South Central Counties Cup

South Central Counties Cup
Countries England
AdministratorSouthern Vipers
FormatLimited overs cricket (50 overs per side)
First edition2022
Latest edition2023
Tournament formatLeague system
Number of teams6
Current championSussex (1st title)
Most successfulHampshire (1 title)
Sussex (1 title)
WebsiteSouth Central Regional Cup

The South Central Counties Cup is a domestic women's one-day cricket competition in England. Organised by the Southern Vipers regional team for the six counties that make up the team's region in the South of England, its first edition took place in 2022. Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Sussex are the six teams that take part in the competition.[1]

Following the end of the Women's County Championship in 2019 and the launching of the new regional structure for domestic women's cricket in England in 2020, county sides were left without any 50-over cricket. Following the launch of similar competitions such as the East of England Women's County Championship and the Women's London Championship, the South Central Counties Cup therefore aims to provide "meaningful" 50-over cricket to the county teams in the region.[2][3]

The inaugural 2022 edition of the competition took place from 30 May to 11 August, with each team playing each other once.[1][4] Hampshire were the inaugural winners of the competition, winning four of their five matches (with the other abandoned).[5] The second edition of the tournament, in 2023, was won by Sussex on head-to-head record over second-placed Hampshire, after the teams finished on the same number of points and with the same net run rate (to two decimal places).[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Southern Vipers Announce Brand-New South Central Counties Cup". The Ageas Bowl. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Women's county cricket holding its own against regional structure". the Cricketer. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Preview: South Central Counties Cup, Round One". The Ageas Bowl. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  4. ^ "South Central Regional Cup". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Report: South Central Counties Cup, Round Five". The Ageas Bowl. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Sussex Women crowned South Central Regional Cup winners". Sussex Cricket. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  7. ^ "South Central Regional Cup - 2023/Table". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 20 September 2023.


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