2002 Super Fours

The 2002 Super Fours was the inaugural cricket Super Fours tournament. It took place in May and June and saw 4 teams compete in a 50 over league. The tournament was conceived as a way of bridging the gap between women's county cricket and international cricket, and preparing players for the upcoming England internationals.[1] Braves were the first winners of the competition, winning four out of six games.

2002 Super Fours

Administrator(s)	England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format	50 over
Tournament format(s)	League system
Champions	Braves (1st title)
Participants	4
Matches played	12
Most runs	Claire Taylor, Super Strikers (310)
Most wickets	Gill Richards, V Team (11)

Competition format

Teams played each other twice in a round-robin format, with the winners of the group winning the tournament. Matches were played using a one day format with 50 overs per side.

The group worked on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. 12 points were awarded for a win.[2]

Teams

Braves	Knight Riders	Super Strikers	V Team
Clare Connor (c) Yvonne Craven Ella Donnison (wk) Mandie Godliman (wk) Clare Gough Isa Guha Laura Harper Chanderkanta Kaul Samantha Keyes Natalie Lane Laura Marsh Beth Morgan Melissa Reynard	Charlotte Edwards (c) Caroline Atkins Rosalie Birch Charlotte Burton Sarah Collyer Steph Davies Janet Godman Lydia Greenway Jenny Gunn Lorna Jesty Sue Metcalfe (wk) Radhi Nanalal Lucy Pearson Ebony Rainford-Brent	Claire Taylor (c) Salliann Briggs Sarah Clarke Dawn Holden Hannah Lloyd Rebecca Moore Laura Newton Nicky Shaw Jane Smit (wk) Laura Spragg Alexia Walker Helen Wardlaw	Clare Taylor (c) Claire Atkinson Arran Brindle Leanne Davis Kelly Evenson Jackie Hawker Laura Joyce (wk) Kathryn Leng Alexis Mannion Kate Oakenfold Dawn Prestidge Gill Richards Jo Robinies

Results

Team	Pld	W	L	T	A	Pts
Braves (C)	6	4	2	0	0	48
Knight Riders	6	3	3	0	0	36
V Team	6	3	3	0	0	36
Super Strikers	6	2	4	0	0	24

Source: Cricket Archive[3]

18 May	Braves 98 (30 overs)	v	Super Strikers 183/4 (30 overs)	Super Strikers won by 85 runs
Scorecard				Denis Compton Oval, Shenley Umpires: Ann Roberts and Trevor Waite Player of the match: Claire Taylor
	Ella Donnison 20 (–) Sarah Clarke 3/9 (4 overs)		Claire Taylor 99* (80) Melissa Reynard 2/39 (6 overs)
Braves won the toss and elected to field. Match reduced to 30 overs per side. Points: Super Strikers 12, Braves 0

18 May	Knight Riders 119/7 (29.5 overs)	v	V Team 126/5 (30 overs)	V Team won by 7 runs
Scorecard				Denis Compton Oval, Shenley Umpires: Graham Payne and Janet Rogers Player of the match: Kathryn Leng
	Caroline Atkins 42 (74) Gill Richards 3/34 (5.5 overs)		Kathryn Leng 60 (85) Radhi Nanalal 1/17 (6 overs)
Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field. Match reduced to 30 overs per side. Points: V Team 12, Knight Riders 0

26 May	Braves 138/7 (40 overs)	v	Knight Riders 86/4 (30.4 overs)	Braves won on faster scoring rate
Scorecard				Oakham School, Oakham Umpires: Graham Cooper and Graham Payne Player of the match: Radhi Nanalal
	Laura Harper 28 (63) Radhi Nanalal 2/19 (8 overs)		Charlotte Edwards 29* (48) Beth Morgan 2/28 (7 overs)
Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field. Match reduced to 40 overs per side. Points: Braves 12, Knight Riders 0

26 May	Super Strikers 149/8 (40 overs)	v	V Team 81/2 (21.2 overs)	V Team won on faster scoring rate
Scorecard				Oakham School, Oakham Umpires: Annette Owen and Mel Smith Player of the match: Gill Richards
	Salliann Briggs 39 (86) Gill Richards 3/25 (7 overs)		Arran Brindle 30* (59) Nicky Shaw 1/16 (6 overs)
V Team won the toss and elected to field. Match reduced to 40 overs per side. Points: V Team 12, Super Strikers 0

