One Day Cup (women's)
Appearance
Countries | England and Wales |
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Administrator | ECB |
Format | Limited overs cricket |
First edition | 2025 |
Number of teams | 8 |
The One Day Cup women's competition (sponsor name Metro Bank One Day Cup) is a planned professional women's limited overs cricket competition for tier-one county clubs in England and Wales, run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). It serves as the successor to the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and is the women's equivalent to the One Day Cup.
Teams
[edit]Eight teams will compete in the inaugural 2025 season: Durham, Essex, Hampshire, Lancashire, Somerset, Surrey, Warwickshire, and The Blaze.[1][2][3][4] Glamorgan and Yorkshire will be awarded tier-one status and join the league in 2027, while a further two clubs will be awarded tier-one status in 2029.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Women's teams to enter 2025 Blast and One-Day Cup". BBC Sport. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ Nicholson, Raf (22 June 2024). "Blaze bring the heat to avenge defeats for historic Charlotte Edwards Cup win". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Top women's teams to play Blast, One Day Cup from 2025". ESPNcricinfo. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Women's domestic competitions to be aligned with T20 Blast and One Day Cup". Wisden. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "ECB announces eight counties to host professional women's teams from 2025". BBC Sport. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- One-Day Cup (England)
- 2024 establishments in England
- English domestic cricket competitions
- Professional 50-over cricket competitions
- Professional sports leagues in the United Kingdom
- Sports leagues established in 2024
- Women's cricket competitions in England
- Women's sports leagues in England
- English domestic cricket competition stubs