# 2023 Charlotte Edwards Cup

The 2023 Charlotte Edwards Cup was the third edition of the Charlotte Edwards Cup, an English women's cricket Twenty20 domestic competition, which took place between 18 May and 11 June 2023. It featured eight teams playing in a round-robin group stage, followed by a Finals Day. It ran alongside the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, as well as featuring double-header matches with the men's T20 Blast. Southern Vipers, who were the defending champions, won the tournament, beating The Blaze in the final.

## Format

Teams played each other once in a group of eight, with the top three qualifying for the knock-out stage. This represented an addition of one match per team from the previous season, which saw teams divided into two groups of four. The top three teams in the group advanced to Finals Day, which was played at New Road, Worcester, with the top-placed team advancing directly to the final and the other two teams playing in the semi-final. 20 group stage matches were played as double-headers with matches from the men's T20 Blast.

## Teams

The teams were as listed below. The Blaze changed their name prior to the 2023 season, having previously been known as Lightning.
* Central Sparks (representing Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire)
* 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)
* The Blaze (representing Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire)
* Western Storm (representing Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Cornwall, Devon, Wiltshire and Cricket Wales)

## Standings

Teams received 4 points for a win. A bonus point was 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 were 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | The Blaze (Q) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 1.765 |
| 2 | Southern Vipers (Q) | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0.940 |
| 3 | North West Thunder (Q) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0.331 |
| 4 | Northern Diamonds | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | −0.129 |
| 5 | South East Stars | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.096 |
| 6 | Western Storm | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.512 |
| 7 | Central Sparks | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.558 |
| 8 | Sunrisers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.717 |
advanced to Final  advanced to the Semi-final

