The 2010 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 14th cricket Women's County Championship season. It ran from May to September and saw 33 county teams and teams representing Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Netherlands compete in a series of divisions. Sussex Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, their fifth title.
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | 50 over |
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Sussex (5th title) |
| Participants | 37 |
| Most runs | Lydia Greenway (628) |
| Most wickets | Danni Wyatt (24) |
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. The points are awarded as follows:[1]
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.
Teams
The 2010 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 One | Berkshire | Kent | Nottinghamshire | Somerset | Sussex | Yorkshire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division Two | Cheshire | Essex | Middlesex | Surrey | Warwickshire | Worcestershire |
| Division Three | Devon | Hampshire | Lancashire | Scotland | Staffordshire | Wales |
| Division Four | Cornwall | Derbyshire | Durham | Hertfordshire | Netherlands | Northamptonshire |
| Division Five East | Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire | Oxfordshire | Norfolk | Suffolk | ||
| Division Five North | Cumbria | Ireland | Leicestershire and Rutland | Northumberland | Shropshire | |
| Division Five South & West | Buckinghamshire | Dorset | Gloucestershire | Wiltshire |
Division One
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sussex (C) | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 39 | 0 | 140 | 14.00 |
| Kent | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 33 | 0 | 132 | 13.20 |
| Berkshire | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 27 | 0 | 109 | 10.90 |
| Yorkshire | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 29 | 0 | 103 | 10.30 |
| Nottinghamshire | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 62 | 6.20 |
| Somerset (R) | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 60 | 6.00 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship[2]
Division Two
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex (P) | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 35 | 0 | 144 | 14.40 |
| Essex | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 34 | 0 | 143 | 14.30 |
| Warwickshire | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 33 | 0 | 116 | 11.60 |
| Surrey | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 28 | 0 | 96 | 10.67 |
| Cheshire | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 64 | 7.11 |
| Worcestershire (R) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 35 | 3.50 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship[3]
Division Three
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales (P) | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 32 | 0 | 133 | 13.30 |
| Staffordshire | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 35 | 0 | 118 | 13.11 |
| Lancashire | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 35 | 0 | 113 | 12.56 |
| Devon | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 32 | 0 | 125 | 12.50 |
| Scotland | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 54 | 5.40 |
| Hampshire (R) | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 38 | 3.80 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship[4]
Division Four
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands (P) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 73 | 14.60 |
| Derbyshire | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 33 | 0 | 114 | 12.67 |
| Northamptonshire | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 97 | 10.78 |
| Hertfordshire | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 75 | 10.71 |
| Durham | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 23 | 0 | 79 | 9.88 |
| Cornwall (R) | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 2.50 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship[5]
Division Five
East
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire[a] (P) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 0 | 83 | 16.60 |
| Norfolk | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 54 | 10.80 |
| Oxfordshire | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 47 | 7.83 |
| Suffolk | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 30 | 5.00 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship[6]
North
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicestershire and Rutland | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 27 | 0 | 110 | 15.71 |
| Ireland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 59 | 14.75 |
| Cumbria | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 0 | 61 | 8.71 |
| Shropshire | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 60 | 8.57 |
| Northumberland | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 3.29 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship[7]
South & West
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucestershire | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 87 | 14.50 |
| Wiltshire | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 77 | 12.83 |
| Dorset | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 62 | 10.33 |
| Buckinghamshire | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1.67 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship[8]
Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lydia Greenway | Kent | 10 | 10 | 628 | 78.50 | 112* | 1 | 6 |
| Charlotte Edwards | Kent | 10 | 10 | 562 | 70.25 | 126* | 1 | 5 |
| Jenny Dunn | Middlesex | 9 | 9 | 483 | 60.37 | 158* | 1 | 2 |
| Rachel Priest | Staffordshire | 8 | 8 | 475 | 67.85 | 178* | 2 | 2 |
| Aimee Watkins | Devon | 8 | 8 | 472 | 67.42 | 188 | 1 | 2 |
Source: CricketArchive[9]
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Balls | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danni Wyatt | Staffordshire | 510 | 24 | 9.33 | 7/41 | 1 |
| Katherine Brunt | Yorkshire | 497 | 22 | 12.36 | 6/29 | 2 |
| Holly Colvin | Sussex | 499 | 21 | 7.76 | 7/3 | 1 |
| Jennifer Laycock | Lancashire | 509 | 21 | 9.66 | 5/9 | 1 |
| Isa Guha | Berkshire | 550 | 21 | 13.85 | 4/14 | 0 |
Source: CricketArchive[10]