2003 Women's County Championship

The 2003 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 7th cricket Women's County Championship season. It took place in July and saw 21 county teams compete in a series of divisions. Sussex Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, achieving their first Championship title.

2003 Women's County Championship
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format50 over
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsSussex (1st title)
Participants21
Most runsTaryn Keir (303)
Most wicketsLynne Spooner (12)

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:[1]

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 2003 Championship consisted of three divisions of six teams apiece, with teams playing each other once. The Emerging Counties competition was also competed in 2003: a tier below the County Championship, consisting of three teams, playing each other once.

Division One Berkshire Kent Nottinghamshire Surrey Sussex Yorkshire
Division Two Hampshire Hertfordshire Lancashire Middlesex Somerset Staffordshire
Division Three Cheshire Derbyshire Durham Essex Northamptonshire Warwickshire
Emerging Counties Cumbria Norfolk Wiltshire

County Championship

Division One
Team Pld W L T A Bat Bowl Ded Pts
Sussex (C) 5410013.525086.5
Nottinghamshire 541001721086
Kent 5320016.516068.5
Yorkshire 523001618.5058.5
Surrey 5230016.514054.5
Berkshire (R) 505001517032

Source: ECB Women's County Championship[2]

Division Two
Team Pld W L T A Bat Bowl Ded Pts
Lancashire (P) 5400116.517.5093
Middlesex 5410014.524086.5
Staffordshire 5310111.516074.5
Somerset 523001517.5056.5
Hampshire 514001313038
Hertfordshire (R) 5050011.58019.5

Source: ECB Women's County Championship[3]

Division Three
Team Pld W L T A Bat Bowl Ded Pts
Durham (P) 5311020.520082.5
Derbyshire 531101424.5080.5
Warwickshire 5310113.513.5074
Cheshire 522101818066
Essex 503111213042
Northamptonshire 5140012.59033.5

Source: ECB Women's County Championship[4]

Emerging Counties
Team Pld W L T A Bat Bowl Ded Pts
Norfolk 22000810042
Wiltshire 211007.55.5025
Cumbria 2020073.5010.5

Source: ECB Women's County Championship[5]

Statistics

Most runs
Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Taryn Keir Warwickshire 5 5 303 75.75 109 1 2
Mel Jones Surrey 5 5 263 52.60 124 1 2
Arran Brindle Lancashire 5 5 258 64.50 99* 0 2
Charlotte Edwards Kent 5 5 212 53.00 85* 0 2
Hannah Lloyd Somerset 5 5 190 47.50 78 0 1

Source: CricketArchive[6]

Most wickets
Player Team Balls Wickets Average BBI 5w
Lynne Spooner Derbyshire 281 12 10.41 3/14 0
Jill Holling Derbyshire 238 11 8.09 5/20 1
Katie Berry Middlesex 299 11 10.81 4/17 0
Susanne White Lancashire 182 10 6.40 6/16 1
Juliet Tetley Durham 300 10 6.70 5/19 1

Source: CricketArchive[7]

References
  1. "Women's County Championship 2003 Tables". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  2. Women's County Championship Division 1 - 2003, Play Cricket.
  3. Women's County Championship Division 2 - 2003, Play Cricket.
  4. Women's County Championship Division 3 - 2003, Play Cricket.
  5. Women's County Championship Emerging Counties - 2003, Play Cricket.
  6. "Batting and Fielding in Frizzell Women's County Championship 2003 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  7. "Bowling in Frizzell Women's County Championship 2003 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
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