2012 Women's Twenty20 Cup
# 2012 Women's Twenty20 Cup

The 2012 Women's Twenty20 Cup was the 4th cricket Women's Twenty20 Cup tournament. It took place in July and August, with 36 teams taking part: 33 county teams plus Wales, Ireland and the Netherlands. Sussex Women won the Twenty20 Cup, beating Berkshire Women in the final, achieving their first T20 title. The tournament ran alongside the 50-over 2012 Women's County Championship.

## Competition format

Teams played matches within a series of regionalised divisions, with the winners of the top divisions progressing to semi-finals and a final. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format.

The divisions worked on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:

Win: 2 points. Tie: 1 points. Loss: 0 points. Abandoned/Cancelled: 1 point.

## Teams

The 2012 Women's Twenty20 Cup was divided into three regions: Midlands & North, South and South & West. Each region was further divided into divisions: Midlands & North with four, South with three and South & West with two. Teams in each division played each other once, and then the top two played in a Division Final and bottom two in a 3rd-place play-off. The winners of each Division 1, and the best-performing second-place team, progressed to the semi-finals.

### Midlands & North

| Division One | Nottinghamshire | Warwickshire | Worcestershire | Yorkshire |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Division Two | Lancashire | Gloucestershire | Northamptonshire | Staffordshire |
| Division Three | Cheshire | Cumbria | Durham | Netherlands |
| Division Four | Derbyshire | Leicestershire and Rutland | Northumberland | Oxfordshire |

### South

| Division One | Kent | Middlesex | Surrey | Sussex |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Division Two | Essex | Hampshire | Hertfordshire | Suffolk |
| Division Three | Bedfordshire | Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire | Ireland | Norfolk |

### South & West

| Division One | Berkshire | Devon | Somerset | Wales |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Division Two | Buckinghamshire | Cornwall | Dorset | Wiltshire |

## Midlands & North

### Division 1

**Group stage**

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yorkshire (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.80 | 0 | 6 |
| Nottinghamshire | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.70 | 0 | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.91 | 0 | 2 |
| Warwickshire (R) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.27 | 0 | 0 |

    Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup

**Final**

* 31 July 2012 Scorecard

| Nottinghamshire 73/7 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire 77/3 (19.1 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Maddy Green 33 (48) Katherine Brunt 2/7 (4 overs) | | Danielle Hazell 26 (32) Lucy Maxwell 2/13 (4 overs) |

* Yorkshire won by 6 wickets Arlington Avenue, Leamington Spa
* Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field.
* Yorkshire progress to the semi-finals.

**Third-place play-off**

* 31 July 2012 Scorecard

| Worcestershire 123/7 (20 overs) | v | Warwickshire 114 (19.4 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Laura Crofts 2/14 (2 overs) | | Amy Jones 35 (35) |

* Worcestershire won by 9 runs Arlington Avenue, Leamington Spa Umpires: Ian Edwards and David Ludlow
* Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field.
* Warwickshire relegated to Midlands & North Division 2.

### Division 2

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Staffordshire (P) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5.74 | 0 | 6 |
| Lancashire | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −0.22 | 0 | 2 |
| Gloucestershire (R) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1.45 | 0 | 2 |
| Northamptonshire | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.06 | 0 | 0 |

    Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup

**Final**

* 31 July 2012 Scorecard

| Lancashire 79 (16 overs) | v | Staffordshire 84/3 (13.2 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Natalie Brown 32 (21) Stephanie Butler 4/9 (4 overs) | | Francesca James 28 (17) Megan Fairclough 2/22 (4 overs) |

* Staffordshire won by 7 wickets The Copper Yard, Denby
* Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat.
* Lancashire promoted to Midlands & North Division 1.

**Third-place play-off**

* 31 July 2012 Scorecard

| Gloucestershire 96/8 (20 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 94/6 (20 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Emily Ablitt 30 (40) Fi Morris 2/17 (4 overs) | | Fi Morris 40 (43) Patricia Hankins 2/8 (4 overs) |

* Northamptonshire won by 2 runs The Copper Yard, Denby
* Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
* Gloucestershire relegated to Midlands & North Division 3.

### Division 3

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Netherlands (P) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.51 | 0 | 6 |
| Cheshire | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.62 | 0 | 4 |
| Durham | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.27 | 0 | 2 |
| Cumbria (R) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.54 | 0 | 0 |

    Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup

**Final**

* 31 July 2012 Scorecard

| Cheshire 94 (19.2 overs) | v | Netherlands 95/0 (12.5 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Dawn Prestidge 18 (–) Leonie Bennett 2/9 (4 overs) | | Helmien Rambaldo 45* (–) |

* Netherlands won by 10 wickets Stocksfield Cricket Club Ground, Stocksfield
* Cheshire won the toss and elected to bat.
* Netherlands promoted to Midlands & North Division 2.

