{{use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox cricket tournament | administrator = England and Wales Cricket Board | cricket format = 50 over | tournament format = League system | champions = Knight Riders | count = 1 | participants = 4 | matches = 12 | most runs = Charlotte Edwards, Knight Riders (199) | most wickets = Lucy Pearson, Knight Riders (10) | previous_year = 2002 | previous_tournament = 2002 Super Fours | next_year = 2004 | next_tournament = 2004 Super Fours }}
The '''2003 Super Fours''' was the second cricket Super Fours tournament. It took place in May and June and saw 4 teams made up of the top players in the county compete in a 50 over league.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ecb-confirm-super-fours-dates-for-2003-121195 |title=ECB confirm Super Fours dates for 2003 |website=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=21 January 2021}}</ref> Knight Riders were the winners of the competition, achieving their first title.
==Competition format== Teams played each other twice in a round-robin format, with the winners of the group winning the tournament. Matches were played using a one day format with 50 overs per side.
The group worked on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the '''total points'''. 12 points were awarded for a win.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/5/Super_Fours_2003.html |title=Super Fours 2003 Table |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=21 January 2021}}</ref>
==Teams== {| class="wikitable" Style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Braves ! Knight Riders ! Super Strikers ! V Team |- |valign=top| * {{flagicon|ENG}} Clare Connor (c) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Yvonne Craven * {{flagicon|ENG}} Steph Davies * {{flagicon|ENG}} Mandie Godliman (wk) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Janet Godman * {{flagicon|ENG}} Isa Guha * {{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Harper * {{flagicon|ENG}} Natalie Lane * {{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Marsh * {{flagicon|ENG}} Beth Morgan * {{flagicon|ENG}} Ebony Rainford-Brent * {{flagicon|ENG}} Sue Redfern * {{flagicon|ENG}} Melissa Reynard |valign=top| * {{flagicon|ENG}} Charlotte Edwards (c) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Caroline Atkins * {{flagicon|ENG}} Rosalie Birch * {{flagicon|ENG}} Sarah Collyer * {{flagicon|ENG}} Marsha Davies * {{flagicon|ENG}} Kathryn Doherty * {{flagicon|ENG}} Lydia Greenway * {{flagicon|ENG}} Jenny Gunn * {{flagicon|IND}} Radhi Nanalal * {{flagicon|ENG}} Lucy Pearson * {{flagicon|ENG}} Jane Smit (wk) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Helen Wardlaw |valign=top| * {{flagicon|ENG}} Claire Taylor (c) (wk) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Penny Arnold (wk) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Salliann Briggs * {{flagicon|ENG}} Sarah Clarke * {{flagicon|ENG}} Janet Godman * {{flagicon|ENG}} Hannah Lloyd * {{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Newton * {{flagicon|ENG}} Holly Penwarden * {{flagicon|ENG}} Nicky Shaw * {{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Spragg * {{flagicon|ENG}} Debra Stock * {{flagicon|ENG}} Alexia Walker * {{flagicon|ENG}} Beth Wild |valign=top| * {{flagicon|ENG}} Clare Taylor (c) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Claire Atkinson * {{flagicon|ENG}} Arran Brindle * {{flagicon|ENG}} Leanne Davis * {{flagicon|ENG}} Kelly Evenson * {{flagicon|ENG}} Jackie Hawker * {{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Joyce (wk) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Kathryn Leng * {{flagicon|ENG}} Alexis Mannion * {{flagicon|ENG}} Nicky Myers * {{flagicon|ENG}} Dawn Prestidge * {{flagicon|ENG}} Gill Richards * {{flagicon|ENG}} Anna Spragg (wk) |}
==Results== {| 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}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Pts|Points}} |-style="background:#fbd009" |style="text-align:left" |Knight Riders '''(C)''' |6 ||4 ||1 ||0 ||1 ||'''48''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Super Strikers |6 ||3 ||2 ||0 ||1 ||'''36''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Braves |6 ||2 ||3 ||0 ||1 ||'''24''' |- |style="text-align:left" |V Team |6 ||1 ||4 ||0 ||1 ||'''12''' |} <small>Source: Cricket Archive<ref name=citableone>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/5/Super_Fours_2003.html Super Fours 2003 Table], Cricket Archive.</ref></small>
{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 19 May | time = | team1 = Braves | team2 = Super Strikers | score1 = | runs1 = | wickets1 = | score2 = | runs2 = | wickets2 = | result = Match Abandoned | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99219.html Scorecard] | venue = University Parks, Oxford | umpires = | motm = | toss = No toss. | rain = No play possible due to rain. | notes = Points: Braves 0, Super Strikers 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 19 May | time = | team1 = Knight Riders | team2 = V Team | score1 = | runs1 = | wickets1 = | score2 = | runs2 = | wickets2 = | result = Match Abandoned | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99220.html Scorecard] | venue = Marston Road, Marston | umpires = | motm = | toss = No toss. | rain = No play possible due to rain. | notes = Points: Knight Riders 0, V Team 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 25 May | time = | team1 = Braves | team2 = Knight Riders | score1 = 140 (47 overs) | runs1 = Melissa Reynard 48* (–) | wickets1 = Lucy Pearson 4/30 (10 overs) | score2 = 141/3 | runs2 = Lydia Greenway 52* (–) | wickets2 = Laura Harper 1/11 (5 overs) | result = Knight Riders won by 7 wickets | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99222.html Scorecard] | venue = King's