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. It featured eight teams playing in a round-robin group stage, followed by a Finals Day. Southern Vipers were the defending champions. The tournament ran alongside the

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. The Blaze won the tournament, defeating

South East Stars South East Stars are a women's cricket team that represent the London & South East region, one of eight regional hubs in English domestic women's cricket. They play their home matches at various grounds, including the County Cricket Ground, Beck ...

in the final.

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.

Teams

The teams were as listed below. *

Central Sparks Central Sparks are a women's cricket team that represent the West Midlands region, one of eight regional hubs in English domestic women's cricket. They play their home matches at Edgbaston and New Road. They are captained by Evelyn Jones and c ...

(representing Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and

Staffordshire Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands Cou ...

) *

Northern Diamonds Northern Diamonds are a women's cricket team that represent the traditional areas of the North East and Yorkshire, one of eight regional hubs in English domestic women's cricket. They play their home matches at Headingley, the Riverside, Rose ...

(representing Yorkshire, Durham and Northumberland) * North West Thunder (representing Lancashire,

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and Cumbria) *

(representing

Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...

and Kent) * Southern Vipers (representing Hampshire,

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Berkshire Berkshire ( ; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a historic county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal County of Berk ...

Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire (), abbreviated Bucks, is a ceremonial county in South East England that borders Greater London to the south-east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-ea ...

, Dorset, Isle of Wight and

Oxfordshire Oxfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the north west of South East England. It is a mainly rural county, with its largest settlement being the city of Oxford. The county is a centre of research and development, primarily ...

) * Sunrisers (representing Middlesex, Essex, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire,

Hertfordshire Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It borders Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For govern ...

, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and

Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...

) * The Blaze (representing Derbyshire,

Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire t ...

, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire) *

Western Storm Western Storm are a women's cricket team representing South West England and Wales, one of eight regional hubs in English domestic cricket. They play their home matches at the County Ground, Taunton, the County Ground, Bristol and Sophia Ga ...

(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. advanced to the Semi-finals

Fixtures

Group stage

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

*Highest score by a team: Southern Vipers – 179/5 (20 overs) v

(19 June). * Top score by an individual:

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– 97 (64) v

(16 June). * Best bowling figures by an individual: Kirstie Gordon – 5/12 (4 overs) v North West Thunder (2 June).

Most runs

Source: ESPNCricinfo

Most wickets

Source: ESPNCricinfo

References

External links

Tournament home at ESPNcricinfo
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