2017–18 CSA Women's Provincial League

The 2017–18 CSA Women's Provincial League was the 23rd edition of South Africa's provincial one-day cricket tournament. It ran from October 2017 to April 2018, with 16 provincial teams taking part. Western Province beat Gauteng in the final to win their eighth one-day title.[1][2]

2017–18 CSA Women's Provincial League
Dates14 October 2017 – 8 April 2018
Administrator(s)Cricket South Africa
Cricket format50 over
Tournament format(s)Round robin and knockout
ChampionsWestern Province (8th title)
Participants16
Matches55
Most runsFaye Tunnicliffe (300)
Most wicketsMichelle Botha (18)

Competition format

The 16 teams were divided into three divisions: a top division named "Top 6", and two lower divisions, Pools A and B. Teams played each other team in their group once in a round-robin format, with matches played using a one day format with 50 overs per side.

All six teams in the Top 6 group progressed to a further round of groups, joined by the winners of Pools A and B. The eight teams were divided into two groups, playing each other team in their group once. The top four teams from this stage progressed to the semi-finals, whilst the bottom four teams played in a series of placing matches. The top six placed sides in these matches qualified for the next season's Top 6 league.[1]

The tournament ran concurrently with the 2017–18 CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition, with matches played either the day before or day after the corresponding encounter between two teams in the T20 tournament. To maintain this link for the following season, promotion and relegation in the Provincial T20 Competition was determined by standings in the Provincial League.[3]

The groups worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:[4]

Win: 4 points
Tie: 3 points
Loss: 0 points.
Abandoned/No Result: 2 points.
Bonus Point: 1 bonus point available per match.

Teams
Top 6 Border Free State Gauteng Northerns North West Western Province
Pool A Boland Eastern Province Northern Cape Kei South Western Districts
Pool B Easterns KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal Inland Limpopo Mpumalanga

Group stages

Top 6
Team Pld W L T NR A BP Pts NRR
Northerns 541000319+1.243
North West 541000319+1.215
Gauteng 532000315+0.203
Western Province 523000210+0.668
Free State 52300019–0.417
Border 50500000–2.917

Pool A
Team Pld W L T NR A BP Pts NRR
Boland (Q) 440000319+2.120
South Western Districts 431000214+1.110
Eastern Province 422000210+0.657
Northern Cape 41300015–0.273
Kei 40400000–3.824

Pool B
Team Pld W L T NR A BP Pts NRR
Easterns (Q) 440000420+3.366
KwaZulu-Natal 421001212+0.077
Mpumalanga 422000210+0.722
KwaZulu-Natal Inland 41200117–1.228
Limpopo 40400000–2.994

  Advanced to the second round group stages, joining the Top 6 teams

Week Pool A
Team Pld W L T NR A BP Pts NRR
Western Province (Q) 321000210+1.090
North West (Q) 31002019+1.380
Boland 31101007–0.642
Free State 30201002–0.871

Week Pool B
Team Pld W L T NR A BP Pts NRR
Gauteng (Q) 320001212+2.553
Northerns (Q) 31100117+0.071
Border 31100117–0.524
Easterns 30200102–1.492

  Advanced to the semi-finals

Knockout stages

Semi-finals
7 April 2018
Scorecard
v
  • No toss.
  • No play possible due to rain.
  • Gauteng advanced to the final by virtue of better group stage record.
7 April 2018
Scorecard
Northerns
175/6 (44.2 overs)
v
Mignon du Preez 72* (85)
Stacy Lackay 2/42 (10 overs)
No Result
St. Andrew's A, Bloemfontein
Umpires: K Botha and Y Kroucamp
  • Western Province won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play possible due to rain.
  • Western Province advanced to the final by virtue of better group stage record.

Final
8 April 2018
Scorecard
Western Province
231/6 (50 overs)
v
Gauteng
193/8 (50 overs)
Stacy Lackay 107 (106)
Yolani Fourie 3/40 (10 overs)
Trisha Chetty 100 (127)
Tatum le Roux 3/35 (10 overs)
Western Province won by 38 runs
St. Andrew's A, Bloemfontein
Umpires: Lauren Agenbag and K Botha
  • Gauteng won the toss and elected to field.

Final placings

In addition to the semi-finals and final, a number of placing matches took place at the University of the Free State on 7 and 8 April 2018. The top six finishers qualified for the Top 6 league in the following season's tournament.[5] Both the third and fifth-place play-offs were abandoned due to rain. Final placings of the top eight teams were as follows:[1]

Position Team
1st Western Province
2nd Gauteng
3rd= Northerns
3rd= North West
5th= Boland
5th= Border
7th Easterns
8th Free State

References
  1. "CSA Women's Provincial League 2017/18". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  2. "Gauteng Women v Western Province Women, 8 April 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  3. "CSA Women's Provincial T20 Competition 2017/18". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  4. "CSA Women's Provincial League 2017/18 Tables". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  5. "CSA Women's Provincial League 2018/19". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
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