2010 Women's County Championship

{{use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox cricket tournament | administrator = England and Wales Cricket Board | cricket format = 50 over | tournament format = League system | champions = Sussex | count = 5 | participants = 37 | matches = | most runs = Lydia Greenway (628) | most wickets = Danni Wyatt (24) | previous_year = 2009 | previous_tournament = 2009 Women's County Championship | next_year = 2011 | next_tournament = 2011 Women's County Championship }}

The '''2010 Women's County One-Day Championship''' was the 14th cricket Women's County Championship season. It ran from May to September and saw 33 county teams and teams representing Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Netherlands compete in a series of divisions. Sussex Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, their fifth title.

== Competition format == Teams played matches within a series of divisions with the winners of the top division being crowned County Champions. Matches were played using a one day format with 50 overs per side.

The championship worked on a points system, with placings decided by '''average points of completed games'''. The points are awarded as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/4299 |title=ECB Women's County Championship Division 1 - 2010 |website=Play Cricket |accessdate=14 January 2021}}</ref>

'''Win''': 10 points + bonus points. '''Tie''': 5 points + bonus points. '''Loss''': Bonus points. '''Abandoned or cancelled''': Match not counted to average.

Bonus points are awarded for various batting and bowling milestones. The bonus points for each match are retained if the match is completed. {{col-start}} {{col-2}} *'''Batting'''

:'''1.50 runs per over (RPO) or more''': 1 point :'''2 RPO or more''': 2 points :'''3 RPO or more''': 3 points :'''4 RPO or more''': 4 points {{col-2}} *'''Bowling'''

:'''3-4 wickets taken''': 1 point :'''5-6 wickets taken''': 2 points :'''7-8 wickets taken''': 3 points :'''9-10 wickets taken''': 4 points {{col-end}}

==Teams== The 2010 Championship was divided into five divisions: Divisions One to Four with six teams apiece and Division Five with 13 teams split across three regional groups.

Teams in each group played each other twice. {|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" style="font-size: 95%; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; clear:center;" |- ! Division One |Berkshire |Kent |Nottinghamshire |Somerset |Sussex |Yorkshire

|- ! Division Five South & West |Buckinghamshire |Dorset |Gloucestershire |Wiltshire |}

== Division One == {| 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 or cancelled}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Bat|Batting points}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Bowl|Bowling points}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Ded|Deducted points}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Pts|Points}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Avg.|Average}} |-style="background:#fbd009" |style="text-align:left" |Sussex '''(C)''' |10 ||8 ||2 ||0 ||0 ||21 ||39 ||0 ||140 ||'''14.00''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Kent |10 ||7 ||3 ||0 ||0 ||29 ||33 ||0 ||132 ||'''13.20''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Berkshire |10 ||6 ||4 ||0 ||0 ||22 ||27 ||0 ||109 ||'''10.90''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Yorkshire |10 ||5 ||5 ||0 ||0 ||24 ||29 ||0 ||103 ||'''10.30''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Nottinghamshire |10 ||2 ||8 ||0 ||0 ||17 ||25 ||0 ||62 ||'''6.20''' |-style="background:#FFBBBB" |style="text-align:left" |Somerset '''(R)''' |10 ||2 ||8 ||0 ||0 ||20 ||20 ||0 ||60 ||'''6.00''' |} Source: ECB Women's County Championship<ref name=citableone>[http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/4299 Division 1 – 2010], Play-Cricket.</ref>

