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] The 2023 edition was abandoned due to rain. [4] Surrey again won the title in 2024. [5]

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Results

SeasonVenueWinnerResultRunner-upRef.
2015 The Oval, London Middlesex Won by 25 runs Surrey [6]
2016 The Oval, London Middlesex Won by 35 runs Surrey [7]
2017 Brunton Memorial Ground, Radlett Middlesex Won by 3 runs Surrey [8]
2018 Woodbridge Road, Guildford Middlesex Won by 7 wickets Surrey [9]
2019 Lord's, London Middlesex Won by 6 wickets (DLS) Surrey [10]
2020 The Oval, London Surrey Won by 4 wickets Middlesex [11]
2021 Brunton Memorial Ground, Radlett Middlesex Won by 8 wickets Surrey [12]
2022 The Oval, London Surrey Won by 9 wickets Middlesex [3]
2023 Lord's, London–Match Abandoned [lower-alpha 1] – [4]
2024 The Oval, London Surrey Won by 6 wickets Middlesex [5]

Notes

  1. ↑ The original match was abandoned due to rain on 14 July 2023. The match was rescheduled to take place at Hornsey Cricket Club on 8 September 2023, but was cancelled due to "scheduling and logistical challenges". [13]

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