| Administrator | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format | League system |
| Champions | Sussex (2nd title) |
| Participants | 38 |
| Most runs | Danni Wyatt (287) |
| Most wickets | Megan Fairclough (15) Jenny Gunn (15) |
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The2015 Women's Twenty20 Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the2015 NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup, was the 7thcricketWomen's Twenty20 Cup tournament. It took place between June and August, with 38 teams taking part: 34 county teams, alongsideScotland,Ireland,Wales andNetherlands.Sussex Women won the Twenty20 Cup, achieving their second title. The tournament ran alongside the50-over2015 Women's County Championship.[1]
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 worked 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 2015 Women's Twenty20 Cup was divided into four divisions: Divisions One, Two and Three with nine teams each and Division Four with 11 teams, divided into three regional groups; teams in the top three divisions played each other once, and teams in Division Four played between four and six matches. The top team in each Division Four group progressed to a final group of three, with the top two being promoted.
| Division One | Berkshire | Ireland | Kent | Middlesex | Nottinghamshire | Somerset | Surrey | Sussex | Yorkshire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division Two | Cheshire | Derbyshire | Durham | Essex | Lancashire | Netherlands | Staffordshire | Wales | Warwickshire |
| Division Three | Buckinghamshire | Cornwall | Devon | Gloucestershire | Hampshire | Northamptonshire | Oxfordshire | Scotland | Worcestershire |
| Division Four - Group A | Cambridgeshire | Leicestershire and Rutland | Norfolk | Suffolk | |||||
| Division Four - Group B | Dorset | Hertfordshire | Wiltshire | ||||||
| Division Four - Group C | Cumbria | Lincolnshire | Northumberland | Shropshire |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sussex(C) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.56 | 0 | 24 |
| Yorkshire | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.51 | 0 | 24 |
| Kent | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.10 | 0 | 24 |
| Middlesex | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.34 | 0 | 20 |
| Ireland | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −0.36 | 0 | 13 |
| Nottinghamshire | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.45 | 0 | 12 |
| Berkshire | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.34 | 0 | 12 |
| Somerset(R) | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −0.59 | 0 | 9 |
| Surrey(R) | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −2.12 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire(P) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.28 | 0 | 32 |
| Warwickshire(P) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.82 | 0 | 24 |
| Essex | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.31 | 0 | 20 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.84 | 0 | 16 |
| Staffordshire | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –0.22 | 0 | 16 |
| Wales | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.24 | 0 | 12 |
| Durham | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −0.55 | 0 | 9 |
| Cheshire(R) | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.39 | 0 | 8 |
| Derbyshire(R) | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1.38 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcestershire(P) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.77 | 0 | 32 |
| Hampshire(P) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.54 | 0 | 28 |
| Devon | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.55 | 0 | 24 |
| Scotland | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.22 | 0 | 20 |
| Northamptonshire | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1.02 | 0 | 12 |
| Cornwall | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.21 | 0 | 12 |
| Oxfordshire | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.51 | 0 | 8 |
| Gloucestershire(R) | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.78 | 0 | 8 |
| Buckinghamshire(R) | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.32 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicestershire and Rutland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.16 | 0 | 16 |
| Suffolk | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.14 | 0 | 12 |
| Norfolk | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2.20 | 0 | 4 |
| Cambridgeshire | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.72 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertfordshire | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.64 | 0 | 24 |
| Dorset | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.72 | 0 | 8 |
| Wiltshire | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.87 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shropshire | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2.15 | 0 | 15 |
| Cumbria | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +0.19 | 0 | 11 |
| Lincolnshire | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −0.70 | 0 | 7 |
| Northumberland | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −1.44 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | C | NRR | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertfordshire(P) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.65 | 0 | 8 |
| Shropshire(P) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.25 | 0 | 4 |
| Leicestershire and Rutland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.40 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danni Wyatt | Nottinghamshire | 6 | 6 | 287 | 57.40 | 102 | 1 | 2 |
| Jodie Dibble | Devon | 4 | 4 | 264 | 264.00 | 104* | 1 | 1 |
| Thea Brookes | Worcestershire | 8 | 8 | 260 | 32.50 | 73 | 0 | 2 |
| Georgia Adams | Sussex | 8 | 8 | 243 | 34.71 | 60 | 0 | 3 |
| Chloe Hill | Buckinghamshire | 8 | 8 | 223 | 27.87 | 66 | 0 | 2 |
Source: CricketArchive[10]
| Player | Team | Balls | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megan Fairclough | Lancashire | 156 | 15 | 5.06 | 4/9 | 0 |
| Jenny Gunn | Nottinghamshire | 138 | 15 | 7.00 | 5/3 | 1 |
| Kelly Castle | Essex | 174 | 13 | 8.61 | 3/6 | 0 |
| Holly Colvin | Sussex | 192 | 13 | 10.69 | 4/10 | 0 |
| Ashley Bridges | Cornwall | 174 | 13 | 13.38 | 3/15 | 0 |
Source: CricketArchive[11]