2013_Women's_County_Championship
The 2013 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 17th cricket Women's County Championship season. It ran from April to September and saw 33 county teams and teams representing Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Netherlands compete in a series of divisions. Sussex Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, beating Yorkshire in the division final. The Championship was Sussex's sixth title.
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
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| Cricket format | 50 over |
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Sussex (6th title) |
| Participants | 37 |
| Most runs | Heather Knight (604) |
| Most wickets | Jenny Withers (20) |
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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 worked on a points system, with placings decided by average points of completed games. The top two in each division played in a final to determine the winner, subsequently followed by promotion play-offs. The points are awarded as follows:[1]
Win: 10 points + bonus points.
Tie: 5 points + bonus points.
Loss: Bonus points.
Abandoned or cancelled: Match not counted to average.
Bonus points are awarded for various batting and bowling milestones. The bonus points for each match are retained if the match is completed.
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The 2013 Championship was divided into four divisions: Divisions One to Three with nine teams apiece and Division Four with two groups of five.
Teams in each group played each other once.
| Division One | Berkshire | Essex | Kent | Middlesex | Nottinghamshire | Surrey | Sussex | Warwickshire | Yorkshire |
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| Division Two | Cheshire | Devon | Durham | Ireland | Lancashire | Somerset | Staffordshire | Wales | Worcestershire |
| Division Three | Derbyshire | Gloucestershire | Hampshire | Hertfordshire | Leicestershire and Rutland | Netherlands | Northamptonshire | Oxfordshire | Scotland |
| Division Four North & East | Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire | Cumbria | Norfolk | Northumberland | Suffolk | ||||
| Division Four South & West | Buckinghamshire | Cornwall | Dorset | Shropshire | Wiltshire |
Table
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts | Avg. |
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| Sussex (Q) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 116 | 14.50 |
| Yorkshire (Q) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 27 | 0 | 111 | 13.88 |
| Kent | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 107 | 13.38 |
| Nottinghamshire | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 88 | 11.00 |
| Berkshire | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 84 | 10.50 |
| Warwickshire | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 82 | 10.25 |
| Middlesex | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 65 | 8.13 |
| Essex (PO) | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 52 | 7.43 |
| Surrey (PO) | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 47 | 6.71 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship[2]
Play-offs
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1 September 2013 (2013-09-01) |
Essex 193 (48.3 overs) |
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Surrey 194/5 (42.4 overs) |
Surrey won by 5 wickets |
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Beth MacGregor 72 (80) Katherine Robson 3/33 (10 overs) |
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15 September 2013 (2013-09-15) |
Sussex 242/4 (50 overs) |
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Yorkshire 147 (38.5 overs) |
Sussex won by 95 runs |
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Table
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts | Avg. |
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| Lancashire (PO) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 31 | 0 | 138 | 17.25 |
| Somerset (PO) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 118 | 14.75 |
| Worcestershire | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 80 | 11.43 |
| Ireland | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 26 | 0 | 90 | 11.25 |
| Staffordshire | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 78 | 9.75 |
| Cheshire | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 68 | 9.71 |
| Wales | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 45 | 6.43 |
| Devon (PO) | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 42 | 6.00 |
| Durham (PO) | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 36 | 6.00 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship[3]
Play-offs
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1 September 2013 (2013-09-01) |
Lancashire 181 (48 overs) |
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Somerset 194/9 (50 overs) |
Somerset won by 13 runs |
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Elwyn Campbell 79 (110) Jasmine Titmuss 3/31 (10 overs) | |||||
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1 September 2013 (2013-09-01) |
Devon 264/9 (50 overs) |
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Durham 156/9 (50 overs) |
Devon won by 108 runs |
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Rebecca Bertrand 56 (84) Helen Fenby 4/52 (10 overs) |
Laura Ellison 42 (–) Hazelle Garton 3/18 (10 overs) | ||||
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Table
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts | Avg. |
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| Netherlands (PO) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 27 | 0 | 138 | 17.25 |
| Northamptonshire (PO) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 30 | 0 | 114 | 14.25 |
