The 2019 Women's Cricket Super League, or 2019 Kia Super League for sponsorship reasons, was the fourth and final season of the Women's Cricket Super League (WCSL), the 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 tournament was scheduled to be replaced by the Women's Hundred and a new regional domestic structure from the next season, although the full implementation of this was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Surrey Stars were the defending champions. Western Storm defeated Southern Vipers by 6 wickets to win the 2019 title.
Competition format Six teams competed for the T20 title from 6 August to 1 September 2019. The six teams played each other twice in a round robin format. The 2nd and 3rd team played the semi-final while the top team directly went to the final. Both semi-final and final were held on Finals Day at the County Ground, Hove. Teams received 4 points for a win and a bonus point if their run rate was 1.25 times that of their opposition.
Teams
Team Home ground(s) Coach CaptainLancashire ThunderOld Trafford, ManchesterAigburth, LiverpoolStanley Park, BlackpoolChester Boughton Hall CC, ChesterLoughborough LightningHaslegrave Ground, LoughboroughTrent Bridge, NottinghamSouthern VipersRose Bowl, SouthamptonCounty Ground, HoveArundel Castle, ArundelSurrey StarsThe Oval, LondonWoodbridge Road, GuildfordWestern StormCounty Ground, TauntonCounty Ground, BristolYorkshire DiamondsHeadingley, LeedsClifton Park, YorkNorth Marine Road Ground, Scarborough
Points Table
advanced to Final advanced to the Semi-final
Win with bonus point: 5 points Win without bonus point: 4 points No Result/Tied: 2 points each Loss: 0 points
Fixtures League stage
Semi-final
Final
Statistics Highest score by a team: Yorkshire Diamonds − 185/6 (20 overs) v Southern Vipers (25 August). Lowest score by a team: Surrey Stars − 89 (16.4 overs) v Southern Vipers (18 August). Top score by an individual: Jemimah Rodrigues − 112* (58) v Southern Vipers (25 August). Best bowling figures by an individual: Leigh Kasperek − 4/16 (4 overs) v Southern Vipers (21 August).
Most runs Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average 100s 50sDanni WyattSouthern Vipers111146642.3611014Jemimah RodriguesYorkshire Diamonds101040157.28112*12Heather KnightWestern Storm111139249.0078*04Rachel PriestWestern Storm111136536.508903Amy JonesLoughborough Lightning111130934.3374*03 Source: ESPNCricinfo
Most wickets Player Team Overs Wickets Average BBI 5wFreya DaviesWestern Storm39.01913.214/180Amanda-Jade WellingtonSouthern Vipers41.01518.733/220Tash FarrantSouthern Vipers33.41415.923/180Anya ShrubsoleWestern Storm32.01319.533/360Dane van NiekerkSurrey Stars30.21217.583/200 Source: ESPNCricinfo
References
External links Tournament homepage at ESPNcricinfo Tournament homepage at CricBuzz