The 2014 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 18th 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. Kent Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, with Surrey finishing runners-up. The Championship was Kent's sixth title, and their third in four seasons.
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | 50 over |
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Kent (6th title) |
| Participants | 37 |
| Most runs | Charlotte Edwards (491) |
| Most wickets | Jo Gardner (19) |
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, the winner being the team with most average points of completed games in the first division. 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 2014 Championship was divided into four divisions: Divisions One to Three with nine teams apiece and Division Four with two groups of five.
Teams in each group played each other once.
Division One
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent (C) | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 108 | 18.00 |
| Surrey | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 96 | 13.71 |
| Berkshire | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 64 | 12.80 |
| Nottinghamshire | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 86 | 12.29 |
| Sussex | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 68 | 11.33 |
| Middlesex | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 48 | 9.60 |
| Yorkshire | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 55 | 9.17 |
| Warwickshire (PO) | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 38 | 6.33 |
| Essex (R) | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 5.00 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship[2]
Division Two
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire (P) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 0 | 109 | 15.57 |
| Somerset (PO) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 113 | 14.13 |
| Devon | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 90 | 12.86 |
| Staffordshire | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 24 | 0 | 96 | 12.00 |
| Ireland | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 96 | 12.00 |
| Wales | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 69 | 9.86 |
| Durham | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 55 | 6.88 |
| Worcestershire (PO) | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 40 | 5.71 |
| Cheshire (R) | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 44 | 5.50 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship[3]
Division Three
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland (P) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 29 | 0 | 127 | 15.88 |
| Netherlands (PO) | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 26 | 0 | 97 | 13.86 |
| Northamptonshire | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 80 | 13.33 |
| Derbyshire | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 27 | 0 | 98 | 12.25 |
| Leicestershire and Rutland | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 97 | 12.13 |
| Oxfordshire | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 65 | 8.13 |
| Hertfordshire | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 51 | 7.29 |
| Hampshire | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 49 | 7.00 |
| Gloucestershire (R) | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 34 | 4.86 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship[4]
Division Four
North & East
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk (PO) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 70 | 17.50 |
| Cumbria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 42 | 10.50 |
| Norfolk | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 42 | 10.50 |
| Northumberland | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 7.00 |
| Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3.00 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship[5]
South & West
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall (PO) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 68 | 17.00 |
| Shropshire | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 58 | 14.50 |
| Buckinghamshire | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 9.00 |
| Wiltshire | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 29 | 7.25 |
| Dorset | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 4.00 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship[6]
Promotion play-offs
The teams finishing second in Divisions Two and Three played against the teams finishing second bottom in Divisions One and Two, respectively, for the chance of promotion. The winners of the two Division Four groups played off for promotion to Division Three.
14 September 2014 | Warwickshire 221/7 (50 overs) | v | Somerset 220 (50 overs) | Warwickshire won by 3 wickets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hannah Shipman 124 (143) Lorraine Szczepanksi 2/33 (8 overs) | |||||
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13 September 2014 | Worcestershire 129 (47.4 overs) | v | Netherlands 91 (35.2 overs) | Worcestershire won by 38 runs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Katie Blunt 29 (42) Heather Siegers 4/16 (9 overs) | Sterre Kalis 29 (86) Katie Blunt 3/20 (10 overs) | ||||
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14 September 2014 | Cornwall 111 (43.3 overs) | v | Suffolk 172/6 (50 overs) | Suffolk won by 61 runs | |
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Umpires: Rob Bartlett and Terry Spice | |||||
Sophie Mackenzie 21 (48) Sheldene Ford-Keeble 3/18 (7 overs) | Emma Elsom 52 (93) Ashley Bridges 2/40 (10 overs) | ||||
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Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Edwards | Kent | 6 | 6 | 491 | 98.20 | 151 | 3 | 1 |
| Tammy Beaumont | Kent | 6 | 6 | 417 | 104.25 | 107 | 1 | 4 |
| Danni Wyatt | Nottinghamshire | 8 | 8 | 403 | 57.57 | 116 | 2 | 0 |
| Fran Wilson | Somerset | 9 | 9 | 370 | 46.25 | 89 | 0 | 4 |
| Rosalie Birch | Devon | 7 | 7 | 352 | 58.66 | 96* | 0 | 4 |
Source: CricketArchive[7]
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Balls | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo Gardner | Northamptonshire | 356 | 19 | 9.47 | 5/23 | 2 |
| Sarah Sundaram | Derbyshire | 456 | 18 | 12.88 | 5/28 | 1 |
| Erin Bermingham | Kent | 323 | 16 | 8.31 | 4/16 | 0 |
| Esther de Lange | Netherlands | 432 | 16 | 11.87 | 3/8 | 0 |
| Lynn McDonnell | Durham | 350 | 15 | 12.46 | 5/25 | 1 |
Source: CricketArchive[8]