Women's One-Day Cup

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Women's One-Day Cup
CountriesFlag of England.svg  England
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Administrator England and Wales Cricket Board
Format 50-over cricket
First edition 2025
Tournament formatLeague 1: Double round-robin and knockout
League 2: Round-robin and knockout
Number of teamsLeague 1: 8
League 2: 10
Cricket current event.svg 2025 Women's One-Day Cup

The One-Day Cup Women [1] , officially known as the Metro Bank One Day CupWomen for sponsorship reasons, is the main 50-over women's cricket competition in England and Wales. It is run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), and it serves as the successor to the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. [2] [3]

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Teams

Eight teams are competing in tier one in the inaugural 2025 season: Durham, Essex, Hampshire, Lancashire, Somerset, Surrey, Warwickshire, and The Blaze (Nottinghamshire). [2] [3] [4] [5] The other 10 major county clubs have entered the women's League Two in 2025. [6] [7]

Glamorgan and Yorkshire will be awarded tier-one status and join that competition in 2027, while a further two clubs will be awarded tier-one status in 2029. [8]

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Durham
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Essex
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Lancashire
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Hampshire
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The Blaze
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Somerset
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Surrey
Current tier-one teams in the Women's One-Day Cup

See also

References

  1. "England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) - The Official Website of the ECB". www.ecb.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Top women's teams to play Blast, One Day Cup from 2025". ESPNcricinfo . 5 September 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Women's domestic competitions to be aligned with T20 Blast and One Day Cup". Wisden . 5 September 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  4. "Women's teams to enter 2025 Blast and One-Day Cup". BBC Sport . 5 September 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  5. Nicholson, Raf (22 June 2024). "Blaze bring the heat to avenge defeats for historic Charlotte Edwards Cup win". The Guardian . Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  6. Witney, Katya (26 March 2024). "'Get this one right' – English women's cricket gears up for Tier One era". Wisden.
  7. "Metro Bank One Day Cup women's competition fixtures 2025". ECB. 26 November 2024.
  8. "ECB announces eight counties to host professional women's teams from 2025". BBC Sport . 18 April 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.