English Women's County Championship--2021--Introduction
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INDIA; IRELAND; NEW ZEALAND (completed April 21, 2021); PAKISTAN; SOUTH AFRICA; SRI LANKA; WEST INDIES; ZIMBABWE
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England Women's Domestic Cricket
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50 Over (One Day Cricket)
Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Trophy (Regional) (Begins May 29, 2021)
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20 Over
WOMEN'S COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
Regional T20 (begins June 26)
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Women's County Championship (T20) (Complete--May 31, 2021)
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Introduction
West Midlands Group: Berkshire, Cricket Wales, Somerset, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire
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This is the "headquarters" for this T20 Competition, an indispensable link for anyone who follows it. The page links directly to each of the regional competitions.
Gerneric Rules, Playing Rules, Competition Rules (all .pdf format)
Points: Win=4, Tie=2, Loss=0, Abandoned or Cancelled=1, Forfeit=same as win and loss points.
Final Group Stadings Tie Breakers: 1: Head to Head; 2: Net Run Rate;
3. Wickets/balls bowled in matches with a result; 4: The Drawing of Lots
Ties will be decided by a Super Over. If the match is still tied the winner will be determined by the most boundaries in the Super Over. If still tied a count back ball by ball from Ball 6 to Ball 1 will be used to determine the winner. The first ball where there is a discrepancy between the two teams shall be won by the team with more runs for that ball. If still tied another Super Over shall be played.
The ECB is not planning, at present, to continue this Competition beyond the Group Stage. There will be six champions.
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The Vitality T20 County Competition was held from April 25-May 16, 2021. On each Sunday (with the exception of the May 3 Bank Holiday, which was on a Monday), there were 3 doubleheaders scheduled in each of the six regional leagues for a total of 144 matches. Unfortunately inclement weather interfered with the last three weeks of the competition. 49 matches were either cancelled or abandoned due to bad weather: 12 in the North and West Midlands, 8 in the East Midlands, 7 in the East, 6 in the South West, and 4 in the South East.
The Winners:
East: Hertfordshire (5 wins, 0 losses, 3 cancelled or abandoned): 23 points
East Midlands: Nottinghamshire (5-0-3--23)
West Midlands: Somerset (5-1-2--22)
North: Lancashire 1st XI (4-0-4--20)
South East: Kent (6-0-2--26)
South West: Gloucestershire (4-0-4--20)
For full standings of each of the Regional competitions, see the regional links above, which also contain links to complete scores, scorecards, leaderboards, video/video highlight links (when available) and match articles (when available).
FULL MATCH VIDEOS/AND OR HIGHLIGHTS AVAILABLE:
Note: for each of the Youtube videos below, I have attempted to mark the beginning of the match (usually when the umpires appear). The lead times on these videos vary and sometimes there are interesting things happening before the match. They are very easy to access for those who wish to do so. Simply move the slider bar.
For the matches with full match videos, and for some without, there are video highlights available. Always check the scorecards below and look for either an "interactive" scorecard (which will link to some or all of the following: all balls, runs, boundaries, wickets). In some cases there is no interactive scorecard, but here are still video highlights. Look for a "Videos" tab at the top of the scorecard. This tab will lead to video highlights which include some or all of the following. "All" will lead to a complete replay of the match, in sequence, with each video showing the corresponding ball. Other highlights can include runs, boundaries, and wickets. In other words, on some of these highlights the entire match can be seen, either out of sequence (interactive scorecards) or in sequence ("Videos" link).
WEST MIDLANDS:
April 25:
BERKSHIRE V WORCESTERSHIRE
1. Berkshire 102/7; Worcestershire& 103/5 (14.1 overs)
WORCESTERSHIRE WON BY 5 WICKETS WITH 41 BALLS LEFT TO BOWL
2. Worcestershire& 156/2; Berkshire 149/2
WORCESTERSHIRE WON BY 7 RUNS
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May 9:
WARWICKSHIRE V WORCESTERSHIRE
Video highlights available.
1. Warwickshire 155/2; Worcestershire& 129/4
WARWICKSHIRE WON BY 26 RUNS
2. Warwickshire 181/5; Worcestershire& 68 (16 overs)
WARWICKSHIRE WON BY 113 RUNS
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South East
April 25
I.
KENT V SURREY
Video highlights available.
MATCH 1: FULL MATCH VIDEO (Surrey Cricket Youtube) Video begins at 21/1, 2.5 overs of the Kent Innings.
MATCH 2: FULL MATCH VIDEO (Surrey Cricket Club Youtube)
1. Kent 195/4; Surrey& 145/9
KENT WON BY 50 RUNS
2. Surrey& 152/5; Kent 153/5 (20 overs).
KENT WON BY 5 WICKETS WITH 0 BALLS LEFT TO BOWL
II.
MIDDLESEX V HAMPSHIRE
Video highlights available. Note: the full match video link to Match 2 is to a video that is incomprehensible.
1. Middlesex& 157/3; Hampshire 117/9
MIDDLESEX WON BY 40 RUNS
2. Hampshire& 93/8; Middlesex 94/7 (18 overs)
MIDDLESEX WON BY 3 WICKETS WITH 12 BALLS LEFT TO BOWL
III.
ESSEX V SUSSEX
Video highlights available
1. Essex& 112/5; Sussex 115/3 (19.3 overs)
SUSSEX WON BY 7 WICKETS WITH 3 BALLS LEFT TO BOWL
2. Essex& 68 (14.5 overs); Sussex 69/1 (8.1 overs)
SUSSEX WON BY 9 WICKETS WITH 71 BALLS LEFT TO BOWL
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May 3
HAMPSHIRE V SUSSEX
FULL MATCH VIDEO FOR BOTH MATCHES (Sussex Cricket Youtube)
Video highlights available
1. Hampshire& 114/8; Sussex 67 (18 overs)
HAMPSHIRE WON BY 47 RUNS
2. Sussex 90/5; Hampshire& 91/1 (14.5 overs)
HAMPSHIRE WON BY 9 WICKETS WITH 37 BALLS LEFT TO BOWL
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May 9
I.
ESSEX V KENT
1. Essex& 74 (19.3 overs); Kent 75/5 (13.5 overs)
Video highlights available for both matches
FULL MATCH VIDEO (Essex cricket Youtube)
KENT WON BY 5 WICKETS WITH 43 BALLS LEFT TO BOWL
2. Kent 140/5; Essex& 108/8
FULL MATCH VIDEO (Essex Cricket Youtube)
KENT WON BY 32 RUNS
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II.
SURREY V HAMPSHIRE
Video Highlights available
FULL MATCH VIDEO OF BOTH MATCHES (Surrey Cricket Youtube) (behind the bowler's arm)
FULL MATCH VIDEOS OF BOTH MATCHES (Hampshire Cricket Youtube) (side on view)
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May 16
MIDDLESEX V SURREY
Video highlights only for the 1st match available. Video highlights available for the 2nd match
1. Middlesex 76/4 (15 overs); Surrey& (Revised target: 33 from 5 overs) 36/2 (3.3 overs)