## Fixtures
### Group stage

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* 18 May 2023 18:30 BST (D/N) Scorecard
| Central Sparks 137 (19.5 overs) | v | Sunrisers 114 (19 overs) |
| Amy Jones 51 (34) Kelly Castle 3/24 (4 overs) | | Cordelia Griffith 53 (46) Emily Arlott 4/23 (4 overs) |
* Central Sparks won by 23 runs County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Billy Taylor and Sue Redfern
* Sunrisers won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Central Sparks 4, Sunrisers 0.
* 19 May 2023 18:30 BST (D/N) Scorecard
| Northern Diamonds 218/3 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 186/8 (20 overs) |
| Lauren Winfield-Hill 98 (56) Orla Prendergast 1/32 (4 overs) | | Danielle Gibson 52 (30) Katie Levick 2/25 (3 overs) |
* Northern Diamonds won by 32 runs Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds Umpires: Grace Bambury and Hassan Adnan
* Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Western Storm 0.
* 20 May 2023 14:30 BST Scorecard
| South East Stars 160/8 (20 overs) | v | The Blaze 161/5 (19.2 overs) |
| Phoebe Franklin 53 (43) Nadine de Klerk 3/21 (3 overs) | | Georgie Boyce 63* (38) Paige Scholfield 2/26 (4 overs) |
* The Blaze won by 5 wickets County Ground, Beckenham Umpires: Chris Watts and Rose Dovey
* The Blaze won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: The Blaze 4, South East Stars 0.
* 21 May 2023 14:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 154/7 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 155/4 (19.2 overs) |
| Emma Lamb 36 (22) Orla Prendergast 2/36 (4 overs) | | Heather Knight 62 (41) Sophie Ecclestone 2/29 (4 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 6 wickets County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Ben Peverall and Sophie McLelland
* North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Western Storm 4, North West Thunder 0
* 23 May 2023 11:00 BST Scorecard
| Northern Diamonds 135 (19.3 overs) | v | Central Sparks 132/7 (20 overs) |
| Leah Dobson 41 (25) Georgia Davis 3/13 (4 overs) | | Evelyn Jones 30 (34) Chloe Tryon 3/30 (4 overs) |
* Northern Diamonds won by 3 runs Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Umpires: Anna Harris and Anthony Harris
* Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Northern Diamonds 4, Central Sparks 0
* 23 May 2023 11:00 BST Scorecard
| South East Stars 169/6 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 171/4 (18.5 overs) |
| Bryony Smith 83 (47) Lauren Bell 2/25 (4 overs) | | Danni Wyatt 40 (20) Freya Davies 1/18 (2 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 6 wickets Falkland Cricket Club, Newbury Umpires: Ben Peverall and Rose Dovey
* Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Southern Vipers 4, South East Stars 0
* 25 May 2023 14:15 BST Scorecard
| Sunrisers 132/8 (20 overs) | v | South East Stars 135/6 (19 overs) |
| Eva Gray 34* (24) Paige Scholfield 3/24 (4 overs) | | Bryony Smith 38 (27) Grace Scrivens 2/22 (4 overs) |
* South East Stars won by 4 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Rose Dovey and Surendiran Shanmugam
* Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: South East Stars 4, Sunrisers 0
* 25 May 2023 16:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 117/6 (20 overs) | v | The Blaze 120/7 (15.2 overs) |
| Liberty Heap 26 (32) Grace Ballinger 2/23 (4 overs) | | Tammy Beaumont 38 (21) Sophie Ecclestone 2/18 (4 overs) |
* The Blaze won by 3 wickets Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester Umpires: Naeem Ashraf and Waseem Mohammed
* The Blaze won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: The Blaze 5, North West Thunder 0
* 26 May 2023 13:00 BST Scorecard
| The Blaze 212/5 (20 overs) | v | Central Sparks 156/6 (20 overs) |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt 96* (50) Issy Wong 2/39 (4 overs) | | Amy Jones 55 (39) Nadine de Klerk 2/26 (4 overs) |
* The Blaze won by 56 runs Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Rose Dovey and Jack Shantry
* Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: The Blaze 5, Central Sparks 0
* 26 May 2023 13:45 BST Scorecard
| South East Stars 138/7 (20 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 140/8 (20 overs) |
| Alice Capsey 71 (48) Grace Hall 3/20 (4 overs) | | Hollie Armitage 82 (59) Claudie Cooper 3/12 (4 overs) |
* Northern Diamonds won by 2 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Anna Harris and Ben Debenham
* Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Northern Diamonds 4, South East Stars 0
* 26 May 2023 15:00 BST Scorecard
| Western Storm 105/8 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 107/3 (14.1 overs) |
| Sophie Luff 44 (46) Lauren Bell 3/19 (4 overs) | | Maia Bouchier 45 (41) Lauren Filer 1/12 (3 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 7 wickets Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Paul Nicholls and Ben Peverall
* Western Storm won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Southern Vipers 5, Western Storm 0
* 27 May 2023 14:30 BST Scorecard
| Sunrisers 116/8 (20 overs) | v | North West Thunder 119/3 (16.3 overs) |
| Cordelia Griffith 36 (35) Kate Cross 2/20 (4 overs) | | Liberty Heap 46 (49) Mady Villiers 1/12 (2 overs) |
* North West Thunder won by 7 wickets Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester Umpires: Anthony Harris and Naeem Ashraf
* Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: North West Thunder 4, Sunrisers 0
* 28 May 2023 14:30 BST Scorecard
| South East Stars 126/6 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 121 (19.5 overs) |
| Alice Davidson-Richards 43 (45) Orla Prendergast 2/12 (4 overs) | | Sophie Luff 43* (46) Freya Davies 2/14 (3.5 overs) |
* South East Stars won by 5 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Rose Dovey and Ben Peverall
* Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: South East Stars 4, Western Storm 0
* 28 May 2023 15:30 BST Scorecard
| Northern Diamonds 172/7 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 137 (18.4 overs) |
| Leah Dobson 47 (40) Grace Scrivens 2/24 (4 overs) | | Grace Scrivens 50 (35) Katie Levick 5/19 (4 overs) |
* Northern Diamonds won by 35 runs Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds Umpires: Phil Mustard and Simon Widdup
* Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Northern Diamonds 5, Sunrisers 0
* 29 May 2023 10:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 155/6 (20 overs) | v | Central Sparks 119/9 (20 overs) |
| Emma Lamb 64 (49) Bethan Ellis 2/22 (4 overs) | | Erin Burns 41 (23) Fi Morris 2/16 (4 overs) |
* North West Thunder won by 36 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Jack Shantry and Rose Dovey
* Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: North West Thunder 5, Central Sparks 0
* 29 May 2023 11:00 BST Scorecard
| Southern Vipers 118 (19.3 overs) | v | The Blaze 119/5 (19.4 overs) |
| Georgia Adams 31 (27) Nadine de Klerk 2/10 (3.3 overs) | | Tammy Beaumont 49* (40) Linsey Smith 2/19 (4 overs) |
* The Blaze won by 5 wickets County Ground, Derby Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Simon Widdup
* The Blaze won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: The Blaze 4, Southern Vipers 0
* 31 May 2023 14:30 BST Scorecard
| Sunrisers 149/6 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 150/3 (18.2 overs) |
| Jo Gardner 37* (29) Chloe Skelton 2/19 (4 overs) | | Danielle Gibson 62 (46) Mady Villiers 1/20 (4 over) |
* Western Storm won by 7 wickets County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Anthony Harris and Sue Redfern
* Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Western Storm 4, Sunrisers 0
* 31 May 2023 15:00 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 111 (18.5 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 115/6 (16.1 overs) |
| Deandra Dottin 24 (28) Linsey Smith 2/16 (4 overs) | | Ella McCaughan 42 (37) Olivia Bell 2/29 (3.1 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 4 wickets Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Fiona Richards and James Tredwell
* North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Southern Vipers 4, North West Thunder 0
* 2 June 2023 14:30 BST Scorecard
| Northern Diamonds 129/7 (20 overs) | v | The Blaze 133/4 (15.4 overs) |
| Lauren Winfield-Hill 40 (47) Nadine de Klerk 3/31 (4 overs) | | Sarah Bryce 67* (43) Abigail Glen 2/23 (3 overs) |
* The Blaze won by 6 wickets Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Simon Widdup
* Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: The Blaze 5, Northern Diamonds 0
* 3 June 2023 14:30 BST Scorecard
| Central Sparks 142/9 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 135/8 (20 overs) |
| Amy Jones 45 (34) Charlie Dean 3/27 (4 overs) | | Danni Wyatt 68 (49) Bethan Ellis 4/29 (4 overs) |
* Central Sparks won by 7 runs Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Umpires: Anthony Harris and Grace Bambury
* Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Central Sparks 4, Southern Vipers 0
* 4 June 2023 10:30 BST Scorecard
| Central Sparks 135/6 (20 overs) | v | Western Storm 137/3 (19.2 overs) |
| Erin Burns 66 (45) Danielle Gibson 4/23 (4 overs) | | Orla Prendergast 46* (43) Hannah Baker 1/21 (4 overs) |
* Western Storm won by 7 wickets County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Rose Dovery and Sophie McLelland
* Central Sparks won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Western Storm 4, Central Sparks 0
* 4 June 2023 11:00 BST Scorecard
| The Blaze 198/6 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers 114 (20 overs) |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt 58 (30) Eva Gray 2/29 (3 overs) | | Grace Scrivens 20 (26) Sarah Glenn 2/9 (3 overs) |
* The Blaze won by 84 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Anthony Harris and James Tredwell
* The Blaze won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: The Blaze 5, Sunrisers 0
* 4 June 2023 14:30 BST Scorecard
| North West Thunder 165/5 (20 overs) | v | South East Stars 149 (19.2 overs) |
| Emma Lamb 63 (38) Danielle Gregory 2/14 (3 overs) | | Bryony Smith 51 (32) Tara Norris 2/2 (1.2 overs) |
* North West Thunder won by 16 runs Stanley Park, Blackpool Umpires: Naeem Ashraf and Neil Pratt
* North West Thunder won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: North West Thunder 4, South East Stars 0
* 4 June 2023 15:30 BST Scorecard
| Southern Vipers 144/6 (20 overs) | v | Northern Diamonds 128/9 (20 overs) |
| Georgia Adams 42* (42) Katie Levick 2/12 (4 overs) | | Sterre Kalis 32 (36) Anya Shrubsole 4/18 (4 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 16 runs Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson and Simon Widdup
* Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Southern Vipers 4, Northern Diamonds 0
* 7 June 2023 11:00 BST Scorecard
| Northern Diamonds 96 (18.4 overs) | v | North West Thunder 97/3 (15 overs) |
| Sterre Kalis 24 (28) Olivia Bell 3/9 (3 overs) | | Fi Morris 42* (34) Katherine Fraser 1/14 (3 overs) |
* North West Thunder won by 7 wickets Stanley Park, Blackpool Umpires: Naeem Ashraf and Jasmine Naeem
* Northern Diamonds won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: North West Thunder 5, Northern Diamonds 0
* 7 June 2023 14:00 BST Scorecard
| South East Stars 176/6 (20 overs) | v | Central Sparks 170 (19.3 overs) |
| Phoebe Franklin 52 (27) Georgia Davis 3/12 (4 overs) | | Katie George 53 (34) Bryony Smith 3/23 (3.3 overs) |
* South East Stars won by 6 runs St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Fiona Richards and James Tredwell
* Central Sparks won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: South East Stars 4, Central Sparks 0
* 7 June 2023 14:30 BST Scorecard
| Western Storm 134/7 (20 overs) | v | The Blaze 137/3 (18.4 overs) |
| Emma Corney 23 (32) Kathryn Bryce 2/17 (4 overs) | | Kathryn Bryce 54* (37) Claire Nicholas 2/24 (4 overs) |
* The Blaze won by 7 wickets Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Anna Harris and Ben Peverall
* The Blaze won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: The Blaze 4, Western Storm 0
* 7 June 2023 19:00 BST (D/N) Scorecard
| Sunrisers 114/7 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 115/5 (14.5 overs) |
| Cordelia Griffith 65 (56) Linsey Smith 3/13 (4 overs) | | Georgia Adams 63* (33) Mady Villiers 3/15 (4 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 5 wickets County Ground, Hove Umpires: Rose Dovey and Surendiran Shanmugam
* Southern Vipers won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Southern Vipers 5, Sunrisers 0

