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Charlotte Edwards Cup

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Charlotte Edwards Cup
CountriesEngland
Wales
AdministratorECB
FormatTwenty20
First edition2021
Latest edition2024
Tournament formatGroup stageandknockout
Number of teams8
Current championThe Blaze(1st title)
Most successfulSouthern Vipers(2 titles)

TheCharlotte Edwards Cup,initially named theWomen's Regional T20,was an Englishwomen's cricketTwenty20domestic competition organised by theEngland and Wales Cricket Board.Thefirst editionof the tournament took place in 2021. The tournament was named after England's former captain and most capped player,Charlotte Edwards.[1]

The tournament featured eight teams, representing regional hubs across England and Wales. The tournament was a successor to theWomen's Cricket Super League,which ended in 2019. Whilst a regional T20 tournament was planned for 2020, it was cancelled in favour of the50-overRachael Heyhoe Flint Trophyin the shortened 2020 season due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.The tournament then ran alongside the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy andThe Hundred.[2][3]

History

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With the ending of theWomen's Cricket Super Leaguein 2019, theEngland and Wales Cricket Boardintended to launch a new regional structure for domestic women's cricket in England and Wales, including a 50-over competition, a Twenty20 competition andThe Hundred.[2]However, as theCOVID-19 pandemicshortened the 2020 season, only the 50-overRachael Heyhoe Flint Trophywas able to go ahead that season, with six new teams competing, plusWestern StormandSouthern Viperscarried over from the WCSL, representing regional hubs.[4]

In 2021, with a return to a full schedule, it was announced in February that the new Twenty20 competition would be called the Women's Regional T20, to run alongside the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and to be competed for by the same teams. Two days before the tournament began, it was renamed the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with thefirst editionof the tournament getting underway on 26 June, eventually being won bySouth East Stars.[1][5][6]The second edition of the tournament was won bySouthern Vipers,who beatCentral Sparksin the final.[7]Vipers retained their title in 2023, beatingThe Blazein the final by 7 wickets.[8]The Blaze won the title the following year, defeating South East Stars in the final after topping the group stage.[9]This was the last edition of the competition as the ECB announced it would be replaced by a new T20 Blast as part of a restructuring of women's domestic cricket in England and Wales.[10]

Teams

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Primary home ground of each team

The teams for the Charlotte Edwards Cup are as follows:[5]

Team County partners Home grounds (2023) Captain
Central Sparks
Evelyn Jones
Northern Diamonds
Hollie Armitage
North West Thunder
Eleanor Threlkeld
South East Stars
Bryony Smith
Southern Vipers
Georgia Adams
Sunrisers
Grace Scrivens
The Blaze
Kirstie Gordon
Western Storm
Sophie Luff

Competition format

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In 2021 and 2022, teams played each other home and away in their group. The two group winners and the best second-place team advanced to Finals Day. The best group winner advanced straight to the final, whilst the other two teams played off in a semi-final.[5]In 2023, teams played in one group of eight, playing each other team in the group once, with the top team in the group advancing directly to the final, whilst the second and third-placed teams play off in the semi-final.[11]The tournament expanded again ahead of the 2024 season, with teams playing ten group stage matches and four teams qualifying for Finals Day, with two semi-finals and a final.[12]

Teams receive 4 points for a win. A bonus point is given where the winning team's run rate is 1.25 or greater times that of the opposition. In case of a tie in the standings, the following tiebreakers are applied in order: highestnet run rate,team that scored the most points in matches involving the tied parties, betterbowling strike rate,drawing of lots.[13]

Tournament results

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List of Charlotte Edwards Cup winners
Season Winner Runners-up Final Venue Player (club) Runs Player (club) Wickets Notes
Leading run-scorer Leading wicket-taker
2021 South East Stars Northern Diamonds Rose Bowl, Southampton Evelyn Jones(Central Sparks) 276 Bryony Smith(South East Stars) 14 [14][15]
2022 Southern Vipers Central Sparks County Ground, Northampton Amy Jones(Central Sparks) 289 Katie Levick(Northern Diamonds) 15 [16][17]
2023 Southern Vipers The Blaze New Road, Worcester Danni Wyatt(Southern Vipers) 273 Nadine de Klerk(The Blaze) 15 [18][19]
2024 The Blaze South East Stars County Ground, Derby Kathryn Bryce(The Blaze) 478 Kirstie Gordon(The Blaze) 22 [20][21]

References

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  1. ^ab"Women's Regional T20 Competition is named Charlotte Edwards Cup".England and Wales Cricket Board.Retrieved24 June2021.
  2. ^ab"ECB launches new plan to transform women's and girls' cricket".ECB.Retrieved9 April2021.
  3. ^"Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy returns alongside new Women's Regional T20 competition".Sky Sports.Retrieved9 April2021.
  4. ^"Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: The special-edition 50-over competition explained".The Cricketer. 11 August 2020.Retrieved9 April2020.
  5. ^abc"Women's domestic fixtures announced: Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy returns alongside new Regional T20 competition".ECB.Retrieved9 April2021.
  6. ^"Final (D/N), Southampton, Sep 5 2021, Charlotte Edwards Cup: South East Stars v Northern Diamonds".ESPNCricinfo.Retrieved4 April2022.
  7. ^"Final, Northampton, June 11 2022, Charlotte Edwards Cup: Southern Vipers v Central Sparks".Retrieved11 June2022.
  8. ^"Final, Worcester, June 10-11 2023, Charlotte Edwards Cup: The Blaze v Southern Vipers".10 June 2023.Retrieved11 June2023.
  9. ^"Bryce Sisters Star as Blaze lift Charlotte Edwards Cup".ESPNcricinfo. 22 June 2024.Retrieved22 June2024.
  10. ^"Women's teams to enter 2025 Blast and One-Day Cup".BBC Sport.Retrieved21 September2024.
  11. ^"Schedule for 2023 domestic season announced".England and Wales Cricket Board.30 November 2022.Retrieved30 November2022.
  12. ^"Domestic cricket schedule for 2024 season announced".England and Wales Cricket Board.23 November 2023.Retrieved24 November2023.
  13. ^"Playing Conditions – Women's Regional T20 Competition"(PDF)(pdf). ECB.Retrieved9 April2021.
  14. ^"Records /Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021/Most Runs".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved5 September2021.
  15. ^"Records /Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021/Most Wickets".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved5 September2021.
  16. ^"Records /Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022/Most Runs".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved11 June2022.
  17. ^"Records /Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022/Most Wickets".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved11 June2022.
  18. ^"Records /Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023/Most Runs".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved11 June2023.
  19. ^"Records /Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023/Most Wickets".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved11 June2023.
  20. ^"Records /Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024/Most Runs".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved22 June2024.
  21. ^"Records /Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024/Most Wickets".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved22 June2024.
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