The 2003 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 7th cricket Women's County Championship season. It took place in July and saw 21 county teams compete in a series of divisions. Sussex Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, achieving their first Championship title.
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 2003 Championship consisted of three divisions of six teams apiece, with teams playing each other once. The Emerging Counties competition was also competed in 2003: a tier below the County Championship, consisting of three teams, playing each other once.
Division OneBerkshireKentNottinghamshireSurreySussexYorkshire Division TwoHampshireHertfordshireLancashireMiddlesexSomersetStaffordshire Division ThreeCheshireDerbyshireDurhamEssexNorthamptonshireWarwickshire Emerging CountiesCumbriaNorfolkWiltshire
County Championship Division One TeamSussex (C) 5 4 1 0 0 13.5 25 0 86.5Nottinghamshire5 4 1 0 0 17 21 0 86Kent5 3 2 0 0 16.5 16 0 68.5Yorkshire 5 2 3 0 0 16 18.5 0 58.5Surrey5 2 3 0 0 16.5 14 0 54.5Berkshire (R) 5 0 5 0 0 15 17 0 32 Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipWomen's County Championship Division 1 - 2003, Play Cricket.
Division Two TeamLancashire (P)5 4 0 0 1 16.5 17.5 0 93Middlesex5 4 1 0 0 14.5 24 0 86.5Staffordshire 5 3 1 0 1 11.5 16 0 74.5Somerset5 2 3 0 0 15 17.5 0 56.5Hampshire 5 1 4 0 0 13 13 0 38Hertfordshire (R) 5 0 5 0 0 11.5 8 0 19.5 Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipWomen's County Championship Division 2 - 2003, Play Cricket.
Division Three TeamDurham (P)5 3 1 1 0 20.5 20 0 82.5Derbyshire5 3 1 1 0 14 24.5 0 80.5Warwickshire 5 3 1 0 1 13.5 13.5 0 74Cheshire5 2 2 1 0 18 18 0 66Essex 5 0 3 1 1 12 13 0 42Northamptonshire5 1 4 0 0 12.5 9 0 33.5 Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipWomen's County Championship Division 3 - 2003, Play Cricket.
Emerging Counties TeamNorfolk2 2 0 0 0 8 10 0 42Wiltshire2 1 1 0 0 7.5 5.5 0 25Cumbria 2 0 2 0 0 7 3.5 0 10.5 Source: ECB Women's County ChampionshipWomen's County Championship Emerging Counties - 2003, Play Cricket.
Statistics Most runs Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average 100s 50sTaryn KeirWarwickshire5530375.7510912Mel JonesSurrey5526352.6012412Arran BrindleLancashire5525864.5099*02Charlotte EdwardsKent5521253.0085*02Hannah LloydSomerset5519047.507801 Source: CricketArchive
Most wickets Player Team Balls Wickets Average BBI 5wLynne SpoonerDerbyshire2811210.413/140Jill HollingDerbyshire238118.095/201Katie BerryMiddlesex2991110.814/170Susanne WhiteLancashire182106.406/161Juliet TetleyDurham300106.705/191 Source: CricketArchive
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