2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy
Dates | 29 August 2020 | – 27 September 2020
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Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
Cricket format | 50-over cricket |
Tournament format(s) | Group stage and final |
Champions | Southern Vipers (1st title) |
Participants | 8 |
Matches | 25 |
Most runs | Georgia Adams (500) |
Most wickets | Charlotte Taylor (15) |
Official website | ecb.co.uk |
The 2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy was the first edition of the
The competition was won by Southern Vipers, who beat Northern Diamonds in the final.
Background and format
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The Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy was a
The competition featured eight teams, who represented regional hubs,[1][2] which were formed during an overhaul of the English women's domestic cricket structure.[5] The teams were separated into a North and South Group, and each team played six group stage matches, in a double round-robin format. The two group winners played each other in the competition's final.[2][6] The competition began on 29 August, and ended with the final on 27 September.[7][8] Originally the final was scheduled for 26 September at the ground of the team with the most points, but the fixture was moved back to 27 September to avoid a clash with an England women's T20 match against the West Indies. Edgbaston was chosen as the venue for the final.[9]
Teams
The teams were as follows:[6][10]
- North Group
- Central Sparks (representing Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire)
- Lightning (representing Loughborough University, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire)
- Northern Diamonds (representing Yorkshire, Durham and Northumberland)
- North West Thunder (representing Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria)
- South Group
- South East Stars (representing Surrey and Kent)
- Southern Vipers (representing Hampshire, Sussex, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Isle of Wight and Oxfordshire)
- Sunrisers (representing Middlesex, Essex, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk)
- Western Storm (representing Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Cornwall, Devon, Wiltshire and Cricket Wales)
Squads
Each team had a squad of 15 players, and players on England central contracts were available for the competition.[2] All players were paid for participating in the competitions, excluding those already on central contracts.[10] After the squad announcements, England centrally contracted players were added to their teams. England players on a regional retainer contract were assigned to their regional team, and centrally contracted players were assigned appropriately.[4] England players in the squad for the West Indies series were only available for the first two rounds of fixtures.[11]
Southern Vipers were the first team to announce their squad. Their regionally contracted players were
Standings
Teams received 4 points for a win. A bonus point was given where the winning team's run rate is 1.25 or greater times that of the opposition. In case of a tie in the standings, the following tiebreakers were applied in order: highest net run rate, team that scored the most points in matches involving the tied parties, better bowling strike rate, drawing of lots.[20]
North Group
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Northern Diamonds | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 1.000 |
2 | Central Sparks | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −0.285 |
3 | North West Thunder | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | −0.515 |
4 | Lightning
|
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.113 |
South Group
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Southern Vipers | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 1.017 |
2 | Western Storm | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0.510 |
3 | South East Stars | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | −0.197 |
4 | Sunrisers | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.365 |
Group stage
The fixture list was compiled so that every team played twice on the August Bank Holiday weekend.[3]
Source:[24]
North Group
Central Sparks
144 (38.1 overs) |
v
|
Northern Diamonds
145/1 (24.1 overs) |
Katherine Brunt 5/20 (9 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Central Sparks 0
North West Thunder
206/9 (50 overs) |
v
|
Lightning 146 (35.5 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lightning were set a revised target of 151 runs from 36 overs due to rain.