2 June	Braves 121 (38.3 overs)	v	V Team 122/3 (32.4 overs)	V Team won by 7 wickets
Scorecard				Bradfield College, Reading Umpires: Graham Cooper and Graham Payne Player of the match: Kathryn Leng
	Clare Connor 46 (91) Kate Oakenfold 2/8 (3.3 overs)		Kathryn Leng 43 (71) Yvonne Craven 2/10 (8 overs)
Braves won the toss and elected to bat. Points: V Team 12, Braves 0

2 June	Knight Riders 141 (45.1 overs)	v	Super Strikers 104 (38.1 overs)	Knight Riders won by 37 runs
Scorecard				Bradfield College, Reading Umpires: Valerie Gibbens and Jim Jenkinson Player of the match: Lucy Pearson
	Rosalie Birch 48* (89) Nicky Shaw 4/21 (8 overs)		Laura Newton 22 (58) Lucy Pearson 5/28 (9.1 overs)
Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat. Points: Knight Riders 12, Super Strikers 0

3 June	Braves 140/3 (40.2 overs)	v	Knight Riders 138 (48.5 overs)	Braves won by 7 wickets
Scorecard				Bradfield College, Reading Umpires: Graham Cooper and Graham Payne Player of the match: Yvonne Craven
	Clare Connor 73 (142) Lucy Pearson 1/27 (10 overs)		Charlotte Edwards 73* (129) Yvonne Craven 2/17 (10 overs)
Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat. Points: Braves 12, Knight Riders 0

3 June	Super Strikers 212 (50 overs)	v	V Team 143 (43.5 overs)	Super Strikers won by 69 runs
Scorecard				Bradfield College, Reading Umpires: Valerie Gibbens and Elizabeth Haynes Player of the match: Kathryn Leng
	Claire Taylor 38 (72) Kathryn Leng 3/40 (10 overs)		Laura Joyce 41 (72) Nicky Shaw 2/8 (6 overs)
V Team won the toss and elected to field. Points: Super Strikers 12, V Team 0

8 June	Braves 118/6 (46.2 overs)	v	Super Strikers 117 (43.5 overs)	Braves won by 4 wickets
Scorecard				Ratcliffe College, Cossington Umpires: Graham Cooper and John Hayes Player of the match: Clare Connor
	Clare Connor 48 (55) Isa Guha 3/26 (10 overs)		Claire Taylor 50 (101) Kathryn Leng 3/40 (10 overs)
Braves won the toss and elected to field. Points: Braves 12, Super Strikers 0

8 June	Knight Riders 133/4 (45.2 overs)	v	V Team 132/9 (50 overs)	Knight Riders won by 6 wickets
Scorecard				Ratcliffe College, Cossington Umpires: Ann Roberts and Trevor Waite Player of the match: Sue Metcalfe
	Sue Metcalfe 54* (75) Kate Oakenfold 2/20 (7 overs)		Laura Joyce 37 (69) Jenny Gunn 2/25 (10 overs)
Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field. Points: Knight Riders 12, V Team 0

15 June	Braves 162/9 (50 overs)	v	V Team 98 (32.5 overs)	Braves won on faster scoring rate
Scorecard				King's College, Taunton Umpires: John Hayes and Graham Payne Player of the match: Clare Connor
	Laura Harper 46 (123) Gill Richards 3/14 (5 overs)		Arran Brindle 29 (47) Clare Connor 5/8 (8 overs)
V Team won the toss and elected to field. V Team innings reduced to 36 overs. Points: Braves 12, V Team 0

15 June	Knight Riders 293/5 (50 overs)	v	Super Strikers 98 (32.5 overs)	Knight Riders won on faster scoring rate
Scorecard				King's College, Taunton Umpires: Colin Booth and Jim Jenkinson Player of the match: Charlotte Burton
	Charlotte Edwards 124* (136) Laura Newton 1/38 (6 overs)		Claire Taylor 93 (66) Charlotte Burton 5/39 (8 overs)
Super Strikers won the toss and elected to field. Super Strikers innings reduced to 39 overs. Points: Knight Riders 12, Super Strikers 0

References

1. "Super Fours gives women step up". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
2. "Super Fours 2002 Table". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
3. Super Fours 2002 Table, Cricket Archive.