1997 Women's County Championship

January 2021 Women's Cricket Association 50 over League system Yorkshire 1 16 Jane Smit (429) Helen Pack (11) 1998 1998 Women's County Championship The 1997 Women's County One-Day Championship was the inaugural cricket Women's County Championship season, succeeding the Women's Area Championship. It took place in July and saw 7 county teams, 3 county Second XIs and 6 regional teams compete in a series of divisions. Yorkshire Women won the title, topping Division 1 unbeaten. 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:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/5/Womens_County_Championship_1997.html Women's County Championship 1997 Tables Cricket Archive 18 January 2021 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 1997 Championship consisted of 16 teams, with Divisions One and Two consisting of six teams apiece and Division Three with four teams. Teams played each other once. Division OneEast AngliaKentSurreyWest MidlandsWest of EnglandYorkshire Division TwoEast MidlandsLancashire and CheshireMiddlesexThames ValleySussexYorkshire Second XI Division ThreeDerbyshireHampshireSurrey Second XISussex Second XI Qualifier 1997 07 5 y Surrey Second XI Yorkshire Second XI 76 (47.1 overs) Enid Bakewell 19 (89) Joanne de Tute 5/19 (9 overs) 85 (47.2 overs) Alison Elder 26 (77) Enid Bakewell 3/11 (10 overs) Yorkshire Second XI won by 9 runs Scorecard Queens' and Robinson College Grounds, Cambridge Alan Fox and John Hayes Surrey Second XI won the toss and elected to field. Yorkshire Second XI to compete in Division Two. Division One TeamPld PlayedW WonL LostT TiedA Abandoned or cancelledBat Batting pointsBowl Bowling pointsDed Deducted pointsPts PointsYorkshire (C) 5 5 0 0 0 21 20 0 101West Midlands5 3 2 0 0 15 17.5 0 68.5Surrey5 3 2 0 0 19 12 0 67West of England5 2 3 0 0 17 12 0 53Kent5 1 4 0 0 16.5 15 0 43.5East Anglia (R) 5 1 4 0 0 17 5 0 34 Source: Cricket ArchiveWomen's County Championship 1997 Tables, Cricket Archive. Division Two TeamPld PlayedW WonL LostT TiedA Abandoned or cancelledBat Batting pointsBowl Bowling pointsDed Deducted pointsPts PointsThames Valley (P)5 4 1 0 0 19 16.5 0 83.5Lancashire and Cheshire5 3 2 0 0 18.5 20.5 0 75East Midlands5 3 2 0 0 20 15.5 0 71.5Yorkshire Second XI5 3 2 0 0 15.5 17 0 68.5Middlesex5 1 4 0 0 16 10 0 38Sussex 5 1 4 0 0 12 13 0 37 Source: Cricket Archive Division Three TeamPld PlayedW WonL LostT TiedA Abandoned or cancelledBat Batting pointsBowl Bowling pointsDed Deducted pointsPts PointsDerbyshire (P)3 3 0 0 0 11 10.5 0 57.5Surrey Second XI 3 2 1 0 0 10.5 10.5 0 45Hampshire3 1 2 0 0 8 8.5 0 28.5Sussex Second XI3 0 3 0 0 6.5 2.5 0 9 Source: Cricket Archive Statistics Most runs Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS Highest score 100s 50sJane SmitEast Midlands55429143.0013622Ruth LuptonSurrey5529674.00151*11Claire TaylorThames Valley5529698.669703Lucy McGrotherLancashire and Cheshire5527669.0095*02Mandy FreemanSurrey5522645.2010411 Source: CricketArchivehttps://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/5/Womens_County_Championship_1997/Batting_by_Runs.html Batting and Fielding in Women's County Championship 1997 (Ordered by Runs) CricketArchive 20 March 2021 Most wickets Player Team Balls Wickets Average BBI 5wHelen PackWest Midlands300119.184/210Amanda BeehagSurrey Second XI10196.446/121Debra StockThames Valley281912.774/140Allyson ByrneLancashire and Cheshire240916.113/230Karen SmithiesEast Midlands227810.256/151 Source: CricketArchivehttps://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/5/Womens_County_Championship_1997/Bowling_by_Wickets.html Bowling in Women's County Championship 1997 (Ordered by Wickets) CricketArchive 20 March 2021 References 1997