### Finals Day

| Semi-Final | Semi-Final | Semi-Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | The Blaze | 114/8 |
| 2 | Southern Vipers | 191/6 | 2 | Southern Vipers | 118/3 |
| 3 | North West Thunder | 173/8 | | | |

#### Semi-final

* 10 June 2023 12:00 BST Scorecard
| Southern Vipers 191/6 (20 overs) | v | North West Thunder 173/8 (20 overs) |
| Danni Wyatt 76 (50) Olivia Bell 4/37 (4 overs) | | Fi Morris 36 (25) Georgia Adams 2/26 (3 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 18 runs New Road, Worcester Umpires: Rose Dovey and Sue Redfern Player of the match: Danni Wyatt (Southern Vipers)
* North West Thunder won the toss and elected to field.

#### Final

* 10 & 11 June 2023 16:00 BST Scorecard
| The Blaze 114/8 (20 overs) | v | Southern Vipers 118/3 (14.2 overs) |
| Marie Kelly 26* (36) Georgia Adams 2/20 (4 overs) | | Danni Wyatt 50 (28) Lucy Higham 1/16 (2 overs) |
* Southern Vipers won by 7 wickets New Road, Worcester Umpires: Anna Harris and Sue Redfern Player of the match: Anya Shrubsole (Southern Vipers)
* The Blaze won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rain interrupted The Blaze innings at 53/4 from 9.3 overs on 10 June. Play resumed on the reserve day on 11 June.

## Statistics

* Highest score by a team: Northern Diamonds – 218/3 (20 overs) v Western Storm (19 May).
* Top score by an individual: Lauren Winfield-Hill – 98 (56) v Western Storm (19 May).
* Best bowling figures by an individual: Katie Levick – 5/19 (4 overs) v Sunrisers (28 May).

### Most runs

| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Danni Wyatt | Southern Vipers | 6 | 6 | 273 | 45.50 | 76 | 0 | 3 |
| Bryony Smith | South East Stars | 7 | 7 | 256 | 36.57 | 83 | 0 | 2 |
| Georgia Adams | Southern Vipers | 9 | 9 | 249 | 49.80 | 63* | 0 | 1 |
| Hollie Armitage | Northern Diamonds | 7 | 7 | 216 | 30.85 | 82 | 0 | 2 |
| Fi Morris | North West Thunder | 8 | 8 | 209 | 29.85 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo

### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
| Nadine de Klerk | The Blaze | 28.3 | 15 | 11.40 | 3/21 | 0 |
| Anya Shrubsole | Southern Vipers | 28.5 | 13 | 13.15 | 4/18 | 0 |
| Linsey Smith | Southern Vipers | 36.0 | 13 | 14.07 | 3/13 | 0 |
| Katie Levick | Northern Diamonds | 23.0 | 12 | 12.00 | 5/19 | 1 |
| Olivia Bell | North West Thunder | 12.1 | 11 | 8.27 | 4/37 | 0 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo