# 2021 Charlotte Edwards Cup

The 2021 Charlotte Edwards Cup, initially named the 2021 Women's Regional T20, was the first edition of the Charlotte Edwards Cup, an English women's cricket Twenty20 domestic competition took place between 26 June and 5 September 2021. It featured eight teams playing in two double round-robin groups, followed by a Finals Day. South East Stars won the tournament, beating Northern Diamonds in the final. The tournament ran alongside the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.

## Background and format

With the ending of the Women's Cricket Super League in 2019, the England and Wales Cricket Board intended to launch a new regional structure for domestic women's cricket in England and Wales, including a 50-over competition, a Twenty20 competition and The Hundred. As the 2020 season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the new Twenty20 competition was postponed, with only the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy taking place. In February 2021, it was announced that the competition would begin that year, as the Women's Regional T20. In June 2021, the tournament was renamed the Charlotte Edwards Cup. Fixtures were played in two blocks, after the first half of the 2021 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and with a break in the middle for The Hundred.
The competition featured eight teams that represent regional hubs. Teams were divided into two groups, based on finishing positions in the 2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and played each team in their group twice, home and away, with the two group winners and the best second-place team advancing to Finals Day. The best group winner advanced straight to the Final, whilst the other two teams played off in a semi-final.

## Teams

The teams were as follows:
* Central Sparks (representing Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire)
* Lightning (representing Loughborough University, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire)
* Northern Diamonds (representing Yorkshire, Durham and Northumberland)
* North West Thunder (representing Lancashire, Cheshire and Cumbria)
* South East Stars (representing Surrey and Kent)
* Southern Vipers (representing Hampshire, Sussex, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Isle of Wight and Oxfordshire)
* Sunrisers (representing Middlesex, Essex, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk and Suffolk)
* Western Storm (representing Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Cornwall, Devon, Wiltshire and Cricket Wales)

## Standings

Teams receive 4 points for a win. A bonus point will be given where the winning team's run rate is 1.25 or greater times that of the opposition. In case of a tie in the standings, the following tiebreakers will be applied in order: highest net run rate, team that scored the most points in matches involving the tied parties, better bowling strike rate, drawing of lots.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | South East Stars (Q) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1.050 |
| 2 | Southern Vipers (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0.875 |
| 3 | Central Sparks | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.669 |
| 4 | Lightning | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.139 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Northern Diamonds (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.655 |
| 2 | Western Storm | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.182 |
| 3 | North West Thunder | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.029 |
| 4 | Sunrisers | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.871 |
* advanced to the final
* advanced to the semi-final

