2001_Women's_County_Championship
The 2001 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 5th cricket Women's County Championship season. It took place in July and August and saw 20 county teams compete in a series of divisions. Yorkshire Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, achieving their fourth Championship title in five seasons.
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | 50 over |
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Yorkshire (4th title) |
| Participants | 20 |
| Most runs | Arran Brindle (274) |
| Most wickets | Yvonne Craven (13) Susanne White (13) |
← 2000 2002 → | |
Teams played matches within a series of divisions with the winners of the top division being crowned County Champions. Matches were played using a one day format with 50 overs per side.
The championship works on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:[1]
Win: 12 points.
Tie: 6 points.
Loss: Bonus points.
No Result: 11 points.
Abandoned: 11 points.
Up to five batting and five bowling points per side were also available.
The 2001 Championship consisted of 17 teams: the top two divisions with six teams apiece and Division Three with five teams. Teams played each other once. The Emerging Counties competition was also competed in 2001: a tier below the County Championship, consisting of three teams, playing each other once.
| Division One | Berkshire | Kent | Nottinghamshire | Staffordshire | Surrey | Yorkshire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division Two | Cheshire | Derbyshire | Hertfordshire | Lancashire | Somerset | Sussex |
| Division Three | Essex | Hampshire | Middlesex | Warwickshire | Wiltshire | |
| Emerging Counties | Cumbria | Durham | Northamptonshire |
Division One
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire (C) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 21.5 | 0 | 100.5 |
| Berkshire | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 75 |
| Staffordshire | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 71 |
| Nottinghamshire | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 69 |
| Surrey | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 39 |
| Kent (R) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 | 24.5 |
Source: Cricket Archive[2]
Division Two
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sussex (P) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.5 | 20.5 | 0 | 103 |
| Lancashire | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 0 | 72 |
| Somerset | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 70 |
| Derbyshire | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16.5 | 0 | 55.5 |
| Hertfordshire | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 40 |
| Cheshire (R) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 13 | 0 | 37.5 |
Source: Cricket Archive[2]
Division Three
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex (P) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18.5 | 0 | 86.5 |
| Hampshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15.5 | 0 | 69.5 |
| Essex | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15.5 | 0 | 55.5 |
| Warwickshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10.5 | 0 | 33.5 |
| Wiltshire | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 | 17.5 |
Source: Cricket Archive[2]
Durham were promoted to join Division Three. Full match results and table are unrecorded.[3]
Most runs
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arran Brindle | Lancashire | 5 | 5 | 274 | 68.50 | 128* | 1 | 1 |
| Chanderkanta Kaul | Middlesex | 4 | 4 | 250 | 62.50 | 95 | 0 | 3 |
| Haidee Tiffen | Sussex | 5 | 4 | 244 | 244.00 | 132* | 2 | 0 |
| Sue Redfern | Derbyshire | 5 | 5 | 234 | 46.80 | 90 | 0 | 2 |
| Jane Smit | Nottinghamshire | 5 | 5 | 234 | 71.66 | 70* | 0 | 3 |
Source: CricketArchive[4]
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Balls | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvonne Craven | Berkshire | 297 | 13 | 9.61 | 4/22 | 0 |
| Susanne White | Lancashire | 265 | 13 | 10.76 | 5/29 | 1 |
| Alexis Mannion | Essex | 222 | 12 | 12.08 | 5/30 | 2 |
| Hannah Lloyd | Somerset | 185 | 10 | 9.70 | 3/4 | 0 |
| Clare Connor | Sussex | 264 | 9 | 8.66 | 3/9 | 0 |
Source: CricketArchive[5]
- "Women's County Championship 2001 Tables". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- Women's County Championship 2001 Tables, Cricket Archive.
- "Women's Emerging Counties Tournament 2001 Tables". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- "Batting and Fielding in Women's County Championship 2001 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- "Bowling in Women's County Championship 2001 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
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