2016 Women's County Championship

{{Infobox cricket tournament

| administrator = England and Wales Cricket Board

| cricket format = 50 over

| tournament format = League system

| champions = Kent

| count =

| participants = 37

| matches =

| most runs = Kirstie White (337)

| most wickets = Samantha Betts (18)

| previous_year = 2015

| previous_tournament = 2015 Women's County Championship

| next_year = 2017

| next_tournament = 2017 Women's County Championship

}}

The 2016 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 20th cricket Women's County Championship season. The Championship was won by Kent who recorded their seventh championship, setting a new record for the number of championships won. The runners-up were Sussex.

This was the last season in which Division 4 was contested. Following a reorganisation of the structure of the tournament, all the teams in Division 4 were promoted to an expanded Division 3 in 2017. In early 2016, Ireland team withdrew from the competition, causing fixtures to be rescheduled and Division 2 with one fewer team.[https://crickether.com/2016/01/12/exclusive-ireland-cut-costly-county-cricket/ EXCLUSIVE: Ireland Cut Costly County Cricket], Crickether, 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2016-08-08.

Competition format

The championship worked on a points system, the winner being the team with most average points of completed games in the first division. The points are awarded as follows:[https://web.archive.org/web/20160606180957/http://www.ecb.co.uk/sites/default/files/royal_london_womens_one-day_championship_2016.pdf Royal London Women's County One-Day Championship], archived on 22 April 2016.

Win: 10 points + bonus points.

Tie: 5 points + bonus points.

Loss: Bonus points.

Abandoned or cancelled: Match not counted to average.

Bonus points are collected for batting and bowling. The bonus points for each match are retained if the match is completed.

Batting

:1.50 runs per over (RPO) or more: 1 point

:2 RPO or more: 2 points

:3 RPO or more: 3 points

:4 RPO or more: 4 points

Bowling

:3-4 wickets taken: 1 point

:5-6 wickets taken: 2 points

:7-8 wickets taken: 3 points

:9-10 wickets taken: 4 points

Teams

The 2016 Championship was divided into four divisions: Division One with nine teams, Division Two with eight teams due to Ireland withdrawing, Division Three with nine teams, and Division Four with eleven teams across two groups.

Teams in each group played each other once.

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Division One \|Berkshire \|Kent \|Middlesex \|Somerset \|Staffordshire \|Surrey \|Sussex \|Warwickshire \|Yorkshire
Division Two \|Devon \|Essex \|Hampshire \|Lancashire \|Leicestershire and Rutland \|Nottinghamshire \|Wales \|Worcestershire
Division Three \|Cheshire \|Derbyshire \|Durham \|Gloucestershire \|Netherlands \|Norfolk \|Northamptonshire \|Oxfordshire \|Scotland
Division Four North & East \|Cambridgeshire \|Cumbria \|Hertfordshire \|Lincolnshire \|Northumberland \|Suffolk
Division Four South & West \|Buckinghamshire \|Cornwall \|Dorset \|Shropshire \|Wiltshire

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Division One

Division Two

|Leicestershire and Rutland

Division Three

Division Four North & East

Division Four South & West

Division One

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! width="150" \|Team ! width="25" \|{{Abbr\|Pld\|Played}} ! width="25" \|{{Abbr\|W\|Won}} ! width="25" \|{{Abbr\|L\|Lost}} ! width="25" \|{{Abbr\|T\|Tied}} ! width="25" \|{{Abbr\|A\|Abandoned or cancelled}} ! width="40" \|{{Abbr\|Bat\|Batting points}} ! width="40" \|{{Abbr\|Bowl\|Bowling points}} ! width="40" \|{{Abbr\|Ded\|Deducted points}} ! width="40" \|{{Abbr\|Pts\|Points}} ! width="40" \|{{Abbr\|Avg.\|Average}}
style="background:#fbd009" \|style="text-align:left" \|Kent (C) \|8	7	1	0	0	31	32	0	133	16.63
style="text-align:left" \|Sussex \|8	4	2	0	2	22	19	0	81	13.50
style="text-align:left" \|Warwickshire \|8	4	2	0	2	18	22	0	80	13.33
style="text-align:left" \|Yorkshire \|8	4	2	0	2	16	18	0	74	12.33
style="text-align:left" \|Berkshire \|8	3	4	0	1	21	26	0	77	11.00
style="text-align:left" \|Middlesex \|8	4	3	0	1	19	17	0	76	10.86
style="background:#FFCCCC" \|style="text-align:left" \|Somerset (R) \|8	2	5	0	1	11	18	0	49	7.00
style="background:#FFCCCC" \|style="text-align:left" \|Surrey (R) \|8	1	7	0	0	21	22	0	53	6.63
style="background:#FFCCCC" \|style="text-align:left" \|Staffordshire (R) \|8	1	4	0	3	11	9	0	30	6.00

{{Updated|17 September 2016}} — Source: ECB Women's County Championship[http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/websites/view_division?id=63215 Division 1 - 2016], Play-Cricket.