## Group stage
### Group A

Source:
* 26 June 2021 11:00 BST Scorecard
| Lightning 107 (19.1 overs) | v | South East Stars 108/4 (13.1 overs) |
| Bethany Harmer 34 (25) Bryony Smith 4/15 (3.1 overs) | | Bryony Smith 30 (14) Kathryn Bryce 2/26 (3 overs) |
* South East Stars won by 6 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Billy Taylor and Jasmine Naeem
* Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: South East Stars 5, Lightning 0
* 26 June 2021 18:30 BST (D/N) Scorecard
| Central Sparks 83 (17.5 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 85/2 (13.1 overs) |
| Marie Kelly 36 (41) Charlie Dean 5/19 (3.5 overs) | | Danni Wyatt 45 (33) Emily Arlott 1/13 (2 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 8 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Anna Harris and Sarah Bartlett
* Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Southern Vipers 5, Central Sparks 0
* 3 July 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard
| Central Sparks 117 (19 overs) | v | South East Stars 118/5 (16.2 overs) |
| Evelyn Jones 49 (44) Alice Capsey 3/13 (3 overs) | | Grace Gibbs 33* (27) Georgia Davis 3/21 (4 overs) |
* South East Stars won by 5 wickets St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Sarah Bartlett and Tom Lungley
* South East Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: South East Stars 4, Central Sparks 0
* 3 July 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard
| Southern Vipers 134/7 (20 overs) | v | Lightning 88 (19.5 overs) |
| Georgia Adams 37 (38) Kathryn Bryce 2/15 (4 overs) | | Sonia Odedra 16 (22) Michaela Kirk 16 (22) Tara Norris 4/14 (3.5 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 46 runs Arundel Castle, Arundel Umpires: Chris Watt and Sophie McLelland
* Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Southern Vipers 5, Lightning 0
* 10 July 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard
| Lightning 81 (19.1 overs) | v | Central Sparks 84/4 (19 overs) |
| Sophie Munro 20* (16) Georgia Davis 4/12 (4 overs) | | Gwenan Davies 31 (49) Sophie Munro 2/10 (3 overs) |
* Central Sparks won by 6 wickets Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: James Middlebrook and Lina Nenova
* Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Central Sparks 4, Lightning 0
* 10 July 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard
| South East Stars 127/7 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 130/3 (15.4 overs) |
| Kira Chathli 30 (20) Charlotte Taylor 3/12 (4 overs) | | Maia Bouchier 53* (43) Bryony Smith 2/26 (3.4 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 7 wickets County Cricket Ground, Beckenham Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Mark Newell
* Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Southern Vipers 5, South East Stars 0
* 25 August 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard
| South East Stars 175/6 (20 overs) | v | Lightning 147/7 (20 overs) |
| Alice Davidson-Richards 41* (25) Sonia Odedra 2/20 (4 overs) | | Abigail Freeborn 61 (50) Bryony Smith 2/18 (4 overs) |
* South East Stars won by 28 runs Woodbridge Road, Guildford Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Billy Taylor
* Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: South East Stars 4, Lightning 0
* 25 August 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard
| Southern Vipers 162/4 (20 overs) | v | Central Sparks 163/4 (19 overs) |
| Georgia Adams 88* (60) Issy Wong 1/20 (4 overs) | | Marie Kelly 100* (53) Charlotte Taylor 2/36 (4 overs) |
* Central Sparks won by 6 wickets County Cricket Ground, Hove Umpires: Ben Debenham and Jasmine Naeem
* Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Central Sparks 4, Southern Vipers 0
* 28 August 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard
| Lightning 136/8 (20 overs) | v | Central Sparks 139/6 (19.5 overs) |
| Abigail Freeborn 32 (33) Emily Arlott 2/13 (3 overs) | | Evelyn Jones 71 (55) Sonia Odedra 2/14 (4 overs) |
* Central Sparks won by 4 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Paul Pollard and Jane Pratt
* Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Central Sparks 4, Lightning 0
* 28 August 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard
| South East Stars 167/4 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 147/7 (20 overs) |
| Alice Capsey 61 (46) Georgia Adams 1/16 (2 overs) | | Georgia Elwiss 45 (33) Alice Capsey 2/9 (2 overs) |
* South East Stars won by 20 runs Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Sarah Bartlett and Anna Harris
* Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: South East Stars 4, Southern Vipers 0
* 30 August 2021 12:00 BST Scorecard
| South East Stars 165/6 (20 overs) | v | Central Sparks 139/6 (20 overs) |
| Emma Jones 46* (27) Clare Boycott 3/22 (3 overs) | | Evelyn Jones 76 (68) Danielle Gregory 3/16 (4 overs) |
* South East Stars won by 26 runs Edgbaston Foundation Ground, Birmingham Umpires: Anna Harris and Graham Lloyd
* Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: South East Stars 4, Central Sparks 0
* 30 August 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard
| Lightning 124/9 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 125/3 (20 overs) |
| Abigail Freeborn 27 (29) Tara Norris 3/26 (4 overs) | | Paige Scholfield 41* (36) Kirstie Gordon 2/20 (4 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 7 wickets County Cricket Ground, Derby Umpires: Grace Bambury and Sue Redfern
* Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Southern Vipers 4, Lightning 0

### Group B

Source:
* 26 June 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 118/6 (20 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 106/9 (20 overs) |
| Emma Lamb 58 (43) Beth Langston 2/32 (4 overs) | | Sterre Kalis 32 (37) Emma Lamb 4/13 (4 overs) |
* North West Thunder won by 12 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: James Middlebrook and Lina Nenova
* North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: North West Thunder 4, Northern Diamonds 0
* 26 June 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard
| Western Storm 129/6 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 133/3 (17.5 overs) |
| Nat Wraith 36* (24) Sonali Patel 2/26 (4 overs) | | Mady Villiers 36 (26) Danielle Gibson 1/20 (3 overs) |
* Sunrisers won by 7 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Mark Newell and Yvonne Dolphin-Cooper
* Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Sunrisers 4, Western Storm 0
* 2 July 2021 19:00 BST (D/N) Scorecard
| Sunrisers 116/7 (20 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 117/2 (16.2 overs) |
| Jo Gardner 42 (30) Jenny Gunn 3/25 (4 overs) | | Leah Dobson 44* (52) Mady Villiers 1/22 (3 overs) |
* Northern Diamonds won by 8 wickets County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Sophie McLelland
* Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Sunrisers 0
* 4 July 2021 11:00 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 110/8 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 36/1 (3.1 overs) |
| Emma Lamb 21 (19) Lauren Parfitt 2/15 (4 overs) | | Fi Morris 19 (8) Emma Lamb 1/11 (1 over) |
* Western Storm won by 9 wickets (DLS) Boughton Hall Cricket Club Ground, Chester Umpires: Anna Harris and Jasmine Naeem
* North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Western Storm were set a revised target of 33 runs from 5 overs due to rain.
* Points: Western Storm 5, North West Thunder 0
* 9 July 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 186/1 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 115 (20 overs) |
| Emma Lamb 111* (61) Gayatri Gole 1/37 (4 overs) | | Cordelia Griffith 34 (33) Emma Lamb 3/16 (4 overs) |
* North West Thunder won by 71 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Neil Pratt
* Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: North West Thunder 5, Sunrisers 0
* Emma Lamb (North West Thunder) became the first player to score a century in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.
* 10 July 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard
| Western Storm 106/9 (20 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 110/9 (20 overs) |
| Katie George 21 (23) Alex MacDonald 4/17 (4 overs) | | Jenny Gunn 27* (21) Danielle Gibson 2/9 (4 overs) |
* Northern Diamonds won by 1 wicket County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Anna Harris and Chris Watts
* Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Western Storm 0
* 25 August 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard
| Northern Diamonds 120/6 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 101/7 (20 overs) |
| Beth Langston 40 (35) Kate Coppack 2/10 (4 overs) | | Jo Gardner 31 (29) Alex MacDonald 2/11 (4 overs) |
* Northern Diamonds won by 19 runs South Northumberland Cricket Club, Gosforth Umpires: Paul Pollard and Jane Pratt
* Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Sunrisers 0
* 25 August 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 100/9 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 101/3 (17.4 overs) |
| Emma Lamb 28 (20) Nicole Harvey 3/13 (4 overs) | | Katie George 47* (46) Hannah Jones 1/22 (4 overs) Alex Hartley 1/22 (4 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 7 wickets Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Anna Harris and Sue Redfern
* Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Western Storm 4, North West Thunder 0
* 28 August 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard
| Northern Diamonds 110/9 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 111/6 (19.3 overs) |
| Alex MacDonald 22 (20) Nicole Harvey 2/20 (4 overs) | | Sophie Luff 60* (54) Rachel Slater 2/16 (3 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 4 wickets Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Neil Pratt
* Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Western Storm 4, Northern Diamonds 0
* 28 August 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 124/5 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 124/4 (20 overs) |
| Georgie Boyce 31 (27) Emily Thorpe 2/17 (4 overs) | | Cordelia Griffith 63 (51) Kate Cross 2/20 (4 overs) |
* Match tied County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Sue Redfern
* North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: North West Thunder 2, Sunrisers 2
* 30 August 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard
| Western Storm 147/5 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 142/7 (20 overs) |
| Georgia Hennessy 62 (62) Grace Scrivens 2/23 (4 overs) | | Cordelia Griffith 32 (25) Nicole Harvey 3/17 (4 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 5 runs Fenner's, Cambridge Umpires: Sarah Bartlett and Martin Saggers
* Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0
* 30 August 2021 14:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 90/9 (20 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 92/2 (12.2 overs) |
| Danielle Collins 16 (25) Jenny Gunn 4/15 (4 overs) | | Bess Heath 58* (40) Alice Dyson 1/9 (1 over) |
* Northern Diamonds won by 8 wickets Boughton Hall Cricket Club Ground, Chester Umpires: Jasmine Naeem and Billy Taylor
* Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Northern Diamonds 5, North West Thunder 0

