2016 Women's Cricket Super League
Dates | 30 July 2016 | – 21 August 2016
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Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Round robin and knockout finals |
Champions | Southern Vipers (1st title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 17 |
Attendance | 15,465 (910 per match) |
Player of the series | Stafanie Taylor |
Most runs | Stafanie Taylor (289) |
Most wickets | Stafanie Taylor (11) |
The 2016 Women's Cricket Super League, or 2016 Kia Super League for sponsorship reasons, was the first season of the Women's Cricket Super League (WCSL), a 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. Each team featured three or four players contracted to the England women's cricket team and three overseas international players. Three teams qualified from the league stage of the competition; the Southern Vipers went directly into the final, while the Loughborough Lightning and Western Storm met in a semi-final.
The Southern Vipers became the first WCSL champions, defeating Western Storm by seven wickets in the final. Stafanie Taylor, a West Indian overseas player for the Western Storm, was named as player of the tournament, after she finished as both the leading run-scorer and leading wicket-taker in the competition.
Competition format
Six teams competed for the T20 title which took place between 30 July and 21 August 2016. The six teams played each other once in a round robin format; followed by a finals day at the County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford.[1][2][3][4][5] The team that finished top of the table during the group stage qualified directly for the final, while the teams in second and third qualified for a semi-final. Both the semi-final and the final were played on the same day at the same ground. This was a change in format from the original proposal, in which the top four team qualified for the semi-finals.[6] During the group stage, teams scored two points for a win, but gained an additional bonus point if they scored at a run rate 1.25 or more times that of their opponent.[7]
Teams
Location of WCSL teamsEach team named a squad of 15 players, which included three overseas players and three or four England team players. The remaining squad positions comprised England academy players and a selection of other English domestic cricketers.[8][9] A number of changes were made to the squads; before they were even officially announced, the Lancashire Thunder had to find a replacement for Jess Jonassen, who withdrew due to injury.[10] In June, a month and a half before the tournament started, two further overseas players withdrew from the tournament. Megan Schutt was unable to play for the Southern Vipers due to a knee injury, and was replaced in the team by the New Zealand international Morna Nielsen, while Sarah Coyte withdrew for personal reasons, and was replaced in the Lancashire Thunder side by Amy Satterthwaite.[11] The Lancashire Thunder suffered further disruption in the weeks leading up to the competition, when Sarah Taylor, who was initially named as their captain, confirmed that she would not take part in the tournament while she took a break from cricket to deal with anxiety and panic attacks. Amy Satterthwaite was named as captain in her place.[12] Another late change was necessitated by a shoulder injury to Meg Lanning, with Lea Tahuhu replacing her in the Surrey Stars squad.[13]
Tournament summary
League stage
The tournament began on 30 July at
The Lancashire Thunder took on the Loughborough Lightning in the fourth match of the tournament, and the two teams combined to score over 300 runs.
A fourth-wicket partnership of 83 runs between
In the penultimate round of matches,
The last round of matches, featuring all three of the teams that had qualified for finals day, determined who went directly to the final, and who would face off first in the semi-final. The Southern Vipers faced the Loughborough Lightning, and batting first a team effort saw them reach 156 for 4; Bates scored 38,
Semi-final
The first match of the women's finals day, the Western Storm won the toss and decided to bowl first against the Loughborough Lightning. The Lightning scored 21 runs from the first four overs, before Stafanie Taylor struck twice in the fifth over, dismissing both openers; van Niekerk for 14, and Georgia Elwiss for 6. A 58-run partnership between Ellyse Perry and Sophie Devine ensued, though neither scored that quickly. The scoring-rate slowed further after Devine's dismissal for 21 runs, but a late surge from Perry and Thea Brookes helped Loughborough reach 124 for seven. Taylor finished the innings with three wickets, while Shrubsole and Dibble were both relatively economical, both going for five-runs per over or less. Beginning their chase, the Storm lost Priest early, bowled by van Niekerk for four runs. Taylor and Knight then shared a 57-run partnership before van Niekerk took the wicket of Taylor for 34. Knight remained in place, reaching a half-century before being dismissed in the final over, with the scores level. Georgia Hennessy came in, and struck four runs from her only ball to secure the victory, and a place in the final, for the Western Storm.[31]
Final
