The 2014 Women's Twenty20 Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2014 NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup, was the 6th cricket Women's Twenty20 Cup tournament. It took place in July and August, with 40 teams taking part: 36 county teams, alongside Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Netherlands. Nottinghamshire Women won the Twenty20 Cup, achieving their first title. The tournament ran alongside the 50-over 2014 Women's County Championship.[1]
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Nottinghamshire (1st title) |
| Participants | 40 |
| Most runs | Clare Shillington (242) |
| Most wickets | Erin Bermingham (15) |
Competition format
Teams played matches within a series of divisions, across two rounds of groupings. 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:[2]
Win: 4 points.
Tie: 2 points.
Loss: 0 points.
Abandoned/Cancelled: 1 point.
Teams
The 2014 Women's Twenty20 Cup was divided into four divisions: Divisions One, Two and Three with nine teams each and Division Four with 13 teams. Each Division was divided into regional groups of 3 teams apiece, with each team playing each other twice (apart from Division 4B, which had four teams, and each team played each other once).
Based on placings in the first round, teams then progressed to tiered divisions in round two (or tiered matches, in Division Four): for example, the winner of Group 1A progressed to Round 2 Group 1A, with the runners-up being placed in Round 2 Group 1B and third place moving to Round 2 Group 1C. The winners of Round 2 Group 1A were crowned champions, and placings further down determined promotion and relegation. The teams were initially divided into groups as follows:
| Division 1A | Berkshire | Middlesex | Sussex | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division 1B | Essex | Kent | Surrey | |
| Division 1C | Nottinghamshire | Warwickshire | Yorkshire | |
| Division 2A | Cheshire | Staffordshire | Worcestershire | |
| Division 2B | Durham | Ireland | Lancashire | |
| Division 2C | Devon | Somerset | Wales | |
| Division 3A | Gloucestershire | Hampshire | Oxfordshire | |
| Division 3B | Hertfordshire | Netherlands | Northamptonshire | |
| Division 3C | Derbyshire | Leicestershire and Rutland | Scotland | |
| Division 4A | Buckinghamshire | Shropshire | Suffolk | |
| Division 4B | Bedfordshire | Cambridgeshire | Huntingdonshire | Norfolk |
| Division 4C | Cumbria | Lincolnshire | Northumberland | |
| Division 4D | Cornwall | Dorset | Wiltshire |
Division One
Round 1
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.31 | 0 | 12 |
| Sussex | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.20 | 0 | 12 |
| Berkshire | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.53 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[3]
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.28 | 0 | 12 |
| Surrey | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.78 | 0 | 12 |
| Essex | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3.44 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[4]
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottinghamshire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.92 | 0 | 16 |
| Yorkshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.94 | 0 | 8 |
| Warwickshire | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.85 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[5]
Round 2
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottinghamshire (C) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.83 | 0 | 4 |
| Middlesex | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.75 | 0 | 4 |
| Kent | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.08 | 0 | 4 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[6]
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.38 | 0 | 8 |
| Sussex | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.27 | 0 | 4 |
| Surrey | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.67 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[7]
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.06 | 0 | 8 |
| Warwickshire (R) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.56 | 0 | 4 |
| Essex (R) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3.94 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[8]
Division Two
Round 1
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staffordshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.60 | 0 | 12 |
| Cheshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.20 | 0 | 8 |
| Worcestershire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.81 | 0 | 4 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[9]
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.07 | 0 | 12 |
| Lancashire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.32 | 0 | 8 |
| Durham | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.99 | 0 | 4 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[10]
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.50 | 0 | 12 |
| Wales | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.14 | 0 | 8 |
| Devon | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.36 | 0 | 4 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[11]
Round 2
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland (P) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.25 | 0 | 8 |
| Somerset (P) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.75 | 0 | 4 |
| Staffordshire | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.45 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[12]
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.50 | 0 | 8 |
| Wales | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.05 | 0 | 4 |
| Cheshire | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.55 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[13]
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.06 | 0 | 8 |
| Devon (R) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.56 | 0 | 4 |
| Worcestershire (R) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3.94 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[14]
Division Three
Round 1
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampshire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.61 | 0 | 16 |
| Gloucestershire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.16 | 0 | 8 |
| Oxfordshire | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.72 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[15]
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.86 | 0 | 16 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.88 | 0 | 8 |
| Hertfordshire | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.78 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[16]
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derbyshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.56 | 0 | 12 |
| Scotland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.26 | 0 | 12 |
| Leicestershire and Rutland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.78 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[17]
Round 2
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derbyshire (P) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.72 | 0 | 4 |
| Netherlands (P) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.15 | 0 | 4 |
| Hampshire | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.11 | 0 | 4 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[18]
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.47 | 0 | 8 |
| Northamptonshire | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.61 | 0 | 4 |
| Gloucestershire | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.09 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[19]
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxfordshire | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.20 | 0 | 4 |
| Leicestershire and Rutland (R) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.20 | 0 | 0 |
| Hertfordshire[a] (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[20]
Division Four
Round 1
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckinghamshire | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.56 | 0 | 16 |
| Suffolk | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.39 | 0 | 8 |
| Shropshire | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.19 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[21]
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.27 | 0 | 12 |
| Cambridgeshire | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.63 | 0 | 8 |
| Bedfordshire | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.39 | 0 | 4 |
| Huntingdonshire | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.58 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[22]
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumbria | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.50 | 0 | 16 |
| Northumberland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.54 | 0 | 4 |
| Lincolnshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.82 | 0 | 4 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[23]
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.51 | 0 | 16 |
| Dorset | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.85 | 0 | 8 |
| Wiltshire | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.74 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[24]
Round 2
The teams in Division Four then played in a series of placing matches, to determine finishing positions from 1st to 13th, with the top two being promoted. The teams placed as follows:[25]
| Position | Team(s) |
|---|---|
| 1st | Cornwall (P) |
| 2nd | Buckinghamshire (P) |
| 3rd= | Cumbria |
| 3rd= | Norfolk |
| 5th | Suffolk |
| 6th | Dorset |
| 7th | Northumberland |
| 8th | Cambridgeshire |
| 9th | Shropshire |
| 10th | Lincolnshire |
| 11th | Bedfordshire |
| 12th | Wiltshire |
| 13th | Huntingdonshire |
Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clare Shillington | Ireland | 6 | 6 | 242 | 48.40 | 113* | 1 | 0 |
| Heather Knight | Berkshire | 5 | 5 | 205 | 51.25 | 92 | 0 | 2 |
| Dawn Prestidge | Cheshire | 6 | 6 | 204 | 51.00 | 87* | 0 | 2 |
| Nat Sciver | Surrey | 4 | 4 | 202 | 50.50 | 77 | 0 | 3 |
| Alex MacDonald | Yorkshire | 6 | 6 | 193 | 48.25 | 71* | 0 | 1 |
Source: CricketArchive[26]
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Balls | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin Bermingham | Kent | 144 | 15 | 7.60 | 4/7 | 0 |
| Nicole Richards | Cornwall | 124 | 13 | 4.15 | 4/12 | 0 |
| Sarah Sundaram | Derbyshire | 129 | 13 | 8.69 | 3/6 | 0 |
| Carrie Ellwood | Cumbria | 115 | 11 | 6.00 | 3/8 | 0 |
| Martha Manktelow | Buckinghamshire | 138 | 11 | 7.90 | 3/8 | 0 |
Source: CricketArchive[27]