## Finals Day

| Semi-Final | Semi-Final | Semi-Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | A1 | South East Stars | 139/5 |
| A2 | Southern Vipers | 117 | B1 | Northern Diamonds | 138/4 |
| B1 | Northern Diamonds | 135/6 | | | |

### Semi-final

* 5 September 2021 12:00 BST Scorecard
| Northern Diamonds 135/6 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 117 (20 overs) |
| Lauren Winfield-Hill 65 (49) Lauren Bell 1/15 (4 overs) | | Emily Windsor 32 (36) Jenny Gunn 4/26 (4 overs) |
* Northern Diamonds won by 18 runs Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Anna Harris and Sue Redfern Player of the match: Lauren Winfield-Hill (Northern Diamonds)
* Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.

### Final

* 5 September 2021 16:00 BST Scorecard
| Northern Diamonds 138/4 (20 overs) | v | South East Stars 139/5 (18 overs) |
| Hollie Armitage 59* (48) Grace Gibbs 1/13 (2 overs) | | Alice Capsey 40* (26) Katie Levick 2/19 (4 overs) |
* South East Stars won by 5 wickets Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Sarah Bartlett and Sue Redfern Player of the match: Alice Capsey (South East Stars)
* Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.

## Statistics

* Highest score by a team: North West Thunder – 186/1 (20 overs) v Sunrisers (9 July).
* Top score by an individual: Emma Lamb – 111* (61) v Sunrisers (9 July).
* Best bowling figures by an individual: Charlie Dean – 5/19 (3.5 overs) v Central Sparks (26 June).

### Most runs

| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Evelyn Jones | Central Sparks | 6 | 6 | 276 | 55.20 | 76 | 0 | 3 |
| Emma Lamb | North West Thunder | 4 | 4 | 218 | 72.66 | 111* | 1 | 1 |
| Georgia Adams | Southern Vipers | 7 | 7 | 215 | 35.83 | 88* | 0 | 2 |
| Alice Capsey | South East Stars | 6 | 6 | 203 | 40.60 | 61 | 0 | 1 |
| Marie Kelly | Central Sparks | 6 | 6 | 170 | 34.00 | 100* | 1 | 0 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo

### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
| Bryony Smith | South East Stars | 25.5 | 14 | 9.85 | 4/15 | 0 |
| Jenny Gunn | Northern Diamonds | 28.3 | 13 | 12.69 | 4/15 | 0 |
| Tara Norris | Southern Vipers | 25.5 | 13 | 13.30 | 4/14 | 0 |
| Nicole Harvey | Western Storm | 24.0 | 12 | 9.41 | 3/13 | 0 |
| Katie Levick | Northern Diamonds | 30.0 | 10 | 15.30 | 2/19 | 0 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo