2003 Super Fours

The 2003 Super Fours was the 2nd cricket Super Fours tournament. It took place in May and June and saw 4 teams made up of the top players in the county compete in a 50 over league.[1] Knight Riders were the winners of the competition, achieving their first title.

2003 Super Fours

Administrator(s)	England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format	50 over
Tournament format(s)	League system
Champions	Knight Riders (1st title)
Participants	4
Matches played	12
Most runs	Charlotte Edwards, Knight Riders (199)
Most wickets	Lucy Pearson, Knight Riders (10)

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 Steph Davies Mandie Godliman (wk) Janet Godman Isa Guha Laura Harper Natalie Lane Laura Marsh Beth Morgan Ebony Rainford-Brent Sue Redfern Melissa Reynard	Charlotte Edwards (c) Caroline Atkins Rosalie Birch Sarah Collyer Marsha Davies Kathryn Doherty Lydia Greenway Jenny Gunn Radhi Nanalal Lucy Pearson Jane Smit (wk) Helen Wardlaw	Claire Taylor (c) (wk) Penny Arnold (wk) Salliann Briggs Sarah Clarke Janet Godman Hannah Lloyd Laura Newton Holly Penwarden Nicky Shaw Laura Spragg Debra Stock Alexia Walker Beth Wild	Clare Taylor (c) Claire Atkinson Arran Brindle Leanne Davis Kelly Evenson Jackie Hawker Laura Joyce (wk) Kathryn Leng Alexis Mannion Nicky Myers Dawn Prestidge Gill Richards Anna Spragg (wk)

Results

Team	Pld	W	L	T	A	Pts
Knight Riders (C)	6	4	1	0	1	48
Super Strikers	6	3	2	0	1	36
Braves	6	2	3	0	1	24
V Team	6	1	4	0	1	12

Source: Cricket Archive[3]

19 May	Braves	v	Super Strikers	Match Abandoned
Scorecard				University Parks, Oxford
No toss. No play possible due to rain. Points: Braves 0, Super Strikers 0

19 May	Knight Riders	v	V Team	Match Abandoned
Scorecard				Marston Road, Marston
No toss. No play possible due to rain. Points: Knight Riders 0, V Team 0

25 May	Braves 140 (47 overs)	v	Knight Riders 141/3	Knight Riders won by 7 wickets
Scorecard				King's College, Taunton
	Melissa Reynard 48* (–) Lucy Pearson 4/30 (10 overs)		Lydia Greenway 52* (–) Laura Harper 1/11 (5 overs)
Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field. Points: Knight Riders 12, Braves 0

25 May	Super Strikers 188/1 (– overs)	v	V Team 187/7 (49 overs)	Super Strikers won by 9 wickets
Scorecard				King's College, Taunton
	Claire Taylor 85* (–)		Kathryn Leng 42 (–) Laura Spragg 4/18 (10 overs)
Super Strikers won the toss and elected to field. Match reduced to 49 overs per side. Points: Super Strikers 12, V Team 0

26 May	Braves 159/8 (50 overs)	v	V Team 139 (44.4 overs)	Braves won by 20 runs
Scorecard				King's College, Taunton Umpires: Graham Cooper and Richard Kettleborough
	Beth Morgan 56 (126) Kathryn Leng 3/14 (3 overs)		Anna Spragg 52 (114) Isa Guha 4/23 (10 overs)
Braves won the toss and elected to bat. Points: Braves 12, V Team 0

26 May	Knight Riders 237/5 (50 overs)	v	Super Strikers 149 (41.5 overs)	Knight Riders won by 88 runs
Scorecard				King's College, Taunton Umpires: Steven Garratt and Mel Smith
	Charlotte Edwards 114* (121) Laura Spragg 1/19 (10 overs)		Laura Spragg 27 (32) Marsha Davies 4/16 (3.5 overs)
Super Strikers won the toss and elected to field. Points: Knight Riders 12, Super Strikers 0

1 June	Braves 89/4 (32.4 overs)	v	V Team 88 (44.4 overs)	Braves won by 6 wickets
Scorecard				Sonning Lane, Reading Umpires: Neil Bainton and Sian Priest
	Mandie Godliman 30 (78) Nicky Myers 1/12 (10 overs)		Arran Brindle 16 (79) Clare Connor 4/12 (10 overs)
V Team won the toss and elected to bat. Points: Braves 12, V Team 0

1 June	Knight Riders 139/9 (50 overs)	v	Super Strikers 140/6 (44.5 overs)	Super Strikers won by 4 wickets
Scorecard				Sonning Lane, Reading Umpires: Rob Bailey and Lorraine Elgar
	Charlotte Edwards 47 (79) Alexia Walker 3/28 (10 overs)		Laura Newton 71 (127) Radhi Nanalal 2/19 (8 overs)
Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat. Points: Super Strikers 12, Knight Riders 0

15 June	Braves 125 (45.5 overs)	v	Super Strikers 156/7 (50 overs)	Super Strikers won by 31 runs
Scorecard				Boots Ground, Nottingham Umpires: Tim Robinson and Trevor Waite
	Beth Morgan 32 (98) Laura Newton 3/26 (6.5 overs)		Hannah Lloyd 47 (82) Laura Harper 3/37 (8 overs)
Super Strikers won the toss and elected to bat. Points: Super Strikers 12, Braves 0

15 June	Knight Riders 98/4 (36 overs)	v	V Team 95 (41.5 overs)	Knight Riders won by 6 wickets
Scorecard				Caythorpe Road, Caythorpe Umpires: Richard Illingworth and Ann Roberts
	Charlotte Edwards 23 (63) Nicky Myers 1/16 (8 overs)		Gill Richards 19 (48) Marsha Davies 4/16 (8 overs)
V Team won the toss and elected to bat. Points: Knight Riders 12, V Team 0

21 June	Braves 164 (50 overs)	v	Knight Riders 165/5 (45.5 overs)	Knight Riders won by 5 wickets
Scorecard				University Parks, Oxford Umpires: Don Clarke and Alan Hill
	Sue Redfern 53 (118) Lucy Pearson 4/20 (10 overs)		Lydia Greenway 87* (122) Melissa Reynard 1/18 (4 overs)
Braves won the toss and elected to bat. Points: Knight Riders 12, Braves 0

21 June	Super Strikers 154 (49.5 overs)	v	V Team 220/6 (50 overs)	V Team won by 66 runs
Scorecard				Radley College, Abingdon Umpires: Michael Dixon and John Hayes
	Hannah Lloyd 34 (81) Kelly Evenson 3/12 (10 overs)		Arran Brindle 98 (120) Alexia Walker 2/36 (8 overs)
Super Strikers won the toss and elected to field. Points: V Team 12, Super Strikers 0

References

1. "ECB confirm Super Fours dates for 2003". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
2. "Super Fours 2003 Table". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
3. Super Fours 2003 Table, Cricket Archive.