# 2000 Women's County Championship

The 2000 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 4th cricket Women's County Championship season. It took place in July and August and saw 14 county teams, 3 county Second XIs and 1 regional team compete in a series of divisions. Yorkshire Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, achieving their third 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 2000 Championship consisted of 18 teams, competing in three divisions of six teams apiece. Teams played each other once.
| Division One | Berkshire | Kent | Nottinghamshire | Surrey | Sussex | Yorkshire |
| Division Two | Cheshire | East Anglia | Lancashire | Staffordshire | Somerset | Yorkshire Second XI |
| Division Three | Derbyshire | Hampshire | Middlesex | Northumberland | Surrey Second XI | Sussex Second XI |

## Division One

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
| Yorkshire (C) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 0 | 102 |
| Nottinghamshire | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 18.5 | 0 | 83.5 |
| Kent | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 | 12.5 | 0 | 55 |
| Berkshire | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 52 |
| Surrey | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15.5 | 0 | 43.5 |
| Sussex (R) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 | 16 | 0 | 41.5 |
Source: Cricket Archive

## Division Two

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
| Staffordshire (P) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 20.5 | 0 | 98.5 |
| Lancashire | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 20.5 | 0 | 73.5 |
| Somerset | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 0 | 73 |
| Cheshire | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15.5 | 14 | 0 | 53.5 |
| Yorkshire Second XI | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0 | 43 |
| East Anglia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8.5 | 0 | 33.5 |
Source: Cricket Archive

## Division Three

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
| Derbyshire (P) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 100 |
| Middlesex | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 0 | 76 |
| Surrey Second XI | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 72 |
| Hampshire | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15.5 | 18 | 0 | 69.5 |
| Sussex Second XI | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 17.5 | 0 | 41.5 |
| Northumberland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11.5 | 0 | 19.5 |
Source: Cricket Archive

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Charlotte Edwards | Kent | 5 | 5 | 374 | 93.50 | 128 | 2 | 2 |
| Jane Smit | Nottinghamshire | 5 | 5 | 304 | 152.00 | 96 | 0 | 3 |
| Melissa Reynard | Yorkshire | 5 | 5 | 248 | 62.00 | 70 | 0 | 3 |
| Arran Brindle | Lancashire | 5 | 5 | 235 | 47.00 | 97 | 0 | 3 |
| Sue Redfern | Derbyshire | 4 | 4 | 218 | 54.50 | 125 | 1 | 0 |
Source: CricketArchive

### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Balls | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
| Nicky Myers | Nottinghamshire | 282 | 13 | 7.46 | 4/4 | 0 |
| Rachael Walsh | Lancashire | 174 | 9 | 7.33 | 4/30 | 0 |
| Leanne Davis | Lancashire | 216 | 9 | 7.44 | 5/19 | 1 |
| Susan Hobkinson | Surrey Second XI | 282 | 9 | 9.33 | 3/21 | 0 |
| Sharon Bayton | Surrey Second XI | 200 | 9 | 9.44 | 4/17 | 0 |
Source: CricketArchive