2017 Women's County Championship

{{Infobox cricket tournament

| administrator = England and Wales Cricket Board

| cricket format = 50 over

| tournament format = League system

| champions = Lancashire

| count = 1

| participants = 36

| matches =

| most runs = Suzie Bates (494)

| most wickets = Sophie Ecclestone (27)

| previous_year = 2016

| previous_tournament = 2016 Women's County Championship

| next_year = 2018

| next_tournament = 2018 Women's County Championship

}}

The 2017 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 21st cricket Women's County Championship season. It ran from April to August and saw 33 county teams and teams representing Scotland, Wales and the Netherlands compete in a series of divisions. Lancashire Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division with Yorkshire finishing runners-up. This was Lancashire's first Championship, and their victory saw them complete the double, after winning the Twenty20 Cup earlier in the season.{{cite web |url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions?season=77 |title=ECB Women's County Championship |website=Play-Cricket |accessdate=28 December 2020}}

The tournament ran alongside the 2017 Women's Twenty20 Cup, and followed by the 2017 Women's Cricket Super League, a professional tournament competed for by franchise teams.

Competition format

The championship works on a points system, the winner being the team with most average points of completed games in the first division. The points are currently awarded as follows:[https://pulse-static-files.s3.amazonaws.com/ecb/document/2017/04/05/e4852371-4836-4534-bac3-28192a2d395d/Royal_London_Womens_One_Day_Championship_2017.pdf Royal London Women's County One-Day Championship]

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 2017 Championship was divided into three divisions: Division One and Division Two with eight teams each, and Division Three with 20 teams divided into 4 groups.

Teams in each group played each other once, except Division 3 Group A teams which played each other twice.

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Division One \|Berkshire \|Kent \|Lancashire \|Middlesex \|Nottinghamshire \|Sussex \|Warwickshire \|Yorkshire
Division Two \|Derbyshire \|Devon \|Hampshire \|Somerset \|Surrey \|Wales \|Staffordshire \|Worcestershire
Division Three - Group A \|Cumbria \|Durham \|Northumberland \|Scotland
Division Three - Group B \|Cornwall \|Dorset \|Gloucestershire \|Oxfordshire \|Wiltshire
Division Three - Group C \|Buckinghamshire \|Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire \|Essex \|Hertfordshire \|Netherlands \|Shropshire
Division Three - Group D \|Leicestershire and Rutland \|Lincolnshire \|Norfolk \|Northamptonshire \|Suffolk

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Division One

Division Two

Division Three - Group A

Division Three - Group B

Division Three - Group C

|Buckinghamshire

|Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire

Division Three - Group D

|Leicestershire and Rutland

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" \|Lancashire (C) \|7	5	2	0	0	23	26	0	99	14.14
style="text-align:left" \|Yorkshire \|7	5	2	0	0	23	25	0	98	14
style="text-align:left" \|Warwickshire \|7	5	2	0	0	21	25	0	96	13.71
style="text-align:left" \|Nottinghamshire \|7	4	3	0	0	21	27	0	88	12.57
style="text-align:left" \|Middlesex \|7	3	4	0	0	20	26	0	76	10.86
style="text-align:left" \|Kent \|7	3	4	0	0	20	21	0	71	10.14
style="background:#FFCCCC" \|style="text-align:left" \|Sussex (R) \|7	3	4	0	0	17	19	0	66	9.43
style="background:#FFCCCC" \|style="text-align:left" \|Berkshire (R) \|7	0	7	0	0	11	12	0	23	3.29

:As of 28 August 2017 — Source: ECB Women's County Championship[http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/websites/view_division?id=70003 Division 1], 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" \|Hampshire (P) \|7	6	1	0	0	27	24	0	111	15.86
style="background:#cfc;" \|style="text-align:left" \|Somerset (P) \|7	5	1	0	1	22	19	0	91	15.17
style="text-align:left" \|Devon \|7	5	2	0	0	21	25	0	96	13.71
style="text-align:left" \|Surrey \|7	4	3	0	0	23	24	0	87	12.43
style="text-align:left" \|Wales \|7	3	4	0	0	19	23	0	72	10.29
style="text-align:left" \|Derbyshire \|7	3	4	0	0	19	22	0	71	10.14
style="background:#FFCCCC \|style="text-align:left" \|Worcestershire (R) \|7	1	5	0	1	14	12	0	36	6
style="background:#FFCCCC \|style="text-align:left" \|Staffordshire (R) \|7	0	7	0	0	11	13	0	24	3.43

:As of 28 August 2017 — Source: ECB Women's County Championship[http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/websites/view_division?id=70004 Division 2], Play-Cricket.

Division Three

= Group A =

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="25" \|{{Abbr\|LC\|Conceded match (-5)}} ! width="25" \|{{Abbr\|WC\|Win - Opponent conceded (+10)}} ! 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" \|Durham (PO) \|6	4	0	0	1	0	1	12	14	0	76	15.2
style="text-align:left" \|Scotland \|6	3	2	0	0	0	1	9	16	0	65	10.83
style="text-align:left" \|Northumberland \|6	1	3	0	1	0	1	5	8	0	33	6.6
style="text-align:left" \|Cumbria \|6	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0 \|
15	-2.5

:As of 23 July 2017 — Source: ECB Women's County Championship[http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/websites/view_division?id=70005 Division 3 - Group A], Play-Cricket.

