2025 Women's T20 County Cup

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2025 Vitality Women's T20 County Cup
Dates5 – 26 May 2025
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format Twenty20
Tournament format(s)Knockout
Host(s)Flag of England.svg England
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Champions Lancashire (1st title)
Participants37
Matches36 [a]
Most runs Lauren Winfield-Hill (176) (Yorkshire)
Most wickets Sophie Ecclestone (11) (Lancashire)

The 2025 Women's T20 County Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2025 Vitality Women's T20 County Cup, was the inaugural season of the Women's T20 County Cup, a professional women's Twenty20 cricket competition organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board. [1] [2] [3] [4] The tournament ran from 5 to 26 May 2025 and featured 37 teams, drawn mainly from the historic counties of England. [5] [6] [7]

Contents

Lancashire won the inaugural title of Women's T20 County Cup after beating Surrey by 32 run in the final at Taunton. [8] [9]

Teams

The tournament consist of 37 teams that competed in the tournament that were organized into 3 tier groups. Teams from tiers 2 and 3 started from the first round, while teams from tier 1 joined the competition in the third round. The teams were divided as follows: [10] [11] [12] [13]

Tier 1Tier 2Tier 3

Knockout

Rounds 1-2

Rounds 1-2
Round 1 Round 2
      
T2 Yorkshire 205/3 (20)
T2 Derbyshire 83 (15.4)
T2 Yorkshire 176/3 (20)
T3 Staffordshire 108 (19.5)
T3 Cumbria 108/9 (20)
T3 Staffordshire 109/3 (15.1)
T2 Leicestershire
bye
T2 Leicestershire 94/3 (12.1)
T3 Cheshire 93 (20)
T3 Cheshire 120/8 (20)
T3 Lincolnshire 110/5 (20)
T3 Shropshire 147/7 (20)
T3 Norfolk 101/7 (20)
T3 Shropshire 66 (16.3)
T2 Northamptonshire 137/6 (20)
T2 Worcestershire 96/8 (20)
T2 Northamptonshire 97/5 (16.2)
T3 Northumberland
bye
T3 Northumberland 112/8 (20)
T3 Cambridgeshire 130/7 (20)
T3 Cambridgeshire 102/8 (20)
T3 Herefordshire 93/8 (20)
T2 Glamorgan 183/4 (20)
T2 Gloucestershire 150/5 (20)
T2 Glamorgan 156/7 (20)
T2 Sussex 108/7 (20)
T2 Sussex 124/8 (20)
T3 Buckinghamshire 78 (19.1)
T3 Berkshire 121/9 (20)
T3 Cornwall 114/8 (20)
T3 Berkshire 115 (19.3)
T2 Kent 162/4 (20)
T2 Middlesex 136/7 (20)
T2 Kent 139/5 (17.5)
T3 Oxfordshire 161/6 (20)
T3 Wiltshire 143 (19)
T3 Oxfordshire 191/7 (20)
T3 Hertfordshire 167/3 (20)
T3 Bedfordshire 131/7 (20)
T3 Hertfordshire 132/3 (19.4)
T3 Dorset 71 (19.4)
T3 Devon 75/6 (19.1)
T3 Devon 67/6 (13.3)
T3 Suffolk 66/7 (14)
T3 Suffolk
bye

Last 16

Round 3 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
T1 Surrey 237/7 (20)
T1 Hampshire 180/9 (20)
T1 Surrey 194/4 (20)
T1 Durham 122 (19.1)
T1 Somerset 124/9 (20), 8/2
T1 Durham (SO)124/9 (20), 9/0
T1 Surrey 135/7 (19.4)
T1 Warwickshire 133/9 (20)
T3 Devon 98/4 (20)
T1 Warwickshire 136/8 (20)
T1 Warwickshire 139/0 (15.1)
T2 Yorkshire 138 (17)
T2 Yorkshire 188/4 (20)
T1 Essex 177/8 (20)
T1 Surrey 140/7 (20)
T1 Lancashire 172/6 (20)
T2 Northamptonshire 75 (16.4)
T2 Leicestershire 116/8 (20)
T2 Leicestershire 71 (19.5)
T1 Lancashire 180/4 (20)
T2 Glamorgan 86 (17.1)
T1 Lancashire 167/4 (20)
T1 Lancashire 91/3 (15)
T1 The Blaze 86/8 (16)
T1 The Blaze 99/0 (10.5)
T3 Oxfordshire 97 (19)
T1 The Blaze 177/4 (20)
T2 Kent 71 (20)
T3 Cambridgeshire 113/9 (20)
T2 Kent 193/2 (20)

Fixtures

In November 2024, the ECB announced the fixtures for the tournament. [1] [14]