Division Two

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! width="150" \|Team ! width="25" \|{{Abbr\|Pld\|Played}} ! width="25" \|{{Abbr\|W\|Won}} ! width="25" \|{{Abbr\|L\|Lost}} ! width="25" \|{{Abbr\|T\|Tied}} ! width="25" \|{{Abbr\|A\|Abandoned or cancelled}} ! width="40" \|{{Abbr\|Bat\|Batting points}} ! width="40" \|{{Abbr\|Bowl\|Bowling points}} ! width="40" \|{{Abbr\|Ded\|Deducted points}} ! width="40" \|{{Abbr\|Pts\|Points}} ! width="40" \|{{Abbr\|Avg.\|Average}}
style="background:#cfc;" \|style="text-align:left" \|Lancashire (P) \|7	4	1	0	2	15	20	0	75	15.00
style="background:#cfc;" \|style="text-align:left" \|Nottinghamshire (P) \|7	5	1	0	1	20	18	0	88	14.67
style="text-align:left" \|Hampshire \|7	5	2	0	0	19	26	0	95	13.57
style="text-align:left" \|Devon \|7	4	3	0	0	22	22	0	84	12.00
style="text-align:left" \|Wales \|7	3	2	0	2	13	17	0	60	12.00
style="text-align:left" \|Worcestershire \|7	2	4	0	1	16	16	0	52	8.67
style="background:#FFCCCC \|style="text-align:left" \|Leicestershire and Rutland (R) \|7	1	4	0	2	11	13	0	34	6.80
style="background:#FFCCCC \|style="text-align:left" \|Essex (R) \|7	0	7	0	0	15	17	0	32	4.57

{{Updated|4 September 2016}} — Source: ECB Women's County Championship[http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/websites/view_division?id=63216 Division 2 - 2016], Play-Cricket.

Division Three

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! width="150" \|Team ! width="25" \|{{Abbr\|Pld\|Played}} ! width="25" \|{{Abbr\|W\|Won}} ! width="25" \|{{Abbr\|L\|Lost}} ! width="25" \|{{Abbr\|T\|Tied}} ! width="25" \|{{Abbr\|A\|Abandoned or cancelled}} ! width="40" \|{{Abbr\|Bat\|Batting points}} ! width="40" \|{{Abbr\|Bowl\|Bowling points}} ! width="40" \|{{Abbr\|Ded\|Deducted points}} ! width="40" \|{{Abbr\|Pts\|Points}} ! width="40" \|{{Abbr\|Avg.\|Average}}
style="background:#cfc;" \|style="text-align:left" \|Derbyshire (P) \|8	6	0	0	2	23	22	0	105	17.50
style="text-align:left" \|Durham \|8	6	1	0	1	19	23	0	102	14.57
style="text-align:left" \|Gloucestershire \|8	5	1	0	2	17	20	0	87	14.50
style="text-align:left" \|Northamptonshire \|8	3	2	0	3	13	14	0	57	11.40
style="text-align:left" \|Oxfordshire \|8	3	4	0	1	20	23	0	73	10.43
style="text-align:left" \|Netherlands \|8	3	4	0	1	22	20	0	72	10.29
style="text-align:left" \|Scotland \|8	3	4	0	1	19	20	0	69	9.86
style="text-align:left" \|Cheshire \|8	1	6	0	1	14	10	0	34	4.86
style="text-align:left" \|Norfolk \|8	0	8	0	0	14	3	0	27	3.38

{{Updated|4 September 2016}} — Source: ECB Women's County Championship[http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/websites/view_division?id=63217 Division 3 - 2016], Play-Cricket.

Division Four

= North & East =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! width="150" \|Team ! width="25" \|{{Abbr\|Pld\|Played}} ! width="25" \|{{Abbr\|W\|Won}} ! width="25" \|{{Abbr\|L\|Lost}} ! width="25" \|{{Abbr\|T\|Tied}} ! width="25" \|{{Abbr\|A\|Abandoned or cancelled}} ! width="40" \|{{Abbr\|Bat\|Batting points}} ! width="40" \|{{Abbr\|Bowl\|Bowling points}} ! width="40" \|{{Abbr\|Ded\|Deducted points}} ! width="40" \|{{Abbr\|Pts\|Points}} ! width="40" \|{{Abbr\|Avg.\|Average}}
style="background:#fbd009;" \|style="text-align:left" \|Hertfordshire \|5	4	0	0	1	13	16	0	69	17.25
style="text-align:left" \|Suffolk \|5	3	1	0	1	10	15	0	55	13.75
style="text-align:left" \|Northumberland \|5	2	2	0	1	14	14	0	48	12.00
style="text-align:left" \|Lincolnshire \|5	2	2	0	1	11	10	0	41	10.25
style="text-align:left" \|Cumbria \|5	1	2	0	2	8	10	0	28	9.33
style="text-align:left" \|Cambridgeshire \|5	0	5	0	0	11	12	0	23	4.60

{{Updated|28 August 2016}} — Source: ECB Women's County Championship[http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/websites/view_division?id=63218 Division 4 - North & East - 2016], Play-Cricket.

