2024 Charlotte Edwards Cup
Dates | 18 May 2024 (2024-05-18) – 22 June 2024 (2024-06-22) |
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Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knock-out finals |
Champions | The Blaze (1st title) |
Participants | 8 |
Matches | 43 |
Player of the series | Kathryn Bryce (The Blaze) |
Most runs | Kathryn Bryce (478) |
Most wickets | Kirstie Gordon (22) |
Official website | ECB |
← 2023 |
The 2024 Charlotte Edwards Cup was the fourth edition of the Charlotte Edwards Cup, an English women's cricket Twenty20 domestic competition, which took place between 18 May and 22 June 2024.[1][2] It featured eight teams playing in a round-robin group stage, followed by a Finals Day. Southern Vipers were the defending champions.[3] The tournament ran alongside the 2024 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.
The Blaze won the tournament, defeating South East Stars in the final.[4]
Format
Teams played ten matches in the group stage, playing four teams once and three teams twice. The top four in the group advanced to Finals Day, which was played at the County Ground, Derby. 24 group stage matches were played as double-headers with matches from the men's T20 Blast.[2]
Teams
The teams were as listed below.[2]
- Central Sparks (representing Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire)
- Northern Diamonds (representing Yorkshire, Durham and Northumberland)
- North West Thunder (representing Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria)
- South East Stars (representing Surrey and Kent)
- Southern Vipers (representing Hampshire, Sussex, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Isle of Wight and Oxfordshire)
- Sunrisers (representing Middlesex, Essex, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk)
- The Blaze (representing Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire)
- Western Storm (representing Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Cornwall, Devon, Wiltshire and Cricket Wales)
Standings
Teams received 4 points for a win. A bonus point was 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 were applied in order: highest net run rate, team that scored the most points in matches involving the tied parties, better bowling strike rate, drawing of lots.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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1 | The Blaze (Q) | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 0.606 |
2 | South East Stars (Q) | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 0.309 |
3 | Southern Vipers (Q) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 1.001 |
4 | Central Sparks (Q) | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0.402 |
5 | North West Thunder | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | −0.727 |
6 | Northern Diamonds | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −0.067 |
7 | Western Storm | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | −0.659 |
8 | Sunrisers | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −1.073 |
advanced to the Semi-finals
Fixtures
Group stage
Source:[5]
18 May 2024 14:30 Scorecard |
The Blaze 112/9 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 109/9 (20 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Southern Vipers 0
19 May 2024 13:00 Scorecard |
Northern Diamonds 109/5 (20 overs) | v | North West Thunder 112/2 (14.5 overs) |
North West Thunder won by 8 wickets Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester Umpires: Amy Clark and Paul Pollard |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: North West Thunder 5, Northern Diamonds 0
19 May 2024 14:30 Scorecard |
Sunrisers 138/6 (20 overs) | v | Central Sparks 142/3 (14 overs) |
Alice Macleod 54 (39) Hannah Baker 2/21 (4 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Central Sparks 5, Sunrisers 0
19 May 2024 14:30 Scorecard |
South East Stars 132/9 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 128/6 (20 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Western Storm 0
22 May 2024 18:30 Scorecard |
Central Sparks 168/6 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 147 (18.3 overs) |
Danielle Gibson 40 (21) Katie George 4/36 (4 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Central Sparks 4, Western Storm 0
23 May 2024 18:30 Scorecard |
The Blaze 136 (20 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 132/7 (20 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Northern Diamonds 0
24 May 2024 14:30 Scorecard |
North West Thunder 139/7 (20 overs) | v | South East Stars 140/5 (16 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: South East Stars 5, North West Thunder 0
24 May 2024 18:30 Scorecard |
Southern Vipers 171/2 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 152/5 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Sunrisers 0
26 May 2024 14:30 Scorecard |
North West Thunder 151/6 (20 overs) | v | The Blaze 152/5 (18.5 overs) |
The Blaze won by 5 wickets Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Neil Mallender |
- The Blaze won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: The Blaze 4, North West Thunder 0
27 May 2024 14:30 Scorecard |
Northern Diamonds 80/9 (11 overs) | v | Central Sparks 81/7 (11 overs) |
Central Sparks won by 3 wickets Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds Umpires: Amy Clark and Simon Widdup |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Match reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain.
- Points: Central Sparks 4, Northern Diamonds 0
27 May 2024 14:30 Scorecard |
Western Storm 38/3 (6 overs) | v | |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bowl.
- No further play possible due to rain.
