Cricket tournament
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]
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 Loss : 0 points.Abandoned/Cancelled : 1 point.
Teams
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.
South
Division 1
Group stage
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup [ 3]
Final
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field.
Yorkshire progress to the semi-finals.
Third-place play-off
v
Worcestershire won by 9 runs Leamington Spa
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field.
Warwickshire relegated to Midlands & North Division 2.
Division 2
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup [ 4]
Final
v
Francesca James 28 (17)
Staffordshire won by 7 wickets Denby
Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat.
Lancashire promoted to Midlands & North Division 1.
Third-place play-off
v
Emily Ablitt 30 (40) Fi Morris 2/17 (4 overs)
Fi Morris 40 (43)
Northamptonshire won by 2 runs Denby
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
Gloucestershire relegated to Midlands & North Division 3.
Division 3
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
Netherlands won by 10 wickets Stocksfield
Cheshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Netherlands promoted to Midlands & North Division 2.
Third-place play-off
v
Durham won by 6 wickets Stocksfield
Cumbria won the toss and elected to bat.
Cumbria relegated to Midlands & North Division 4.
Division 4
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup [ 6]
Final
v
Rebecca Vernon 30 (35)
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field.
Leicestershire promoted to Midlands & North Division 3.
Third-place play-off
v
Gemma Muttitt 34 (40)
Nicola Hawes 23 (–)
Oxfordshire won by 22 runs Kibworth
Northumberland won the toss and elected to field.
South
Division 1
Group stage
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
Sussex won by 18 runs Normandy
Kent won the toss and elected to field.
Sussex and Kent progress to the semi-finals.
Third-place play-off
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
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup [ 8]
Final
Hertfordshire won the toss and elected to field.
Essex promoted to South Division 1.
Third-place play-off
v
Penny Everett 12 (14)
Suffolk won the toss and elected to bat.
Suffolk relegated to South Division 3.
Division 3
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup [ 9]
Final
Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
Match reduced to 7 overs per side due to rain.
Third-place play-off
v
Peggy Tirimanna 33 (42)
Julie Clarke 15 (17)
Norfolk won the toss and elected to bat.
Match reduced to 12 overs per side due to rain.
Division 1
Group stage
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
No toss.
No play was possible due to rain.
Berkshire progress to the semi-finals.
Third-place play-off
No toss.
No play was possible due to rain.
Devon relegated to South & West Division 2.
Division 2
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup [ 11]
Final
v
Sue Benson 19 (38)
Hannah Grice 15 (29)
Buckinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Cornwall promoted to South & West Division 1.
Third-place play-off
v
Danielle Rigby 22 (35)
Dorset won the toss and elected to bat.
Knock-Out Stage
Semi-finals
Berkshire won by 4 runs Sindlesham , Wokingham
Kent won the toss and elected to field.
Berkshire progress to the final.
Sussex won by 17 runs Sindlesham , Wokingham
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field.
Sussex progress to the final.
Third-place play-off
v
Liz Perry 45* (29)
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Sussex won by 10 wickets Sindlesham , Wokingham
Sussex won the toss and elected to field.
Sussex won the 2012 Women's Twenty20 Cup.
Statistics
Most runs
Source: CricketArchive [ 12]
Most wickets
Source: CricketArchive [ 13]
Notes
^ Ireland were not promoted as they did not compete in 2013 .
References