Cricket tournament
The 2011 Women's Twenty20 Cup was the 3rd cricket Women's Twenty20 Cup tournament. It took place in August and September, with 35 teams taking part: 33 county teams plus Wales and the Netherlands . Kent Women won the Twenty20 Cup, beating Berkshire Women in the final, achieving their first T20 title. The tournament ran alongside the 50-over 2011 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 2011 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 third-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 by 6 wickets Leamington Spa
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field.
Yorkshire progress to the semi-finals.
Third-place play-off
v
Jane Smit 43* (34)
Nottinghamshire won by 24 runs Leamington Spa
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Staffordshire relegated to Midlands & North Division 2.
Division 2
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup [ 4]
Final
v
Jessica de Tarczyinski 35 (46) Jo Gardner 2/10 (2 overs)
Patricia Hankins 20 (17)
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field.
Match reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain.
Worcestershire promoted to Midlands & North Division 1.
Third-place play-off
Lancashire won by 6 wickets Kibworth
Cheshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Match reduced to 19 overs per side due to rain.
Cheshire relegated to Midlands & North Division 3.
Division 3
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup [ 5]
Final
v
Lucy Pringle 26 (14) Fi Morris 3/12 (4 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 46 runs Stocksfield
Gloucestershire promoted to Midlands & North Division 2.
Third-place play-off
v
Rachel Mayne 19 (–)
Cumbria won by 6 wickets Stocksfield
Northumberland won the toss and elected to bat.
Northumberland relegated to Midlands & North Division 3.
Division 4
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup [ 6]
Final
The division final between Netherlands and Leicestershire was scheduled to take place on 3 August 2011 at The Copper Yard, Denby . However, the result of the match is not recorded.[ 1]
Third-place play-off
The division third-place play-off between Derbyshire and Oxfordshire was scheduled to take place on 3 August 2011 at The Copper Yard, Denby . However, the result of the match is not recorded.[ 1]
South
Division 1
Group stage
Team
Pld
W
L
T
A
C
NRR
Ded
Pts
Kent (Q)
3
3
0
0
0
0
+2.17
0
6
Sussex (Q)
3
2
1
0
0
0
+0.70
0
4
Middlesex
3
1
2
0
0
0
−1.52
0
2
Essex (R)
3
0
3
0
0
0
−1.38
0
0
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup [ 7]
Final
Sussex won by 2 wickets Normandy
Sussex won the toss and elected to field.
Sussex and Kent progress to the semi-finals.
Third-place play-off
Middlesex won by 10 wickets Normandy
Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
Essex relegated to South Division 2.
Division 2
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup [ 8]
Final
Hampshire won the toss and elected to field.
Surrey promoted to South Division 1.
Third-place play-off
v
Hannah Smith 41 (33)
Lily Reynolds 16 (17)
Hertfordshire won by 88 runs Shenley
Hertfordshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire relegated to South Division 3.
Division 3
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup [ 9]
Final
v
Emma Elsom 53* (55)
Anisha Thind 18* (25)
Suffolk won the toss and elected to bat.
Suffolk promoted to South Division 2.
Division 1
Group stage
Team
Pld
W
L
T
A
C
NRR
Ded
Pts
Berkshire (Q)
3
3
0
0
0
0
+2.16
0
6
Devon
3
2
1
0
0
0
+0.08
0
4
Somerset
3
1
2
0
0
0
+0.33
0
2
Wales
3
0
3
0
0
0
−2.73
0
0
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup [ 10]
Final
Berkshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Berkshire progress to the semi-finals.
Third-place play-off
Wales won the toss and elected to field.
Division 2
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup [ 11]
Final
v
Charlotte Voden 18* (29)
Catherine Amore 37* (47)
Wiltshire won the toss and elected to field.
Third-place play-off
v
Emily Broad 16 (–)
Charlotte Phillips 32* (–)
Dorset won the toss and elected to bat.
Match reduced to 14 overs per side due to rain.
Knock-Out Stage
Semi-finals
Berkshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Berkshire progress to the final.
Kent won the toss and elected to field.
Kent progress to the final.
Third-place play-off
Sussex won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Berkshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Kent won the 2011 Women's Twenty20 Cup.
Statistics
Most runs
Source: CricketArchive [ 12]
Most wickets
Source: CricketArchive [ 13]
Notes
^ NRR unknown due to unrecorded matches
^ NRR unknown due to unrecorded matches
References