**Third-place play-off**

* 31 July 2012 Scorecard

| Cumbria 102/7 (20 overs) | v | Durham 103/4 (17 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Matisse Iliffe 42* (–) | | Sarah Earl 3/25 (4 overs) |

* Durham won by 6 wickets Stocksfield Cricket Club Ground, Stocksfield
* Cumbria won the toss and elected to bat.
* Cumbria relegated to Midlands & North Division 4.

### Division 4

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Leicestershire (P) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.56 | 0 | 4 |
| Derbyshire | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.83 | 0 | 4 |
| Oxfordshire | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.47 | 0 | 4 |
| Northumberland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.02 | 0 | 0 |

    Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup

**Final**

* 31 July 2012 Scorecard

| Derbyshire 55 (14.2 overs) | v | Leicestershire 56/0 (10.1 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Rebecca Vernon 30 (35) Abigail McCray 3/4 (2.2 overs) | | Harriet Leach 27* (25) |

* Leicestershire won by 10 wickets Kibworth Cricket Club New Ground, Kibworth
* Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field.
* Leicestershire promoted to Midlands & North Division 3.

**Third-place play-off**

* 31 July 2012 Scorecard

| Oxfordshire 117/6 (20 overs) | v | Northumberland 95/7 (20 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Gemma Muttitt 34 (40) Nicola Hawes 2/20 (4 overs) | | Nicola Hawes 23 (–) Gemma Muttitt 1/9 (2 overs) |

* Oxfordshire won by 22 runs Sim Iliffe Ground, Kibworth Umpires: Phil Barston and David Perry
* Northumberland won the toss and elected to field.

## South

### Division 1

**Group stage**

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sussex (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +3.03 | 0 | 5 |
| Kent (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2.23 | 0 | 5 |
| Middlesex | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −1.23 | 0 | 1 |
| Surrey (R) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −5.53 | 0 | 1 |

    Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup

**Final**

* 31 July 2012 Scorecard

| Kent 124/8 (20 overs) | v | Sussex 142/4 (20 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Charlotte Edwards 34 (34) Holly Colvin 3/25 (4 overs) | | Sarah Taylor 56 (40) Susie Rowe 1/13 (2 overs) |

* Sussex won by 18 runs Hunts Hill Road, Normandy Umpires: Graham Cooper and Matt Johnson
* Kent won the toss and elected to field.
* Sussex and Kent progress to the semi-finals.

**Third-place play-off**

* 31 July 2012 Scorecard

| Surrey 94/5 (20 overs) | v | Middlesex 90/1 (12.4 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Sarah Clarke 34* (32) Binaisha Shah 3/11 (4 overs) | | Natasha Miles 53* (37) Jessica Jackson 1/33 (4 overs) |

* Middlesex won by 9 wickets (Average Run Rate method) Lower Ground, Normandy
* Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
* Middlesex innings reduced to 19 overs due to rain; target was 90.
* Surrey relegated to South Division 2.

### Division 2

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Essex (P) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6.17 | 0 | 6 |
| Hertfordshire | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1.11 | 0 | 3 |
| Hampshire | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.26 | 0 | 2 |
| Suffolk | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −6.30 | 0 | 1 |

    Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup

**Final**

* 31 July 2012 Scorecard

| Essex 145/5 (20 overs) | v | Hertfordshire 46 (14 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Leigh Kasperek 53* (46) Helen Gibson 1/24 (4 overs) | | Phoebe McMurray 11 (13) Katie Mack 3/20 (3 overs) |

* Essex won by 99 runs Wamil Way, Mildenhall
* Hertfordshire won the toss and elected to field.
* Essex promoted to South Division 1.

**Third-place play-off**

* 31 July 2012 Scorecard

| Suffolk 61/6 (20 overs) | v | Hampshire 62/1 (11 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Penny Everett 12 (14) Emma Plume 2/5 (2 overs) | | Charlotte Taylor 35 (36) Lizzie Shaw 1/6 (2 overs) |

* Hampshire won by 9 wickets Wamil Way, Mildenhall Umpires: Jeff Lewis and Stephen Lilley
* Suffolk won the toss and elected to bat.
* Suffolk relegated to South Division 3.

### Division 3

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7.25 | 0 | 6 |
| Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.54 | 0 | 4 |
| Norfolk | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.47 | 0 | 2 |
| Bedfordshire | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.47 | 0 | 0 |

    Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup

**Final**

* 31 July 2012 Scorecard

| Ireland 71/0 (7 overs) | v | Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire 25/3 (7 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Clare Shillington 40* (20) | | Elizabeth Reynolds 14 (20) Laura Delany 2/2 (1 over) |

* Ireland won by 46 runs Lancot Park, Totternhoe Umpires: Paul Barnes and Ian Stockdale
* Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match reduced to 7 overs per side due to rain.

**Third-place play-off**

* 31 July 2012 Scorecard

| Norfolk 61/2 (12 overs) | v | Bedfordshire 45/8 (12 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Peggy Tirimanna 33 (42) Anisha Thind 1/5 (2 overs) | | Julie Clarke 15 (17) Amber Tirimanna 3/10 (2 overs) |

* Norfolk won by 16 runs Lancot Park, Totternhoe
* Norfolk won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match reduced to 12 overs per side due to rain.