= Group B =

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" \|Gloucestershire (PO) \|4	4	0	0	0	15	16	0	71	17.75
style="text-align:left" \|Oxfordshire \|4	3	1	0	0	13	15	0	58	14.5
style="text-align:left" \|Cornwall \|4	1	2	1	0	7	15	0	37	9.25
style="text-align:left" \|Dorset \|4	1	3	0	0	7	7	0	24	6
style="text-align:left" \|Wiltshire \|4	0	3	1	0	7	8	0	20	5

:As of 29 May 2017 — Source: ECB Women's County Championship[http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/websites/view_division?id=70006 Division 3 - Group B], Play-Cricket.

= Group C =

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" \|Essex (PO) \|5	5	0	0	0	20	17	0	87	17.4
style="text-align:left" \|Netherlands \|5	4	1	0	0	14	15	0	69	13.8
style="text-align:left" \|Shropshire \|5	3	2	0	0	16	16	0	62	12.4
style="text-align:left" \|Buckinghamshire \|5	2	3	0	0	8	15	0	43	8.6
style="text-align:left" \|Hertfordshire \|5	1	4	0	0	9	11	0	30	6
style="text-align:left" \|Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire \|5	0	5	0	0	5	14	0	19	3.8

:As of 29 May 2017 — Source: ECB Women's County Championship[http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/websites/view_division?id=70007 Division 3 - Group C], Play-Cricket.

= Group D =

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" \|Northamptonshire (PO) \|4	3	0	0	1	8	12	0	50	16.67
style="text-align:left" \|Leicestershire and Rutland \|4	2	1	0	1	10	11	0	41	13.67
style="text-align:left" \|Suffolk \|4	2	2	0	0	11	11	0	42	10.5
style="text-align:left" \|Lincolnshire \|4	2	2	0	0	9	12	0	41	10.25
style="text-align:left" \|Norfolk \|4	0	4	0	0	7	6	0	13	3.25

:As of 29 May 2017 — Source: ECB Women's County Championship[http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/websites/view_division?id=70008 Division 3 - Group D], Play-Cricket.

= Promotion play-offs =

{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible

| date = {{Start date|2017|08|27|df=y}}

| time = 10:45

| team1 = Durham

| team2 = Northamptonshire

| score1 = 90 (39.1 overs)

| runs1 = Laura Ellison 20 (75)

| wickets1 = Bethan Solomon 3/9 (4.1 overs)

| score2 = 91/5 (26.2 overs)

| runs2 = Alicia Presland 49 (56)

| wickets2 = Helen Fenby 2/19 (6 overs)

| result = Northamptonshire won by 5 wickets

| report = [http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/results/3185670 Scorecard]

| venue = Durham City CC, Durham

| umpires = Peter Brown and Paul Jordison

| motm =

| toss = Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Northamptonshire is promoted to 2018 Women's County Championship Division Two.

| stack = yes

}}

{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible

| date = {{Start date|2017|08|27|df=y}}

| time = 11:00

| team1 = Gloucestershire

| team2 = Essex

| score1 = 229/9 (50 overs)

| runs1 = Alex MacDonald 81 (111)

| wickets1 = Hannah Jeffery 3/25 (10 overs)

| score2 = 231/4 (43 overs)

| runs2 = Cordelia Griffith 113* (111)

| wickets2 = Danielle Gibson 1/17 (5 overs)

| result = Essex won by 6 wickets

| report = [http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/results/3185680 Scorecard]

| venue = Dumbleton

| umpires = Paul Evans and Lyn Hall

| motm =

| toss = Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes = Essex is promoted to 2018 Women's County Championship Division Two.

}}

Statistics

=Most runs=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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
Suzie Bates \|Hampshire \|7 \|7 \|494 \|164.66 \|139* \|2 \|3
Sophie Luff \|Somerset \|6 \|6 \|411 \|137.00 \|118* \|2 \|2
Sophie Pout \|Surrey \|7 \|7 \|274 \|39.14 \|108 \|1 \|1
Sonia Odedra \|Nottinghamshire \|7 \|7 \|253 \|42.16 \|86 \|0 \|2
Beth Morgan \|Middlesex \|7 \|7 \|245 \|35.00 \|80 \|0 \|1

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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

Suzie Bates

|Hampshire

|494

|164.66

|139*

Sophie Luff

|Somerset

|411

|137.00

|118*

Sophie Pout

|Surrey

|274

|39.14

|108

Sonia Odedra

|Nottinghamshire

|253

|42.16

|86

Beth Morgan

|Middlesex

|245

|35.00

|80

Source: CricketArchive{{cite web| url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/29/Royal_London_Womens_One-Day_Cup_2017/Batting_by_Runs.html | title=Batting and Fielding in Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2017 (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
Sophie Ecclestone \|Lancashire \|408 \|27 \|6.69 \|6/12 \|2
Katie Levick \|Yorkshire \|360 \|21 \|7.66 \|6/28 \|1
Hannah Jeffery \|Essex \|229 \|14 \|5.92 \|4/6 \|0
Anisha Patel \|Warwickshire \|281 \|14 \|9.78 \|6/17 \|1
Nicole Richards \|Somerset \|296 \|14 \|9.92 \|5/22 \|1

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

Sophie Ecclestone

|Lancashire

|408

|27

|6.69

|6/12

Katie Levick

|Yorkshire

|360

|21

|7.66

|6/28

Hannah Jeffery

|Essex

|229

|14

|5.92

|4/6

Anisha Patel

|Warwickshire

|281

|14

|9.78

|6/17

Nicole Richards

|Somerset

|296

|14

|9.92

|5/22

Source: CricketArchive{{cite web| url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/29/Royal_London_Womens_One-Day_Cup_2017/Bowling_by_Wickets.html | title=Bowling in Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2017 (Ordered by Wickets) | publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=20 March 2021}}

References

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