| Dates | 26 June 2021 – 5 September 2021 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | ECB |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Champions | South East Stars (1st title) |
| Participants | 8 |
| Matches | 26 |
| Most runs | Evelyn Jones (276) |
| Most wickets | Bryony Smith (14) |
| Official website | ECB |
The 2021 Charlotte Edwards Cup, initially named the 2021 Women's Regional T20, was the first edition of the Charlotte Edwards Cup, an English women's cricket Twenty20 domestic competition took place between 26 June and 5 September 2021.[1] It featured eight teams playing in two double round-robin groups, followed by a Finals Day.[2] South East Stars won the tournament, beating Northern Diamonds in the final. The tournament ran alongside the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[3]
With the ending of the Women's Cricket Super League in 2019, the England and Wales Cricket Board intended to launch a new regional structure for domestic women's cricket in England and Wales, including a 50-over competition, a Twenty20 competition and The Hundred.[4][5] As the 2020 season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the new Twenty20 competition was postponed, with only the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy taking place. In February 2021, it was announced that the competition would begin that year, as the Women's Regional T20.[3] In June 2021, the tournament was renamed the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[1] Fixtures were played in two blocks, after the first half of the 2021 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and with a break in the middle for The Hundred.[6]
The competition featured eight teams that represent regional hubs. Teams were divided into two groups, based on finishing positions in the 2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and played each team in their group twice, home and away, with the two group winners and the best second-place team advancing to Finals Day. The best group winner advanced straight to the Final, whilst the other two teams played off in a semi-final.[7][8]
The teams were as follows:[7]
Teams receive 4 points for a win. A bonus point will be given where the winning team's run rate is 1.25 or greater times that of the opposition. In case of a tie in the standings, the following tiebreakers will be applied in order: highest net run rate, team that scored the most points in matches involving the tied parties, better bowling strike rate, drawing of lots.[7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South East Stars (Q) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1.050 |
| 2 | Southern Vipers (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0.875 |
| 3 | Central Sparks | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.669 |
| 4 | Lightning | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.139 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Diamonds (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.655 |
| 2 | Western Storm | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.182 |
| 3 | North West Thunder | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.029 |
| 4 | Sunrisers | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.871 |
Source:[6]
Lightning
107 (19.1 overs) |
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South East Stars
108/4 (13.1 overs) |
Central Sparks
83 (17.5 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
85/2 (13.1 overs) |
Central Sparks
117 (19 overs) |
v
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South East Stars
118/5 (16.2 overs) |
Southern Vipers
134/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Lightning
88 (19.5 overs) |
Lightning
81 (19.1 overs) |
v
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Central Sparks
84/4 (19 overs) |
South East Stars
127/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Southern Vipers
130/3 (15.4 overs) |
South East Stars
175/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Lightning
147/7 (20 overs) |
Southern Vipers
162/4 (20 overs) |
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Central Sparks
163/4 (19 overs) |
Lightning
136/8 (20 overs) |
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Central Sparks
139/6 (19.5 overs) |
South East Stars
167/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Southern Vipers
147/7 (20 overs) |
South East Stars
165/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Central Sparks
139/6 (20 overs) |
Lightning
124/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Southern Vipers
125/3 (20 overs) |
Source:[6]
North West Thunder
118/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Northern Diamonds
106/9 (20 overs) |
Western Storm
129/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sunrisers
133/3 (17.5 overs) |
Sunrisers
116/7 (20 overs) |
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|
Northern Diamonds
117/2 (16.2 overs) |
North West Thunder
110/8 (20 overs) |
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Western Storm
36/1 (3.1 overs) |
North West Thunder
186/1 (20 overs) |
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Sunrisers
115 (20 overs) |
Western Storm
106/9 (20 overs) |
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Northern Diamonds
110/9 (20 overs) |
Northern Diamonds
120/6 (20 overs) |
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Sunrisers
101/7 (20 overs) |
North West Thunder
100/9 (20 overs) |
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|
Western Storm
101/3 (17.4 overs) |
Northern Diamonds
110/9 (20 overs) |
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|
Western Storm
111/6 (19.3 overs) |
North West Thunder
124/5 (20 overs) |
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Sunrisers
124/4 (20 overs) |
Western Storm
147/5 (20 overs) |
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|
Sunrisers
142/7 (20 overs) |
North West Thunder
90/9 (20 overs) |
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|
Northern Diamonds
92/2 (12.2 overs) |
| Semi-Final | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | South East Stars | 139/5 | |||||||
| A2 | Southern Vipers | 117 | B1 | Northern Diamonds | 138/4 | ||||
| B1 | Northern Diamonds | 135/6 | |||||||
Northern Diamonds
135/6 (20 overs) |
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Southern Vipers
117 (20 overs) |
Northern Diamonds
138/4 (20 overs) |
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South East Stars
139/5 (18 overs) |
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evelyn Jones | Central Sparks | 6 | 6 | 276 | 55.20 | 76 | 0 | 3 |
| Emma Lamb | North West Thunder | 4 | 4 | 218 | 72.66 | 111* | 1 | 1 |
| Georgia Adams | Southern Vipers | 7 | 7 | 215 | 35.83 | 88* | 0 | 2 |
| Alice Capsey | South East Stars | 6 | 6 | 203 | 40.60 | 61 | 0 | 1 |
| Marie Kelly | Central Sparks | 6 | 6 | 170 | 34.00 | 100* | 1 | 0 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo[15]
| Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryony Smith | South East Stars | 25.5 | 14 | 9.85 | 4/15 | 0 |
| Jenny Gunn | Northern Diamonds | 28.3 | 13 | 12.69 | 4/15 | 0 |
| Tara Norris | Southern Vipers | 25.5 | 13 | 13.30 | 4/14 | 0 |
| Nicole Harvey | Western Storm | 24.0 | 12 | 9.41 | 3/13 | 0 |
| Katie Levick | Northern Diamonds | 30.0 | 10 | 15.30 | 2/19 | 0 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo[16]