2006 Super Fours

{{Short description|English cricket tournament}} {{use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox cricket tournament | administrator = England and Wales Cricket Board | cricket format = 50 over | tournament format = League system | champions = Sapphires | count = 2 | participants = 4 | matches = 12 | most runs = Claire Taylor, Sapphires (426) | most wickets = Laura Newton, Sapphires (9) | previous_year = 2005 | previous_tournament = 2005 Super Fours | next_year = 2007 | next_tournament = 2007 Super Fours }}

The '''2006 Super Fours''' was the fifth cricket Super Fours season. It took place from May to July and saw 4 teams compete in a 50 over league and a Twenty20 knockout tournament. The competing teams were renamed from the 2005 season, with Braves, Knight Riders, Super Strikers and V Team becoming Rubies, Diamonds, Emeralds and Sapphires, respectively. Sapphires won the 50 over league, whilst Diamonds beat Sapphires in the final of the Twenty20 tournament.

==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_2006.html |title=Super Fours 2006 Table |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=23 January 2021}}</ref>

'''Win''': 15 points. '''Tie''': 6 points. '''Loss''': 0 points. '''Bonus Points''': Up to 5 points available to the winning team.

The Twenty20 competition reverted to the 2004 format, involving two semi-finals, with the winners progressing to a Final and the losers playing in a third-place play-off.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/5/Super_Fours_Twenty20_2006.html |title=Super Fours Twenty20 2006 |website=Cricket Archive |accessdate=23 January 2021}}</ref>

==Teams== {| class="wikitable" Style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Diamonds ! Emeralds ! Rubies ! Sapphires |- |valign=top| * {{flagicon|ENG}} Charlotte Edwards (c) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Lynsey Askew * {{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Boorman * {{flagicon|ENG}} Isa Guha * {{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Joyce (wk) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Hannah Lloyd * {{flagicon|ENG}} Beth Morgan * {{flagicon|ENG}} Ebony Rainford-Brent * {{flagicon|ENG}} Nicky Shaw * {{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Thompson (wk) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Jasmine Titmuss * {{flagicon|ENG}} Jo Watts * {{flagicon|ENG}} Kirstie White (wk) |valign=top| * {{flagicon|ENG}} Arran Brindle (c) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Steph Davies * {{flagicon|ENG}} Kelly Evenson * {{flagicon|ENG}} Jenny Gunn * {{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Harper * {{flagicon|ENG}} Abbey Hawkins * {{flagicon|ENG}} Charlotte Horton * {{flagicon|ENG}} Sophie Le Marchand (wk) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Kate Lowe * {{flagicon|ENG}} Nicky Myers * {{flagicon|ENG}} Holly Penwarden * {{flagicon|ENG}} Anya Shrubsole * {{flagicon|ENG}} Jane Smit (wk) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Judith Turner * {{flagicon|ENG}} Kirstie White (wk) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Beth Wild * {{flagicon|ENG}} Rebecca Williams * {{flagicon|ENG}} Danni Wyatt |valign=top| * {{flagicon|ENG}} Gill Richards (c) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Colleen Ashbee * {{flagicon|ENG}} Caroline Atkins * {{flagicon|ENG}} Holly Colvin * {{flagicon|ENG}} Lydia Greenway * {{flagicon|ENG}} Jackie Hawker * {{flagicon|ENG}} Natalie Lane * {{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Marsh * {{flagicon|ENG}} Kate Oakenfold * {{flagicon|ENG}} Lizzie Roberts * {{flagicon|ENG}} Susie Rowe * {{flagicon|ENG}} Anya Shrubsole * {{flagicon|ENG}} Sarah Taylor (wk) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Thompson (wk) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Alexia Walker |valign=top| * {{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Newton (c) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Rosalie Birch * {{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Boorman * {{flagicon|ENG}} Katherine Brunt * {{flagicon|ENG}} Kathryn Doherty * {{flagicon|ENG}} Jenny Dunn * {{flagicon|ENG}} Georgia Elwiss * {{flagicon|ENG}} Lauren Griffiths (wk) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Danielle Hazell * {{flagicon|ENG}} Dawn Prestidge * {{flagicon|ENG}} Anna Spragg (wk) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Laura Spragg * {{flagicon|ENG}} Robyn Still * {{flagicon|ENG}} Claire Taylor (wk) * {{flagicon|ENG}} Rachael Walsh |}

