The 2024 Charlotte Edwards Cup was the fourth edition of the Charlotte Edwards Cup, an English women's cricket Twenty20 domestic competition, which took place between 18 May and 22 June 2024.[1][2] It featured eight teams playing in a round-robin group stage, followed by a Finals Day. Southern Vipers were the defending champions.[3] The tournament ran alongside the 2024 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.
| Dates | 18 May 2024 – 22 June 2024 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knock-out finals |
| Champions | The Blaze (1st title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 43 |
| Player of the series | Kathryn Bryce (The Blaze) |
| Most runs | Kathryn Bryce (478) |
| Most wickets | Kirstie Gordon (22) |
| Official website | ECB |
The Blaze won the tournament, defeating South East Stars in the final.[4]
Format
Teams played ten matches in the group stage, playing four teams once and three teams twice. The top four in the group advanced to Finals Day, which was played at the County Ground, Derby. 24 group stage matches were played as double-headers with matches from the men's T20 Blast.[2]
Teams
The teams were as listed below.[2]
- Central Sparks (representing Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire)
- Northern Diamonds (representing Yorkshire, Durham and Northumberland)
- North West Thunder (representing Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria)
- South East Stars (representing Surrey and Kent)
- Southern Vipers (representing Hampshire, Sussex, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Isle of Wight and Oxfordshire)
- Sunrisers (representing Middlesex, Essex, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk)
- The Blaze (representing Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire)
- Western Storm (representing Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Cornwall, Devon, Wiltshire and Cricket Wales)
Standings
Teams received 4 points for a win. A bonus point was given where the winning team's run rate is 1.25 or greater times that of the opposition. In case of a tie in the standings, the following tiebreakers were applied in order: highest net run rate, team that scored the most points in matches involving the tied parties, better bowling strike rate, drawing of lots.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Blaze (Q) | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 0.606 |
| 2 | South East Stars (Q) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 0.309 |
| 3 | Southern Vipers (Q) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 1.001 |
| 4 | Central Sparks (Q) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0.402 |
| 5 | North West Thunder | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | −0.727 |
| 6 | Northern Diamonds | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −0.067 |
| 7 | Western Storm | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | −0.659 |
| 8 | Sunrisers | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −1.073 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo
advanced to the Semi-finals
Fixtures
Group stage
Source:[5]
The Blaze 112/9 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 109/9 (20 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Southern Vipers 0
Northern Diamonds 109/5 (20 overs) | v | North West Thunder 112/2 (14.5 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: North West Thunder 5, Northern Diamonds 0
Sunrisers 138/6 (20 overs) | v | Central Sparks 142/3 (14 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Central Sparks 5, Sunrisers 0
South East Stars 132/9 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 128/6 (20 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Western Storm 0
Central Sparks 168/6 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 147 (18.3 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Central Sparks 4, Western Storm 0
The Blaze 136 (20 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 132/7 (20 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Northern Diamonds 0
North West Thunder 139/7 (20 overs) | v | South East Stars 140/5 (16 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: South East Stars 5, North West Thunder 0
Southern Vipers 171/2 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 152/5 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Sunrisers 0
North West Thunder 151/6 (20 overs) | v | The Blaze 152/5 (18.5 overs) |
- The Blaze won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: The Blaze 4, North West Thunder 0
Northern Diamonds 80/9 (11 overs) | v | Central Sparks 81/7 (11 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Match reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain.
- Points: Central Sparks 4, Northern Diamonds 0
Western Storm 38/3 (6 overs) | v | |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bowl.
- No further play possible due to rain.
