2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup

The 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2018 Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup was the 10th cricket Women's Twenty20 Cup tournament. It took place in June and July, with 36 teams taking part: 34 county teams plus Scotland and Wales. Middlesex Women won the Twenty20 Cup, as winners of Division 1, therefore achieving their first title.

The tournament followed the 50-over 2018 Women's County Championship, and was subsequently followed by the Twenty20 2018 Women's Cricket Super League, competed for by regional teams.

Competition format

Teams played matches within a series of divisions with the winners of the top division being crowned the Champions. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format.

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

Win: 4 points. Tie: 1 point. Loss: 0 points. Abandoned/Cancelled: 1 point.

Teams The 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup was divided into three divisions: Division One and Division Two with nine teams each, and Division Three with 18 teams, divided into regional groups of 6 teams apiece; teams in all divisions played eight games. Division OneKentLancashireMiddlesexNottinghamshireSurreySussexWarwickshireWorcestershireYorkshire Division TwoBerkshireCheshireDurhamGloucestershireHampshireNorthamptonshireScotland ASomersetWales Division Three - Group ABuckinghamshireCornwallDevonDorsetOxfordshireWiltshire Division Three - Group BCumbriaDerbyshireLeicestershire and RutlandNorthumberlandShropshireStaffordshire Division Three - Group CEssexCambridgeshireHertfordshireLincolnshireNorfolkSuffolk

Division One TeamMiddlesex (C)8 7 1 0 0 0 +0.550 28Sussex8 6 2 0 0 0 +1.190 24Kent8 5 3 0 0 0 +0.670 20Warwickshire8 4 4 0 0 0 +0.380 16Nottinghamshire8 4 4 0 0 0 +0.090 16Lancashire8 4 4 0 0 0 –0.160 16Surrey8 3 5 0 0 0 –0.770 12Yorkshire (R)8 2 6 0 0 0 –0.660 8Worcestershire (R)8 1 7 0 0 0 –1.360 4 Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 CupDivision 1 - 2018, Play-Cricket.

Division Two TeamHampshire (P)8 7 1 0 0 0 +2.270 28Wales (P)8 7 1 0 0 0 +1.950 28Scotland A8 7 1 0 0 0 +0.630 28Durham 8 5 3 0 0 0 –0.100 20Somerset8 4 4 0 0 0 +0.800 16Cheshire8 2 6 0 0 0 –0.860 8Berkshire (R)8 2 6 0 0 0 –0.740 8Northamptonshire (R)8 1 7 0 0 0 –1.900 4Gloucestershire (R)8 1 7 0 0 0 –2.200 4 Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 CupDivision 2 - 2018, Play-Cricket.

Division Three

Group A TeamDevon (P)8 8 0 0 0 0 +4.090 32Oxfordshire8 5 3 0 0 0 +0.570 20Cornwall8 5 3 0 0 0 +0.090 20Dorset8 4 4 0 0 0 –0.840 16Buckinghamshire8 2 6 0 0 0 –1.670 8Wiltshire8 0 8 0 0 0 –3.160 0 Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 CupDivision 3A - 2018, Play-Cricket.

Group B TeamDerbyshire (P)8 7 1 0 0 0 +1.620 28Staffordshire 8 6 2 0 0 0 +2.510 24Leicestershire and Rutland8 5 3 0 0 0 +0.130 20Shropshire8 2 6 0 0 0 –0.800 8Northumberland8 2 6 0 0 0 –1.530 8Cumbria8 2 6 0 0 0 –1.700 8 Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 CupDivision 3B - 2018, Play-Cricket.

Group C TeamEssex (P)8 7 1 0 0 0 +3.230 28Lincolnshire8 6 2 0 0 0 +1.660 24Hertfordshire8 4 4 0 0 0 –0.120 16Norfolk8 4 4 0 0 0 –0.780 16Suffolk8 3 5 0 0 0 –1.490 12Cambridgeshire8 0 8 0 0 0 –2.600 0 Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 CupDivision 3C - 2018, Play-Cricket.

Statistics

Most runs Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average 100s 50sKezia HassallHampshire8831162.207504Rachel PriestWales8827539.2810612Gabrielle BasketterWales8827445.66100*11Nikki PatelLeicestershire and Rutland8825742.8370*01Beth DoddEssex8825135.85121*10 Source: CricketArchive

Most wickets Player Team Balls Wickets Average BBI 5wProvidence CowdrillHampshire126156.806/271Rebecca SilkDevon174157.005/61Rebecca GrundyWarwickshire183159.464/100Ilenia SimsStaffordshire165149.645/81Georgia DavisWarwickshire1861410.423/160 Source: CricketArchive

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