==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="25" |{{Abbr|BP|Bonus Points}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Pts|Points}} |-style="background:#fbd009" |style="text-align:left" |Sapphires '''(C)''' |6 ||4 ||2 ||0 ||0 ||14 ||'''74''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Rubies |6 ||3 ||1 ||2 ||0 ||9 ||'''66''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Diamonds |6 ||2 ||3 ||1 ||0 ||8 ||'''44''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Emeralds |6 ||1 ||4 ||1 ||0 ||1 ||'''22''' |} Source: Cricket Archive<ref name=citableone>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/5/Super_Fours_2006.html Super Fours 2006 Table], Cricket Archive.</ref>

{{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 3 June | time = | team1 = Diamonds | team2 = Sapphires | score1 = 337/3 (50 overs) | runs1 = Charlotte Edwards 199* (151) | wickets1 = Robyn Still 1/20 (2 overs) | score2 = 305/5 (50 overs) | runs2 = Claire Taylor 118* (98) | wickets2 = Charlotte Edwards 1/33 (5 overs) | result = Diamonds won by 32 runs | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/super-fours-2006-249945/diamonds-vs-sapphires-249947/full-scorecard Scorecard] | venue = Uppingham School, Uppingham | umpires = John Hayes and Martin Bodenham | motm = | toss = Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: Diamonds 20, Sapphires 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 3 June | time = | team1 = Emeralds | team2 = Rubies | score1 = 161 (50 overs) | runs1 = Laura Harper 52 (152) | wickets1 = Gill Richards 3/24 (10 overs) | score2 = 161/5 (50 overs) | runs2 = Sarah Taylor 60 (81) | wickets2 = Laura Harper 3/32 (10 overs) | result = Match Tied | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/super-fours-2006-249945/emeralds-vs-rubies-249948/full-scorecard Scorecard] | venue = Uppingham School, Uppingham | umpires = Ann Roberts and Tim Robinson | motm = | toss = Rubies won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: Rubies 6, Emeralds 6 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 4 June | time = | team1 = Diamonds | team2 = Emeralds | score1 = 139 (47.2 overs) | runs1 = Hannah Lloyd 53 (131) | wickets1 = Jenny Gunn 4/32 (9 overs) | score2 = 156 (49.4 overs) | runs2 = Steph Davies 29 (68) | wickets2 = Jo Watts 3/28 (10 overs) | result = Emeralds won by 17 runs | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/super-fours-2006-249945/diamonds-vs-emeralds-249949/full-scorecard Scorecard] | venue = Uppingham School, Uppingham | umpires = John Hayes and Tim Robinson | motm = | toss = Emeralds won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: Emeralds 16, Diamonds 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 4 June | time = | team1 = Rubies | team2 = Sapphires | score1 = 206/8 (50 overs) | runs1 = Sarah Taylor 82 (81) | wickets1 = Katherine Brunt 2/21 (10 overs) | score2 = 207/7 (48.2 overs) | runs2 = Claire Taylor 60 (75) | wickets2 = Jackie Hawker 3/41 (10 overs) | result = Sapphires won by 3 wickets | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/super-fours-2006-249945/rubies-vs-sapphires-249950/full-scorecard Scorecard] | venue = Uppingham School, Uppingham | umpires = Ann Roberts and Martin Bodenham | motm = | toss = Rubies won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: Sapphires 17, Rubies 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 10 June | time = | team1 = Diamonds | team2 = Rubies | score1 = 246/9 (50 overs) | runs1 = Laura Joyce 65 (64) | wickets1 = Holly Colvin 2/32 (10 overs) | score2 = 246/7 (50 overs) | runs2 = Caroline Atkins 82 (105) | wickets2 = Charlotte Edwards 1/24 (4 overs) | result = Match Tied | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/super-fours-2006-249945/diamonds-vs-rubies-249951/full-scorecard Scorecard] | venue = Leighton Park School, Reading | umpires = Graham Cooper and Terry Urben | motm = | toss = Rubies won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: Diamonds 6, Rubies 6 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 10 June | time = | team1 = Emeralds | team2 = Sapphires | score1 = 189/4 (50 overs) | runs1 = Jane Smit 66 (91) | wickets1 = Dawn Prestidge 2/40 (9 overs) | score2 = 190/3 (36.5 overs) | runs2 = Claire Taylor 94 (81) | wickets2 = Holly Penwarden 1/12 (1 over) | result = Sapphires won by 7 wickets | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/super-fours-2006-249945/emeralds-vs-sapphires-249952/full-scorecard