Played at Chelmsford after the semi-final, Vipers' captain Charlotte Edwards won the toss and elected to bowl first.[32] The Western Storm opening batsmen, Stafanie Taylor and Rachel Priest started well, propelling the score to 71 without loss after ten overs. In the subsequent over, Arran Brindle dismissed Taylor for 35, and her miserly bowling helped to slow the Storm's scoring.[33] Heather Knight and Priest got out soon after one another, scoring 6 and 57 respectively, before the Storm's middle-order batsmen; Fran Wilson (16*), Lizelle Lee (6), Sophie Luff (2) and Georgia Hennessy (9*), added a few more runs to bring their total to 140 from 20 overs. Brindle and Tash Farrant were the pick of the bowlers, both conceding less than five runs per over.[32]
In their response, the Vipers' openers put on 78 runs together in just under 10 overs, before Edwards was dismissed for 24, bowled by Jodie Dibble. Suzie Bates was run out by Fran Wilson soon after for 52 from 46 balls. Georgia Adams added 15 runs before she was also run out, by Anya Shrubsole. Another good partnership, between Sara McGlashan (21*) and Lydia Greenway (17*), took the Vipers to their target with seven balls to spare.[34] Taylor, who was named as player of the tournament,[35] was the most effective bowler for the Storm, but even she could only limit the Vipers to six runs per over.[32]
Results
League stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Southern Vipers (F) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1.437 |
2 | Western Storm (SF) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.838 |
3 | Loughborough Lightning (SF) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0.170 |
4 | Surrey Stars | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −0.274 |
5 | Yorkshire Diamonds | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −0.362 |
6 | Lancashire Thunder | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.724 |
Notes:
Team marked (F) qualified directly for the final.
Teams marked (SF) qualified for the semi-final.
30 July
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Loughborough Lightning
128/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Yorkshire Diamonds
85 (17.1 overs) |
Loughborough Lightning won by 43 runs
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14:30
Scorecard |
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31 July
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Surrey Stars
85/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Southern Vipers
88/4 (15.2 overs) |
Southern Vipers won by 6 wickets
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14:00
Scorecard |
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Nat Sciver 36 (44) 2/17 (4 overs)Tash Farrant |
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31 July
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Lancashire Thunder
83 (18.3 overs) |
v
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Western Storm
86/6 (15.3 overs) |
Western Storm won by 4 wickets
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14:30
Scorecard |
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3 August
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Lancashire Thunder
164/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Loughborough Lightning
158 (19.5 overs) |
Lancashire Thunder won by 6 runs
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4 August
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Yorkshire Diamonds
134/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Surrey Stars
135/4 (18.1 overs) |
Surrey Stars won by 6 wickets
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5 August
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Southern Vipers
132/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Lancashire Thunder
121/7 (20 overs) |
Southern Vipers won by 11 runs
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14:30
Scorecard |
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5 August
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Loughborough Lightning
158/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Western Storm
153/5 (20 overs) |
Loughborough Lightning won by 5 runs
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7 August
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Surrey Stars
161/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Western Storm
165/5 (19.4 overs) |
Western Storm won by 5 wickets
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14:30
Scorecard |
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2/38 (4 overs)
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Nat Sciver 2/17 (4 overs) | ||||
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8 August
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Southern Vipers
118/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Yorkshire Diamonds
64 (16.3 overs) |
Southern Vipers won by 54 runs
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14:30
Scorecard |
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Katherine Brunt 2/26 (4 overs) |
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9 August
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Lancashire Thunder
102/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Surrey Stars
106/3 (15.2 overs) |
Surrey Stars won by 7 wickets
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14:30
Scorecard |
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12 August
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Loughborough Lightning
168/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Surrey Stars
134 (19.5 overs) |
Loughborough Lightning won by 34 runs
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12 August
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Southern Vipers