- Points: South East Stars 2, Western Storm 2
27 May 2024 14:30 Scorecard |
Sunrisers 134/5 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 131/6 (20 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Sunrisers 4, Southern Vipers 0
30 May 2024 13:30 Scorecard |
Central Sparks 121/8 (20 overs) | v | North West Thunder 125/7 (19 overs) |
North West Thunder won by 3 wickets Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Simon Widdup |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: North West Thunder 4, Central Sparks 0
30 May 2024 15:00 Scorecard |
Southern Vipers 173/5 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 145/7 (20 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Western Storm 0
31 May 2024 14:30 Scorecard |
Northern Diamonds 124 (19.3 overs) | v | South East Stars 127/4 (16 overs) |
South East Stars won by 6 wickets Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Naeem Ashraf |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Matilda Corteen-Coleman took four wickets in four balls.[6]
- Points: South East Stars 5, Northern Diamonds 0
31 May 2024 14:30 Scorecard |
The Blaze 134/6 (20 overs) | v | Central Sparks 124/7 (20 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Central Sparks 0
31 May 2024 14:30 Scorecard |
Western Storm 134/8 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 106 (17.4 overs) |
Florence Miller 28 (30) Ellie Anderson 4/9 (2.4 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Sunrisers 0
2 June 2024 11:30 Scorecard |
Northern Diamonds 123/8 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 126/6 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Sunrisers 4, Northern Diamonds 0
2 June 2024 13:30 Scorecard |
Southern Vipers 142/6 (20 overs) | v | South East Stars 146/4 (18.1 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Southern Vipers 0
2 June 2024 16:00 Scorecard |
North West Thunder 111/9 (20 overs) | v | The Blaze 112/3 (15.4 overs) |
Danielle Collins 30 (32) Kirstie Gordon 5/12 (4 overs) |
The Blaze won by 7 wickets Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester Umpires: Gabi Brown and Naeem Ashraf |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: The Blaze 5, North West Thunder 0
6 June 2024 14:15 Scorecard |
Sunrisers 116/8 (20 overs) | v | South East Stars 118/4 (15 overs) |
Florence Miller 39* (45) Emma Jones 2/13 (2 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: South East Stars 5, Sunrisers 0
7 June 2024 14:30 Scorecard |
Western Storm 99 (19.3 overs) | v | The Blaze 103/3 (14.1 overs) |
Heather Knight 20 (19) Heather Graham 4/10 (3.3 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: The Blaze 5, Western Storm 0
7 June 2024 14:30 Scorecard |
North West Thunder 85 (19.5 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 86/3 (10.5 overs) |
Southern Vipers won by 7 wickets Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester Umpires: Amy Clark and Hassan Adnan |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, North West Thunder 0
8 June 2024 11:30 Scorecard |
Northern Diamonds 137/7 (20 overs) | v | Central Sparks 124/8 (20 overs) |
Hollie Armitage 62 (49) Hannah Baker 3/24 (4 overs) | Amy Jones 39 (30) Katie Levick 2/32 (4 overs) |
Northern Diamonds won by 13 runs Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Umpires: Chris Watts and Rose Dovey |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Central Sparks 0
9 June 2024 10:30 Scorecard |
Southern Vipers 137/9 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 119 (20 overs) |
Heather Knight 69 (56) Georgia Adams 3/23 (4 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Western Storm 0
9 June 2024 11:00 Scorecard |
The Blaze 159/7 (20 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 146 (19.5 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Northern Diamonds 0
9 June 2024 11:00 Scorecard |
South East Stars 122/8 (20 overs) | v | Central Sparks 123/7 (19.2 overs) |
Central Sparks won by 3 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: James Tredwell and Julia Jarvis |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Emily Arlott took a hat-trick.[7]
- Points: Central Sparks 4, South East Stars 0
9 June 2024 13:00 Scorecard |
Sunrisers 151/9 (20 overs) | v | North West Thunder 155/5 (19.3 overs) |
North West Thunder won by 5 wickets Stanley Park, Blackpool Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Peter Hartley |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: North West Thunder 4, Sunrisers 0
13 June 2024 14:15 Scorecard |
Sunrisers 137/7 (20 overs) | v | The Blaze 140/2 (15.1 overs) |
Grace Scrivens 42 (38) Heather Graham 2/22 (4 overs) |
- The Blaze won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: The Blaze 5, Sunrisers 0
13 June 2024 14:30 Scorecard |
v | ||
Match Abandoned Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
- No toss.
- No play possible due to rain.
