# 2003 Women's County Championship

The 2003 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 7th cricket Women's County Championship season. It took place in July and saw 21 county teams compete in a series of divisions. Sussex 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 2003 Championship consisted of three divisions of six teams apiece, with teams playing each other once. The Emerging Counties competition was also competed in 2003: a tier below the County Championship, consisting of three teams, playing each other once.
| Division One | Berkshire | Kent | Nottinghamshire | Surrey | Sussex | Yorkshire |
| Division Two | Hampshire | Hertfordshire | Lancashire | Middlesex | Somerset | Staffordshire |
| Division Three | Cheshire | Derbyshire | Durham | Essex | Northamptonshire | Warwickshire |
| Emerging Counties | Cumbria | Norfolk | Wiltshire |

## County Championship
### Division One

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
| Sussex (C) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 | 25 | 0 | 86.5 |
| Nottinghamshire | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 86 |
| Kent | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16.5 | 16 | 0 | 68.5 |
| Yorkshire | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18.5 | 0 | 58.5 |
| Surrey | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16.5 | 14 | 0 | 54.5 |
| Berkshire (R) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 32 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship

### Division Two

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
| Lancashire (P) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 0 | 93 |
| Middlesex | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.5 | 24 | 0 | 86.5 |
| Staffordshire | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 | 74.5 |
| Somerset | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 17.5 | 0 | 56.5 |
| Hampshire | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 38 |
| Hertfordshire (R) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 8 | 0 | 19.5 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship

### Division Three

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
| Durham (P) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20.5 | 20 | 0 | 82.5 |
| Derbyshire | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 24.5 | 0 | 80.5 |
| Warwickshire | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 74 |
| Cheshire | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 66 |
| Essex | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 42 |
| Northamptonshire | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 9 | 0 | 33.5 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship

## Emerging Counties

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
| Norfolk | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 42 |
| Wiltshire | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 25 |
| Cumbria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 10.5 |
Source: ECB Women's County Championship

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Taryn Keir | Warwickshire | 5 | 5 | 303 | 75.75 | 109 | 1 | 2 |
| Mel Jones | Surrey | 5 | 5 | 263 | 52.60 | 124 | 1 | 2 |
| Arran Brindle | Lancashire | 5 | 5 | 258 | 64.50 | 99* | 0 | 2 |
| Charlotte Edwards | Kent | 5 | 5 | 212 | 53.00 | 85* | 0 | 2 |
| Hannah Lloyd | Somerset | 5 | 5 | 190 | 47.50 | 78 | 0 | 1 |
Source: CricketArchive

### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Balls | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
| Lynne Spooner | Derbyshire | 281 | 12 | 10.41 | 3/14 | 0 |
| Jill Holling | Derbyshire | 238 | 11 | 8.09 | 5/20 | 1 |
| Katie Berry | Middlesex | 299 | 11 | 10.81 | 4/17 | 0 |
| Susanne White | Lancashire | 182 | 10 | 6.40 | 6/16 | 1 |
| Juliet Tetley | Durham | 300 | 10 | 6.70 | 5/19 | 1 |
Source: CricketArchive