The 2009 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 13th cricket Women's County Championship season. It ran from May to September and saw 30 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, going through the season unbeaten and winning their third title.
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 works on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:
Win: 20 points. Tie: 15 points. Loss: Bonus points. Abandoned or No Result: 10 points. Cancelled No Play: 5 points.
Up to four batting and four bowling points were available to the losing side only, or both sides in an incomplete match.
Teams The 2009 Championship was divided into five divisions: Divisions One to Four with six teams apiece and Division Five with 10 teams split across two regional groups.
Teams in the top four Divisions played each other twice, and teams in Division Five played each other once. Division OneBerkshireKentNottinghamshireSomersetSurreySussex Division TwoCheshireEssexLancashireMiddlesexWarwickshireYorkshire Division ThreeDerbyshireDevonHampshireScotlandStaffordshireWorcestershire Division FourCornwallDurhamHertfordshireNorfolkNorthamptonshireWales Division Five North & EastCumbriaIrelandSuffolkNorthumberland Division Five South & WestDorsetGloucestershireNetherlandsOxfordshireShropshireWiltshire
Division One TeamKent (C) 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 Sussex10 8 2 0 0 3 1 0 164Nottinghamshire10 6 4 0 0 9 8 0 137Somerset 10 3 7 0 0 6 8 0 74Berkshire10 2 8 0 0 10 20 0 70Surrey (R)10 1 9 0 0 16 15 0 51 Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 1 – 2009, Play-Cricket.
Division Two TeamYorkshire (P) 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 Middlesex10 7 3 0 0 5 9 0 154Essex10 4 6 0 0 11 12 0 103Cheshire 10 4 6 0 0 6 13 0 99Warwickshire10 4 6 0 0 7 9 0 96Lancashire (R)10 1 9 0 0 6 16 0 42 Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 2 – 2009, Play-Cricket.
Division Three TeamWorcestershire (P) 10 7 3 0 0 2 9 0 151 Devon10 7 2 0 1 3 2 0 150Staffordshire10 6 1 0 3 0 0 0 135Scotland 10 4 5 0 1 5 9 0 79Hampshire10 2 8 0 0 9 7 0 56Derbyshire (R)10 1 8 0 1 8 14 0 47 Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 3 – 2009, Play-Cricket.
Division Four TeamWales (P) 10 9 1 0 0 2 3 0 185 Durham10 8 2 0 0 3 2 0 165Hertfordshire10 7 3 0 0 3 8 0 151Northamptonshire 10 4 6 0 0 6 19 0 105Cornwall10 1 9 0 0 6 24 0 50Norfolk (R)10 1 9 0 0 5 15 0 40 Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 4 – 2009, Play-Cricket.
Division Five North & East TeamCumbria (PO) 3 2 1 0 0 1 4 0 45 Ireland3 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 44Suffolk3 1 2 0 0 2 3 0 25Northumberland 3 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 24 Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 5 N&E – 2009, Play-Cricket.
South & West TeamNetherlands (PO) 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 85 Gloucestershire5 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 84Shropshire5 3 2 0 0 2 6 0 68Oxfordshire 5 2 3 0 0 4 4 0 48Dorset5 1 4 0 0 2 10 0 32Wiltshire5 0 4 0 1 3 4 0 12 Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 5 S&W – 2009, Play-Cricket.
Play-off
Statistics Most runs Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average 100s 50sHeather KnightDevon88622155.50161*40Charlotte EdwardsKent101049181.83128*13Salliann BriggsYorkshire101047147.108204Jenny GunnNottinghamshire101046551.66110*13Beth MorganMiddlesex101043772.8379*06 Source: CricketArchive
Most wickets Player Team Balls Wickets Average BBI 5wCharlotte AnneveldKent5572412.164/170Jane RiddellDurham474238.085/151Holly ColvinSussex4262010.256/132Charlotte EdwardsKent5202011.503/60Lorna StarkeyCheshire5461910.003/150 Source: CricketArchive
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