2012 Women's Twenty20 Cup

The 2012 Women's Twenty20 Cup was the 4th cricket Women's Twenty20 Cup tournament. It took place in July and August, with 36 teams taking part: 33 county teams plus Wales, Ireland and the Netherlands. Sussex Women won the Twenty20 Cup, beating Berkshire Women in the final, achieving their first T20 title. The tournament ran alongside the 50-over 2012 Women's County Championship.[1]

2012 Women's Twenty20 Cup
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsSussex (1st title)
Participants36
Most runsHeather Knight (284)
Most wicketsGeorgia Elwiss (10)
2011
2013

Competition format

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Teams played matches within a series of regionalised divisions, with the winners of the top divisions progressing to semi-finals and a final. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format.

The divisions worked on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:[2]

Win: 2 points.
Tie: 1 points.
Loss: 0 points.
Abandoned/Cancelled: 1 point.

Teams

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The 2012 Women's Twenty20 Cup was divided into three regions: Midlands & North, South and South & West. Each region was further divided into divisions: Midlands & North with four, South with three and South & West with two. Teams in each division played each other once, and then the top two played in a Division Final and bottom two in a 3rd-place play-off. The winners of each Division 1, and the best-performing second-place team, progressed to the semi-finals.

Midlands & North

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Division One Nottinghamshire Warwickshire Worcestershire Yorkshire
Division Two Lancashire Gloucestershire Northamptonshire Staffordshire
Division Three Cheshire Cumbria Durham Netherlands
Division Four Derbyshire Leicestershire and Rutland Northumberland Oxfordshire

South

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Division One Kent Middlesex Surrey Sussex
Division Two Essex Hampshire Hertfordshire Suffolk
Division Three Bedfordshire Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Ireland Norfolk

South & West

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Division One Berkshire Devon Somerset Wales
Division Two Buckinghamshire Cornwall Dorset Wiltshire

Midlands & North

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Division 1

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Group stage

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Team Pld W L T A C NRR Ded Pts
Yorkshire (Q) 3 3 0 0 0 0 +0.80 0 6
Nottinghamshire 3 2 1 0 0 0 +0.70 0 4
Worcestershire 3 1 2 0 0 0 −0.91 0 2
Warwickshire (R) 3 0 3 0 0 0 −1.27 0 0
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[3]

Final

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31 July 2012
Scorecard
Nottinghamshire
73/7 (20 overs)
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Yorkshire
77/3 (19.1 overs)
Maddy Green 33 (48)
Katherine Brunt 2/7 (4 overs)
Danielle Hazell 26 (32)
Lucy Maxwell 2/13 (4 overs)
Yorkshire won by 6 wickets
Arlington Avenue, Leamington Spa
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Yorkshire progress to the semi-finals.

Third-place play-off

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31 July 2012
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Worcestershire
123/7 (20 overs)
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Warwickshire
114 (19.4 overs)

Laura Crofts 2/14 (2 overs)
Amy Jones 35 (35)
Worcestershire won by 9 runs
Arlington Avenue, Leamington Spa
Umpires: Ian Edwards and David Ludlow
  • Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Warwickshire relegated to Midlands & North Division 2.

Division 2

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Team Pld W L T A C NRR Ded Pts
Staffordshire (P) 3 3 0 0 0 0 +5.74 0 6
Lancashire 3 1 1 0 0 1 −0.22 0 2
Gloucestershire (R) 3 1 1 0 0 1 −1.45 0 2
Northamptonshire 3 0 3 0 0 0 −3.06 0 0
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[4]

Final

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31 July 2012
Scorecard
Lancashire
79 (16 overs)
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Staffordshire
84/3 (13.2 overs)
Natalie Brown 32 (21)
Stephanie Butler 4/9 (4 overs)
Francesca James 28 (17)
Megan Fairclough 2/22 (4 overs)
Staffordshire won by 7 wickets
The Copper Yard, Denby
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Lancashire promoted to Midlands & North Division 1.

