| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Middlesex (1st title) |
| Participants | 36 |
| Most runs | Kezia Hassall (311) |
| Most wickets | Providence 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.
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.
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 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex (C) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.55 | 0 | 28 |
| Sussex | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.19 | 0 | 24 |
| Kent | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.67 | 0 | 20 |
| Warwickshire | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.38 | 0 | 16 |
| Nottinghamshire | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.09 | 0 | 16 |
| Lancashire | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.16 | 0 | 16 |
| Surrey | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.77 | 0 | 12 |
| Yorkshire (R) | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.66 | 0 | 8 |
| Worcestershire (R) | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.36 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampshire (P) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.27 | 0 | 28 |
| Wales (P) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.95 | 0 | 28 |
| Scotland A | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.63 | 0 | 28 |
| Durham | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.10 | 0 | 20 |
| Somerset | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.80 | 0 | 16 |
| Cheshire | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.86 | 0 | 8 |
| Berkshire (R) | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.74 | 0 | 8 |
| Northamptonshire (R) | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.90 | 0 | 4 |
| Gloucestershire (R) | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.20 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon (P) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4.09 | 0 | 32 |
| Oxfordshire | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.57 | 0 | 20 |
| Cornwall | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.09 | 0 | 20 |
| Dorset | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.84 | 0 | 16 |
| Buckinghamshire | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.67 | 0 | 8 |
| Wiltshire | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3.16 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derbyshire (P) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.62 | 0 | 28 |
| Staffordshire | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.51 | 0 | 24 |
| Leicestershire and Rutland | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.13 | 0 | 20 |
| Shropshire | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.80 | 0 | 8 |
| Northumberland | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.53 | 0 | 8 |
| Cumbria | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.70 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex (P) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.23 | 0 | 28 |
| Lincolnshire | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.66 | 0 | 24 |
| Hertfordshire | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.12 | 0 | 16 |
| Norfolk | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.78 | 0 | 16 |
| Suffolk | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.49 | 0 | 12 |
| Cambridgeshire | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.60 | 0 | 0 |
| 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]
| 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]
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