The 2021 Charlotte Edwards Cup, initially named the 2021 Women's Regional T20, was the first edition of the Charlotte Edwards Cup, an English women's cricket Twenty20 domestic competition took place between 26 June and 5 September 2021.[1] It featured eight teams playing in two double round-robin groups, followed by a Finals Day.[2] South East Stars won the tournament, beating Northern Diamonds in the final. The tournament ran alongside the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[3]
| Dates | 26 June 2021 – 5 September 2021 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | ECB |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Champions | South East Stars (1st title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 26 |
| Most runs | Evelyn Jones (276) |
| Most wickets | Bryony Smith (14) |
| Official website | ECB |
Background and format edit
With the ending of the Women's Cricket Super League in 2019, the England and Wales Cricket Board intended to launch a new regional structure for domestic women's cricket in England and Wales, including a 50-over competition, a Twenty20 competition and The Hundred.[4][5] As the 2020 season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the new Twenty20 competition was postponed, with only the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy taking place. In February 2021, it was announced that the competition would begin that year, as the Women's Regional T20.[3] In June 2021, the tournament was renamed the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[1] Fixtures were played in two blocks, after the first half of the 2021 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and with a break in the middle for The Hundred.[6]
The competition featured eight teams that represent regional hubs. Teams were divided into two groups, based on finishing positions in the 2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and played each team in their group twice, home and away, with the two group winners and the best second-place team advancing to Finals Day. The best group winner advanced straight to the Final, whilst the other two teams played off in a semi-final.[7][8]
Teams edit
The teams were as follows:[7]
- Central Sparks (representing Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire)
- Lightning (representing Loughborough University, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire)
- Northern Diamonds (representing Yorkshire, Durham and Northumberland)
- North West Thunder (representing Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria)
- South East Stars (representing Surrey and Kent)
- Southern Vipers (representing Hampshire, Sussex, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Isle of Wight and Oxfordshire)
- Sunrisers (representing Middlesex, Essex, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk)
- Western Storm (representing Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Cornwall, Devon, Wiltshire and Cricket Wales)
Standings edit
Teams receive 4 points for a win. A bonus point will be given where the winning team's run rate is 1.25 or greater times that of the opposition. In case of a tie in the standings, the following tiebreakers will be applied in order: highest net run rate, team that scored the most points in matches involving the tied parties, better bowling strike rate, drawing of lots.[7]
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South East Stars (Q) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1.050 |
| 2 | Southern Vipers (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0.875 |
| 3 | Central Sparks | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.669 |
| 4 | Lightning | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.139 |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Diamonds (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.655 |
| 2 | Western Storm | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.182 |
| 3 | North West Thunder | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.029 |
| 4 | Sunrisers | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.871 |
- advanced to the final
- advanced to the semi-final
Group stage edit
Group A edit
Source:[6]
Lightning
107 (19.1 overs) |
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South East Stars
108/4 (13.1 overs) |
- Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 5, Lightning 0
Central Sparks
83 (17.5 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
85/2 (13.1 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, Central Sparks 0
Central Sparks
117 (19 overs) |
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South East Stars
118/5 (16.2 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Central Sparks 0
Southern Vipers
134/7 (20 overs) |
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Lightning
88 (19.5 overs) |
- Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, Lightning 0
Lightning
81 (19.1 overs) |
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Central Sparks
84/4 (19 overs) |
- Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Central Sparks 4, Lightning 0
South East Stars
127/7 (20 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
130/3 (15.4 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, South East Stars 0
South East Stars
175/6 (20 overs) |
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Lightning
147/7 (20 overs) |
- Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Lightning 0
Southern Vipers
162/4 (20 overs) |
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Central Sparks
163/4 (19 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Central Sparks 4, Southern Vipers 0
Lightning
136/8 (20 overs) |
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Central Sparks
139/6 (19.5 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Central Sparks 4, Lightning 0
South East Stars
167/4 (20 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
147/7 (20 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Southern Vipers 0
South East Stars
165/6 (20 overs) |
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Central Sparks
139/6 (20 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Central Sparks 0
Lightning
124/9 (20 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
125/3 (20 overs) |
- Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Lightning 0
Group B edit
Source:[6]
North West Thunder
118/6 (20 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds
106/9 (20 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: North West Thunder 4, Northern Diamonds 0
Western Storm
129/6 (20 overs) |
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Sunrisers
133/3 (17.5 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Sunrisers 4, Western Storm 0
Sunrisers
116/7 (20 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds
117/2 (16.2 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Sunrisers 0
North West Thunder
110/8 (20 overs) |
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Western Storm
36/1 (3.1 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Western Storm were set a revised target of 33 runs from 5 overs due to rain.
