| Dates | 18 May 2024 – 22 June 2024 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knock-out finals |
| Champions | The Blaze (1st title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 43 |
| Player of the series | Kathryn Bryce (The Blaze) |
| Most runs | Kathryn Bryce (478) |
| Most wickets | Kirstie Gordon (22) |
| Official website | ECB |
The 2024 Charlotte Edwards Cup was the fourth edition of the Charlotte Edwards Cup, an English women's cricket Twenty20 domestic competition, which took place between 18 May and 22 June 2024. [1] [2] It featured eight teams playing in a round-robin group stage, followed by a Finals Day. Southern Vipers were the defending champions. [3] The tournament ran alongside the 2024 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.
The Blaze won the tournament, defeating South East Stars in the final. [4]
Teams played ten matches in the group stage, playing four teams once and three teams twice. The top four in the group advanced to Finals Day, which was played at the County Ground, Derby. 24 group stage matches were played as double-headers with matches from the men's T20 Blast. [2]
The teams were as listed below. [2]
Teams received 4 points for a win. A bonus point was given where the winning team's run rate is 1.25 or greater times that of the opposition. In case of a tie in the standings, the following tiebreakers were applied in order: highest net run rate, team that scored the most points in matches involving the tied parties, better bowling strike rate, drawing of lots.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Blaze (Q) | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 0.606 |
| 2 | South East Stars (Q) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 0.309 |
| 3 | Southern Vipers (Q) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 1.001 |
| 4 | Central Sparks (Q) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0.402 |
| 5 | North West Thunder | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | −0.727 |
| 6 | Northern Diamonds | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −0.067 |
| 7 | Western Storm | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | −0.659 |
| 8 | Sunrisers | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −1.073 |
advanced to the Semi-finals
Source: [5]
The Blaze 112/9 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 109/9 (20 overs) |
Northern Diamonds 109/5 (20 overs) | v | North West Thunder 112/2 (14.5 overs) |
Sunrisers 138/6 (20 overs) | v | Central Sparks 142/3 (14 overs) |
South East Stars 132/9 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 128/6 (20 overs) |
Central Sparks 168/6 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 147 (18.3 overs) |
The Blaze 136 (20 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 132/7 (20 overs) |
North West Thunder 139/7 (20 overs) | v | South East Stars 140/5 (16 overs) |
Southern Vipers 171/2 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 152/5 (20 overs) |
North West Thunder 151/6 (20 overs) | v | The Blaze 152/5 (18.5 overs) |
Northern Diamonds 80/9 (11 overs) | v | Central Sparks 81/7 (11 overs) |
Western Storm 38/3 (6 overs) | v | |
Sunrisers 134/5 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 131/6 (20 overs) |
Central Sparks 121/8 (20 overs) | v | North West Thunder 125/7 (19 overs) |
Southern Vipers 173/5 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 145/7 (20 overs) |
Northern Diamonds 124 (19.3 overs) | v | South East Stars 127/4 (16 overs) |
The Blaze 134/6 (20 overs) | v | Central Sparks 124/7 (20 overs) |
Western Storm 134/8 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 106 (17.4 overs) |
Northern Diamonds 123/8 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 126/6 (20 overs) |
Southern Vipers 142/6 (20 overs) | v | South East Stars 146/4 (18.1 overs) |
North West Thunder 111/9 (20 overs) | v | The Blaze 112/3 (15.4 overs) |
Sunrisers 116/8 (20 overs) | v | South East Stars 118/4 (15 overs) |
Western Storm 99 (19.3 overs) | v | The Blaze 103/3 (14.1 overs) |
North West Thunder 85 (19.5 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 86/3 (10.5 overs) |
Northern Diamonds 137/7 (20 overs) | v | Central Sparks 124/8 (20 overs) |
Southern Vipers 137/9 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 119 (20 overs) |
The Blaze 159/7 (20 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 146 (19.5 overs) |
South East Stars 122/8 (20 overs) | v | Central Sparks 123/7 (19.2 overs) |
Sunrisers 151/9 (20 overs) | v | North West Thunder 155/5 (19.3 overs) |
Sunrisers 137/7 (20 overs) | v | The Blaze 140/2 (15.1 overs) |
v | ||
North West Thunder 146/6 (20 overs) | v | Central Sparks 150/2 (20 overs) |
Northern Diamonds 145/4 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 146/5 (18.5 overs) |
South East Stars 153/4 (18 overs) | v | Sunrisers 111/5 (15.5 overs) |
Southern Vipers 98 (17.5 overs) | v | Central Sparks 99/5 (14.5 overs) |
Northern Diamonds 146/3 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 118/7 (20 overs) |
The Blaze 84 (18.5 overs) | v | South East Stars 89/5 (15.1 overs) |
Central Sparks 138/8 (20 overs) | v | The Blaze 139/5 (19.2 overs) |
North West Thunder 61 (14.2 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 62/5 (13.4 overs) |
Southern Vipers 179/5 (20 overs) | v | South East Stars 66 (14 overs) |
Western Storm 142/7 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 131/9 (20 overs) |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | The Blaze | 142/5 | |||||||
| 4 | Central Sparks | 140/9 | |||||||
| 1 | The Blaze | 144/3 | |||||||
| 2 | South East Stars | 141/9 | |||||||
| 2 | South East Stars | 162/5 | |||||||
| 3 | Southern Vipers | 157/9 | |||||||
Central Sparks 140/9 (20 overs) | v | The Blaze 142/5 (18 overs) |
South East Stars 162/5 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 157/9 (20 overs) |
South East Stars 141/9 (20 overs) | v | The Blaze 144/3 (18.4 overs) |
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathryn Bryce | The Blaze | 12 | 12 | 478 | 43.45 | 62 | 0 | 5 |
| Hollie Armitage | Northern Diamonds | 10 | 10 | 323 | 35.88 | 97 | 0 | 3 |
| Sophia Dunkley | South East Stars | 9 | 9 | 265 | 29.44 | 58 | 0 | 2 |
| Jo Gardner | Sunrisers | 10 | 10 | 260 | 32.50 | 79* | 0 | 1 |
| Paige Scholfield | South East Stars | 10 | 9 | 259 | 43.16 | 73* | 0 | 3 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo [11]
| Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirstie Gordon | The Blaze | 47.1 | 22 | 12.50 | 5/12 | 1 |
| Erin Burns | Northern Diamonds | 30.1 | 16 | 11.75 | 5/25 | 1 |
| Matilda Corteen-Coleman | South East Stars | 41.2 | 16 | 13.31 | 5/19 | 1 |
| Charli Knott | Southern Vipers | 37.0 | 16 | 14.93 | 4/23 | 0 |
| Heather Graham | The Blaze | 24.2 | 15 | 9.20 | 4/10 | 0 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo [12]
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