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Women's County Championship
The Women's County Championship, known since 2014 as the Royal London Women’s One-Day Cup,Royal London Women’s One-Day Cup . Retrieved 2016-08-08. was a women's competition organised by the . It was the women's equivalent of the |
England And Wales Cricket Board
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is the Sports governing body, national governing body of cricket in England and Wales. It was formed on 1 January 1997 as a single governing body to combine the roles formerly fulfilled by the Test and County Cricket Board, the National Cricket Association and the Cricket Council. In April 1998 the Women's Cricket Association was integrated into the organisation. The ECB's head offices are at Lord's Cricket Ground in north-west London. The board oversees all levels of cricket in England and Wales, including the national teams : England cricket team, England Men (Test, One Day International and T20I), England women's cricket team, England Women, England Lions cricket team, England Lions (Men's second tier), Physical Disability, Learning Disability, Visually Impaired, and Deaf. Although the organisation is the England and Wales Cricket Board, it is referred to as the ECB not the EWCB as a result of a decision by those overseeing the trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Cricket Super League
The Women's Cricket Super League (WCSL), known as the Kia Super League (KSL) for sponsorship reasons, was a semi-professional women's Twenty20 cricket competition in England and Wales operated by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). The competition featured six franchise teams, partnered with a variety of county teams and boards and universities, and was envisaged as a means to bridge the gap between amateur domestic cricket and the increasingly professional international game. The WCSL launched in 2016, with each team playing five group stage matches in a round-robin format, followed by a finals day; this was increased to ten group matches in 2018, following the ECB abandoning their initial plans to expand the tournament by also incorporating a 50-over competition. The WCSL ended after the 2019 season, ahead of the intended launch of the ECB's new format, The Hundred, and its city-based men's and women's franchises. Western Storm ended the competition as the most succes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Women's County Championship
The 2008 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 12th cricket Women's County Championship season. It ran from May to August and saw 31 county teams and teams representing Scotland and Wales compete in a series of divisions. Sussex Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, achieving their fourth title. 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: 20 points. Tie: 16 points. Loss: Bonus points. Abandoned or No Result: 6 points. Cancelled No Play: 10 points. Up to four batting and four bowling points were available to the losing side only, or both sides in an incomplete match. Teams The 2008 Championship was divided into five divisions: Divis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Women's County Championship
The 2004 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 8th cricket Women's County Championship season. It ran from May to August and saw 23 county teams plus Wales compete in a series of divisions. Sussex Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, their second title in two years. 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 2004 Championship was divided into two tiers: the County Championship and the County Challenge Cup. The County Championship consisted of two divisions of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hundred (cricket)
The Hundred is a professional franchise 100-ball cricket tournament involving eight men's and eight women's teams located in major cities across England and Wales. The tournament is run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and took place for the first time in July and August 2021. The format was invented with the expectation that each match lasts around two-and-a-half hours. The BBC showed free-to-air broadcasts of the competition, while all of the women's matches and some of the men's matches were available to stream for free on Sky Sports' YouTube channel. Almost all the matches take place as back-to-back double-headers at the same venue on the same day. One ticket gives access to both the men's and women's games. The men's salaries are four times higher than the women's, but the tournament prize money is equal. History A new city-based cricket Twenty20 competition similar to the Indian Premier League was first proposed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampshire Women Cricket Team
The Hampshire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Hampshire. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Totton and Eling CC and the Ageas Bowl Nursery Ground. They are captained by Emily Windsor. In 2018, they won Division One of the Women's County Championship, and were promoted from Division Two of the Women's Twenty20 Cup. They are partnered with the regional side Southern Vipers. History 1811–1996: Early History Hampshire Women played their first recorded match in 1811, against Surrey Women. They then went on to play various one-off matches against neighbouring counties, sometimes as a combined team with Dorset. They played against a touring Australia side in 1937 and 1957. 1997– : Women's County Championship Hampshire Women joined the Women's County Championship for its inaugural season in 1997, finishing 3rd in Division 3. Over the following seasons, Hampshire remained in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancashire Women Cricket Team
