2019 Women's Cricket Super League
| Dates | 6 August 2019 – 1 September 2019 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round robin and knock-out finals |
| Champions | Western Storm (2nd title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 32 |
| Player of the series | Danni Wyatt |
| Most runs | Danni Wyatt (466) |
| Most wickets | Freya Davies (19) |
The 2019 Women's Cricket Super League, or 2019 Kia Super League for sponsorship reasons, was the fourth and final season of the Women's Cricket Super League (WCSL), the semi-professional women's cricket competition in England and Wales. The competition, run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), consisted of six franchise teams playing in a Twenty20 format.[1] The tournament was scheduled to be replaced by the Women's Hundred and a new regional domestic structure from the next season, although the full implementation of this was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3] Surrey Stars were the defending champions.[4] Western Storm defeated Southern Vipers by 6 wickets to win the 2019 title.[5]
Competition format
[edit]Six teams competed for the T20 title from 6 August to 1 September 2019. The six teams played each other twice in a round robin format. The 2nd and 3rd team played the semi-final while the top team directly went to the final. Both semi-final and final were held on Finals Day at the County Ground, Hove.[6] Teams received 4 points for a win and a bonus point if their run rate was 1.25 times that of their opposition.[7]
Teams
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Points Table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Storm | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 1.109 |
| 2 | Loughborough Lightning | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0.792 |
| 3 | Southern Vipers | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0.425 |
| 4 | Yorkshire Diamonds | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | −0.456 |
| 5 | Surrey Stars | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | −0.857 |
| 6 | Lancashire Thunder | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.194 |
advanced to Final advanced to the Semi-final
- Win with bonus point: 5 points
- Win without bonus point: 4 points
- No Result/Tied: 2 points each
- Loss: 0 points
Fixtures
[edit]League stage
[edit]Southern Vipers 166/7 (20 overs) | v | Lancashire Thunder 132 (19.4 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, Lancashire Thunder 0
Loughborough Lightning 125/6 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 126/3 (17 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Loughborough Lightning 0
Surrey Stars 130/9 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire Diamonds 121 (19.5 overs) |
- Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Surrey Stars 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
Lancashire Thunder 120/7 (20 overs) | v | Surrey Stars 124/2 (14.2 overs) |
- Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Surrey Stars 5, Lancashire Thunder 0
Loughborough Lightning 135/5 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 136/8 (19.3 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Loughborough Lightning 0
Lancashire Thunder 141/6 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 143/4 (19.3 overs) |
- Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Lancashire Thunder 0
Yorkshire Diamonds 121/6 (20 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 122/1 (13.2 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
Southern Vipers 142/5 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 143/7 (19.5 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Southern Vipers 0.
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- No toss.
- No play possible due to rain.
- Points: Surrey Stars 2, Southern Vipers 2
Yorkshire Diamonds 151/6 (20 overs) | v | Lancashire Thunder 142 (19.1 overs) |
- Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Lancashire Thunder 0
Western Storm 158/4 (20 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 118 (18.2 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Loughborough Lightning 0
Surrey Stars 120/7 (20 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 123/3 (14.5 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Surrey Stars 0
Yorkshire Diamonds 151/9 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 152/1 (14.5 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
Lancashire Thunder 132/7 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 132/8 (20 overs) |
- Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 2, Lancashire Thunder 2
Lancashire Thunder 159/8 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 160/5 (19.5 overs) |
- Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Lancashire Thunder 0
Yorkshire Diamonds 129 (20 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 135/4 (19.1 overs) |
- Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
Southern Vipers 178/5 (20 overs) | v | Surrey Stars 89 (16.4 overs) |
- Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, Surrey Stars 0
Surrey Stars 121/6 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire Diamonds 124/5 (19.5 overs) |
- Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Surrey Stars 0
Western Storm 170/3 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 155/9 (20 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Southern Vipers 0
Loughborough Lightning 157/7 (20 overs) | v | Lancashire Thunder 74/6 (13.4 overs) |
- Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Lancashire Thunder 0
Western Storm 159/8 (20 overs) | v | Surrey Stars 155/8 (20 overs) |
- Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Surrey Stars 0
Southern Vipers 127/9 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire Diamonds 124/5 (20 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Yorkshire Diamonds 0
Lancashire Thunder 164/5 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire Diamonds 168/6 (18.5 overs) |
- Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Lancashire Thunder 0
Surrey Stars 147/7 (20 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 150/5 (18.3 overs) |
- Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Loughborough Lightning 4, Surrey Stars 0
Lancashire Thunder 122 (19.5 overs) | v | Loughborough Lightning 123/2 (16.1 overs) |
- Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 4, Lancashire Thunder 0
Southern Vipers 184/4 (20 overs) | v | Yorkshire Diamonds 185/6 (20 overs) |
- Yorkshire Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Southern Vipers 0
Western Storm 171/4 (20 overs) | v | Surrey Stars 94 (17.5 overs) |
- Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Surrey Stars 0
Surrey Stars 132/1 (9 overs) | v | Lancashire Thunder 97/7 (9 overs) |
- Lancashire Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 9 overs per side due to rain.
