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compete in a series of divisions. Lancashire Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division with

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finishing runners-up. This was Lancashire's first Championship, and their victory saw them complete the double, after winning the

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Competition format

The championship works on a points system, the winner being the team with most average points of completed games in the first division. The points are currently awarded as follows:Royal London Women's County One-Day Championship
/ref> Win: 10 points + bonus points.
Tie: 5 points + bonus points.
Loss: Bonus points.
Abandoned or cancelled: Match not counted to average. Bonus points are collected for batting and bowling. The bonus points for each match are retained if the match is completed. *Batting :1.50 runs per over (RPO) or more: 1 point :2 RPO or more: 2 points :3 RPO or more: 3 points :4 RPO or more: 4 points *Bowling :3-4 wickets taken: 1 point :5-6 wickets taken: 2 points :7-8 wickets taken: 3 points :9-10 wickets taken: 4 points

Teams

The 2017 Championship was divided into three divisions: Division One and Division Two with eight teams each, and Division Three with 20 teams divided into 4 groups. Teams in each group played each other once, except Division 3 Group A teams which played each other twice.

Division One

:''As of 28 August 2017'' — Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 1
Play-Cricket.

Division Two

:''As of 28 August 2017'' — Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 2
Play-Cricket.

Division Three

Group A

:''As of 23 July 2017'' — Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 3 - Group A
Play-Cricket.

Group B

:''As of 29 May 2017'' — Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 3 - Group B
Play-Cricket.

Group C

:''As of 29 May 2017'' — Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 3 - Group C
Play-Cricket.

Group D

:''As of 29 May 2017'' — Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipDivision 3 - Group D
Play-Cricket.

Promotion play-offs

Statistics

Most runs

Source: CricketArchive

Most wickets

Source: CricketArchive

References

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