2004 Super Fours

{{use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox cricket tournament | administrator = England and Wales Cricket Board | cricket format = 50 over | tournament format = League system | champions = V Team | count = 1 | participants = 4 | matches = 12 | most runs = Charlotte Edwards, Knight Riders (386) | most wickets = Clare Taylor, Knight Riders (14) | previous_year = 2003 | previous_tournament = 2003 Super Fours | next_year = 2005 | next_tournament = 2005 Super Fours }}

The '''2004 Super Fours''' was the third cricket Super Fours season. It took place in May and June and saw 4 teams compete in a 50 over league and, for the first time, a knockout Twenty20 tournament. V Team were the winners of both tournaments.

==Competition format== In the one day tournament, 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'''. Points were awarded as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/5/Super_Fours_2004.html |title=Super Fours 2004 Table |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=21 January 2021}}</ref>

'''Win''': 15 points. '''Tie''': 6 points. '''Loss''': 0 points.

A Twenty20 competition was added for the 2004 edition of the Super Fours, which consisted of two semi-finals, with the winners proceeding to the Final and the losers playing in a third-place play-off.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/3682739.stm.html |title=Shake-up for Super Fours |website=BBC Sport |accessdate=21 January 2021 }}{{dead link|date=September 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Teams== {| class="wikitable" Style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Braves ! Knight Riders ! Super Strikers ! V Team |- |valign=top| * {{flagicon|ENG}} Clare Connor (c) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Colleen Ashbee * {{flagicon|ENG}} Caroline Atkins * {{flagicon|ENG}} Rosalie Birch * {{flagicon|ENG}} Katherine Brunt * {{flagicon|ENG}} Sarah Clarke * {{flagicon|ENG}} Steph Davies * {{flagicon|ENG}} Leanne Davis * {{flagicon|ENG}} Mandie Godliman (wk) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Jackie Hawker * {{flagicon|ENG}} Natalie Lane * {{flagicon|ENG}} Hannah Lloyd * {{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Marsh * {{flagicon|ENG}} Lucy Pearson |valign=top| * {{flagicon|ENG}} Charlotte Edwards (c) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Lynsey Askew * {{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Boorman * {{flagicon|ENG}} Heather Booth * {{flagicon|ENG}} Katherine Brunt * {{flagicon|ENG}} Yvonne Craven * {{flagicon|ENG}} Lydia Greenway * {{flagicon|ENG}} Isa Guha * {{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Joyce (wk) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Natalie Lane * {{flagicon|ENG}} Alexis Mannion * {{flagicon|ENG}} Beth Morgan * {{flagicon|ENG}} Sian Phillips (wk) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Robyn Still * {{flagicon|ENG}} Clare Taylor * {{flagicon|ENG}} Kirstie White * {{flagicon|ENG}} Beth Wild |valign=top| * {{flagicon|ENG}} Salliann Briggs (c) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Claire Atkinson * {{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Boorman * {{flagicon|ENG}} Kelly Evenson * {{flagicon|ENG}} Jenny Gunn * {{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Harper * {{flagicon|ENG}} Charlotte Horton * {{flagicon|ENG}} Kathryn Leng * {{flagicon|ENG}} Nicky Myers * {{flagicon|ENG}} Gill Richards * {{flagicon|ENG}} Sarah Rigg * {{flagicon|ENG}} Nicky Shaw * {{flagicon|ENG}} Jane Smit (wk) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Alexia Walker |valign=top| * {{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Newton (c) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Arran Brindle * {{flagicon|ENG}} Kathryn Doherty * {{flagicon|ENG}} Dawn Holden * {{flagicon|ENG}} Sian Phillips (wk) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Dawn Prestidge * {{flagicon|ENG}} Melissa Reynard * {{flagicon|ENG}} Sarah Rigg * {{flagicon|ENG}} Anna Spragg (wk) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Spragg * {{flagicon|ENG}} Robyn Still * {{flagicon|ENG}} Claire Taylor * {{flagicon|ENG}} Rachael Walsh * {{flagicon|ENG}} Helen Wardlaw |}

==50 over== ===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" |V Team '''(C)''' |6 ||3 ||2 ||1 ||0 ||'''51''' |- |style="text-align:left" | Braves |6 ||3 ||3 ||0 ||0 ||'''45''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Super Strikers |6 ||3 ||3 ||0 ||0 ||'''45''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Knight Riders |6 ||2 ||3 ||1 ||0 ||'''36''' |} Source: Cricket Archive<ref name=citableone>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/5/Super_Fours_2004.html Super Fours 2004 Table], Cricket Archive.</ref>

