The East of England Women's County Championship is a domestic

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one-day cricket competition in England. The tournament began in 2020, with the aim of providing longer-format cricket in the East of England region after reforms to the structure of domestic women's cricket in England. The tournament currently sees six teams competing in a 45-over competition.

History

The East of England Women's County Championship was originally conceived in 2020 as a 50-over competition to provide longer-format cricket in the region after the abolition of the

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delayed the start of the season and caused that year's national

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to be cancelled, resulting in a decision to play a 45-over competition (to allow extra time for sanitisation breaks) as well as a separate

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competition.

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, Huntingdonshire and

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competed in 2020. The 45-over tournament was won by

and the Twenty20 tournament was won by

. The 2021 edition was competed as a 45-over tournament, with

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and

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joining to make it a six-team event. Each team played the other teams once in a round robin format, starting on 2 May, with the team with the most points being crowned champions. Buckinghamshire won the tournament, winning four of their five matches to finish top of the league with 73 points, with Hertfordshire second with 70 points. Ahead of the 2022 season, it was announced that

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and

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would be joining the competition, whilst Buckinghamshire and Cambridgeshire would be withdrawing, bringing the number of teams competing to seven. Suffolk won the competition, winning five of their six matches. Ahead of the 2023 season, Lincolnshire withdrew from the tournament, making it a six team competition.

Teams

Current teams

Former teams

Results

References

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