The 2018 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 22nd cricket Women's County Championship season. It ran from the beginning of May to the beginning of June and saw 33 county teams and teams representing Scotland, Wales and the Netherlands compete in a series of divisions. Hampshire Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division with Yorkshire finishing runners-up. The Championship was Hampshire's first and was achieved in their first season in the top division.Women finish third in County Championship, Kent County Cricket Club, 3 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.Hampshire win Women's County Championship for first time, BBC Sport, 3 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
The tournament was followed by the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup and then by the 2018 Women's Cricket Super League, a professional tournament competed for by franchise teams.
Competition format 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. Royal London Women's County One-Day Championship & Vitality Women's County T20. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
The championship works on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the average points of completed games. Points were awarded as follows:Royal London Women's County One-Day Championship
Win: 10 points + bonus points. Tie: 5 points + bonus points. Loss: Bonus points. Abandoned or cancelled: Match not counted to average. Conceded: -5 points for the side conceding, 10 points for their opponent.
Bonus points are collected for batting and bowling. The bonus points for each match are retained if the match is completed.
Batting
1.50 runs per over (RPO) or more: 1 point 2 RPO or more: 2 points 3 RPO or more: 3 points 4 RPO or more: 4 points
Bowling
3-4 wickets taken: 1 point 5-6 wickets taken: 2 points 7-8 wickets taken: 3 points 9-10 wickets taken: 4 points
Teams The 2018 Championship was divided into three divisions: Division One and Division Two with eight teams each, and Division Three with 20 teams divided into five groups of four teams.
Teams in Division One and Two played each other once, while teams in each group of Division Three played each other twice. Division OneHampshireKentLancashireMiddlesexNottinghamshireSomersetWarwickshireYorkshire Division TwoBerkshireDerbyshireDevonEssexNorthamptonshireSurreySussexWales Division Three – Group AScotlandCumbriaDurhamNorthumberland Division Three – Group BCornwallDorsetNetherlandsWiltshire Division Three – Group CBuckinghamshireGloucestershireHertfordshireOxfordshire Division Three – Group DCambridgeshire and HuntingdonshireLincolnshireNorfolkSuffolk Division Three – Group ELeicestershire and RutlandShropshireStaffordshireWorcestershire
Division One TeamHampshire (C)7 6 1 0 0 23260 10915.57Yorkshire7 6 1 0 0 22240 10615.14Kent7 4 3 0 0 22210 83 11.86Lancashire 7 3 4 0 0 22190 71 10.14Warwickshire 7 1 3 2 1 18190 57 9.50Nottinghamshire7 2 4 1 0 19190 63 9.00Middlesex (R) 7 2 4 0 1 18150 53 8.83Somerset (R)7 1 5 1 0 9 220 46 6.57 As of 3 June 2018 — Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 1 – 2018, Play-Cricket.
Division Two TeamSussex (P)7 5 1 0 1 21240 95 15.83Surrey (P)7 6 1 0 0 25240 10915.57Wales7 4 2 0 1 18240 82 13.67Devon7 3 4 0 0 20240 74 10.57Berkshire7 3 3 0 1 13140 57 9.5Essex (PO)7 3 3 0 1 12130 55 9.17Derbyshire (R)7 2 5 0 0 13210 54 7.71Northamptonshire (R)7 0 7 0 0 12200 32 4.57 As of 3 June 2018 — Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 2 – 2018, Play-Cricket.
Division Three Group A TeamDurham (PO)6 5 1 0 0 22200 92 15.33Scotland6 5 1 0 0 21190 90 15Cumbria6 2 4 0 0 13180 51 8.5Northumberland6 0 6 0 0 9 6 0 15 2.5 As of 28 May 2018 — Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 3 – Group A – 2018, Play-Cricket.
Group B TeamCornwall (PO)6 5 1 0 0 21220 93 15.5Netherlands6 5 1 0 0 21210 92 15.33Wiltshire6 1 5 0 0 8 100 28 4.67Dorset6 1 5 0 0 5 120 27 4.5 As of 28 May 2018 — Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 3 – Group B – 2018, Play-Cricket.
Group C TeamOxfordshire (PO)6 5 1 0 0 19240 93 15.5Gloucestershire 6 4 2 0 0 21200 81 13.5Buckinghamshire6 3 3 0 0 16180 64 10.67Hertfordshire6 0 6 0 0 11110 22 3.67 As of 28 May 2018 — Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 3 – Group C – 2018, Play-Cricket.
Group D TeamSuffolk (PO)6 5 1 0 0 0 0 19230 92 15.33Lincolnshire6 4 2 0 0 0 0 15170 72 12Norfolk6 1 4 0 0 0 1 9 160 45 7.5Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire6 1 4 0 0 1 0 8 9 0 22 3.67 As of 28 May 2018 — Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 3 – Group D – 2018, Play-Cricket.
Group E TeamWorcestershire (PO)6 4 1 0 1 17200 77 15.4Staffordshire 6 3 2 0 1 18190 67 13.4Leicestershire and Rutland6 3 2 0 1 13130 56 11.2Shropshire6 0 5 0 1 8 10 0 18 3.6 As of 28 May 2018 — Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 3 – Group E – 2018, Play-Cricket.
Promotion play-offs Each of the teams finishing first in the groups in Division Three qualified for a series of promotion play-offs along with Essex who finished sixth in Division Two. The three winning sides will play in Division Two in 2019.
Statistics Most runs Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average 100s 50sSuzie BatesHampshire6635889.5014821Emma LambLancashire7733956.509103Kirstie WhiteSurrey7733147.289403Kezia HassallHertfordshire6630977.25132*11Nat SciverSurrey4427391.00180*11 Source: CricketArchive
Most wickets Player Team Balls Wickets Average BBI 5wKirstie GordonNottinghamshire410237.285/182Hazelle GartonDevon396225.955/181Kellie WilliamsCornwall353196.315/241Sophie MitchelmoreOxfordshire296187.444/200Ellie NortonOxfordshire291168.935/91 Source: CricketArchive
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