- Points: Western Storm 5, North West Thunder 0
North West Thunder
186/1 (20 overs) |
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Sunrisers
115 (20 overs) |
Western Storm
106/9 (20 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds
110/9 (20 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Western Storm 0
Northern Diamonds
120/6 (20 overs) |
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Sunrisers
101/7 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Sunrisers 0
North West Thunder
100/9 (20 overs) |
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Western Storm
101/3 (17.4 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 4, North West Thunder 0
Northern Diamonds
110/9 (20 overs) |
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Western Storm
111/6 (19.3 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Northern Diamonds 0
North West Thunder
124/5 (20 overs) |
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Sunrisers
124/4 (20 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: North West Thunder 2, Sunrisers 2
Western Storm
147/5 (20 overs) |
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Sunrisers
142/7 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0
North West Thunder
90/9 (20 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds
92/2 (12.2 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0
Finals Day edit
| Semi-Final | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | South East Stars | 139/5 | |||||||
| A2 | Southern Vipers | 117 | B1 | Northern Diamonds | 138/4 | ||||
| B1 | Northern Diamonds | 135/6 | |||||||
Semi-final edit
Northern Diamonds
135/6 (20 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
117 (20 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
Final edit
Northern Diamonds
138/4 (20 overs) |
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South East Stars
139/5 (18 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics edit
- Highest score by a team: North West Thunder – 186/1 (20 overs) v Sunrisers (9 July).[12]
- Top score by an individual: Emma Lamb – 111* (61) v Sunrisers (9 July).[13]
- Best bowling figures by an individual: Charlie Dean – 5/19 (3.5 overs) v Central Sparks (26 June).[14]
Most runs edit
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evelyn Jones | Central Sparks | 6 | 6 | 276 | 55.20 | 76 | 0 | 3 |
| Emma Lamb | North West Thunder | 4 | 4 | 218 | 72.66 | 111* | 1 | 1 |
| Georgia Adams | Southern Vipers | 7 | 7 | 215 | 35.83 | 88* | 0 | 2 |
| Alice Capsey | South East Stars | 6 | 6 | 203 | 40.60 | 61 | 0 | 1 |
| Marie Kelly | Central Sparks | 6 | 6 | 170 | 34.00 | 100* | 1 | 0 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo[15]
Most wickets edit
| Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryony Smith | South East Stars | 25.5 | 14 | 9.85 | 4/15 | 0 |
| Jenny Gunn | Northern Diamonds | 28.3 | 13 | 12.69 | 4/15 | 0 |
| Tara Norris | Southern Vipers | 25.5 | 13 | 13.30 | 4/14 | 0 |
| Nicole Harvey | Western Storm | 24.0 | 12 | 9.41 | 3/13 | 0 |
| Katie Levick | Northern Diamonds | 30.0 | 10 | 15.30 | 2/19 | 0 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo[16]
References edit
- ^ a b "Women's Regional T20 Competition is named Charlotte Edwards Cup". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Domestic 50-over women's competition starts on Saturday". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Women's domestic fixtures announced: Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy returns alongside new Regional T20 competition". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "ECB launches new plan to transform women's and girls' cricket". ECB. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy returns alongside new Women's Regional T20 competition". Sky Sports. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Women's Regional T20 2021 - Fixtures". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Playing Conditions – Women's Regional T20 Competition" (PDF) (pdf). ECB. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Everything you need to know about the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and Women's Regional T20". ECB. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Charlotte Edwards Cup 2021 Points Table". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Charlotte Edwards Cup Table". BBC. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Emma Lamb becomes first Charlotte Edwards Cup centurion as Thunder strike down Sunrisers". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021/Highest Totals". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021/Highest Scores". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021/Best Bowling Figures in an Innings". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021/Most Runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021/Most Wickets". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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