Third-place play-off

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31 July 2012
Scorecard
Gloucestershire
96/8 (20 overs)
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Northamptonshire
94/6 (20 overs)
Emily Ablitt 30 (40)
Fi Morris 2/17 (4 overs)
Fi Morris 40 (43)
Patricia Hankins 2/8 (4 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 2 runs
The Copper Yard, Denby
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Gloucestershire relegated to Midlands & North Division 3.

Division 3

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Team Pld W L T A C NRR Ded Pts
Netherlands (P) 3 3 0 0 0 0 +1.51 0 6
Cheshire 3 2 1 0 0 0 +1.62 0 4
Durham 3 1 2 0 0 0 −1.27 0 2
Cumbria (R) 3 0 3 0 0 0 −1.54 0 0
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[5]

Final

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31 July 2012
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Cheshire
94 (19.2 overs)
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Netherlands
95/0 (12.5 overs)
Dawn Prestidge 18 (–)
Leonie Bennett 2/9 (4 overs)
Netherlands won by 10 wickets
Stocksfield Cricket Club Ground, Stocksfield
  • Cheshire won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Netherlands promoted to Midlands & North Division 2.

Third-place play-off

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31 July 2012
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Cumbria
102/7 (20 overs)
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Durham
103/4 (17 overs)
Matisse Iliffe 42* (–)

Sarah Earl 3/25 (4 overs)
Durham won by 6 wickets
Stocksfield Cricket Club Ground, Stocksfield
  • Cumbria won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Cumbria relegated to Midlands & North Division 4.

Division 4

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Team Pld W L T A C NRR Ded Pts
Leicestershire (P) 3 2 1 0 0 0 +1.56 0 4
Derbyshire 3 2 1 0 0 0 +0.83 0 4
Oxfordshire 3 2 1 0 0 0 +0.47 0 4
Northumberland 3 0 3 0 0 0 −3.02 0 0
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[6]

Final

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31 July 2012
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Derbyshire
55 (14.2 overs)
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Leicestershire
56/0 (10.1 overs)
Rebecca Vernon 30 (35)
Abigail McCray 3/4 (2.2 overs)
Harriet Leach 27* (25)
Leicestershire won by 10 wickets
Kibworth Cricket Club New Ground, Kibworth
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Leicestershire promoted to Midlands & North Division 3.

Third-place play-off

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31 July 2012
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Oxfordshire
117/6 (20 overs)
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Northumberland
95/7 (20 overs)
Gemma Muttitt 34 (40)
Nicola Hawes 2/20 (4 overs)
Nicola Hawes 23 (–)
Gemma Muttitt 1/9 (2 overs)
Oxfordshire won by 22 runs
Sim Iliffe Ground, Kibworth
Umpires: Phil Barston and David Perry
  • Northumberland won the toss and elected to field.

South

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Division 1

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Group stage

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Team Pld W L T A C NRR Ded Pts
Sussex (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 0 +3.03 0 5
Kent (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 0 +2.23 0 5
Middlesex 3 0 2 0 1 0 −1.23 0 1
Surrey (R) 3 0 2 0 1 0 −5.53 0 1
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[7]

Final

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31 July 2012
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Kent
124/8 (20 overs)
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Sussex
142/4 (20 overs)
Charlotte Edwards 34 (34)
Holly Colvin 3/25 (4 overs)
Sarah Taylor 56 (40)
Susie Rowe 1/13 (2 overs)
Sussex won by 18 runs
Hunts Hill Road, Normandy
Umpires: Graham Cooper and Matt Johnson
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sussex and Kent progress to the semi-finals.

Third-place play-off

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31 July 2012
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Surrey
94/5 (20 overs)
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Middlesex
90/1 (12.4 overs)
Sarah Clarke 34* (32)
Binaisha Shah 3/11 (4 overs)
Natasha Miles 53* (37)
Jessica Jackson 1/33 (4 overs)
Middlesex won by 9 wickets (Average Run Rate method)
Lower Ground, Normandy
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
  • Middlesex innings reduced to 19 overs due to rain; target was 90.
  • Surrey relegated to South Division 2.

