# 1999 Women's County Championship

The 1999 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 3rd cricket Women's County Championship season. It took place in July and saw 10 county teams, 3 county Second XIs and 5 regional teams compete in a series of divisions. East Midlands Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, achieving their first Championship 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 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 1999 Championship consisted of 18 teams, competing in three divisions of six teams apiece. Teams played each other once.
| Division One | East Midlands | Kent | Surrey | Thames Valley | West Midlands | Yorkshire |
| Division Two | Cheshire | Derbyshire | East Anglia | West of England | Sussex | Yorkshire Second XI |
| Division Three | Hampshire | Lancashire | Middlesex | Northumberland | Surrey Second XI | Sussex Second XI |

## Division One

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
| East Midlands (C) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 0 | 102 |
| Yorkshire | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17.5 | 23 | 0 | 76.5 |
| Thames Valley | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18.5 | 0 | 72.5 |
| Surrey | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15.5 | 0 | 56.5 |
| Kent | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15.5 | 0 | 54.5 |
| West Midlands (R) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 0 | 28 |
Source: Cricket Archive

## Division Two

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
| Sussex (P) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.5 | 23.5 | 0 | 99 |
| West of England | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17.5 | 20.5 | 0 | 86 |
| Yorkshire Second XI | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 20.5 | 0 | 72 |
| Cheshire | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 50 |
| East Anglia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16.5 | 10 | 0 | 38.5 |
| Derbyshire (R) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
Source: Cricket Archive

## Division Three

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
| Lancashire (P) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 0 | 104 |
| Middlesex | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 75 |
| Hampshire | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17.5 | 0 | 72.5 |
| Surrey Second XI | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14.5 | 21 | 0 | 71.5 |
| Sussex Second XI | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15.5 | 0 | 40.5 |
| Northumberland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.5 | 0 | 20.5 |
Source: Cricket Archive

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Jane Smit | Nottinghamshire | 5 | 5 | 335 | 111.66 | 108* | 1 | 3 |
| Charlotte Edwards | East Anglia | 5 | 5 | 306 | 76.50 | 118 | 1 | 2 |
| Arran Brindle | Lancashire | 5 | 5 | 228 | 76.00 | 111* | 1 | 1 |
| Debra Stock | Thames Valley | 5 | 5 | 225 | 56.25 | 93 | 0 | 2 |
| Val Leafe | Surrey | 5 | 5 | 218 | 43.60 | 65 | 0 | 1 |
Source: CricketArchive

### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Balls | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
| Janet Tedstone | Yorkshire Second XI | 276 | 13 | 8.30 | 5/24 | 1 |
| Dawn Holden | East Midlands | 295 | 13 | 10.00 | 4/32 | 0 |
| Beth Morgan | Middlesex | 300 | 13 | 12.07 | 4/19 | 0 |
| Lorna Jesty | Hampshire | 210 | 10 | 10.40 | 7/17 | 1 |
| Julie Mann | Yorkshire | 252 | 10 | 10.90 | 4/25 | 0 |
Source: CricketArchive