2024 Charlotte Edwards Cup
| Dates | 18 May 2024 – 22 June 2024 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knock-out finals |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 43 |
| Official website | ECB |
The 2024 Charlotte Edwards Cup is the ongoing fourth edition of the Charlotte Edwards Cup, an English women's cricket Twenty20 domestic competition, which is taking place between 18 May and 22 June 2024.[1][2] It features eight teams playing in a round-robin group stage, followed by a Finals Day. Southern Vipers are the defending champions.[3]
The tournament is running alongside the 2024 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.
Format[edit]
Teams play ten matches in the group stage, playing four teams once and three teams twice. The top four in the group advance to Finals Day, which will be played at the County Ground, Derby. 24 group stage matches will be played as double-headers with matches from the men's T20 Blast.[2]
Teams[edit]
The teams are as listed below.[2]
- Central Sparks (representing Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire)
- Northern Diamonds (representing Yorkshire, Durham and Northumberland)
- North West Thunder (representing Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria)
- 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)
- The Blaze (representing Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire)
- Western Storm (representing Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Cornwall, Devon, Wiltshire and Cricket Wales)
Standings[edit]
Teams receive 4 points for a win. A bonus point will be 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 will be 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Sparks | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1.993 |
| 2 | The Blaze | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.175 |
| 3 | North West Thunder | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2.101 |
| 4 | South East Stars | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.200 |
| 5 | Southern Vipers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.150 |
| 6 | Western Storm | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.625 |
| 7 | Northern Diamonds | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.095 |
| 8 | Sunrisers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.243 |
advances to the Semi-finals
Fixtures[edit]
Group stage[edit]
Source:[4]
The Blaze
112/9 (20 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
109/9 (20 overs) |
- Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Southern Vipers 0
Northern Diamonds
109/5 (20 overs) |
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North West Thunder
112/2 (14.5 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: North West Thunder 5, Northern Diamonds 0
Sunrisers
138/6 (20 overs) |
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Central Sparks
142/3 (14 overs) |
- Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Central Sparks 5, Sunrisers 0
South East Stars
132/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Western Storm
128/6 (20 overs) |
- South East Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Points: South East Stars 4, Western Storm 0
Central Sparks
168/6 (20 overs) |
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Western Storm
147 (18.3 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: Central Sparks 4, Western Storm 0
The Blaze
136 (20 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds
132/7 (20 overs) |
- Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Points: The Blaze 4, Northern Diamonds 0
Finals Day[edit]
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | 1st Place | ||||||||
| 4 | 4th Place | ||||||||
| 2 | 2nd Place | ||||||||
| 3 | 3rd Place | ||||||||
Semi-finals[edit]
Final[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Charlotte Edwards Cup and Vitality Blast will combine for 22 double-headers in the 2024 season". skysport.com. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "Schedule for 2023 domestic season announced". England and Wales Cricket Board. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Danni Wyatt, Anya Shrubsole star as Southern Vipers defend Charlotte Edwards Cup in style". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Charlotte Edwards Cup 2024 fixtures". England and Wales Cricket Board. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.