Women's One-Day Cup
| Countries |  England Wales |
|---|---|
| Administrator | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Format | 50-over cricket |
| First edition | 2025 |
| Tournament format | League 1: Double round-robin and knockout League 2: Round-robin and knockout |
| Number of teams | League 1: 8 League 2: 10 |
 2025 Women's One-Day Cup | |
The Women's One-Day Cup, officially known as the Metro Bank Women's One Day Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the main 50-over women's cricket competition in England and Wales. It is run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), and it serves as the successor to the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[1][2]
Teams
[edit]Eight teams are competing in tier one in the inaugural 2025 season: Durham, Essex, Hampshire, Lancashire, Somerset, Surrey, Warwickshire, and The Blaze (Nottinghamshire).[1][2][3][4] The other 10 major county clubs have entered the women's League Two in 2025.[5][6]
Glamorgan and Yorkshire will be awarded tier-one status and join that competition in 2027, while a further two clubs will be awarded tier-one status in 2029.[7]
See also
[edit]- Women's T20 Blast
- One-Day Cup (men's competition)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Top women's teams to play Blast, One Day Cup from 2025". ESPNcricinfo. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Women's domestic competitions to be aligned with T20 Blast and One Day Cup". Wisden. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Witney, Katya (26 March 2024). "'Get this one right' – English women's cricket gears up for Tier One era". Wisden.
- ^ "Metro Bank One Day Cup women's competition fixtures 2025". ECB. 26 November 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]- Women's One Day Cup at the England and Wales Cricket Board
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