- Points: South East Stars 2, Western Storm 2
Sunrisers 134/5 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 131/6 (20 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Sunrisers 4, Southern Vipers 0
Central Sparks 121/8 (20 overs) | v | North West Thunder 125/7 (19 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: North West Thunder 4, Central Sparks 0
Southern Vipers 173/5 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 145/7 (20 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Western Storm 0
Northern Diamonds 124 (19.3 overs) | v | South East Stars 127/4 (16 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Matilda Corteen-Coleman took four wickets in four balls.[6]
- Points: South East Stars 5, Northern Diamonds 0
The Blaze 134/6 (20 overs) | v | Central Sparks 124/7 (20 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Central Sparks 0
Western Storm 134/8 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 106 (17.4 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Sunrisers 0
Northern Diamonds 123/8 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 126/6 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Sunrisers 4, Northern Diamonds 0
Southern Vipers 142/6 (20 overs) | v | South East Stars 146/4 (18.1 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Southern Vipers 0
North West Thunder 111/9 (20 overs) | v | The Blaze 112/3 (15.4 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: The Blaze 5, North West Thunder 0
Sunrisers 116/8 (20 overs) | v | South East Stars 118/4 (15 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: South East Stars 5, Sunrisers 0
Western Storm 99 (19.3 overs) | v | The Blaze 103/3 (14.1 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: The Blaze 5, Western Storm 0
North West Thunder 85 (19.5 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 86/3 (10.5 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, North West Thunder 0
Northern Diamonds 137/7 (20 overs) | v | Central Sparks 124/8 (20 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Central Sparks 0
Southern Vipers 137/9 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 119 (20 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Western Storm 0
The Blaze 159/7 (20 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 146 (19.5 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Northern Diamonds 0
South East Stars 122/8 (20 overs) | v | Central Sparks 123/7 (19.2 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Emily Arlott took a hat-trick.[7]
- Points: Central Sparks 4, South East Stars 0
Sunrisers 151/9 (20 overs) | v | North West Thunder 155/5 (19.3 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: North West Thunder 4, Sunrisers 0
Sunrisers 137/7 (20 overs) | v | The Blaze 140/2 (15.1 overs) |
- The Blaze won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: The Blaze 5, Sunrisers 0
v | ||
- No toss.
- No play possible due to rain.
- Points: Western Storm 2, North West Thunder 2
North West Thunder 146/6 (20 overs) | v | Central Sparks 150/2 (20 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Central Sparks 4, North West Thunder 0
Northern Diamonds 145/4 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 146/5 (18.5 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Northern Diamonds 0
South East Stars 153/4 (18 overs) | v | Sunrisers 111/5 (15.5 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Sunrisers 0
Southern Vipers 98 (17.5 overs) | v | Central Sparks 99/5 (14.5 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Central Sparks 5, Southern Vipers 0
Northern Diamonds 146/3 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 118/7 (20 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Western Storm 0
The Blaze 84 (18.5 overs) | v | South East Stars 89/5 (15.1 overs) |
- The Blaze won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 5, The Blaze 0
Central Sparks 138/8 (20 overs) | v | The Blaze 139/5 (19.2 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Central Sparks 0
North West Thunder 61 (14.2 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 62/5 (13.4 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0
Southern Vipers 179/5 (20 overs) | v | South East Stars 66 (14 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, South East Stars 0
Western Storm 142/7 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 131/9 (20 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0
Finals Day
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | The Blaze | 142/5 | |||||||
| 4 | Central Sparks | 140/9 | |||||||
| 1 | The Blaze | 144/3 | |||||||
| 2 | South East Stars | 141/9 | |||||||
| 2 | South East Stars | 162/5 | |||||||
| 3 | Southern Vipers | 157/9 | |||||||
Semi-finals
South East Stars 162/5 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 157/9 (20 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bowl.
Final
South East Stars 141/9 (20 overs) | v | The Blaze 144/3 (18.4 overs) |
- The Blaze won the toss and elected to bowl.
Statistics
- Highest score by a team: Southern Vipers – 179/5 (20 overs) v South East Stars (19 June).[8]
- Top score by an individual: Hollie Armitage – 97 (64) v Western Storm (16 June).[9]
- Best bowling figures by an individual: Kirstie Gordon – 5/12 (4 overs) v North West Thunder (2 June).[10]
Most runs
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathryn Bryce | The Blaze | 12 | 12 | 478 | 43.45 | 62 | 0 | 5 |
| Hollie Armitage | Northern Diamonds | 10 | 10 | 323 | 35.88 | 97 | 0 | 3 |
| Sophia Dunkley | South East Stars | 9 | 9 | 265 | 29.44 | 58 | 0 | 2 |
| Jo Gardner | Sunrisers | 10 | 10 | 260 | 32.50 | 79* | 0 | 1 |
| Paige Scholfield | South East Stars | 10 | 9 | 259 | 43.16 | 73* | 0 | 3 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo[11]
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirstie Gordon | The Blaze | 47.1 | 22 | 12.50 | 5/12 | 1 |
| Erin Burns | Northern Diamonds | 30.1 | 16 | 11.75 | 5/25 | 1 |
| Matilda Corteen-Coleman | South East Stars | 41.2 | 16 | 13.31 | 5/19 | 1 |
| Charli Knott | Southern Vipers | 37.0 | 16 | 14.93 | 4/23 | 0 |
| Heather Graham | The Blaze | 24.2 | 15 | 9.20 | 4/10 | 0 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo[12]
References
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