Division 2

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Team Pld W L T A C NRR Ded Pts
Essex (P) 3 3 0 0 0 0 +6.17 0 6
Hertfordshire 3 1 1 0 0 1 −1.11 0 3
Hampshire 3 1 2 0 0 0 +1.26 0 2
Suffolk 3 0 2 0 0 1 −6.30 0 1
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[8]

Final

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31 July 2012
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Essex
145/5 (20 overs)
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Hertfordshire
46 (14 overs)
Leigh Kasperek 53* (46)
Helen Gibson 1/24 (4 overs)
Phoebe McMurray 11 (13)
Katie Mack 3/20 (3 overs)
Essex won by 99 runs
Wamil Way, Mildenhall
  • Hertfordshire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Essex promoted to South Division 1.

Third-place play-off

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31 July 2012
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Suffolk
61/6 (20 overs)
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Hampshire
62/1 (11 overs)
Penny Everett 12 (14)
Emma Plume 2/5 (2 overs)
Charlotte Taylor 35 (36)
Lizzie Shaw 1/6 (2 overs)
Hampshire won by 9 wickets
Wamil Way, Mildenhall
Umpires: Jeff Lewis and Stephen Lilley
  • Suffolk won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Suffolk relegated to South Division 3.

Division 3

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Team Pld W L T A C NRR Ded Pts
Ireland[a] 3 3 0 0 0 0 +7.25 0 6
Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire 3 2 1 0 0 0 −0.54 0 4
Norfolk 3 1 2 0 0 0 −2.47 0 2
Bedfordshire 3 0 3 0 0 0 −4.47 0 0
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[9]

Final

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31 July 2012
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Ireland
71/0 (7 overs)
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Elizabeth Reynolds 14 (20)
Laura Delany 2/2 (1 over)
Ireland won by 46 runs
Lancot Park, Totternhoe
Umpires: Paul Barnes and Ian Stockdale
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Match reduced to 7 overs per side due to rain.

Third-place play-off

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31 July 2012
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Norfolk
61/2 (12 overs)
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Bedfordshire
45/8 (12 overs)
Peggy Tirimanna 33 (42)
Anisha Thind 1/5 (2 overs)
Julie Clarke 15 (17)
Amber Tirimanna 3/10 (2 overs)
Norfolk won by 16 runs
Lancot Park, Totternhoe
  • Norfolk won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Match reduced to 12 overs per side due to rain.

South & West

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Division 1

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Group stage

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Team Pld W L T A C NRR Ded Pts
Berkshire (Q) 3 3 0 0 0 0 +2.56 0 6
Somerset 3 2 1 0 0 0 +1.41 0 4
Wales 3 1 2 0 0 0 −1.04 0 2
Devon (R) 3 0 3 0 0 0 −3.04 0 0
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[10]

Final

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31 July 2012
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Match Abandoned
Spytty Park, Newport
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Berkshire progress to the semi-finals.

Third-place play-off

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31 July 2012
Scorecard
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Match Abandoned
Spytty Park, Newport
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Devon relegated to South & West Division 2.

Division 2

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Team Pld W L T A C NRR Ded Pts
Buckinghamshire 3 3 0 0 0 0 +1.72 0 6
Cornwall (P) 3 2 1 0 0 0 +1.02 0 4
Wiltshire 3 1 2 0 0 0 −1.02 0 2
Dorset 3 0 3 0 0 0 –1.77 0 0
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[11]

Final

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31 July 2012
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Buckinghamshire
59 (20 overs)
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Cornwall
60/5 (18.1 overs)
Sue Benson 19 (38)
Katie Pearce 3/7 (4 overs)
Hannah Grice 15 (29)
Laura Sandy 2/3 (4 overs)
Cornwall won by 5 wickets
Dauntsey's School Ground, West Lavington
  • Buckinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Cornwall promoted to South & West Division 1.