- Points: North West Thunder 4, Lightning 0
North West Thunder
135 (46.1 overs) |
v
|
Central Sparks
136/6 (44 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Central Sparks 4, North West Thunder 0
Northern Diamonds
226/9 (50 overs) |
v
|
Lightning 217/7 (50 overs) |
Nat Sciver 104 (116) 5/29 (10 overs)Kathryn Bryce |
Nat Sciver 2/30 (10 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Lightning 0
North West Thunder
166/8 (50 overs) |
v
|
Central Sparks
167/2 (38.1 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Central Sparks 5, North West Thunder 0
Lightning 226 (49.1 overs) |
v
|
Northern Diamonds
229/8 (48.5 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Lightning 0
Northern Diamonds
248/8 (50 overs) |
v
|
North West Thunder
175/8 (50 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0
Lightning 233/8 (50 overs) |
v
|
Central Sparks
227/9 (50 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Lightning 4, Central Sparks 0
North West Thunder
188/9 (50 overs) |
v
|
Lightning 116 (39.1 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: North West Thunder 5, Lightning 0
Northern Diamonds
217 (50 overs) |
v
|
Central Sparks
218/4 (46.4 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Central Sparks 4, Northern Diamonds 0
North West Thunder
143 (42.5 overs) |
v
|
Northern Diamonds
144/4 (29.4 overs) |
- North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0
Lightning 303/5 (50 overs) |
v
|
Central Sparks
248 (49.4 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Lightning 4, Central Sparks 0
South Group
Sunrisers
202 (46.1 overs) |
v
|
Southern Vipers
208/3 (36.2 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, Sunrisers 0
South East Stars
166 (48.1 overs) |
v
|
Western Storm
167/4 (39.5 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 5, South East Stars 0
Southern Vipers
261/7 (50 overs) |
v
|
Western Storm
239 (47.5 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Western Storm 0
South East Stars
289/8 (50 overs) |
v
|
Sunrisers
212 (45.5 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 5, Sunrisers 0
Western Storm
265/6 (50 overs) |
v
|
Sunrisers
179 (45 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 5, Sunrisers 0
Southern Vipers
209/8 (50 overs) |
v
|
South East Stars
98 (36.5 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, South East Stars 0
South East Stars
212/9 (50 overs) |
v
|
Western Storm
215/3 (46.1 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Western Storm 4, South East Stars 0
Southern Vipers
232 (49.5 overs) |
v
|
Sunrisers
183 (43.5 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 5, Sunrisers 0
Southern Vipers
288/1 (50 overs) |
v
|
Western Storm
256 (50 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, Western Storm 0
Sunrisers
198 (48.4 overs) |
v
|
South East Stars
199/4 (37.1 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 5, Sunrisers 0
South East Stars
227 (48.3 overs) |
v
|
Southern Vipers
230/6 (47.2 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: Southern Vipers 4, South East Stars 0
Western Storm
288/6 (50 overs) |
v
|
Sunrisers
241 (49 overs) |
- Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0
Final
Southern Vipers
231 (49.5 overs) |
v
|
Northern Diamonds
193 (42.2 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
- Southern Vipers won the 2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.
Statistics
- Highest score by a team: Lightning – 303/5 (50 overs) v Central Sparks (19 September).[25]
- Top score by an individual: Georgia Adams – 154* (155) v Western Storm (13 September).[26]
- Best bowling figures by an individual: Charlotte Taylor – 6/34 (10 overs) v Northern Diamonds (27 September).[27]
Most runs
Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Georgia Adams | Southern Vipers | 7 | 7 | 500 | 83.33 | 154* | 1 | 3 |
Sarah Bryce | Lightning
|
6 | 6 | 395 | 79.00 | 136* | 1 | 4 |
Sophie Luff | Western Storm | 6 | 6 | 339 | 67.80 | 104* | 1 | 3 |
Evelyn Jones | Central Sparks | 6 | 6 | 334 | 66.80 | 115* | 1 | 2 |
Marie Kelly | Central Sparks | 6 | 6 | 223 | 55.75 | 59* | 0 | 2 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo[28]
Most wickets
Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charlotte Taylor | Southern Vipers | 44.0 | 15 | 10.13 | 6/34 | 1 |
Kathryn Bryce | Lightning
|
55.4 | 14 | 15.42 | 5/29 | 1 |
Tara Norris | Southern Vipers | 44.5 | 12 | 17.91 | 4/45 | 0 |
Beth Langston | Northern Diamonds | 56.1 | 12 | 19.41 | 3/18 | 0 |
Alex Hartley | North West Thunder | 54.0 | 11 | 15.45 | 4/8 | 0 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo[29]
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