The 2011 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 15th cricket Women's County Championship season. It ran from April to September and saw 33 county teams and teams representing Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Netherlands compete in a series of divisions. Kent Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, with Sussex finishing second. The Championship was Kent's fourth title, and their first of two titles in 2011, as they later won the 2011 Women's Twenty20 Cup.
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.
The championship worked on a points system, with placings decided by average points of completed games. Due to restructuring ahead of the 2012 season, which had divisions of nine teams compared to six in 2011, there was no relegation and more teams were promoted per division. The points are awarded as follows:
Win: 10 points + bonus points. Tie: 5 points + bonus points. Loss: Bonus points. Abandoned or cancelled: Match not counted to average.
Bonus points are awarded for various batting and bowling milestones. 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 2011 Championship was divided into five divisions: Divisions One to Four with six teams apiece and Division Five with 13 teams split across three regional groups.
Teams in each group played each other twice. Division OneBerkshireKentMiddlesexNottinghamshireSussexYorkshire Division TwoCheshireEssexSomersetSurreyWalesWarwickshire Division ThreeDevonLancashireNetherlandsScotlandStaffordshireWorcestershire Division FourCambridgeshire and HuntingdonshireDerbyshireDurhamHampshireHertfordshireNorthamptonshire Division Five EastBuckinghamshireLeicestershire and RutlandNorfolkSuffolk Division Five NorthCumbriaIrelandNorthumberlandShropshire Division Five South & WestCornwallDorsetGloucestershireOxfordshireWiltshire
Division One TeamKent (C) 10 7 1 0 2 30 26 0 126 15.75Sussex 10 7 2 0 1 30 27 0 127 14.11Middlesex 10 5 3 0 2 25 20 0 95 11.88Yorkshire10 4 4 0 2 17 17 0 74 9.25Berkshire10 2 6 0 2 21 14 0 55 6.88Nottinghamshire10 0 9 0 1 21 13 0 34 3.78 Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 1 – 2011, Play-Cricket.
Division Two TeamEssex (P) 10 7 2 0 1 30 31 0 131 14.56Surrey (P)10 6 3 0 1 31 28 0 119 13.22Somerset (P)10 5 3 0 2 25 27 0 102 12.75Warwickshire10 5 3 0 2 26 25 0 101 12.63Cheshire10 3 6 0 1 17 30 0 77 8.56Wales10 0 9 0 1 18 13 0 31 3.44 Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 2 – 2011, Play-Cricket.
Division Three TeamNetherlands (P) 5 5 0 0 0 19 17 0 86 17.20Staffordshire (P)9 7 1 0 1 21 25 0 116 14.50Devon (P)9 3 4 0 2 20 24 0 74 10.57Worcestershire (P)9 3 5 1 0 28 29 0 92 10.22Lancashire (P)9 3 5 1 0 19 24 0 78 8.67Scotland9 1 7 0 1 21 22 0 53 6.63 Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 3 – 2011, Play-Cricket.
Division Four TeamDurham (P) 10 7 2 0 1 27 34 0 131 14.56Hertfordshire 10 6 3 0 1 22 31 0 113 12.56Hampshire 10 5 3 0 2 25 24 0 99 12.38Northamptonshire 10 4 5 0 1 24 26 0 90 10.00Derbyshire 10 3 5 0 1 22 28 0 80 10.00Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire10 1 8 0 1 26 21 0 57 6.33 Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 4 – 2011, Play-Cricket.
Division Five East TeamLeicestershire and Rutland (PO) 5 5 0 0 0 18 19 0 87 17.40Suffolk 5 2 3 0 0 11 16 0 47 9.40Buckinghamshire 5 2 3 0 0 12 14 0 46 9.20Norfolk 5 1 4 0 0 12 15 0 37 7.40 Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 5E – 2011, Play-Cricket.
North TeamIreland (PO) 3 2 0 0 1 8 8 0 36 18.00Shropshire 5 3 0 0 2 7 8 0 45 15.00Northumberland 5 1 3 0 1 8 7 0 25 6.25Cumbria 5 1 4 0 0 10 9 5 24 4.80 Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 5N – 2011, Play-Cricket.
South & West TeamGloucestershire (PO) 8 6 0 0 2 23 23 0 106 17.67Dorset 8 3 2 0 3 11 16 0 57 11.40Oxfordshire 8 3 4 0 1 18 24 0 72 10.29Cornwall 8 3 3 0 2 9 19 0 58 9.67Wiltshire 8 0 6 0 2 7 17 0 24 4.00 Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 5S&W – 2011, Play-Cricket.
Play-offs TeamIreland (P) 2 2 0 0 0 8 8 0 36 18.00Leicestershire and Rutland 2 1 1 0 0 3 4 0 17 8.50Gloucestershire 2 0 2 0 0 5 6 0 11 5.50 Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 5PO – 2011, Play-Cricket.
Statistics Most runs Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average 100s 50sCharlotte EdwardsKent109541135.2510515Ebony Rainford-BrentSurrey9947158.87154*13Jenny DunnMiddlesex8845757.1212514Megan BurtonOxfordshire66387129.00105*22Caroline AtkinsSussex108380126.6682*05 Source: CricketArchive
Most wickets Player Team Balls Wickets Average BBI 5wJane RiddellDurham534288.895/261Holly ColvinSussex448197.845/31Kate RandallSomerset4101812.006/331Farida BibiCambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire4941815.665/291Sian RuckEssex3491710.474/260 Source: CricketArchive
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