Women's Cricket Super League 2016
The 2016 Women's Cricket Super League marked the first season of England's Twenty20 Women's Cricket Super League - women's franchise cricket league . The season was held between July 30th and August 21st, 2016. In the final the Southern Vipers were able to prevail against the Western Storm with 7 wickets.
prehistory
The England and Wales Cricket Board intended to establish a franchise-based cricket tournament for women. It was supposed to be the largest tournament in the northern hemisphere and was based on the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL), which started in Australia in 2015. In addition to English national players, players from New Zealand , West Indies and Australia were also signed . When it was founded, the ECB put in place a four-year plan totaling £ 3 million. For sponsorship reasons, the tournament was marketed as the Kia Super League . The BBC secured the broadcasting rights for the radio broadcasts . It secured the rights to 7 matches as well as the finals day and broadcast them on Test Match Special .
Franchises
 
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Venues for the 6 teams (2016) |
Six franchises took part in the first Super League.
| Teams | Home stadium |
|---|---|
| Lancashire Thunder | Stanley Park , Old Trafford Cricket Ground |
| Loughborough Lightning | Haslegrave Ground |
| Southern Vipers | Ageas Bowl |
| Surrey Stars | The Oval , Woodbridge Road |
| Western Storm | County Ground , Bristol County Ground |
| Yorkshire Diamonds | Headingley Stadium |
format
The six teams played in a group once against each other team. There were two points for a win and one point for a draw. If a team's run rate was more than 1.25 times that of the opponent, a bonus point was awarded. The first-placed team qualified directly for the final, while the second and third-placed teams previously played a semi-final.
Group stage
- table
| Direct entry into the final |
|---|
| Qualified for the semifinals |
| Teams | Sp. | S. | N | U | R. | NO | BP | Points | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Vipers | 5 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | +1,437 |
| Western Storm | 5 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | +0.838 |
| Loughborough Lightning | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8th | +0.170 |
| Surrey Stars | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −0.274 |
| Yorkshire Diamonds | 5 | 1 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | −0.362 |
| Lancashire Thunder | 5 | 1 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1,724 |
- Games
| July 30th scorecard |
Leeds |
Loughborough Lightning 128-9 (20) |
- | Yorkshire Diamonds 85-10 (17.1) |
| Loughborough Lightning wins with 43 runs | ||||
| July 31 scorecard |
Southampton | Surrey Stars 85-6 (20) |
- |
Southern Vipers 88-4 (15.2) |
| Southern Vipers wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| July 31 scorecard |
Taunton | Lancashire Thunder 83-10 (18.3) |
- |
Western Storm 86-6 (15.3) |
| Western Storm wins with 4 wickets | ||||
| August 3rd scorecard |
Loughborough |
Lancashire Thunder 164-8 (20) |
- | Loughborough Lightning 158-10 (19.5) |
| Lancashire Thunder wins by 6 runs | ||||
| August 4th scorecard |
London | Yorkshire Diamonds 134-5 (20) |
- |
Surrey Stars 135-4 (18.1) |
| Surrey Stars wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| August 5th scorecard |
Blackpool |
Southern Vipers 132-4 (20) |
- | Lancashire Thunder 121-7 (20) |
| Southern Vipers wins with 11 runs | ||||
| August 5th scorecard |
Loughborough |
Loughborough Lightning 158-8 (20) |
- | Western Storm 153-5 (20) |
| Loughborough Lightning wins by 5 runs | ||||
| August 7th scorecard |
Bristol | Surrey Stars 161-6 (20) |
- |
Western Storm 165-5 (19.4) |
| Western Storm wins with 5 wickets | ||||
| August 9 scorecard |
Southampton |
Southern Vipers 118-4 (20) |
- | Yorkshire Diamonds 64-10 (16.3) |
| Southern Vipers wins with 54 runs | ||||
| August 12th Scorecard |
Loughborough |
Loughborough Lightning 168-6 (20) |
- | Surrey Stars 134-10 (19.5) |
| Loughborough Lightning wins with 34 runs | ||||
| August 12th Scorecard |
Taunton | Southern Vipers 137-3 (20) |
- |
Western Storm 140-2 (17.5) |
| Western Storm wins with 8 wickets | ||||
| August 12th Scorecard |
Manchester |
Yorkshire Diamonds 166-6 (20) |
- | Lancashire Thunder 71-10 (15) |
| Yorkshire Diamonds wins by 95 runs | ||||
| August 14th scorecard |
Southampton |
Southern Vipers 156-4 (20) |
- | Loughborough Lightning 97-10 (18.5) |
| Southern Vipers wins with 59 runs | ||||
| August 14th scorecard |
Leeds | Yorkshire Diamonds 118-10 (20) |
- |
Western Storm 119-4 (16.3) |
| Western Storm wins with 6 wickets | ||||
Play-offs
Semifinals
| August 21 scorecard |
Chelmsford | Loughborough Lightning 124-7 (20) |
- |
Western Storm 128-5 (19.3) |
| Western Storm wins with 5 wickets | ||||
final
| August 21 scorecard |
Chelmsford | Western Storm 140-5 (20) |
- |
Southern Vipers 143-3 (18.5) |
| Southern Vipers wins with 7 wickets | ||||
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained during the season.
| Twenty20 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Stefanie Taylor | Western Storm | 7th | 7th | 289 | 57.80 | 78 * | 0 | 2 |
| Suzie Bates | Southern Vipers | 6th | 6th | 232 | 46.40 | 57 | 0 | 2 |
| Heather Knight | Western Storm | 7th | 7th | 199 | 28.42 | 74 | 0 | 2 |
| Ellyse Perry | Loughborough Lightning | 6th | 6th | 190 | 47.50 | 64 * | 0 | 1 |
| Natalie Sciver | Surrey Stars | 5 | 5 | 181 | 90.50 | 90 * | 0 | 1 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Balls | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Stefanie Taylor | Western Storm | 156 | 11 | 16.09 | 4/14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suzie Bates | Southern Vipers | 122 | 9 | 13.77 | 2/8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anya Shrubsole | Western Storm | 156 | 9 | 16.22 | 5/23 | 1 | 0 | |
| Linsey Smith | Southern Vipers | 108 | 8th | 11.50 | 4/10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hayley Matthews | Lancashire Thunder | 107 | 8th | 12.12 | 3/25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Aley Hartley | Surrey Stars | 120 | 8th | 13.75 | 3/11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rebecca Grundy | Loughborough Lightning | 114 | 8th | 15.50 | 3/21 | 0 | 0 | |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kia Super League has lift-off as ECB aims to make England women's cricket the world's best ( English ) The Telegraph. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
- ↑ EXCLUSIVE: Kia Super League On TMS But No Sky Coverage ( English ) crickether.com. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
- ↑ Women's Cricket Super League - Points Table ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ↑ Batting and Fielding in KIA Super League 2016 (Ordered by Runs) ( English ) Cricket Archive. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ↑ Bowling in KIA Super League 2016 (Ordered by wickets) ( English ) Cricket archives. Retrieved August 28, 2016.