The 2017 Women's Cricket Super League, or 2017 Kia Super League for sponsorship reasons, was the second season of the Women's Cricket Super League (WCSL), a semi-professional women's cricket competition in England and Wales. The competition, run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), consisted of six franchise teams playing in a Twenty20 format. The Southern Vipers were the defending champions, but lost in the final to Western Storm.
Competition format Six teams competed for the T20 title which took place between 10 August and 1 September 2017. The six teams played each other once in a round-robin format; followed by a finals day at the County Cricket Ground, Hove.
Teams
Team Home ground(s) Coach CaptainLancashire ThunderOld Trafford, Manchester Stanley Park, BlackpoolAigburth, LiverpoolLoughborough LightningHaslegrave Ground, Loughborough County Ground, DerbySouthern VipersRose Bowl, Southampton Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, ArundelSurrey StarsThe Oval, LondonWestern StormCounty Ground, TauntonCounty Ground, BristolYorkshire DiamondsHeadingley, Leeds Clifton Park, York
Points table
Fixtures League stage
Semi-final
Final
Statistics Highest score by a team: Southern Vipers – 180/2 (20 overs) v Loughborough Lightning (15 August). Lowest score by a team: Western Storm – 70 (18.5 overs) v Southern Vipers (10 August). Top score by an individual: Suzie Bates – 119* (72) v Loughborough Lightning (15 August). Best bowling figures by an individual: Rene Farrell – 5/26 (4 overs) v Lancashire Thunder (16 August).
Most runs Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average 100s 50sRachel PriestWestern Storm7726143.50106*12Suzie BatesSouthern Vipers6626086.66119*11Ellyse PerryLoughborough Lightning5518260.6678*02Marizanne KappSurrey Stars6617835.6048*00Nat SciverSurrey Stars6615438.5040*00 Source: ESPNCricinfo
Most wickets Player Team Overs Wickets Average BBI 5wNat SciverSurrey Stars21.51211.753/110Danielle HazellLancashire Thunder18.099.772/140Stafanie TaylorWestern Storm22.0911.664/50Laura MarshSurrey Stars24.0914.002/120Alex HartleySurrey Stars23.5919.223/150 Source: ESPNCricinfo
References
External links Tournament homepage on ESPN Cricinfo