= South & West =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! width="150" \|Team ! width="25" \|{{Abbr\|Pld\|Played}} ! width="25" \|{{Abbr\|W\|Won}} ! width="25" \|{{Abbr\|L\|Lost}} ! width="25" \|{{Abbr\|T\|Tied}} ! width="25" \|{{Abbr\|A\|Abandoned or cancelled}} ! width="40" \|{{Abbr\|Bat\|Batting points}} ! width="40" \|{{Abbr\|Bowl\|Bowling points}} ! width="40" \|{{Abbr\|Ded\|Deducted points}} ! width="40" \|{{Abbr\|Pts\|Points}} ! width="40" \|{{Abbr\|Avg.\|Average}}
style="background:#fbd009;" \|style="text-align:left" \|Shropshire \|4	3	0	0	1	10	12	0	52	17.33
style="text-align:left" \|Cornwall \|4	1	1	0	2	2	7	0	19	9.50
style="text-align:left" \|Dorset \|4	1	2	0	1	7	9	0	26	8.67
style="text-align:left" \|Wiltshire \|4	1	2	0	1	8	5	0	23	7.67
style="text-align:left" \|Buckinghamshire \|4	1	2	0	1	6	6	0	22	7.33

{{Updated|4 September 2016}} — Source: ECB Women's County Championship[http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/websites/view_division?id=63219 Division 4 - South & West - 2016], Play-Cricket.

Statistics

=Most runs=

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width=125\| Player !width=125\| Team !width=60 \| Matches !width=60 \| Innings !width=60 \| Runs !width=60 \| Average !width=60 \| {{Tooltip\|HS\|Highest score}} !width=60 \| 100s !width=60 \| 50s
Kirstie White \|Surrey \|8 \|8 \|337 \|48.14 \|98* \|0 \|3
Aylish Cranstone \|Devon \|7 \|7 \|327 \|54.50 \|134* \|1 \|1
Heather Knight \|Berkshire \|7 \|7 \|308 \|44.00 \|92 \|0 \|4
Tammy Beaumont \|Kent \|8 \|8 \|292 \|41.71 \|72 \|0 \|2
{{nowrap\|Miranda Veringmeier}} \|Netherlands \|8 \|7 \|275 \|39.28 \|104 \|1 \|2

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width=125| Player

!width=125| Team

!width=60 | Matches

!width=60 | Innings

!width=60 | Runs

!width=60 | Average

!width=60 | {{Tooltip|HS|Highest score}}

!width=60 | 100s

!width=60 | 50s

Kirstie White

|Surrey

|337

|48.14

|98*

Aylish Cranstone

|Devon

|327

|54.50

|134*

Heather Knight

|Berkshire

|308

|44.00

|92

Tammy Beaumont

|Kent

|292

|41.71

|72

|Netherlands

|275

|39.28

|104

Source: CricketArchive{{cite web| url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/27/Royal_London_Womens_One-Day_Cup_2016/Batting_by_Runs.html | title=Batting and Fielding in Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2016 (Ordered by Runs) |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=20 March 2021}}

=Most wickets=

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width=125\| Player !width=125\| Team !width=60 \| Balls !width=60 \| Wickets !width=60 \| Average !width=60 \| BBI !width=60 \| 5w
Samantha Betts \|Hampshire \|343 \|18 \|8.00 \|5/20 \|2
Megan Belt \|Kent \|290 \|16 \|7.93 \|5/8 \|1
Georgia Elwiss \|Sussex \|285 \|15 \|10.33 \|6/17 \|2
Tash Farrant \|Kent \|300 \|15 \|10.80 \|6/16 \|1
Charlotte Pape \|Kent \|223 \|14 \|7.07 \|3/9 \|0

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

width=125| Player

!width=125| Team

!width=60 | Balls

!width=60 | Wickets

!width=60 | Average

!width=60 | BBI

!width=60 | 5w

Samantha Betts

|Hampshire

|343

|18

|8.00

|5/20

Megan Belt

|Kent

|290

|16

|7.93

|5/8

Georgia Elwiss

|Sussex

|285

|15

|10.33

|6/17

Tash Farrant

|Kent

|300

|15

|10.80

|6/16

Charlotte Pape

|Kent

|223

|14

|7.07

|3/9

Source: CricketArchive{{cite web| url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/27/Royal_London_Womens_One-Day_Cup_2016/Bowling_by_Wickets.html | title=Bowling in Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2016 (Ordered by Wickets) | publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=20 March 2021}}

References

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