Scorecard] | venue = Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough | umpires = Annette Owen and Darrell Hair | motm = | toss = Emeralds won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: Sapphires 20, Emeralds 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 24 June | time = | team1 = Diamonds | team2 = Rubies | score1 = 126/9 (50 overs) | runs1 = Laura Boorman 29* (76) | wickets1 = Caroline Atkins 2/25 (10 overs) | score2 = 127/9 (47.2 overs) | runs2 = Lydia Greenway 24 (56) | wickets2 = Isa Guha 4/26 (5 overs) | result = Rubies won by 1 wicket | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/super-fours-2006-249945/diamonds-vs-rubies-249953/full-scorecard Scorecard] | venue = Army Cricket Ground, Aldershot | umpires = John Hayes and Martin Bodenham | motm = | toss = Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: Rubies 16, Diamonds 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 24 June | time = | team1 = Emeralds | team2 = Sapphires | score1 = 153 (47 overs) | runs1 = Jenny Gunn 32 (70) | wickets1 = Katherine Brunt 4/11 (9 overs) | score2 = 154/3 (46.1 overs) | runs2 = Claire Taylor 33* (35) | wickets2 = Charlotte Horton 2/45 (10 overs) | result = Sapphires won by 7 wickets | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/super-fours-2006-249945/emeralds-vs-sapphires-249954/full-scorecard Scorecard] | venue = Worksop College Ground, Worksop | umpires = Annette Owen and Steve Garratt | motm = | toss = Sapphires won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = Points: Sapphires 20, Emeralds 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 8 July | time = | team1 = Diamonds | team2 = Sapphires | score1 = 172 (47.4 overs) | runs1 = Charlotte Edwards 69 (108) | wickets1 = Laura Newton 5/22 (9 overs) | score2 = 197/8 (46.1 overs) | runs2 = Claire Taylor 108 (105) | wickets2 = Charlotte Edwards 3/47 (9 overs) | result = Sapphires won by 25 runs | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/super-fours-2006-249945/diamonds-vs-sapphires-249955/full-scorecard Scorecard] | venue = Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough | umpires = Lorraine Elgar and Tim Robinson | motm = | toss = Sapphires won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: Sapphires 17, Diamonds 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 8 July | time = | team1 = Emeralds | team2 = Rubies | score1 = 144/8 (50 overs) | runs1 = Laura Harper 50 (116) | wickets1 = Alexia Walker 4/17 (10 overs) | score2 = 221/6 (50 overs) | runs2 = Caroline Atkins 83 (127) | wickets2 = Laura Harper 2/45 (10 overs) | result = Rubies won by 77 runs | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/super-fours-2006-249945/emeralds-vs-rubies-249956/full-scorecard Scorecard] | venue = Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough | umpires = Graham Cooper and Terry Urben | motm = | toss = Emeralds won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = Points: Rubies 18, Emeralds 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 9 July | time = | team1 = Diamonds | team2 = Emeralds | score1 = 156/5 (50 overs) | runs1 = Ebony Rainford-Brent 55 (97) | wickets1 = Judith Turner 3/22 (10 overs) | score2 = 153/8 (50 overs) | runs2 = Laura Harper 61 (130) | wickets2 = Beth Morgan 4/20 (8 overs) | result = Diamonds won by 5 wickets | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/super-fours-2006-249945/diamonds-vs-emeralds-249957/full-scorecard Scorecard] | venue = Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough | umpires = Graham Cooper and Tim Robinson | motm = | toss = Emeralds won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: Diamonds 18, Emeralds 0 | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 9 July | time = | team1 = Rubies | team2 = Sapphires | score1 = 253/7 (50 overs) | runs1 = Alexia Walker 113* (75) | wickets1 = Laura Spragg 3/68 (10 overs) | score2 = 235 (49.4 overs) | runs2 = Laura Newton 143 (146) | wickets2 = Jackie Hawker 4/28 (8 overs) | result = Rubies won by 18 runs | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/super-fours-2006-249945/rubies-vs-sapphires-249958/full-scorecard Scorecard] | venue = Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough | umpires = Lorraine Elgar and Terry Urben | motm = | toss = Rubies won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: Rubies 20, Sapphires 0 | stack = y }}