| Scotland | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 25 | 0 | 104 | 13.00 |
| Leicestershire and Rutland | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 27 | 0 | 103 | 12.88 |
| Hertfordshire | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 88 | 11.00 |
| Derbyshire | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 70 | 8.75 |
| Gloucestershire | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 61 | 8.71 |
| Hampshire (PO) | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 62 | 7.75 |
| Oxfordshire (PO) | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 31 | 4.43 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship[4]
Play-offs
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1 September 2013 (2013-09-01) |
Netherlands 205/9 (50 overs) |
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Northamptonshire 135 (45.4 overs) |
Netherlands won by 70 runs |
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Millie Boddington 29 (50) Marloes Braat 3/18 (8 overs) | |||||
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1 September 2013 (2013-09-01) |
Hampshire 196/5 (45.3 overs) |
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Oxfordshire 195/9 (50 overs) |
Hampshire won by 5 wickets |
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Jo Harfield 74* (107) Ellie Norton 2/43 (10 overs) |
Abigail Flory 37 (44) Rachel Carrick 3/42 (9 overs) | ||||
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North & East
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts | Avg. |
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| Suffolk (PO) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 67 | 16.75 |
| Cumbria | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 54 | 13.50 |
| Northumberland | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 8.33 |
| Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 24 | 8.00 |
| Norfolk | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 3.75 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship[5]
South & West
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts | Avg. |
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| Cornwall (PO) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 66 | 16.50 |
| Wiltshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 45 | 11.25 |
| Shropshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 43 | 10.75 |
| Buckinghamshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 38 | 9.50 |
| Dorset | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2.25 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship[6]
Play-off
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1 September 2013 (2013-09-01) |
Cornwall 124 (44 overs) |
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Suffolk 126 (42.2 overs) |
Suffolk won by 2 runs |
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Nicole Richards 23 (37) Penny Everett 3/30 (10 overs) |
Bethan Absolon 31 (66) Jade Williams 3/13 (6 overs) | ||||
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The teams that won the Division Finals played against the team that lost the relegation play-off from the Division above for the chance of promotion.
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15 September 2013 (2013-09-15) |
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Match Abandoned |
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15 September 2013 (2013-09-15) |
Durham 122/8 (48.4 overs) |
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Netherlands 121 (49.4 overs) |
Durham won by 2 wickets |
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Loxley Close, Wellesbourne | |||||
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Jane Riddell 30 (41) Esther de Lange 3/16 (9 overs) |
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15 September 2013 (2013-09-15) |
Oxfordshire 176/9 (50 overs) |
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Suffolk 47/8 (27 overs) |
Oxfordshire won on faster scoring rate |
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Genny Porter 60 (110) Danielle Lavender 3/25 (10 overs) |
Sheldene Ford-Keeble 12* (45) Samantha Moore 3/12 (8 overs) | ||||
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Most runs
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
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| Heather Knight | Berkshire | 8 | 8 | 604 | 100.66 | 153* | 2 | 3 |
| Charlotte Edwards | Kent | 7 | 7 | 485 | 97.00 | 128* | 2 | 3 |
| Alex MacDonald | Gloucestershire | 8 | 7 | 468 | 117.00 | 105* | 1 | 4 |
| Lauren Winfield | Yorkshire | 8 | 8 | 393 | 54.14 | 96 | 0 | 4 |
| Harriet Leach | Leicestershire and Rutland | 8 | 8 | 388 | 55.42 | 92* | 0 | 4 |
Source: CricketArchive[7]
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Balls | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
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| Jenny Withers | Somerset | 439 | 20 | 10.85 | 3/4 | 0 |
| Jasmine Titmuss | Lancashire | 396 | 18 | 8.00 | 5/22 | 1 |
| Rachael Petherick | Durham | 393 | 18 | 10.16 | 6/17 | 1 |
| Anje Lague | Hertfordshire | 472 | 18 | 11.77 | 4/18 | 0 |
| Thea Brookes | Worcestershire | 390 | 18 | 12.38 | 4/26 | 0 |
Source: CricketArchive[8]
- "ECB Women's County Championship Division 1 - 2013". Play Cricket. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- Division 1 – 2013, Play-Cricket.
- Division 2 – 2013, Play-Cricket.
- Division 3 – 2013, Play-Cricket.
- Division 4 – North & East – 2013, Play-Cricket.
- Division 4 – South & West – 2013, Play-Cricket.
- "Batting and Fielding in LV Women's County Championship 2013 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- "Bowling in LV Women's County Championship 2013 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.