Dates | 10 August 2017 | – 1 September 2017
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Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Round robin and knockout finals |
Champions | Western Storm (1st title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches | 17 |
Most runs | Rachel Priest (261) |
Most wickets | Nat Sciver (12) |
The 2017 Women's Cricket Super League, or 2017 Kia Super League for sponsorship reasons, was the second season of the Women's Cricket Super League (WCSL), a semi-professional women's cricket competition in England and Wales. The competition, run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), consisted of six franchise teams playing in a Twenty20 format.[1] The Southern Vipers were the defending champions, but lost in the final to Western Storm.
Competition format
Six teams competed for the T20 title which took place between 10 August and 1 September 2017. The six teams played each other once in a round-robin format; followed by a finals day at the County Cricket Ground, Hove.[2]
Teams
Team | Home ground(s) | Coach | Captain |
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Lancashire Thunder | Old Trafford, Manchester Stanley Park, Blackpool Aigburth, Liverpool |
Stephen Titchard | Danielle Hazell |
Loughborough Lightning | Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough County Ground, Derby |
Salliann Briggs | Georgia Elwiss |
Southern Vipers | Rose Bowl, Southampton Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel |
Nicholas Denning | Charlotte Edwards |
Surrey Stars | The Oval, London | Richard Bedbrook | Nat Sciver |
Western Storm | County Ground, Taunton County Ground, Bristol |
Trevor Griffin | Heather Knight |
Yorkshire Diamonds | Headingley, Leeds Clifton Park, York |
Paul Grayson | Lauren Winfield |
Points table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Southern Vipers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 2.001 |
2 | Surrey Stars | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 0.291 |
3 | Western Storm | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.887 |
4 | Loughborough Lightning | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.664 |
5 | Yorkshire Diamonds | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.318 |
6 | Lancashire Thunder | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.692 |
Source: ESPN Cricinfo[3]
Fixtures
League stage
10 August 2017
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Western Storm
70 (18.5 overs) |
v
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Southern Vipers
73/1 (9 overs) |
Southern Vipers won by 9 wickets
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14:30
Scorecard |
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: David Millns and Steve O'Shaugnessy Player of the match: Suzie Bates (Southern Vipers) | ||||
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11 August 2017
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Yorkshire Diamonds
162/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Lancashire Thunder
134/7 (20 overs) |
Yorkshire Diamonds won by 28 runs
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14:30
Scorecard |
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Mike Burns Player of the match: Alice Davidson-Richards (Yorkshire Diamonds) | ||||
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12 August 2017
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Loughborough Lightning
108/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Western Storm
109/5 (19.1 overs) |
Western Storm won by 5 wickets
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12:00
Scorecard |
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Nick Cook Player of the match: Stafanie Taylor (Western Storm) | ||||
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13 August 2017
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Yorkshire Diamonds
100 (19.5 overs) |
v
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Surrey Stars
104/2 (17.3 overs) |
Surrey Stars won by 8 wickets
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The Oval, London
Umpires: Neil Mallender and Tim Robinson Player of the match: Marizanne Kapp (Surrey Stars) | |||||
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15 August 2017
|
Southern Vipers
180/2 (20 overs) |
v
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Loughborough Lightning
134 (20 overs) |
Southern Vipers won by 46 runs
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14:30
Scorecard |
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Steve O'Shaugnessy and Martin Saggers Player of the match: Suzie Bates (Southern Vipers) | ||||
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16 August 2017
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Surrey Stars
133/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Lancashire Thunder
100 (18 overs) |
Surrey Stars won by 33 runs
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14:30
Scorecard |
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Graham Lloyd Player of the match: Rene Farrell (Surrey Stars) | ||||
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18 August 2017
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Yorkshire Diamonds
110/5 (13 overs) |
v
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Loughborough Lightning
93/5 (13 overs) |
Yorkshire Diamonds won by 17 runs
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16:00
Scorecard |
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: James Middlebrook and Mark Newell Player of the match: Chamari Atapattu (Yorkshire Diamonds) | ||||
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20 August 2017
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Loughborough Lightning
140/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Lancashire Thunder
90 (17.2 overs) |
Loughborough Lightning won by 50 runs
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14:30
Scorecard |
Stanley Park, Blackpool
Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Chris Watts Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Loughborough Lightning) | ||||
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20 August 2017
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Surrey Stars
127/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Southern Vipers
100/7 (16.2 overs) |
Surrey Stars won by 4 runs (DLS)
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14:30
Scorecard |
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Mark Newell and Russell Warren Player of the match: Marizanne Kapp (Surrey Stars) | ||||
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20 August 2017
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Yorkshire Diamonds
160/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Western Storm
161/0 (17 overs) |
Western Storm won by 10 wickets
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14:30
Scorecard |
Clifton Park Ground, York
Umpires: Ben Debenham and James Middlebrook Player of the match: Rachel Priest (Western Storm) | ||||
Rachel Priest 106* (65)
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23 August 2017
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Lancashire Thunder
87 (20 overs) |
v
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Southern Vipers
88/4 (14.5 overs) |
Southern Vipers won by 6 wickets
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14:30
Scorecard |
Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Paul Pollard Player of the match: Danielle Wyatt (Southern Vipers) | ||||
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23 August 2017
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Surrey Stars
169/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Western Storm
117 (19.3 overs) |
Surrey Stars won by 52 runs
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14:00
Scorecard |
The Oval, London
Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Chris Watts Player of the match: Lizelle Lee (Surrey Stars) | ||||
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26 August 2017
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Southern Vipers
138/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Yorkshire Diamonds
108 (18.3 overs) |
Southern Vipers won by 30 runs
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14:30
Scorecard |
Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel
Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Chris Watts Player of the match: Mignon du Preez (Southern Vipers) | ||||
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26 August 2017
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Loughborough Lightning
171/3 (20 overs) |
v
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Surrey Stars
90 (18 overs) |
Loughborough Lightning won by 81 runs
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14:30
Scorecard |
The Oval, London
Umpires: James Middlebrook and Paul Pollard Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Loughborough Lightning) | ||||
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26 August 2017
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Lancashire Thunder
122/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Western Storm
123/5 (17.1 overs) |
Western Storm won by 5 wickets
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14:30
Scorecard |
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Tom Lungley and Russell Warren Player of the match: Rachel Priest (Western Storm) | ||||
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Semi-final
Surrey Stars
100/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Western Storm
101/7 (18.5 overs) |
- Surrey Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
Southern Vipers
145/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Western Storm
151/3 (18 overs) |
- Western Storm won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
- Highest score by a team: Southern Vipers – 180/2 (20 overs) v Loughborough Lightning (15 August).[4]
- Lowest score by a team: Western Storm – 70 (18.5 overs) v Southern Vipers (10 August).[4]
- Top score by an individual: Suzie Bates – 119* (72) v Loughborough Lightning (15 August).[5]
- Best bowling figures by an individual: Rene Farrell – 5/26 (4 overs) v Lancashire Thunder (16 August).[6]
Most runs
Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
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Rachel Priest | Western Storm | 7 | 7 | 261 | 43.50 | 106* | 1 | 2 |
Suzie Bates | Southern Vipers | 6 | 6 | 260 | 86.66 | 119* | 1 | 1 |
Ellyse Perry | Loughborough Lightning | 5 | 5 | 182 | 60.66 | 78* | 0 | 2 |
Marizanne Kapp | Surrey Stars | 6 | 6 | 178 | 35.60 | 48* | 0 | 0 |
Nat Sciver | Surrey Stars | 6 | 6 | 154 | 38.50 | 40* | 0 | 0 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo[7]
Most wickets
Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
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Nat Sciver | Surrey Stars | 21.5 | 12 | 11.75 | 3/11 | 0 |
Danielle Hazell | Lancashire Thunder | 18.0 | 9 | 9.77 | 2/14 | 0 |
Stafanie Taylor | Western Storm | 22.0 | 9 | 11.66 | 4/5 | 0 |
Laura Marsh | Surrey Stars | 24.0 | 9 | 14.00 | 2/12 | 0 |
Alex Hartley | Surrey Stars | 23.5 | 9 | 19.22 | 3/15 | 0 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo[8]
References
- ^ "Kia Super League 2017 fixtures unveiled". England and Wales Cricket Board. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Kia Super League tickets on sale". England and Wales Cricket Board. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Women's Cricket Super League: Points Table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2017/Highest Totals". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2017/Highest Scores". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2017/Best Bowling Figures in an Innings". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2017/Most Runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Records/Women's Cricket Super League, 2017/Most Wickets". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2021.