The Lancashire Women's cricket team is the women's representative cricket team for the English historic county of Lancashire. They play their home games at various grounds across the county, including Beaconsfield Road, Widnes. They are coached by Chris Chambers and captained by Eleanor Threlkeld. They won both the County Championship and the Twenty20 Cup in 2017. Lancashire have links with Cumbria, with some players playing for both sides, as well as some of their players helping make up a North Representative XI. They are partnered with the regional side North West Thunder. History 1930–1997: Early History Lancashire Women played their first game in 1930, against the Women's Cricket Association, which they won by 111 runs. Over the following years, Lancashire played various one-off games, often against nearby counties such as Yorkshire and Cheshire. They also competed in the Women's Area Championship, and the inaugural Women's County Championship, as a combined team with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Women's County Championship
The 1999 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 3rd cricket Women's County Championship season. It took place in July and saw 10 county teams, 3 county Second XIs and 5 regional teams compete in a series of divisions. East Midlands Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, achieving their first Championship title. 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 1999 Championship consisted of 18 teams, competing in three divisions of six teams apiece. Teams played each oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Midlands Women Cricket Team
The East Midlands Women's cricket team was the women's representative cricket team for the East Midlands. They competed in the Women's Area Championship from 1980 to 1996 and in the Women's County Championship from 1997 to 1999, after which they were replaced by Nottinghamshire. They won three Area Championships, and were also County Champions in their final season of competing in the tournament. History East Midlands Women played their first recorded match in 1963, which they lost to a touring Australia side by 133 runs. East Midlands played Australia again in 1976, and played New Zealand in 1984, as well as playing various one-off games against other English sides. East Midlands joined the Women's Area Championship for its inaugural season in 1980, and played in the tournament until it ended in 1996. They, along with Yorkshire, dominated the final 10 years of the tournament, winning the title three teams and finishing as runners-up a further four times. East Midlands joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Cricket Association
The Women's Cricket Association (WCA) was responsible for the running of women's cricket in England between 1926 and 1998. It was formed by a group of enthusiasts following a cricket holiday in Malvern. Forty-nine games were arranged in that first season, and the popular cricket festival at Stowe Lane, Colwall, which is still held today, was launched. By the following season there were ten affiliated clubs, by 1934 there were eighty, and by 1938 the number had reached 123. At its peak there were 208 affiliated clubs and 94 school and junior teams. By 1931 the first county associations had been formed, and Durham played a combined Cheshire and Lancashire XI. Four years later the country was divided into five regional associations: East, Midlands, North, South and West. The WCA administered the Women's Area Championship (1980–1996), the Women's Territorial Tournament (1988–1994) and the first Women's County Championship season, in 1997. In 1998, the WCA handed over the runnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division (sport)
In sports, a division is a group of teams who compete against each other for a championship. League system In sports using a league system (also known as a pyramid structure), a division consists of a group of teams who play a sport at a similar competitive level. Teams can move up to a higher division of play or drop down to a lower one via the process of promotion and relegation, based on their performance in the standings at the end of the season. The existence of divisions based on level of competition ensures that teams at one competitive level can play other teams at a similar competitive level, thus creating parity and more exciting matches. Franchise system In North America, where sports usually operate on a franchise system rather than a league system, a division is a group of teams within a league which is organized along geographical lines rather than competitive success. Teams based in cities that are in a particular region of the continent are grouped together in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisden Cricketer's Almanac
''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', or simply ''Wisden'', colloquially the Bible of Cricket, is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom. The description "bible of cricket" was first used in the 1930s by Alec Waugh in a review for the ''London Mercury''. In October 2013, an all-time Test World XI was announced to mark the 150th anniversary of ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack''. In 1998, an Australian edition of ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'' was launched. It ran for eight editions. In 2012, an Indian edition of ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'' was launched (dated 2013), entitled ''Wisden India Almanack'', that has been edited by Suresh Menon since its inception. History ''Wisden'' was founded in 1864 by the English cricketer John Wisden (1826–84) as a competitor to Fred Lillywhite's '' The Guide to Cricketers''. Its annual publication has continued uninterrupted to the present day, making it the longest running sports annual in history. The sixth e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