==Twenty20== ===Semi-finals=== {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 29 May | time = | team1 = Diamonds | team2 = Rubies | score1 = 126/2 (18.2 overs) | runs1 = Charlotte Edwards 67* (60) | wickets1 = Holly Colvin 1/24 (4 overs) | score2 = 124/3 (20 overs) | runs2 = Alexia Walker 61 (43) | wickets2 = Jasmine Titmuss 2/14 (3 overs) | result = Diamonds won by 8 wickets | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99264.html Scorecard] | venue = Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough | umpires = Nick Cook and John Hayes | motm = | toss = Diamonds won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = Diamonds progress to the final. | stack = y }} {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 29 May | time = | team1 = Emeralds | team2 = Sapphires | score1 = 89/9 (20 overs) | runs1 = Kate Lowe 15 (21) | wickets1 = Katherine Brunt 2/12 (4 overs) | score2 = 111/5 (20 overs) | runs2 = Rosalie Birch 59 (58) | wickets2 = Jenny Gunn 1/16 (3 overs) | result = Sapphires won by 22 runs | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99265.html Scorecard] | venue = Brockington Ground, Loughborough | umpires = Annette Owen and Terry Urben | motm = | toss = Emeralds won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = Sapphires progress to the final. }}

===Third-place play-off=== {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 29 May | time = | team1 = Emeralds | team2 = Rubies | score1 = 88/1 (17.4 overs) | runs1 = Laura Harper 40 (61) | wickets1 = Jackie Hawker 1/16 (2.4 overs) | score2 = 84 (19.5 overs) | runs2 = Sarah Taylor 32 (25) | wickets2 = Kelly Evenson 3/9 (4 overs) | result = Emeralds won by 9 wickets | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99267.html Scorecard] | venue = Brockington Ground, Loughborough | umpires = Nick Cook and Annette Owen | motm = | toss = Emeralds won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = }}

===Final=== {{Single-innings cricket match collapsible | date = 29 May | time = | team1 = Diamonds | team2 = Sapphires | score1 = 158/3 (20 overs) | runs1 = Nicky Shaw 62* (37) | wickets1 = Laura Newton 2/17 (4 overs) | score2 = 137/8 (20 overs) | runs2 = Sarah Taylor 34 (28) | wickets2 = Isa Guha 3/23 (4 overs) | result = Diamonds won by 21 runs | report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/99/99266.html Scorecard] | venue = Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough | umpires = John Hayes and Terry Urben | motm = | toss = Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Diamonds won the Super Fours Twenty20 2006. }}

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