The 2002 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 6th cricket Women's County Championship season. It took place in July and saw 21 county teams compete in a series of divisions. Yorkshire Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, achieving their fifth Championship title in six seasons.
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: 12 points. Tie: 6 points. Loss: Bonus points. No Result: 11 points. Abandoned: 11 points.
Up to five batting and five bowling points per side were also available.
Teams The 2002 Championship consisted of three divisions of six teams apiece, with teams playing each other once. The Emerging Counties competition was also competed in 2002: a tier below the County Championship, consisting of three teams, playing each other once.
Division OneBerkshireNottinghamshireStaffordshireSurreySussexYorkshire Division TwoDerbyshireHertfordshireKentLancashireMiddlesexSomerset Division ThreeCheshireDurhamEssexHampshireWarwickshireWiltshire Emerging CountiesCumbriaNorfolkNorthamptonshire
County Championship Division One TeamYorkshire (C) 5 3 0 0 2 10 13.5 0 81.5Berkshire 5 2 1 0 2 9.5 15 0 70.5Sussex5 2 1 0 2 8 13 0 67Nottinghamshire5 1 2 0 2 9 11 0 54Surrey5 1 2 0 2 8.5 6.5 0 49Staffordshire (R) 5 0 3 0 2 8.5 9.5 0 40 Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipWomen's County Championship Division 1 - 2002, Play Cricket.
Division Two TeamKent (P)5 3 0 0 2 14 14.5 0 86.5Lancashire5 3 0 0 2 9.5 13 0 80.5Hertfordshire5 2 1 0 2 7.5 14.5 0 68Somerset5 1 2 0 2 9.5 8.5 0 52Middlesex5 0 3 0 2 8.5 11.5 0 42Derbyshire (R) 5 0 3 0 2 7.5 10.5 0 40 Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipWomen's County Championship Division 2 - 2002, Play Cricket.
Division Three TeamHampshire (P)5 3 0 0 2 11 13.5 0 82.5Warwickshire 5 2 1 0 2 10.5 12 0 68.5Cheshire5 2 1 0 2 9 12 0 67Essex 5 1 2 0 2 9.5 12 0 55.5Durham5 1 2 0 2 8.5 11.5 0 54Wiltshire (R)5 0 3 0 2 6.5 7.5 0 36 Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipWomen's County Championship Division 3 - 2002, Play Cricket.
Emerging Counties TeamNorthamptonshire (P)2 2 0 0 0 8.5 9 0 41.5Norfolk2 1 1 0 0 8.5 9 0 29.5Cumbria 2 0 2 0 0 8 4.5 0 12.5 Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipWomen's County Championship Emerging Counties - 2002, Play Cricket.
Statistics Most runs Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average 100s 50sCharlotte EdwardsKent33233116.50151*11Paula FlanneryKent3323076.6611820Claire TaylorBerkshire4317386.507810Olivia MagnoSurrey4317257.3310810Alexis MannionEssex43150150.0057*02 Source: CricketArchive
Most wickets Player Team Balls Wickets Average BBI 5wVicky BoormanHertfordshire176145.076/162Judith TurnerBerkshire169139.766/391Clare ConnorSussex17496.445/151Marsha DaviesKent19298.666/221Yvonne CravenBerkshire18083.373/60 Source: CricketArchive
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