The 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2018 Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup was the 10th
cricket
Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...
Women's Twenty20 Cup tournament. It took place in June and July, with 36 teams taking part: 34 county teams plus
Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
and
Wales
Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...
.
Middlesex Women won the Twenty20 Cup, as winners of Division 1, therefore achieving their first title.
The tournament followed the
50-over 2018 Women's County Championship, and was subsequently followed by the
Twenty20
Twenty20 (abbreviated T20) is a shortened format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the county cricket, inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two t ...
2018 Women's Cricket Super League
The 2018 Women's Cricket Super League, or 2018 Kia Super League for sponsorship reasons, was the third season of the Women's Cricket Super League (WCSL), the semi-professional women's cricket competition in England and Wales. The competition, ru ...
, competed for by regional teams.
Competition format
Teams played matches within a series of divisions with the winners of the top division being crowned the Champions. Matches were played using a
Twenty20
Twenty20 (abbreviated T20) is a shortened format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the county cricket, inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two t ...
format.
The championship works on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:
Win: 4 points.
Tie
Tie has two principal meanings:
* Tie (draw), a finish to a competition with identical results, particularly sports
* Necktie, a long piece of cloth worn around the neck or shoulders
Tie or TIE may also refer to:
Engineering and technology
* T ...
: 1 point.
Loss: 0 points.
Abandoned/Cancelled: 1 point.
Teams
The 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup was divided into three divisions: Division One and Division Two with nine teams each, and Division Three with 18 teams, divided into regional groups of 6 teams apiece; teams in all divisions played eight games.
Division One
:
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[Division 1 - 2018]
Play-Cricket.
Division Two
:
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[Division 2 - 2018]
Play-Cricket.
Division Three
Group A
:
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[Division 3A - 2018]
Play-Cricket.
Group B
:
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[Division 3B - 2018]
Play-Cricket.
Group C
:
Source: ECB Women's Twenty20 Cup[Division 3C - 2018]
Play-Cricket.
Statistics
Most runs
Source: CricketArchive
Most wickets
Source: CricketArchive
References
{{2018 English cricket season
Women's Twenty20 Cup
2018 in Scottish cricket
cricket
Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...
cricket
Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...