# 2002 Women's County Championship

The 2002 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 6th cricket Women's County Championship season. It took place in July and saw 21 county teams compete in a series of divisions. Yorkshire Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, achieving their fifth Championship title in six seasons.

## 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 works on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:
Win: 12 points. Tie: 6 points. Loss: Bonus points. No Result: 11 points. Abandoned: 11 points.
Up to five batting and five bowling points per side were also available.

## Teams

The 2002 Championship consisted of three divisions of six teams apiece, with teams playing each other once. The Emerging Counties competition was also competed in 2002: a tier below the County Championship, consisting of three teams, playing each other once.
| Division One | Berkshire | Nottinghamshire | Staffordshire | Surrey | Sussex | Yorkshire |
| Division Two | Derbyshire | Hertfordshire | Kent | Lancashire | Middlesex | Somerset |
| Division Three | Cheshire | Durham | Essex | Hampshire | Warwickshire | Wiltshire |
| Emerging Counties | Cumbria | Norfolk | Northamptonshire |

## County Championship
### Division One

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
| Yorkshire (C) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13.5 | 0 | 81.5 |
| Berkshire | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 | 70.5 |
| Sussex | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 67 |
| Nottinghamshire | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 54 |
| Surrey | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 0 | 49 |
| Staffordshire (R) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 40 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship

### Division Two

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
| Kent (P) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14.5 | 0 | 86.5 |
| Lancashire | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 | 80.5 |
| Hertfordshire | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 68 |
| Somerset | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 52 |
| Middlesex | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 42 |
| Derbyshire (R) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7.5 | 10.5 | 0 | 40 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship

### Division Three

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
| Hampshire (P) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13.5 | 0 | 82.5 |
| Warwickshire | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 | 68.5 |
| Cheshire | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 67 |
| Essex | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9.5 | 12 | 0 | 55.5 |
| Durham | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 54 |
| Wiltshire (R) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 0 | 36 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship

## Emerging Counties

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
| Northamptonshire (P) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 | 41.5 |
| Norfolk | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 | 29.5 |
| Cumbria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4.5 | 0 | 12.5 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Charlotte Edwards | Kent | 3 | 3 | 233 | 116.50 | 151* | 1 | 1 |
| Paula Flannery | Kent | 3 | 3 | 230 | 76.66 | 118 | 2 | 0 |
| Claire Taylor | Berkshire | 4 | 3 | 173 | 86.50 | 78 | 1 | 0 |
| Olivia Magno | Surrey | 4 | 3 | 172 | 57.33 | 108 | 1 | 0 |
| Alexis Mannion | Essex | 4 | 3 | 150 | 150.00 | 57* | 0 | 2 |
Source: CricketArchive

### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Balls | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
| Vicky Boorman | Hertfordshire | 176 | 14 | 5.07 | 6/16 | 2 |
| Judith Turner | Berkshire | 169 | 13 | 9.76 | 6/39 | 1 |
| Clare Connor | Sussex | 174 | 9 | 6.44 | 5/15 | 1 |
| Marsha Davies | Kent | 192 | 9 | 8.66 | 6/22 | 1 |
| Yvonne Craven | Berkshire | 180 | 8 | 3.37 | 3/6 | 0 |
Source: CricketArchive