== Division Two == {| 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 or cancelled}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Bat|Batting points}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Bowl|Bowling points}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Ded|Deducted points}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Pts|Points}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Avg.|Average}} |-style="background:#dfd" |style="text-align:left" |Middlesex '''(P)''' |10 ||8 ||2 ||0 ||0 ||29 ||35 ||0 ||144 ||'''14.40''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Essex |10 ||8 ||2 ||0 ||0 ||29 ||34 ||0 ||143 ||'''14.30''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Warwickshire |10 ||6 ||4 ||0 ||0 ||23 ||33 ||0 ||116 ||'''11.60''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Surrey |10 ||5 ||4 ||0 ||1 ||18 ||28 ||0 ||96 ||'''10.67''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Cheshire |10 ||2 ||7 ||0 ||1 ||18 ||26 ||0 ||64 ||'''7.11''' |-style="background:#FFBBBB" |style="text-align:left" |Worcestershire '''(R)''' |10 ||0 ||10 ||0 ||0 ||8 ||27 ||0 ||35 ||'''3.50''' |} Source: ECB Women's County Championship<ref name=citabletwo>[http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/4312 Division 2 – 2010], Play-Cricket.</ref>

== Division Three == {| 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 or cancelled}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Bat|Batting points}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Bowl|Bowling points}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Ded|Deducted points}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Pts|Points}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Avg.|Average}} |-style="background:#dfd" |style="text-align:left" |Wales '''(P)''' |10 ||8 ||2 ||0 ||0 ||21 ||32 ||0 ||133 ||'''13.30''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Staffordshire |10 ||6 ||3 ||0 ||1 ||23 ||35 ||0 ||118 ||'''13.11''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Lancashire |10 ||6 ||3 ||0 ||1 ||18 ||35 ||0 ||113 ||'''12.56''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Devon |10 ||7 ||3 ||0 ||0 ||23 ||32 ||0 ||125 ||'''12.50''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Scotland |10 ||2 ||8 ||0 ||0 ||11 ||23 ||0 ||54 ||'''5.40''' |-style="background:#FFBBBB" |style="text-align:left" |Hampshire '''(R)''' |10 ||0 ||10 ||0 ||0 ||16 ||22 ||0 ||38 ||'''3.80''' |} Source: ECB Women's County Championship<ref name=citablethree>[http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/4325 Division 3 – 2010], Play-Cricket.</ref>

== Division Four == {| 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 or cancelled}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Bat|Batting points}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Bowl|Bowling points}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Ded|Deducted points}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Pts|Points}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Avg.|Average}} |-style="background:#dfd" |style="text-align:left" |Netherlands '''(P)''' |5 ||4 ||1 ||0 ||0 ||14 ||19 ||0 ||73 ||'''14.60''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Derbyshire |9 ||6 ||3 ||0 ||0 ||21 ||33 ||0 ||114 ||'''12.67''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Northamptonshire |9 ||5 ||4 ||0 ||0 ||17 ||30 ||0 ||97 ||'''10.78''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Hertfordshire |9 ||4 ||3 ||0 ||2 ||13 ||22 ||0 ||75 ||'''10.71''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Durham |9 ||4 ||4 ||0 ||1 ||16 ||23 ||0 ||79 ||'''9.88''' |-style="background:#FFBBBB" |style="text-align:left" |Cornwall '''(R)''' |9 ||0 ||8 ||0 ||1 ||7 ||13 ||0 ||20 ||'''2.50''' |} Source: ECB Women's County Championship<ref name=citablefour>[http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/32948 Division 4 – 2010], Play-Cricket.</ref>

==Division Five== === East === {| 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 or cancelled}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Bat|Batting points}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Bowl|Bowling points}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Ded|Deducted points}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Pts|Points}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Avg.|Average}} |-style="background:#dfd" |style="text-align:left" |Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire{{efn|Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire were promoted by virtue of being the best Division Five group winner, on average points.}} '''(P)''' |6 ||5 ||0 ||0 ||1 ||13 ||20 ||0 ||83 ||'''16.60''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Norfolk |6 ||3 ||2 ||0 ||1 ||6 ||18 ||0 ||54 ||'''10.80''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Oxfordshire |6 ||2 ||4 ||0 ||0 ||8 ||19 ||0 ||47 ||'''7.83''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Suffolk |6 ||1 ||5 ||0 ||0 ||4 ||16 ||0 ||30 ||'''5.00''' |} Source: ECB Women's County Championship<ref name=citablefive>[http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/39767 Division 5E – 2010], Play-Cricket.</ref>

=== North === {| 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 or cancelled}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Bat|Batting points}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Bowl|Bowling points}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Ded|Deducted points}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Pts|Points}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Avg.|Average}} |-style="background:#fbd009" |style="text-align:left" |Leicestershire and Rutland |7 ||6 ||1 ||0 ||0 ||23 ||27 ||0 ||110 ||'''15.71''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Ireland |4 ||3 ||1 ||0 ||0 ||14 ||15 ||0 ||59 ||'''14.75''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Cumbria |7 ||3 ||4 ||0 ||0 ||9 ||22 ||0 ||61 ||'''8.71''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Shropshire |7 ||3 ||4 ||0 ||0 ||11 ||19 ||0 ||60 ||'''8.57''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Northumberland |7 ||1 ||6 ||0 ||0 ||7 ||6 ||0 ||23 ||'''3.29''' |} Source: ECB Women's County Championship<ref name=citablesix>[http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/32957 Division 5N – 2010], Play-Cricket.</ref>

=== South & West === {| 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 or cancelled}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Bat|Batting points}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Bowl|Bowling points}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Ded|Deducted points}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Pts|Points}} ! width="40" |{{Abbr|Avg.|Average}} |-style="background:#fbd009" |style="text-align:left" |Gloucestershire |6 ||5 ||1 ||0 ||0 ||17 ||20 ||0 ||87 ||'''14.50''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Wiltshire |6 ||4 ||2 ||0 ||0 ||15 ||22 ||0 ||77 ||'''12.83''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Dorset |6 ||3 ||3 ||0 ||0 ||13 ||19 ||0 ||62 ||'''10.33''' |- |style="text-align:left" |Buckinghamshire |6 ||0 ||6 ||0 ||0 ||4 ||6 ||0 ||10 ||'''1.67''' |} Source: ECB Women's County Championship<ref name=citableseven>[http://ecbwcountychampionship.play-cricket.com/website/division/32953 Division 5S&W – 2010], Play-Cricket.</ref>

==Statistics== ===Most runs=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !width=125| Player !width=125| Team !width=60 | Matches !width=60 | Innings !width=60 | Runs !width=60 | Average !width=60 | {{Tooltip|HS|Highest score}} !width=60 | 100s !width=60 | 50s |- |Lydia Greenway |Kent |10 |10 |'''628''' |78.50 |112* |1 |6 |- |Charlotte Edwards |Kent |10 |10 |'''562''' |70.25 |126* |1 |5 |- |Jenny Dunn |Middlesex |9 |9 |'''483''' |60.37 |158* |1 |2 |- |Rachel Priest |Staffordshire |8 |8 |'''475''' |67.85 |178* |2 |2 |- |Aimee Watkins |Devon |8 |8 |'''472''' |67.42 |188 |1 |2 |- |} Source: CricketArchive<ref>{{cite web| url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/13/LV_Womens_County_Championship_2010/Batting_by_Runs.html | title=Batting and Fielding in LV Women's County Championship 2010 (Ordered by Runs) |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref>

===Most wickets=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !width=125| Player !width=125| Team !width=60 | Balls !width=60 | Wickets !width=60 | Average !width=60 | BBI !width=60 | 5w |- |Danni Wyatt |Staffordshire |510 |'''24''' |9.33 |7/41 |1 |- |Katherine Brunt |Yorkshire |497 |'''22''' |12.36 |6/29 |2 |- |Holly Colvin |Sussex |499 |'''21''' |7.76 |7/3 |1 |- |Jennifer Laycock |Lancashire |509 |'''21''' |9.66 |5/9 |1 |- |Isa Guha |Berkshire |550 |'''21''' |13.85 |4/14 |0 |} Source: CricketArchive<ref>{{cite web| url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/13/LV_Womens_County_Championship_2010/Bowling_by_Wickets.html | title=Bowling in LV Women's County Championship 2010 (Ordered by Wickets) | publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref>

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