Third-place play-off

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31 July 2012
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Dorset
76/6 (20 overs)
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Wiltshire
77/0 (14.1 overs)
Danielle Rigby 22 (35)
Hannah Morgan 2/10 (4 overs)
Hannah Morgan 34* (44)
Wiltshire won by 10 wickets
Dauntsey's School Ground, West Lavington
  • Dorset won the toss and elected to bat.

Knock-Out Stage

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Semi-finals

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27 August 2012
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Berkshire
117/9 (20 overs)
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Kent
113/9 (20 overs)
Asha Smith 47 (29)
Charlotte Edwards 3/29 (4 overs)
Charlotte Edwards 37 (−)
Heather Knight 3/19 (4 overs)
Berkshire won by 4 runs
Sadler's End, Sindlesham, Wokingham
Umpires: John Golding and Alison Smith
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field.
  • Berkshire progress to the final.

27 August 2012
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Sussex
130/6 (20 overs)
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Yorkshire
113/8 (20 overs)
Sarah Taylor 58 (47)
Camilla Westwood 2/24 (4 overs)
Lauren Winfield 33 (38)
Georgia Elwiss 3/9 (4 overs)
Sussex won by 17 runs
Sadler's End, Sindlesham, Wokingham
Umpires: Peter Brown and Les Clemenson
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sussex progress to the final.

Third-place play-off

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27 August 2012
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Kent
133/7 (20 overs)
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Yorkshire
126/7 (20 overs)
Susie Rowe 67 (59)
Katherine Brunt 2/21 (4 overs)
Liz Perry 45* (29)
Rhiannon Dick 2/15 (4 overs)
Kent won by 7 runs
Sadler's End, Sindlesham, Wokingham
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field.

Final

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27 August 2012
Scorecard
Berkshire
52 (18.3 overs)
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Sussex
54/0 (18.2 overs)
Linsey Smith 12 (28)
Izi Noakes 3/5 (4 overs)
Alexia Walker 39* (18)
Sussex won by 10 wickets
Sadler's End, Sindlesham, Wokingham
Umpires: John Golding and Alison Smith
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sussex won the 2012 Women's Twenty20 Cup.

Statistics

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Most runs

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Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Heather Knight Berkshire 5 5 284 94.66 111 2 1
Jenny Dunn Cheshire 4 4 247 82.33 93 0 3
Elyse Villani Staffordshire 4 4 226 113.00 98* 0 3
Fran Wilson Somerset 3 3 168 84.00 79 0 1
Katie Mack Essex 3 3 162 162.00 71* 0 2

Source: CricketArchive[12]

Most wickets

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Player Team Balls Wickets Average BBI 5w
Georgia Elwiss Sussex 114 10 5.80 3/9 0
Alexia Walker Sussex 102 9 8.44 4/12 0
Lucy Maxwell Nottinghamshire 72 8 5.00 5/9 1
Judith Turner Buckinghamshire 96 8 6.12 4/8 0
Izi Noakes Sussex 108 8 6.62 3/5 0

Source: CricketArchive[13]

Notes

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  1. ^ Ireland were not promoted as they did not compete in 2013.

References

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  1. ^ "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2012". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. ^ "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2012". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. ^ Division M&N 1 - 2012, Play-Cricket.
  4. ^ Division M&N 2 - 2012, Play-Cricket.
  5. ^ Division M&N 3 - 2012, Play-Cricket.
  6. ^ Division M&N 4 - 2012, Play-Cricket.
  7. ^ Division S1 - 2012, Play-Cricket.
  8. ^ Division S2 - 2012, Play-Cricket.
  9. ^ Division S3 - 2012, Play-Cricket.
  10. ^ Division S&W 1 - 2012, Play-Cricket.
  11. ^ Division S&W 2 - 2012, Play-Cricket.
  12. ^ "Batting and Fielding in ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2012 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Bowling in ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2012 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.