2016_Women's_Twenty20_Cup
The 2016 Women's Twenty20 Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2016 NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup was the 8th cricket Women's Twenty20 Cup tournament. It took place in June and July, with 36 teams taking part: 34 county teams plus Scotland and Wales. Kent Women won the Twenty20 Cup, their third title, and completed the double later in 2016 with their victory in the County Championship.[1]
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Kent (3rd title) |
| Participants | 36 |
| Most runs | Laura Newton (272) |
| Most wickets | Nicole Richards (15) |
← 2015 2017 → | |
The tournament ran alongside the 50-over 2016 Women's County Championship, and was followed by the inaugural Twenty20 Women's Cricket Super League, competed for by regional teams.
Teams played matches within a series of divisions with the winners of the top division being crowned the Champions. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format.
The championship worked on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:[2]
Win: 4 points.
Tie: 1 point.
Loss: 0 points.
Abandoned/Cancelled: 1 point.
The 2016 Women's Twenty20 Cup was divided into four divisions: Division One and Division Two with eight teams each, Division Three with nine teams and Division Four with 11 teams, divided into three regional groups; teams played between six and eight games, depending on the division.
| Division One | Berkshire | Kent | Lancashire | Middlesex | Nottinghamshire | Sussex | Warwickshire | Yorkshire | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division Two | Durham | Essex | Hampshire | Somerset | Staffordshire | Surrey | Wales | Worcestershire | |
| Division Three | Cheshire | Cornwall | Derbyshire | Devon | Hertfordshire | Northamptonshire | Oxfordshire | Scotland | Shropshire |
| Division Four - Group A | Cambridgeshire | Norfolk | Suffolk | ||||||
| Division Four - Group B | Buckinghamshire | Dorset | Gloucestershire | Wiltshire | |||||
| Division Four - Group C | Cumbria | Leicestershire and Rutland | Lincolnshire | Northumberland |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent (C) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.43 | 0 | 20 |
| Warwickshire | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +0.44 | 0 | 17 |
| Middlesex | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.29 | 0 | 14 |
| Berkshire | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.06 | 0 | 12 |
| Lancashire | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.64 | 0 | 12 |
| Yorkshire | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.79 | 0 | 10 |
| Sussex | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.07 | 0 | 9 |
| Nottinghamshire (R) | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −0.81 | 0 | 9 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[3]
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset (P) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.78 | 0 | 20 |
| Surrey (P) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0.71 | 0 | 18 |
| Wales | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +0.95 | 0 | 17 |
| Worcestershire | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.35 | 0 | 16 |
| Essex | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +0.55 | 0 | 13 |
| Hampshire | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.33 | 0 | 12 |
| Staffordshire | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −0.44 | 0 | 9 |
| Durham | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −2.48 | 0 | 1 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[4]
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland (P) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.79 | 0 | 32 |
| Derbyshire (P) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.89 | 0 | 28 |
| Devon | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.99 | 0 | 24 |
| Northamptonshire | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.80 | 0 | 16 |
| Oxfordshire | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | –0.14 | 0 | 13 |
| Cheshire | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −0.35 | 0 | 13 |
| Cornwall | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.24 | 0 | 8 |
| Hertfordshire | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.05 | 0 | 8 |
| Shropshire | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.53 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[5]
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.88 | 0 | 24 |
| Norfolk | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.90 | 0 | 12 |
| Cambridgeshire | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.77 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[6]
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucestershire | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +5.61 | 0 | 18 |
| Wiltshire | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.30 | 0 | 10 |
| Buckinghamshire | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.65 | 0 | 10 |
| Dorset | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −3.32 | 0 | 2 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[7]
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicestershire and Rutland | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.82 | 0 | 24 |
| Northumberland | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.35 | 0 | 12 |
| Cumbria | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.36 | 0 | 8 |
| Lincolnshire | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.72 | 0 | 4 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[8]
Most runs
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Newton | Cheshire | 8 | 8 | 272 | 38.85 | 71* | 0 | 3 |
| Thea Brookes | Worcestershire | 6 | 6 | 270 | 54.00 | 79* | 0 | 3 |
| Suzie Bates | Kent | 7 | 7 | 240 | 40.00 | 106* | 1 | 0 |
| Lauren Parfitt | Wales | 6 | 6 | 215 | 43.00 | 74* | 0 | 2 |
| Lauren Hemp | Norfolk | 6 | 6 | 213 | 35.50 | 84 | 0 | 2 |
Source: CricketArchive[9]
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Balls | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole Richards | Somerset | 150 | 15 | 6.53 | 4/12 | 0 |
| Kari Carswell | Scotland | 126 | 13 | 6.46 | 4/1 | 0 |
| Suzie Bates | Kent | 168 | 12 | 10.08 | 3/11 | 0 |
| Anje Lague | Hampshire | 186 | 12 | 10.25 | 3/9 | 0 |
| Nicola Hawes | Northumberland | 121 | 11 | 7.36 | 3/12 | 0 |
Source: CricketArchive[10]
- "NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2016". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- "ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup 2016". Play-Cricket. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- Division 1 - 2016, Play-Cricket.
- Division 2 - 2016, Play-Cricket.
- Division 3 - 2016, Play-Cricket.
- Division 4A - 2016, Play-Cricket.
- Division 4B - 2016, Play-Cricket.
- Division 4C - 2016, Play-Cricket.
- "Batting and Fielding in NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2016 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- "Bowling in NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2016 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.