## South & West

### Division 1

**Group stage**

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Berkshire (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.56 | 0 | 6 |
| Somerset | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.41 | 0 | 4 |
| Wales | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.04 | 0 | 2 |
| Devon (R) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.04 | 0 | 0 |

    Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup

**Final**

* 31 July 2012 Scorecard

| Berkshire | v | Somerset |
| - | - | - |

* Match Abandoned Spytty Park, Newport
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* Berkshire progress to the semi-finals.

**Third-place play-off**

* 31 July 2012 Scorecard

| Wales | v | Devon |
| - | - | - |

* Match Abandoned Spytty Park, Newport
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* Devon relegated to South & West Division 2.

### Division 2

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Buckinghamshire | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.72 | 0 | 6 |
| Cornwall (P) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.02 | 0 | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.02 | 0 | 2 |
| Dorset | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.77 | 0 | 0 |

    Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup

**Final**

* 31 July 2012 Scorecard

| Buckinghamshire 59 (20 overs) | v | Cornwall 60/5 (18.1 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Sue Benson 19 (38) Katie Pearce 3/7 (4 overs) | | Hannah Grice 15 (29) Laura Sandy 2/3 (4 overs) |

* Cornwall won by 5 wickets Dauntsey's School Ground, West Lavington
* Buckinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat.
* Cornwall promoted to South & West Division 1.

**Third-place play-off**

* 31 July 2012 Scorecard

| Dorset 76/6 (20 overs) | v | Wiltshire 77/0 (14.1 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Danielle Rigby 22 (35) Hannah Morgan 2/10 (4 overs) | | Hannah Morgan 34* (44) |

* Wiltshire won by 10 wickets Dauntsey's School Ground, West Lavington
* Dorset won the toss and elected to bat.

## Knock-Out Stage

### Semi-finals

* 27 August 2012 Scorecard

| Berkshire 117/9 (20 overs) | v | Kent 113/9 (20 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Asha Smith 47 (29) Charlotte Edwards 3/29 (4 overs) | | Charlotte Edwards 37 (−) Heather Knight 3/19 (4 overs) |

* Berkshire won by 4 runs Sadler's End, Sindlesham, Wokingham Umpires: John Golding and Alison Smith
* Kent won the toss and elected to field.
* Berkshire progress to the final.
* 27 August 2012 Scorecard

| Sussex 130/6 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire 113/8 (20 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Sarah Taylor 58 (47) Camilla Westwood 2/24 (4 overs) | | Lauren Winfield 33 (38) Georgia Elwiss 3/9 (4 overs) |

* Sussex won by 17 runs Sadler's End, Sindlesham, Wokingham Umpires: Peter Brown and Les Clemenson
* Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field.
* Sussex progress to the final.

### Third-place play-off

* 27 August 2012 Scorecard

| Kent 133/7 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire 126/7 (20 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Susie Rowe 67 (59) Katherine Brunt 2/21 (4 overs) | | Liz Perry 45* (29) Rhiannon Dick 2/15 (4 overs) |

* Kent won by 7 runs Sadler's End, Sindlesham, Wokingham
* Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field.

### Final

* 27 August 2012 Scorecard

| Berkshire 52 (18.3 overs) | v | Sussex 54/0 (18.2 overs) |
| - | - | - |
| Linsey Smith 12 (28) Izi Noakes 3/5 (4 overs) | | Alexia Walker 39* (18) |

* Sussex won by 10 wickets Sadler's End, Sindlesham, Wokingham Umpires: John Golding and Alison Smith
* Sussex won the toss and elected to field.
* Sussex won the 2012 Women's Twenty20 Cup.

## Statistics

### Most runs

| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Heather Knight | Berkshire | 5 | 5 | 284 | 94.66 | 111 | 2 | 1 |
| Jenny Dunn | Cheshire | 4 | 4 | 247 | 82.33 | 93 | 0 | 3 |
| Elyse Villani | Staffordshire | 4 | 4 | 226 | 113.00 | 98* | 0 | 3 |
| Fran Wilson | Somerset | 3 | 3 | 168 | 84.00 | 79 | 0 | 1 |
| Katie Mack | Essex | 3 | 3 | 162 | 162.00 | 71* | 0 | 2 |

Source: CricketArchive

### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Balls | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Georgia Elwiss | Sussex | 114 | 10 | 5.80 | 3/9 | 0 |
| Alexia Walker | Sussex | 102 | 9 | 8.44 | 4/12 | 0 |
| Lucy Maxwell | Nottinghamshire | 72 | 8 | 5.00 | 5/9 | 1 |
| Judith Turner | Buckinghamshire | 96 | 8 | 6.12 | 4/8 | 0 |
| Izi Noakes | Sussex | 108 | 8 | 6.62 | 3/5 | 0 |

Source: CricketArchive

