The 2012 Regional Women's Twenty20 Championship was the inaugural season of the women's Twenty20 cricket competition played in the West Indies. It took place in August 2012, with 8 teams taking part and all matches taking place in Jamaica. Jamaica won the tournament, beating Trinidad and Tobago in the final.
Competition format
The teams played in a round-robin group of eight, therefore playing seven matches. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format. The top two teams in each group progressed to the final, whilst the other teams competed in 3rd, 5th and 7th-place play-offs.[1][2]
The group worked on a points system with positions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:
Win: 5 points
Loss: 0 points.
Abandoned/No Result: 1 point.
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Trinidad and Tobago (R)
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 3.756 | Advanced to the final |
| 2 |  Jamaica (C)
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 2.579 | |
| 3 |  Barbados
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 2.120 | Advanced to the 3rd-place play-off |
| 4 |  Guyana
|
7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 1.271 | |
| 5 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 15 | −0.150 | Advanced to the 5th-place play-off |
| 6 |  Grenada
|
7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −1.896 | |
| 7 |  Saint Lucia
|
7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | −2.940 | Advanced to the 7th-place play-off |
| 8 |  Dominica
|
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | −4.541 |
Play-offs
3rd-place play-off
18 August 2012
Scorecard |
Guyana
88/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Barbados
89/3 (17.3 overs) |
- Guyana won the toss and elected to bat.
5th-place play-off
18 August 2012
Scorecard |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
116/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Grenada
96/3 (20 overs) |
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines won the toss and elected to bat.
7th-place play-off
18 August 2012
Scorecard |
Saint Lucia
97/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Dominica
88/8 (20 overs) |
Paulina Francis 23 (–)
Anika Benjamin 4/22 (4 overs) |
Shanita Graham 21 (–)
Chemika Abraham 2/10 (4 overs) |
- Saint Lucia won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
18 August 2012
Scorecard |
Jamaica
101/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Trinidad and Tobago
85 (18.1 overs) |
- Jamaica won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stafanie Taylor | Jamaica | 8 | 8 | 409 | 81.80 | 114* | 1 | 2 |
| Amanda Samaroo | Trinidad and Tobago | 8 | 8 | 288 | 41.14 | 98 | 0 | 2 |
| Cordel Jack | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8 | 8 | 268 | 44.66 | 63* | 0 | 2 |
| June Ogle | Guyana | 8 | 8 | 256 | 51.20 | 58* | 0 | 2 |
| Kycia Knight | Barbados | 8 | 8 | 212 | 30.28 | 93 | 0 | 1 |
Source: CricketArchive[3]
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquana Quintyne | Barbados | 32.0 | 15 | 7.13 | 4/9 | 0 |
| Stafanie Taylor | Jamaica | 23.0 | 13 | 6.15 | 4/9 | 0 |
| Shanel Daley | Jamaica | 26.1 | 13 | 7.84 | 3/9 | 0 |
| Afy Fletcher | Grenada | 30.0 | 11 | 13.36 | 4/10 | 0 |
| Roshana Outar | Jamaica | 26.0 | 10 | 7.70 | 4/0 | 0 |
Source: CricketArchive[4]
References
- ^ a b "2012 Regional Women's Twenty20 Championship/Points". Windies Cricket. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "West Indies Cricket Board Regional Women's Twenty20 Championship 2012". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding in West Indies Cricket Board Regional Women's Twenty20 Championship 2012 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Bowling in West Indies Cricket Board Regional Women's Twenty20 Championship 2012 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
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