| Administrator | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format | League system |
| Champions | Lancashire (1st title) |
| Participants | 36 |
| Most runs | Jodie Dibble (260) |
| Most wickets | Clare Boycott (14) |
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The2017 Women's Twenty20 Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the2017 NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup was the 9thcricketWomen's Twenty20 Cup tournament. It took place in June and July, with 36 teams taking part: 34 county teams plusScotland andWales.Lancashire Women won the Twenty20 Cup, as winners of Division 1, the first of two trophies they won in 2017, along with theCounty Championship.[1]
The tournament ran alongside the50-over2017 Women's County Championship, and was followed by theTwenty202017 Women's Cricket Super League, competed for by regional teams.
Teams played matches within a series of divisions with the winners of the top division being crowned the Champions. Matches were played using aTwenty20 format.
The championship works on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:[2]
Win: 4 points.
Tie: 1 point.
Loss: 0 points.
Abandoned/Cancelled: 1 point.
The 2017 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 One | Berkshire | Kent | Lancashire | Middlesex | Somerset | Surrey | Sussex | Warwickshire | Yorkshire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division Two | Derbyshire | Durham | Essex | Hampshire | Nottinghamshire | Scotland A | Staffordshire | Wales | Worcestershire |
| Division Three - Group A | Cornwall | Devon | Dorset | Gloucestershire | Oxfordshire | Wiltshire | |||
| Division Three - Group B | Cheshire | Cumbria | Leicestershire and Rutland | Lincolnshire | Northumberland | Shropshire | |||
| Division Three - Group C | Buckinghamshire | Cambridgeshire | Hertfordshire | Norfolk | Northamptonshire | Suffolk |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire(C) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.48 | 0 | 28 |
| Middlesex | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.76 | 0 | 20 |
| Sussex | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.54 | 0 | 18 |
| Warwickshire | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.29 | 0 | 16 |
| Surrey | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.36 | 0 | 16 |
| Kent | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.38 | 0 | 16 |
| Yorkshire | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.21 | 0 | 12 |
| Somerset(R) | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.35 | 0 | 6 |
| Berkshire(R) | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −2.94 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottinghamshire(P) | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1.44 | 0 | 29 |
| Worcestershire(P) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.33 | 0 | 20 |
| Hampshire | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1.08 | 0 | 18 |
| Scotland A | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.08 | 0 | 16 |
| Wales | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.07 | 0 | 14 |
| Durham | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.21 | 0 | 12 |
| Derbyshire(R) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.83 | 0 | 12 |
| Staffordshire(R) | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.83 | 0 | 10 |
| Essex(R) | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −0.79 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucestershire(P) | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2.96 | 0 | 26 |
| Oxfordshire | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1.29 | 0 | 22 |
| Devon | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1.55 | 0 | 18 |
| Cornwall | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.7 | 0 | 12 |
| Dorset | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.04 | 0 | 8 |
| Wiltshire | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.94 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire(P) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.00 | 0 | 28 |
| Leicestershire and Rutland | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0.77 | 0 | 21 |
| Shropshire | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −0.44 | 0 | 17 |
| Northumberland | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.28 | 0 | 16 |
| Lincolnshire | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.42 | 0 | 12 |
| Cumbria | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northamptonshire(P) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.00 | 0 | 28 |
| Hertfordshire | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.00 | 0 | 24 |
| Norfolk | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.36 | 0 | 20 |
| Suffolk | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.08 | 0 | 12 |
| Buckinghamshire | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.60 | 0 | 8 |
| Cambridgeshire | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.02 | 0 | 4 |
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jodie Dibble | Nottinghamshire | 8 | 8 | 260 | 37.14 | 78* | 0 | 2 |
| Gabrielle Basketter | Wales | 6 | 6 | 253 | 50.60 | 94* | 0 | 2 |
| Natalie Samuels | Suffolk | 6 | 6 | 231 | 57.75 | 69 | 0 | 1 |
| Kezia Hassall | Hertfordshire | 8 | 8 | 230 | 38.33 | 61* | 0 | 1 |
| Emma Lamb | Lancashire | 8 | 8 | 230 | 28.75 | 52 | 0 | 1 |
Source: CricketArchive[8]
| Player | Team | Balls | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clare Boycott | Worcestershire | 185 | 14 | 8.64 | 3/11 | 0 |
| Sophia Dunkley | Middlesex | 186 | 13 | 11.53 | 4/24 | 0 |
| Rebecca Tyson | Hertfordshire | 125 | 12 | 7.66 | 3/6 | 0 |
| Rebecca Grundy | Warwickshire | 138 | 12 | 7.91 | 4/14 | 0 |
| Hannah Jones | Surrey | 132 | 12 | 9.08 | 3/8 | 0 |
Source: CricketArchive[9]