The 2001 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 5th cricket Women's County Championship season. It took place in July and August and saw 20 county teams compete in a series of divisions. Yorkshire Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, achieving their fourth Championship title in five seasons.
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 works on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:
Win: 12 points. Tie: 6 points. Loss: Bonus points. No Result: 11 points. Abandoned: 11 points.
Up to five batting and five bowling points per side were also available.
Teams The 2001 Championship consisted of 17 teams: the top two divisions with six teams apiece and Division Three with five teams. Teams played each other once. The Emerging Counties competition was also competed in 2001: a tier below the County Championship, consisting of three teams, playing each other once.
Division OneBerkshireKentNottinghamshireStaffordshireSurreyYorkshire Division TwoCheshireDerbyshireHertfordshireLancashireSomersetSussex Division ThreeEssexHampshireMiddlesexWarwickshireWiltshire Emerging CountiesCumbriaDurhamNorthamptonshire
County Championship Division One TeamYorkshire (C) 5 5 0 0 0 19 21.5 0 100.5Berkshire 5 3 2 0 0 18 21 0 75Staffordshire5 3 2 0 0 16.5 18.5 0 71Nottinghamshire5 3 2 0 0 14.5 18.5 0 69Surrey5 1 4 0 0 12.5 14.5 0 39Kent (R) 5 0 5 0 0 9.5 15 0 24.5 Source: Cricket ArchiveWomen's County Championship 2001 Tables, Cricket Archive.
Division Two TeamSussex (P)5 5 0 0 0 22.5 20.5 0 103Lancashire5 3 2 0 0 17.5 18.5 0 72Somerset5 3 2 0 0 17 17 0 70Derbyshire 5 2 3 0 0 15 16.5 0 55.5Hertfordshire5 1 4 0 0 12 16 0 40Cheshire (R) 5 1 4 0 0 12.5 13 0 37.5 Source: Cricket Archive
Division Three TeamMiddlesex (P)4 4 0 0 0 20 18.5 0 86.5Hampshire 4 3 1 0 0 18 15.5 0 69.5Essex4 2 2 0 0 16 15.5 0 55.5 Warwickshire4 1 3 0 0 11 10.5 0 33.5Wiltshire4 0 4 0 0 8.5 9 0 17.5 Source: Cricket Archive
Emerging Counties Durham were promoted to join Division Three. Full match results and table are unrecorded.
Statistics Most runs Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average 100s 50sArran BrindleLancashire5527468.50128*11Chanderkanta KaulMiddlesex4425062.509503Haidee TiffenSussex54244244.00132*20Sue RedfernDerbyshire5523446.809002Jane SmitNottinghamshire5523471.6670*03 Source: CricketArchive
Most wickets Player Team Balls Wickets Average BBI 5wYvonne CravenBerkshire297139.614/220Susanne WhiteLancashire2651310.765/291Alexis MannionEssex2221212.085/302Hannah LloydSomerset185109.703/40Clare ConnorSussex26498.663/90 Source: CricketArchive
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