The 2004 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 8th cricket Women's County Championship season. It ran from May to August and saw 23 county teams plus Wales compete in a series of divisions. Sussex Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, their second title in two years.
Competition format Teams played matches within a series of divisions with the winners of the top division being crowned County Champions. Matches were played using a one day format with 50 overs per side.
The championship works on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:
Win: 12 points. Tie: 6 points. Loss: Bonus points. No Result: 11 points. Abandoned: 11 points.
Up to five batting and five bowling points per side were also available.
Teams The 2004 Championship was divided into two tiers: the County Championship and the County Challenge Cup. The County Championship consisted of two divisions of six teams, whilst the Challenge Cup consisted of three groups of four teams, on equal standing, with the winners proceeding to a play-off round for promotion to the County Championship.
Teams played each other once.
County Championship Division OneKentLancashireNottinghamshireSurreySussexYorkshire Division TwoBerkshireDurhamHampshireMiddlesexSomersetStaffordshire
County Challenge Cup Group 1CheshireCumbriaDerbyshireLeicestershire Group 2EssexHertfordshireNorfolkNorthamptonshire Group 3WalesWarwickshireWiltshireWorcestershire
County Championship Division One TeamSussex (C) 5 5 0 0 0 21.5 24.5 0 106Kent5 4 1 0 0 21 22.5 0 91.5Yorkshire 5 3 2 0 0 17 19.5 0 72.5Lancashire5 2 3 0 0 13.5 20.5 0 58Nottinghamshire (R)5 1 4 0 0 18.5 16 0 46.5Surrey (R) 5 0 5 0 0 15.5 10.5 0 26 Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipWomen's County Championship Division 1 - 2004, Play Cricket.
Division Two TeamSomerset5 4 1 0 0 19.5 21.5 0 89Berkshire5 4 1 0 0 19.5 21 0 88.5Staffordshire 5 3 2 0 0 16 20.5 0 72.5Hampshire 5 2 3 0 0 14.5 20.5 0 72.5Middlesex5 2 3 0 0 14.5 17 0 55.5Durham (R) 5 0 5 0 0 10.5 12.5 0 23 Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipWomen's County Championship Division 2 - 2004, Play Cricket.
County Challenge Cup Group 1 TeamCheshire (PO) 3 3 0 0 0 13.5 14 0 63.5Cumbria3 1 2 0 0 9 10.5 0 31.5Derbyshire2 1 1 0 0 5.5 8.5 0 26Leicestershire 2 0 2 0 0 4.5 2 0 6.5 Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipWomen's County Championship CCG1 - 2004, Play Cricket.
Group 2 TeamNorthamptonshire (PO) 3 2 0 0 1 8 10 0 53Hertfordshire 2 1 1 0 0 6.5 8 0 26.5Essex2 1 1 0 0 4.5 9.5 0 26Norfolk3 0 2 0 1 5.5 9 0 25.5 Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipWomen's County Championship CCG2 - 2004, Play Cricket.
Group 3 TeamWarwickshire (PO) 3 3 0 0 0 11.5 15 0 62.5Worcestershire3 2 1 0 0 12 13 0 49Wales3 1 2 0 0 10 11 0 33Wiltshire3 0 3 0 0 6 8 0 14 Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipWomen's County Championship CCG3 - 2004, Play Cricket.
Play-off TeamCheshire (P) 2 2 0 0 0 6.5 10 0 40.5Warwickshire2 1 1 0 0 5 10 0 27Northamptonshire2 0 2 0 0 4 5 0 9 Source: Cricket ArchiveWomen's County Challenge Cup Tables - 2005, Cricket Archive.
Statistics Most runs Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average 100s 50sCharlotte EdwardsKent5530877.0012012Rosalie BirchSussex5524761.7510011Claire TaylorBerkshire5524761.7511211Jenny WallaceSomerset55242121.0093*01Aimee WatkinsSussex5523277.33114*11 Source: CricketArchive
Most wickets Player Team Balls Wickets Average BBI 5wHeather BoothBerkshire2831210.415/261Hannah LloydSomerset2521110.364/190Megan PearceyHampshire174108.105/101Rosalie BirchSussex170108.303/70Aimee WatkinsSussex196109.203/160 Source: CricketArchive
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