{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 15 May | time = | team1 = Braves | team2 = V Team | score1 = 144 (43 overs) | runs1 = Caroline Atkins 31 (99) | wickets1 = Arran Brindle 3/8 (7 overs) | score2 = 146/5 (43.3 overs) | runs2 = Claire Taylor 68* (88) | wickets2 = Lucy Pearson 2/28 (10 overs) | result = V Team won by 5 wickets | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99232.html Scorecard] | venue = King's College, Taunton | umpires = Graham Cooper and Steven Garratt | motm = | toss = V Team won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = Points: V Team 15, Braves 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 15 May | time = | team1 = Knight Riders | team2 = Super Strikers | score1 = 169 (49 overs) | runs1 = Charlotte Edwards 38 (70) | wickets1 = Jenny Gunn 3/28 (9 overs) | score2 = 171/5 (48.4 overs) | runs2 = Jane Smit 39* (75) | wickets2 = Clare Taylor 2/15 (9 overs) | result = Super Strikers won by 5 wickets | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99231.html Scorecard] | venue = King's College, Taunton | umpires = Neil Bainton and Sian Priest | motm = | toss = Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: Super Strikers 15, Knight Riders 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 23 May | time = | team1 = Braves | team2 = Knight Riders | score1 = 168 (47.4 overs) | runs1 = Clare Connor 68 (94) | wickets1 = Beth Morgan 4/32 (9.4 overs) | score2 = 220 (50 overs) | runs2 = Charlotte Edwards 119 (124) | wickets2 = Rosalie Birch 5/43 (10 overs) | result = Knight Riders won by 52 runs | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99233.html Scorecard] | venue = King's College, Taunton | umpires = Rob Bailey and Graham Cooper | motm = | toss = Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: Knight Riders 15, Braves 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 23 May | time = | team1 = Super Strikers | team2 = V Team | score1 = 146 (46.3 overs) | runs1 = Laura Harper 40 (71) | wickets1 = Helen Wardlaw 5/37 (9.3 overs) | score2 = 147/4 (36.4 overs) | runs2 = Sarah Taylor 70 (76) | wickets2 = Laura Harper 3/31 (8 overs) | result = V Team won by 6 wickets | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99234.html Scorecard] | venue = King's College, Taunton | umpires = Don Clarke and Richard Illingworth | motm = | toss = Super Strikers won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: V Team 15, Super Strikers 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 30 May | time = | team1 = Braves | team2 = Super Strikers | score1 = 181 (49.4 overs) | runs1 = Rosalie Birch 31 (54) | wickets1 = Kathryn Leng 3/42 (9.4 overs) | score2 = 54 (21.1 overs) | runs2 = Laura Boorman 9 (24) | wickets2 = Rosalie Birch 3/7 (5.1 overs) | result = Braves won by 127 runs | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99235.html Scorecard] | venue = Sonning Lane, Reading | umpires = Rob Bailey and Graham Cooper | motm = | toss = Braves won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: Braves 15, Super Strikers 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 30 May | time = | team1 = Knight Riders | team2 = V Team | score1 = 225/7 (50 overs) | runs1 = Charlotte Edwards 103 (117) | wickets1 = Arran Brindle 3/34 (8 overs) | score2 = 228/9 (50 overs) | runs2 = Claire Taylor 80 (107) | wickets2 = Clare Taylor 3/28 (10 overs) | result = V Team won by 1 wicket | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99236.html Scorecard] | venue = Sonning Lane, Reading | umpires = Lorraine Elgar and Steven Garratt | motm = | toss = Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: V Team 15, Knight Riders 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 31 May | time = | team1 = Braves | team2 = Knight Riders | score1 = 180 (48.5 overs) | runs1 = Mandie Godliman 57 (101) | wickets1 = Isa Guha 4/21 (9.5 overs) | score2 = 184/8 (49.1 overs) | runs2 = Clare Taylor 42* (63) | wickets2 = Lucy Pearson 2/28 (10 overs) | result = Knight Riders won by 2 wickets | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99238.html Scorecard] | venue = Sonning Lane, Reading | umpires = Lorraine Elgar and Richard Illingworth | motm = | toss = Braves won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: Knight Riders 15, V Team 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 31 May | time = | team1 = Super Strikers | team2 = V Team | score1 = 89/2 (24.2 overs) | runs1 = Jane Smit 49 (79) | wickets1 = Laura Spragg 1/22 (6 overs) | score2 = 88 (42.5 overs) | runs2 = Arran Brindle 40* (86) | wickets2 = Nicky Myers 4/7 (10 overs) | result = Super Strikers won by 8 wickets | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99237.html Scorecard] | venue = Sonning Lane, Reading | umpires = Neil Bainton and Graham Cooper | motm = | toss = V Team won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: Super Strikers 15, V Team 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 13 June | time = | team1 = Braves | team2 = Super Strikers | score1 = 140 (48.3 overs) | runs1 = Caroline Atkins 27 (63) | wickets1 = Nicky Myers 2/9 (10 overs) | score2 = 114 (36.1 overs) | runs2 = Nicky Shaw 52 (65) | wickets2 = Lucy Pearson 3/22 (10 overs) | result = Braves won by 26 runs | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99240.html Scorecard] | venue = Caythorpe Road, Caythorpe | umpires = Richard Jones and Tim Robinson | motm = | toss = Braves won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: Braves 15, Super Strikers 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 13 June | time = | team1 = Knight Riders | team2 = V Team | score1 = 226/6 (50 overs) | runs1 = Laura Joyce 67 (83) | wickets1 = Dawn Holden 2/28 (10 overs) | score2 = 226 (48.3 overs) | runs2 = Claire Taylor 95 (119) | wickets2 = Clare Taylor 4/40 (8.3 overs) | result = Match Tied | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99239.html Scorecard] | venue = Caythorpe Road, Caythorpe | umpires = Rob Bailey and Annette Owen | motm = | toss = V Team won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = Points: Knight Riders 6, V Team 6 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 19 June | time = | team1 = Braves | team2 = V Team | score1 = 192/8 (46.5 overs) | runs1 = Hannah Lloyd 43 (72) | wickets1 = Laura Spragg 4/34 (7.5 overs) | score2 = 187/3 (47 overs) | runs2 = Melissa Reynard 54 (131) | wickets2 = Clare Connor 1/28 (9 overs) | result = Braves won by 2 wickets (D/L) | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99242.html Scorecard] | venue = Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough | umpires = Richard Illingworth and Janet Rogers | motm = | toss = Braves won the toss and elected to field. | rain = Match reduced to 47 overs per side. | notes = Points: Braves 15, V Team 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 19 June | time = | team1 = Knight Riders | team2 = Super Strikers | score1 = 202/7 (50 overs) | runs1 = Charlotte Edwards 82 (–) | wickets1 = Laura Harper 3/32 (10 overs) | score2 = 210/7 (50 overs) | runs2 = Nicky Shaw 72 (93) | wickets2 = Charlotte Edwards 3/31 (7 overs) | result = Super Strikers won by 8 runs | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99242.html Scorecard] | venue = Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough | umpires = Neil Bainton and Trevor Waite | motm = | toss = Super Strikers won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: Super Strikers 15, Braves 0 | stack = y }}

