Women's London Cup

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Women's London Cup
CountriesFlag of England.svg  England
Format Twenty20
Tournament format One-off
Number of teams2
Current champion Surrey
Most successful Middlesex (6 titles)

The Women's London Cup (previously the Pemberton Greenish Cup) is an English cricket competition played as a one-off Twenty20 match between Middlesex and Surrey each year since 2015. It was conceived by Surrey's Director of Women's Cricket Ebony Rainford-Brent. Middlesex won the first five editions, before Surrey won at the sixth time of asking in 2020. [1] Middlesex won back the title in 2021, before Surrey claimed their second title in 2022, winning by nine wickets at The Oval. [2] [3]

Results

SeasonVenueWinnerResultRunner-upRef.
2015 The Oval, London Middlesex Won by 25 runs Surrey [4]
2016 The Oval, London Middlesex Won by 35 runs Surrey [5]
2017 Brunton Memorial Ground, Radlett Middlesex Won by 3 runs Surrey [6]
2018 Woodbridge Road, Guildford Middlesex Won by 7 wickets Surrey [7]
2019 Lord's, London Middlesex Won by 6 wickets (DLS) Surrey [8]
2020 The Oval, London Surrey Won by 4 wickets Middlesex [9]
2021 Brunton Memorial Ground, Radlett Middlesex Won by 8 wickets Surrey [10]
2022 The Oval, London Surrey Won by 9 wickets Middlesex [3]

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References

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