College, Taunton | umpires = | motm = | toss = Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = Points: Knight Riders 12, Braves 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 25 May | time = | team1 = Super Strikers | team2 = V Team | score1 = 188/1 (– overs) | runs1 = Claire Taylor 85* (–) | wickets1 = | score2 = 187/7 (49 overs) | runs2 = Kathryn Leng 42 (–) | wickets2 = Laura Spragg 4/18 (10 overs) | result = Super Strikers won by 9 wickets | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99221.html Scorecard] | venue = King's College, Taunton | umpires = | motm = | toss = Super Strikers won the toss and elected to field. | rain = Match reduced to 49 overs per side. | notes = Points: Super Strikers 12, V Team 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 26 May | time = | team1 = Braves | team2 = V Team | score1 = 159/8 (50 overs) | runs1 = Beth Morgan 56 (126) | wickets1 = Kathryn Leng 3/14 (3 overs) | score2 = 139 (44.4 overs) | runs2 = Anna Spragg 52 (114) | wickets2 = Isa Guha 4/23 (10 overs) | result = Braves won by 20 runs | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99224.html Scorecard] | venue = King's College, Taunton | umpires = Graham Cooper and Richard Kettleborough | motm = | toss = Braves won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: Braves 12, V Team 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 26 May | time = | team1 = Knight Riders | team2 = Super Strikers | score1 = 237/5 (50 overs) | runs1 = Charlotte Edwards 114* (121) | wickets1 = Laura Spragg 1/19 (10 overs) | score2 = 149 (41.5 overs) | runs2 = Laura Spragg 27 (32) | wickets2 = Marsha Davies 4/16 (3.5 overs) | result = Knight Riders won by 88 runs | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99223.html Scorecard] | venue = King's College, Taunton | umpires = Steven Garratt and Mel Smith | motm = | toss = Super Strikers won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = Points: Knight Riders 12, Super Strikers 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 1 June | time = | team1 = Braves | team2 = V Team | score1 = 89/4 (32.4 overs) | runs1 = Mandie Godliman 30 (78) | wickets1 = Nicky Myers 1/12 (10 overs) | score2 = 88 (44.4 overs) | runs2 = Arran Brindle 16 (79) | wickets2 = Clare Connor 4/12 (10 overs) | result = Braves won by 6 wickets | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99225.html Scorecard] | venue = Sonning Lane, Reading | umpires = Neil Bainton and Sian Priest | motm = | toss = V Team won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: Braves 12, V Team 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 1 June | time = | team1 = Knight Riders | team2 = Super Strikers | score1 = 139/9 (50 overs) | runs1 = Charlotte Edwards 47 (79) | wickets1 = Alexia Walker 3/28 (10 overs) | score2 = 140/6 (44.5 overs) | runs2 = Laura Newton 71 (127) | wickets2 = Radhi Nanalal 2/19 (8 overs) | result = Super Strikers won by 4 wickets | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99226.html Scorecard] | venue = Sonning Lane, Reading | umpires = Rob Bailey and Lorraine Elgar | motm = | toss = Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: Super Strikers 12, Knight Riders 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 15 June | time = | team1 = Braves | team2 = Super Strikers | score1 = 125 (45.5 overs) | runs1 = Beth Morgan 32 (98) | wickets1 = Laura Newton 3/26 (6.5 overs) | score2 = 156/7 (50 overs) | runs2 = Hannah Lloyd 47 (82) | wickets2 = Laura Harper 3/37 (8 overs) | result = Super Strikers won by 31 runs | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99228.html Scorecard] | venue = Boots Ground, Nottingham | umpires = Tim Robinson and Trevor Waite | motm = | toss = Super Strikers won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: Super Strikers 12, Braves 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 15 June | time = | team1 = Knight Riders | team2 = V Team | score1 = 98/4 (36 overs) | runs1 = Charlotte Edwards 23 (63) | wickets1 = Nicky Myers 1/16 (8 overs) | score2 = 95 (41.5 overs) | runs2 = Gill Richards 19 (48) | wickets2 = Marsha Davies 4/16 (8 overs) | result = Knight Riders won by 6 wickets | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99227.html Scorecard] | venue = Caythorpe Road, Caythorpe | umpires = Richard Illingworth and Ann Roberts | motm = | toss = V Team won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: Knight Riders 12, V Team 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 21 June | time = | team1 = Braves | team2 = Knight Riders | score1 = 164 (50 overs) | runs1 = Sue Redfern 53 (118) | wickets1 = Lucy Pearson 4/20 (10 overs) | score2 = 165/5 (45.5 overs) | runs2 = Lydia Greenway 87* (122) | wickets2 = Melissa Reynard 1/18 (4 overs) | result = Knight Riders won by 5 wickets | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99230.html Scorecard] | venue = University Parks, Oxford | umpires = Don Clarke and Alan Hill | motm = | toss = Braves won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: Knight Riders 12, Braves 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 21 June | time = | team1 = Super Strikers | team2 = V Team | score1 = 154 (49.5 overs) | runs1 = Hannah Lloyd 34 (81) | wickets1 = Kelly Evenson 3/12 (10 overs) | score2 = 220/6 (50 overs) | runs2 = Arran Brindle 98 (120) | wickets2 = Alexia Walker 2/36 (8 overs) | result = V Team won by 66 runs | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99229.html Scorecard] | venue = Radley College, Abingdon | umpires = Michael Dixon and John Hayes | motm = | toss = Super Strikers won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = Points: V Team 12, Super Strikers 0 | stack = y }}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Super Fours}}
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