Round One

Match 1
5 May 2025
Scorecard
Cheshire
120/8 (20 overs)
v
Lincolnshire
110/5 (20 overs)
Lincolnshire won by 10 runs
Caistor Cricket Club, Caistor
Match 2
5 May 2025
Scorecard
Cumbria
108/9 (20 overs)
v
Staffordshire
109/3 (15.1 overs)
Staffordshire won by 7 wickets
Riverway Sports Ground, Stafford
Match 3
5 May 2025
v
bye
Match 4
5 May 2025
Scorecard
Yorkshire
205/3 (20 overs)
v
Derbyshire Falcons
83 (15.4 overs)
Yorkshire won by 122 runs
St George's Road, Harrogate
Match 5
5 May 2025
v
bye
Match 6
5 May 2025
Scorecard
Shropshire
147/7 (20 overs)
v
Norfolk
101/7 (20 overs)
Shropshire won by 46 runs
St Georges, Telford
Match 7
5 May 2025
Scorecard
Cambridgeshire
102/8 (20 overs)
v
Herefordshire
93/8 (20 overs)
Match 8
5 May 2025
Scorecard
Worcestershire
96/8 (20 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
97/5 (16.2 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 5 wickets
County Ground, Northampton
Match 9
5 May 2025
Scorecard
Sussex
124/8 (20 overs)
v
Buckinghamshire
78 (19.1 overs)
Sussex won by 46 runs
County Ground, Hove
Match 10
5 May 2025
v
bye
Match 11
5 May 2025
Scorecard
Bedfordshire & Huntingdonshire
131/7 (20 overs)
v
Hertfordshire
132/3 (19.4 overs)
Hertfordshire won by 7 wickets
Lucas Lane Sports Club, Hitchin
Match 12
5 May 2025
Scorecard
Middlesex
136/7 (20 overs)
v
Kent Spitfires
139/5 (17.5 overs)
Kent won by 5 wickets
Brunton Memorial Ground, Radlett
Match 13
5 May 2025
Scorecard
Berkshire
121/9 (20 overs)
v
Cornwall
114/8 (20 overs)
Berkshire won by 7 runs
Falmouth Cricket Club, Falmouth
Match 14
5 May 2025
Scorecard
Oxfordshire
161/6 (20 overs)
v
Wiltshire
143 (19 overs)
Oxfordshire won by 18 runs
Corsham Cricket Club, Corsham
Match 15
5 May 2025
Scorecard
Dorset
71 (19.4 overs)
v
Devon
75/6 (19.1 overs)
Devon won by 4 wickets
Bournemouth Cricket Club, Hurn
Match 16
5 May 2025
Scorecard
Glamorgan
183/4 (20 overs)
v
Gloucestershire
150/5 (20 overs)
Glamorgan won by 33 runs
Newport Stadium, Newport

Round Two

Match 17
10 May 2025
Scorecard
Yorkshire
176/3 (20 overs)
v
Staffordshire
108 (19.5 overs)
Yorkshire won by 68 runs
Weetwood Playing Fields, Leeds
Match 18
10 May 2025
Scorecard
Cheshire
93 (20 overs)
v
Leicestershire
94/3 (12.1 overs)
Leicestershire won by 7 wickets
Grace Road, Leicester
Match 19
11 May 2025
Scorecard
Northamptonshire
137/6 (20 overs)
v
Shropshire
66 (16.3 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 71 runs
Soulton Road, Wem
Match 20
10 May 2025
Scorecard
Cambridgeshire
130/7 (20 overs)
v
Northumberland
112/8 (20 overs)
Cambridgeshire won by 18 runs
Corbridge Cricket Club, Corbridge
Match 21
10 May 2025
Scorecard
Glamorgan
156/7 (20 overs)
v
Sussex Sharks
108/7 (20 overs)
Glamorgan won by 48 runs
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Match 22
11 May 2025
Scorecard
Kent
162/4 (20 overs)
v
Berkshire
115 (19.3 overs)
Kent won by 47 runs
Sadler's End, Sindlesham
Match 23
10 May 2025
Scorecard
Oxfordshire
191/7 (20 overs)
v
Hertfordshire
167/3 (20 overs)
Oxfordshire won by 24 runs
St Edward's School Ground, Oxford
Match 24
11 May 2025
Scorecard
Suffolk
66/7 (14 overs)
v
Devon
67/6 (13.3 overs)
Devon won by 4 wickets
Ottermouth, Budleigh Salterton
  • The match was reduced to 14 overs per side due to rain.