- Points: Western Storm 2, North West Thunder 2
14 June 2024 15:00 Scorecard |
North West Thunder 146/6 (20 overs) | v | Central Sparks 150/2 (20 overs) |
Central Sparks won by 8 wickets Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Umpires: Gabi Brown and Hassan Adnan |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Central Sparks 4, North West Thunder 0
14 June 2024 15:00 Scorecard |
Northern Diamonds 145/4 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 146/5 (18.5 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Northern Diamonds 0
15 June 2024 14:30 Scorecard |
South East Stars 153/4 (18 overs) | v | Sunrisers 111/5 (15.5 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Sunrisers 0
16 June 2024 10:30 Scorecard |
Southern Vipers 98 (17.5 overs) | v | Central Sparks 99/5 (14.5 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Central Sparks 5, Southern Vipers 0
16 June 2024 11:00 Scorecard |
Northern Diamonds 146/3 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 118/7 (20 overs) |
Northern Diamonds won by 28 runs Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds Umpires: Amy Clark and Peter Hartley |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Western Storm 0
16 June 2024 11:30 Scorecard |
The Blaze 84 (18.5 overs) | v | South East Stars 89/5 (15.1 overs) |
- The Blaze won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 5, The Blaze 0
19 June 2024 11:30 Scorecard |
Central Sparks 138/8 (20 overs) | v | The Blaze 139/5 (19.2 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Central Sparks 0
19 June 2024 11:30 Scorecard |
North West Thunder 61 (14.2 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 62/5 (13.4 overs) |
Northern Diamonds won by 5 wickets Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Neil Pratt |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0
19 June 2024 11:30 Scorecard |
Southern Vipers 179/5 (20 overs) | v | South East Stars 66 (14 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, South East Stars 0
19 June 2024 11:30 Scorecard |
Western Storm 142/7 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 131/9 (20 overs) |
Heather Knight 66 (43) Sophie Munro 4/23 (4 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0
Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
1 | The Blaze | 142/5 | |||||||
4 | Central Sparks | 140/9 | |||||||
1 | The Blaze | 144/3 | |||||||
2 | South East Stars | 141/9 | |||||||
2 | South East Stars | 162/5 | |||||||
3 | Southern Vipers | 157/9 |
Semi-finals
Central Sparks 140/9 (20 overs) | v | The Blaze 142/5 (18 overs) |
Kathryn Bryce 44 (39) Hannah Baker 3/24 (4 overs) |
The Blaze won by 5 wickets County Cricket Ground, Derby Umpires: Rose Dovey and Simon Widdup Player of the match: Kathryn Bryce (The Blaze) |
- The Blaze won the toss and elected to bowl.
South East Stars 162/5 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 157/9 (20 overs) |
South East Stars won by 5 runs County Cricket Ground, Derby Umpires: Gabi Brown and James Tredwell Player of the match: Georgia Redmayne (South East Stars) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bowl.
Final
South East Stars 141/9 (20 overs) | v | The Blaze 144/3 (18.4 overs) |
Georgia Redmayne 25 (25) Heather Graham 3/16 (4 overs) |
The Blaze won by 7 wickets County Cricket Ground, Derby Umpires: Anna Harris and Rob White Player of the match: Kathryn Bryce (The Blaze) |
- The Blaze won the toss and elected to bowl.
Statistics
- Highest score by a team: Southern Vipers – 179/5 (20 overs) v South East Stars (19 June).[8]
- Top score by an individual: Hollie Armitage – 97 (64) v Western Storm (16 June).[9]
- Best bowling figures by an individual: Kirstie Gordon – 5/12 (4 overs) v North West Thunder (2 June).[10]
Most runs
Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
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Kathryn Bryce | The Blaze | 12 | 12 | 478 | 43.45 | 62 | 0 | 5 |
Hollie Armitage | Northern Diamonds | 10 | 10 | 323 | 35.88 | 97 | 0 | 3 |
Sophia Dunkley | South East Stars | 9 | 9 | 265 | 29.44 | 58 | 0 | 2 |
Jo Gardner | Sunrisers | 10 | 10 | 260 | 32.50 | 79* | 0 | 1 |
Paige Scholfield | South East Stars | 10 | 9 | 259 | 43.16 | 73* | 0 | 3 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo[11]
Most wickets
Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kirstie Gordon | The Blaze | 47.1 | 22 | 12.50 | 5/12 | 1 |
Erin Burns | Northern Diamonds | 30.1 | 16 | 11.75 | 5/25 | 1 |
Matilda Corteen-Coleman | South East Stars | 41.2 | 16 | 13.31 | 5/19 | 1 |
Charli Knott | Southern Vipers | 37.0 | 16 | 14.93 | 4/23 | 0 |
Heather Graham | The Blaze | 24.2 | 15 | 9.20 | 4/10 | 0 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo[12]
References
- ^ "The Charlotte Edwards Cup and Vitality Blast will combine for 22 double-headers in the 2024 season". skysport.com. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "Schedule for 2023 domestic season announced". England and Wales Cricket Board. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Danni Wyatt, Anya Shrubsole star as Southern Vipers defend Charlotte Edwards Cup in style". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ Kosky, Ben (22 June 2024). "Bryce sisters secure Blaze's maiden Charlotte Edwards Cup title". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Charlotte Edwards Cup 2024 fixtures". England and Wales Cricket Board. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Tilly Corteen-Coleman five-for shatters Diamonds". ESPNcricinfo. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Emily Arlott hat-trick powers Central Sparks to victory". ESPNcricinfo. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024/Highest Totals". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024/Highest Scores". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024/Best Bowling Figures in an Innings". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024/Most Runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2024/Most Wickets". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
External links
- Tournament home at ESPNcricinfo
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- Central Sparks
- Northern Diamonds
- North West Thunder
- South East Stars
- Southern Vipers
- Sunrisers
- The Blaze
- Western Storm