2015 Women's Twenty20 Cup

The 2015 Women's Twenty20 Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2015 NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup, was the 7th cricket Women's Twenty20 Cup tournament. It took place between June and August, with 38 teams taking part: 34 county teams, alongside Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Netherlands. Sussex Women won the Twenty20 Cup, achieving their second title. The tournament ran alongside the 50-over 2015 Women's County Championship.

Competition format

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:

Win: 4 points. Tie: 1 point. Loss: 0 points. Abandoned/Cancelled: 1 point.

Teams The 2015 Women's Twenty20 Cup was divided into four divisions: Divisions One, Two and Three with nine teams each and Division Four with 11 teams, divided into three regional groups; teams in the top three divisions played each other once, and teams in Division Four played between four and six matches. The top team in each Division Four group progressed to a final group of three, with the top two being promoted.

Division OneBerkshireIrelandKentMiddlesexNottinghamshireSomersetSurreySussexYorkshire Division TwoCheshireDerbyshireDurhamEssexLancashireNetherlandsStaffordshireWalesWarwickshire Division ThreeBuckinghamshireCornwallDevonGloucestershireHampshireNorthamptonshireOxfordshireScotlandWorcestershire Division Four - Group ACambridgeshireLeicestershire and RutlandNorfolkSuffolk Division Four - Group BDorsetHertfordshireWiltshire Division Four - Group CCumbriaLincolnshireNorthumberlandShropshire

Division One TeamSussex (C)8 6 2 0 0 0 +0.560 24Yorkshire8 6 2 0 0 0 +0.510 24Kent8 6 2 0 0 0 –0.100 24Middlesex8 5 3 0 0 0 +1.340 20Ireland8 3 4 0 1 0 −0.360 13Nottinghamshire8 3 5 0 0 0 +0.450 12Berkshire8 3 5 0 0 0 –0.340 12Somerset (R)8 2 5 0 1 0 −0.590 9Surrey (R)8 0 6 0 2 0 −2.120 2 Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 CupDivision 1 - 2015, Play-Cricket.

Division Two TeamLancashire (P)8 8 0 0 0 0 +2.280 32Warwickshire (P)8 6 2 0 0 0 +1.820 24Essex8 5 3 0 0 0 +0.310 20Netherlands8 4 4 0 0 0 –0.840 16Staffordshire8 4 4 0 0 0 –0.220 16Wales8 3 5 0 0 0 −0.240 12Durham 8 2 5 0 0 1 −0.550 9Cheshire (R)8 2 6 0 0 0 −1.390 8Derbyshire (R)8 1 6 0 0 1 −1.380 5 Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 CupDivision 2 - 2015, Play-Cricket.

Division Three TeamWorcestershire (P)8 8 0 0 0 0 +2.770 32Hampshire (P)8 7 1 0 0 0 +1.540 28Devon8 6 2 0 0 0 +2.550 24Scotland8 5 3 0 0 0 +0.220 20Northamptonshire8 3 5 0 0 0 –1.020 12Cornwall8 3 5 0 0 0 −1.210 12Oxfordshire8 2 6 0 0 0 −1.510 8Gloucestershire (R)8 2 6 0 0 0 −0.780 8Buckinghamshire (R)8 0 8 0 0 0 −2.320 0 Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 CupDivision 3 - 2015, Play-Cricket.

Division Four

Group A TeamLeicestershire and Rutland4 4 0 0 0 0 +3.160 16Suffolk4 3 1 0 0 0 +0.140 12Norfolk4 1 3 0 0 0 –2.200 4Cambridgeshire4 0 4 0 0 0 −0.720 0 Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 CupDivision 4A - 2015, Play-Cricket.

Group B TeamHertfordshire 6 6 0 0 0 0 +1.640 24Dorset6 2 4 0 0 0 −0.720 8Wiltshire6 1 5 0 0 0 −0.870 4 Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 CupDivision 4B - 2015, Play-Cricket.

Group C TeamShropshire6 3 0 0 1 2 +2.150 15Cumbria6 2 1 0 1 2 +0.190 11Lincolnshire6 1 2 0 1 2 −0.700 7Northumberland6 0 3 0 1 2 −1.440 3 Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 CupDivision 4C - 2015, Play-Cricket.

Play-Off TeamHertfordshire (P)2 2 0 0 0 0 +0.650 8Shropshire (P)2 1 1 0 0 0 −0.250 4Leicestershire and Rutland2 0 2 0 0 0 −0.400 0 Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 CupDivision 4PO - 2015, Play-Cricket.

Statistics

Most runs Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average 100s 50sDanni WyattNottinghamshire6628757.4010212Jodie DibbleDevon44264264.00104*11Thea BrookesWorcestershire8826032.507302Georgia AdamsSussex8824334.716003Chloe HillBuckinghamshire8822327.876602 Source: CricketArchive

Most wickets Player Team Balls Wickets Average BBI 5wMegan FaircloughLancashire156155.064/90Jenny GunnNottinghamshire138157.005/31Kelly CastleEssex174138.613/60Holly ColvinSussex1921310.694/100Ashley BridgesCornwall1741313.383/150 Source: CricketArchive

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