- Points: Surrey Stars 5, Lancashire Thunder 0
Yorkshire Diamonds 104/4 (10 overs) | v | Western Storm 99/3 (10 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain.
- Points: Yorkshire Diamonds 4, Western Storm 0
Loughborough Lightning 163/4 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 127 (19 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Loughborough Lightning 5, Southern Vipers 0
Semi-final
[edit]Loughborough Lightning 143 (19.5 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 145/5 (19 overs) |
- Loughborough Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
[edit]Southern Vipers 172/7 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 174/4 (19 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
[edit]- Highest score by a team: Yorkshire Diamonds − 185/6 (20 overs) v Southern Vipers (25 August).[9]
- Lowest score by a team: Surrey Stars − 89 (16.4 overs) v Southern Vipers (18 August).[9]
- Top score by an individual: Jemimah Rodrigues − 112* (58) v Southern Vipers (25 August).[10]
- Best bowling figures by an individual: Leigh Kasperek − 4/16 (4 overs) v Southern Vipers (21 August).[11]
Most runs
[edit]| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danni Wyatt | Southern Vipers | 11 | 11 | 466 | 42.36 | 110 | 1 | 4 |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | Yorkshire Diamonds | 10 | 10 | 401 | 57.28 | 112* | 1 | 2 |
| Heather Knight | Western Storm | 11 | 11 | 392 | 49.00 | 78* | 0 | 4 |
| Rachel Priest | Western Storm | 11 | 11 | 365 | 36.50 | 89 | 0 | 3 |
| Amy Jones | Loughborough Lightning | 11 | 11 | 309 | 34.33 | 74* | 0 | 3 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo[12]
Most wickets
[edit]| Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freya Davies | Western Storm | 39.0 | 19 | 13.21 | 4/18 | 0 |
| Amanda-Jade Wellington | Southern Vipers | 41.0 | 15 | 18.73 | 3/22 | 0 |
| Tash Farrant | Southern Vipers | 33.4 | 14 | 15.92 | 3/18 | 0 |
| Anya Shrubsole | Western Storm | 32.0 | 13 | 19.53 | 3/36 | 0 |
| Dane van Niekerk | Surrey Stars | 30.2 | 12 | 17.58 | 3/20 | 0 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kia Women's Super League 2019". ECB.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 January 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ Nicholson, Raf (5 August 2019). "Women's domestic cricket in England prepares for its biggest shake-up". BBC. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: The special-edition 50-over competition explained". The Cricketer. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ Williams, Adam (27 August 2018). "Women's Super League: Surrey Stars' Lizelle Lee scores 104 against Loughborough in final". BBC. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ Law, James (1 September 2019). "Women's Super League: Western Storm beat Southern Vipers to win title". BBC. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Kia Super League 2018 matches". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Women's Cricket Super League Table - 2019". Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Women's Cricket Super League 2019 points table".
- ^ a b "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2019/Highest Totals". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2019/Highest Scores". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2019/Best Bowling Figures in an Innings". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2019/Most Runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2019/Most Wickets". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
