84004161407017.50
Gloucestershire (PO)820067803517.50
Leicestershire and Rutland 820066803417.00
Hertfordshire 83203151606112.20
Derbyshire 8120511903010.00
Scotland 813041080287.00
Northamptonshire 813041080287.00
Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire (PO)81304870256.25
Hampshire (PO)8020630031.50

Source: ECB Women's County Championship [4]

Play-offs

26 August 2012 (2012-08-26)
Gloucestershire
112/7 (28 overs)
v
Ireland
170/3 (28 overs)
Ireland won by 58 runs
 
 
The Ship Field, Alveston
Umpires: Howard Hudd and Keith Saunders
Alex MacDonald 42 (60)
Laura Delany 3/3 (2 overs)
Isobel Joyce 70 (57)
Chloe Davis 2/10 (2 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Match reduced to 28 overs per side.
  • Ireland proceed to Division Two/Three play-off.
26 August 2012 (2012-08-26)
v
Hampshire
235/7 (50 overs)
Hampshire won by 57 runs
 
 
Papworth Cricket Club Ground, Papworth Everard
Umpires: Chris Abbott and Alan Hughes
Lily Reynolds 58 (89)
Charlotte Taylor 3/14 (5 overs)
Charlotte Taylor 55 (110)
Lily Reynolds 2/37 (7 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Hampshire remain in Division Three.

Division Four

North & East

TeamPldWLTABatBowlDedPtsAvg.
Suffolk (PO)43001121205418.00
Buckinghamshire 420026803417.00
Northumberland 41201480227.33
Cumbria 41300480225.50
Norfolk 41300480174.25

Source: ECB Women's County Championship [5]

South & West

TeamPldWLTABatBowlDedPtsAvg.
Oxfordshire (PO)43001101005016.67
Shropshire 4210181103913.00
Cornwall 411024702110.50
Dorset 40202280105.00
Wiltshire 4020244084.00

Source: ECB Women's County Championship [6]

Play-off

26 August 2012 (2012-08-26)
Oxfordshire
106/6 (34 overs)
v
Suffolk
105 (40 overs)
Oxfordshire won by 4 wickets
 
 
Campbell Park, Milton Keynes
Umpires: John Wiltshire and Stuart Young
Carla Wood 51* (108)
Penny Everett 3/34 (10 overs)
Vicky Mitchell 46 (70)
Emilia Bartram 3/6 (8 overs)
  • Oxfordshire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Oxfordshire proceed to Division Three/Four play-off.

Promotion play-offs

The teams that won the Division Finals played against the team that lost the relegation play-off from the Division above for the chance of promotion.

2 September 2012 (2012-09-02)
Somerset
173/7 (50 overs)
v
Warwickshire
174/9 (49.4 overs)
Warwickshire won by 1 wicket
 
 
Sadler's End, Sindlesham
Umpires: Howard Hudd and R Parker
Fran Wilson 47 (74)
Laura Crofts 3/31 (7 overs)
Kayleigh Alsop 40* (63)
Anya Shrubsole 2/23 (10 overs)
  • Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Warwickshire are promoted to Division One.
2 September 2012 (2012-09-02)
v
Oxfordshire
166/2 (39.1 overs)
Oxfordshire won by 8 wickets
 
 
Campbell Park, Milton Keynes
Umpires: David Browne and Peter Gibbon

Genny Porter 3/18 (6 overs)
Rhian Todd 64 (90)
  • Oxfordshire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Oxfordshire are promoted to Division Three.
9 September 2012 (2012-09-09)
Ireland
215 (44.5 overs)
v
Netherlands
82 (26 overs)
Ireland won by 133 runs
 
 
East Grinstead Sports Club Ground, East Grinstead
Umpires: John Booker and Matt French
Clare Shillington 107 (106)
Clare Crewdson 4/40 (10 overs)
Heather Siegers 23 (28)
Louise McCarthy 4/23 (7 overs)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ireland are promoted to Division Two.

Statistics

Most runs

PlayerTeamMatchesInningsRunsAverageHS100s50s
Sarah Taylor Sussex 55345115.0011022
Charlotte Horton Derbyshire 44317105.66177* 12
Fran Wilson Somerset 5529659.208903
Helen Shipman Warwickshire 8827445.668902
Aylish Cranstone Devon 6625363.2567* 02

Source: CricketArchive [7]

Most wickets

PlayerTeamBallsWicketsAverageBBI5w
Isobelle Watson Warwickshire 4151811.053/260
Katie Blunt Worcestershire 348178.176/221
Hazelle Garton Devon 3961710.584/180
Dawn Prestidge Cheshire 282166.126/141
Holly Colvin Sussex 300147.714/240

Source: CricketArchive [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "ECB Women's County Championship Division 1 - 2012". Play Cricket. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Division 1 – 2012, Play-Cricket.
  3. ↑ Division 2 – 2012, Play-Cricket.
  4. ↑ Division 3 – 2012, Play-Cricket.
  5. ↑ Division 4 – North & East – 2012, Play-Cricket.
  6. ↑ Division 4 – South & West – 2012, Play-Cricket.
  7. ↑ "Batting and Fielding in LV Women's County Championship 2012 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Bowling in LV Women's County Championship 2012 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.


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