137/3 (20 overs) |
v
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Western Storm
140/2 (17.5 overs) |
Western Storm won by 8 wickets
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12 August
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Yorkshire Diamonds
166/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Lancashire Thunder
71 (15 overs) |
Yorkshire Diamonds won by 95 runs
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14 August
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Southern Vipers
156/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Loughborough Lightning
97 (18.5 overs) |
Southern Vipers won by 59 runs
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14:00
Scorecard |
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14 August
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Yorkshire Diamonds
118 (20 overs) |
v
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Western Storm
119/4 (16.3 overs) |
Western Storm won by 6 wickets
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14:30
Scorecard |
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Semi-final
Loughborough Lightning
124/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Western Storm
128/5 (19.3 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
Final
Western Storm
140/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Southern Vipers
143/3 (18.5 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
- Highest score by a team: Loughborough Lightning – 168/6 (20 overs) v Surrey Stars (12 August).[36]
- Lowest score by a team: Yorkshire Diamonds – 64 (16.3 overs) v Southern Vipers (8 August).[36]
- Top score by an individual: Dane van Niekerk – 91 (64) v Surrey Stars (12 August).[37]
- Best bowling figures by an individual: Anya Shrubsole – 5/23 (4 overs) v Yorkshire Diamonds (14 August).[38]
Most runs
Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
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Stafanie Taylor | Western Storm | 7 | 7 | 289 | 57.80 | 78* | 0 | 2 |
Suzie Bates | Southern Vipers | 6 | 6 | 232 | 46.40 | 57 | 0 | 2 |
Heather Knight | Western Storm | 7 | 7 | 199 | 28.42 | 74 | 0 | 2 |
Ellyse Perry | Loughborough Lightning | 6 | 6 | 190 | 47.50 | 64* | 0 | 1 |
Nat Sciver
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Surrey Stars | 5 | 5 | 181 | 90.50 | 90* | 0 | 1 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo[39]
Most wickets
Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
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Stafanie Taylor | Western Storm | 26.0 | 11 | 16.09 | 4/14 | 0 |
Suzie Bates | Southern Vipers | 20.2 | 9 | 13.77 | 2/8 | 0 |
Anya Shrubsole | Western Storm | 26.0 | 9 | 16.22 | 5/23 | 1 |
Linsey Smith | Southern Vipers | 18.0 | 8 | 11.50 | 4/10 | 0 |
Hayley Matthews | Lancashire Thunder | 17.5 | 8 | 12.12 | 3/25 | 0 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo[40]
Notes
- ^ Hayley Matthews replaced Jess Jonassen in the Lancashire Thunder squad.[10]
- ^ Amy Satterthwaite replaced Sarah Coyte in the Lancashire Thunder squad.[14]
- ^ Morna Nielsen replaced Megan Schutt in the Southern Vipers squad.[14]
- ^ Lea Tahuhu replaced Meg Lanning in the Surrey Stars squad.[13]
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- ^ a b "WCSL: Hayley Matthews joins Lancashire as squads are confirmed". BBC News. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
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- ^ "Lancashire Thunder: Sarah Taylor to miss Super League". BBC Sport. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Tahuhu and Dattani sign for Surrey Stars". Kia Oval. 27 July 2016. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ a b Sharma, Manuj (14 June 2016). "Nielsen, Satterthwaite replace Megan Schutt and Sarah Coyte in Kia Super League". cricketworld. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ Nicholson, Raf (30 July 2016). "Loughborough defeat Yorkshire in first Kia Super League match". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
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- ^ "Southern Vipers vs Yorkshire Diamonds: Women's Cricket Super League at Southampton, Aug 8 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
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- ^ "Brunt hat-trick routs Lancashire Thunder". ESPNcricinfo. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "All-round Bates sends Vipers into final". ESPNcricinfo. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Shrubsole five sends Storm to Finals Day". ESPNcricinfo. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ "Knight's fifty trumps Perry for final berth". ESPNcricinfo. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ a b c "Final, Women's Cricket Super League at Chelmsford, Aug 21 2016: Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ Macpherson, Will (21 August 2016). "Charlotte Edwards' Southern Vipers win inaugural Kia Women's Super League". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ Collins, Adam (21 August 2016). "Bates stars as Vipers' experience wins Super League". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ Collins, Adam (9 August 2017). "Women's KSL returns hoping to reap dividends of World Cup glory". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2016/Highest Totals". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2016/Highest Scores". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
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