Round Three

Match 25
17 May 2025
Scorecard
Surrey
237/7 (20 overs)
v
Hampshire
180/9 (20 overs)
Surrey won by 57 runs
County Ground, Beckenham
Match 26
18 May 2025
Scorecard
Warwickshire
136/8 (20 overs)
v
Devon
98/4 (20 overs)
Warwickshire won by 38 runs
Ottermouth, Budleigh Salterton
Match 27
17 May 2025
Scorecard
Leicestershire
116/8 (20 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
75 (16.4 overs)
Leicestershire won by 41 runs
County Cricket Ground, Northampton
Match 28
17 May 2025
Scorecard
Lancashire
167/4 (20 overs)
v
Glamorgan
86 (17.1 overs)
Lancashire won by 81 runs
Christ College, Brecon
Match 29
17 May 2025
Scorecard
Yorkshire
188/4 (20 overs)
v
Essex Eagles
177/8 (20 overs)
Yorkshire won by 11 runs
Headingley, Leeds
Match 30
17 May 2025
Scorecard
Oxfordshire
97 (19 overs)
v
The Blaze
99/0 (10.5 overs)
The Blaze won by 10 wickets
Nottinghamshire Sports Ground, Nottingham
Match 31
17 May 2025
Scorecard
Kent
193/2 (20 overs)
v
Cambridgeshire
113/9 (20 overs)
Kent won by 80 runs
Fenner's, Cambridge
Match 32
16 May 2025
Scorecard
Durham
124/9 (20 overs)
v
Somerset
124/9 (20 overs)
Match tied (Durham won the Super Over)
The Maer Ground, Exmouth
  • Super Over: Durham 9/0, Somerset 8/2

Quarter-finals

Match 33 (QF1)
23 May 2025
13:30
Scorecard
Lancashire
180/4 (20 overs)
v
Leicestershire
71 (19.5 overs)
Eleanor Threlkeld 45 (27)
Holly Whitfield 1/25 (4 overs)
Lucy Weston 14 (21)
Tara Norris 3/7 (4 overs)
Lancashire won by 109 runs
Kibworth Cricket Club New Ground
Umpires: Gabi Brown and Anthony Harris
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field.
Match 34 (QF2)
23 May 2025
14:30
Scorecard
Surrey
194/4 (20 overs)
v
Durham
122 (19.1 overs)
Emma Jones 88* (49)
Mady Villiers 2/42 (4 overs)
Phoebe Turner 27 (22)
Ryana MacDonald-Gay 2/22 (4 overs)
Surrey won by 72 runs
Woodbridge Road, Guildford
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Mark Newell
  • Durham won the toss and elected to field.
Match 35 (QF3)
24 May 2025
11:00
Scorecard
The Blaze
177/4 (20 overs)
v
Kent
71 (17 overs)
Sarah Bryce 94* (61)
Isabella James 2/22 (4 overs)
Elsa Barnfather 13 (17)
Cassidy McCarthy 3/3 (3 overs)
The Blaze won by 106 runs
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Julia Jarvis and Neil Bainton
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field.
Match 36 (QF4)
24 May 2025
14:30
Scorecard
Yorkshire
138 (20 overs)
v
Warwickshire
139/0 (15.1 overs)
Erin Thomas 39 (21)
Millie Taylor 3/17 (4 overs)
Abigail Freeborn 79 (47)
Olivia Thomas 0/21 (3.1 overs)
Warwickshire won by 10 wickets
Weetwood Playing Fields, Leeds
Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Simon Widdup
  • Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field.

Semi-finals

Match 37 (SF1)
26 May 2025
11:00
Scorecard
Warwickshire
133/9 (20 overs)
v
Surrey
135/7 (19.4 overs)
Amuruthaa Surenkumar 26 (31)
Danielle Gregory 3/20 (4 overs)
Kalea Moore 35 (31)
Hannah Baker 3/25 (4 overs)
Surrey won by 3 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Gabi Brown and Amy Clark
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
Match 38 (SF2)
26 May 2025
14:30
Scorecard
The Blaze
86/8 (16 overs)
v
Lancashire
91/3 (15 overs)
Marie Kelly 23 (12)
Sophie Ecclestone 3/19 (4 overs)
Seren Smale 35* (42)
Grace Ballinger 1/15 (3 overs)
Lancashire won by 7 wickets (DLS method)
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Amy Clark and Julia Jarvis
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain.
  • Lancashire were set a revised target of 90 from 16 overs due to rain.

Final

Match 39 (Final)
26 May 2025
18:45 (N)
Scorecard
Lancashire
172/6 (20 overs)
v
Surrey
140/7 (20 overs)
Tilly Kesteven 77 (60)
Kalea Moore 4/27 (4 overs)
Phoebe Franklin 44 (36)
Sophie Ecclestone 4/12 (4 overs)
Lancashire won by 32 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Gabi Brown and Julia Jarvis
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to field.

References

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See also

Notes

    1. ↑ While the matches were numbered 1-39, three of these were byes, leaving 36 matches actually played.
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