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
Current championLeague 1: Lancashire (1st title)
League 2: Yorkshire (1st title)

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
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Current tier-one teams in the Women's One-Day Cup

Winners

League 1

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2025 Lancashire Hampshire [9] [10]

League 2

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2025 Yorkhsire Glamorgan [11] [12]

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.
  9. ↑ "Metro Bank Women's One Day Cup: Gaby Lewis hundred leads Lancashire to title as Hampshire lose another final". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Lewis century secures cup double for Lancashire women". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "Yorks thrash Glamorgan in Women's One-Day Cup League Two final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  12. ↑ "Match Report: Glamorgan v Yorkshire Women, MB50 Final". Yorkshire CCC. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
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