==Twenty20== ===Semi-finals=== {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 29 May | time = | team1 = Braves | team2 = Super Strikers | score1 = 131/8 (20 overs) | runs1 = Clare Connor 29 (29) | wickets1 = Nicky Myers 2/17 (4 overs) | score2 = 119/9 (20 overs) | runs2 = Salliann Briggs 34 (26) | wickets2 = Steph Davies 4/21 (4 overs) | result = Braves won by 12 runs | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99255.html Scorecard] | venue = The Rose Bowl, Southampton | umpires = Neil Bainton and Sian Priest | motm = | toss = Braves won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Braves progress to the final. | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 29 May | time = | team1 = Knight Riders | team2 = V Team | score1 = 90 (18.4 overs) | runs1 = Clare Taylor 36* (50) | wickets1 = Dawn Holden 3/13 (4 overs) | score2 = 111/5 (20 overs) | runs2 = Arran Brindle 34 (44) | wickets2 = Charlotte Edwards 1/12 (2 overs) | result = V Team won by 21 runs | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99256.html Scorecard] | venue = The Rose Bowl Nursery Ground, Southampton | umpires = Don Clarke and Lorraine Elgar | motm = | toss = V Team won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = V Team progress to the final. }} ===Third-place play-off=== {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 29 May | time = | team1 = Knight Riders | team2 = Super Strikers | score1 = 114/6 (20 overs) | runs1 = Charlotte Edwards 28 (27) | wickets1 = Laura Harper 3/13 (4 overs) | score2 = 110/7 (20 overs) | runs2 = Jenny Gunn 31* (26) | wickets2 = Yvonne Craven 3/15 (4 overs) | result = Knight Riders won by 4 runs | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/100/100890.html Scorecard] | venue = The Rose Bowl Nursery Ground, Southampton | umpires = Don Clarke and Sian Priest | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ===Final=== {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 29 May | time = | team1 = Braves | team2 = V Team | score1 = 114/6 (20 overs) | runs1 = Clare Connor 37* (37) | wickets1 = Dawn Holden 2/25 (4 overs) | score2 = 117/2 (18.5 overs) | runs2 = Claire Taylor 49* (45) | wickets2 = Caroline Atkins 1/11 (2 overs) | result = V Team won by 8 wickets | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99257.html Scorecard] | venue = The Rose Bowl, Southampton | umpires = Neil Bainton and Lorraine Elgar | motm = | toss = Braves won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = V Team won the Super Fours Twenty20 2004. }}

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