2012 Women's County Championship
The 2012 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 16th cricket Women's County Championship season. It ran from May to September and saw 33 county teams and teams representing Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Netherlands compete in a series of divisions. Kent Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, beating Essex in the division final. The Championship was Kent's fifth title, and their second in two seasons. 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 worked on a points system, with placings decided by average points of completed games. The top two in each division played in a final to determine the winner, subsequently followed by promotion play-offs. The points are awarded as follows: Win: 10 points + bonus points. Tie: 5 points + bonus points. Loss: Bonus points. Abandoned or cancelled: Match not counted to average. Bonus points are awarded for various batting and bowling milestones. The bonus points for each match are retained if the match is  completed. Teams. The 2012 Championship was divided into four divisions: Divisions One to Three with nine teams apiece and Division Four with two groups of five. Teams in each group played each other once. Promotion Play-offs. The teams that won the Division Finals played against the team that lost the relegation play-off from the Division above for the chance of promotion.