The 2005 Super Fours was the fourth cricket Super Fours season. It took place in June and July and saw 4 teams compete in a 50 over league and a Twenty20 league. Knight Riders won the 50 over league, achieving their second title, whilst V Team won the Twenty20 league, also achieving their second title in the format, and their second in two years.

2005 Super Fours
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format50 over
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsKnight Riders (2nd title)
Participants4
Matches12
Most runsCharlotte Edwards, Knight Riders (428)
Most wicketsLaura Newton, V Team (13)
2004
2006

Competition format edit

In the one day tournament, 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. Points were awarded as follows:[1]

Win: 15 points.
Tie: 6 points.
Loss: 0 points.

The Twenty20 competition was expanded from the 2004 edition of the Super Fours: in 2005, each team played each other once in a round-robin format, with the winners of the group winning the tournament. 2 points were awarded for a win.[2]

Teams edit

Braves Knight Riders Super Strikers V Team

50 over edit

Results edit

Team Pld W L T A Pts
Knight Riders (C) 6 4 1 1 0 66
Super Strikers 6 4 2 0 0 60
V Team 6 2 3 1 0 36
Braves 6 1 5 0 0 15

Source: Cricket Archive[3]

4 June
Braves
143/8 (50 overs)
v
Knight Riders
210/3 (50 overs)
Knight Riders won by 67 runs
 
 
Stowe School Ground, Stowe
Umpires: Graham Cooper and Steven Garratt
Anna Spragg 32* (72)
Lynsey Askew 3/16 (10 overs)
Charlotte Edwards 84 (118)
Laura Marsh 1/27 (10 overs)
  • Braves won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Knight Riders 15, Braves 0
4 June
Super Strikers
203/7 (50 overs)
v
V Team
181 (49 overs)
Super Strikers won by 22 runs
 
 
Laura Harper 57 (70)
Georgia Elwiss 2/44 (9 overs)
Katherine Brunt 43 (49)
Arran Brindle 3/34 (10 overs)
  • V Team won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Super Strikers 15, V Team 0
5 June
Braves
130/9 (50 overs)
v
Super Strikers
131/1 (36.5 overs)
Super Strikers won by 9 wickets
 
 
Stowe School Ground, Stowe
Umpires: Graham Cooper and Steven Garratt
Jenny Dunn 25 (58)
Arran Brindle 3/14 (10 overs)
Arran Brindle 62* (111)
Clare Connor 1/15 (10 overs)
  • Braves won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Super Strikers 15, Braves 0
5 June
Knight Riders
201 (46.1 overs)
v
V Team
180 (49.2 overs)
Knight Riders won by 21 runs
 
 
Charlotte Edwards 93 (120)
Laura Newton 4/39 (10 overs)
Laura Newton 39 (72)
Charlotte Edwards 5/31 (7.2 overs)
  • V Team won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Knight Riders 15, V Team 0
18 June
Braves
237/9 (50 overs)
v
V Team
229 (49.5 overs)
Braves won by 8 runs
 
 
Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Lorraine Elgar
Natalie Lane 55 (59)
Kathryn Doherty 3/43 (8 overs)
Claire Taylor 70 (72)
Clare Connor 3/37 (9.5 overs)
  • Braves won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Braves 15, V Team 0
18 June
Knight Riders
196 (46.4 overs)
v
Super Strikers
190 (49.2 overs)
Knight Riders won by 6 runs
 
 
Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Graham Cooper
Charlotte Edwards 112 (106)
Alexia Walker 4/16 (5.4 overs)
Laura Harper 101 (134)
Beth Morgan 4/33 (10 overs)
  • Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Knight Riders 15, Super Strikers 0
19 June
Braves
145 (41.5 overs)
v
Knight Riders
146/3 (35 overs)
Knight Riders won by 7 wickets
 
 
Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Graham Cooper
Clare Connor 35 (63)
Bev Nicholson 2/0 (0.5 overs)
Charlotte Edwards 66 (63)
Holly Colvin 1/16 (4 overs)
  • Braves won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Knight Riders 15, Braves 0
19 June
Super Strikers
217/9 (50 overs)
v
V Team
218/7 (35 overs)
V Team won by 3 wickets
 
 
Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Lorraine Elgar
Jenny Gunn 66 (132)
Dawn Prestidge 4/58 (10 overs)
Claire Taylor 96 (108)
Kelly Evenson 2/25 (10 overs)
  • Super Strikers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: V Team 15, Super Strikers 0
2 July
Braves
166/5 (50 overs)
v
Super Strikers
168/3 (44.1 overs)
Super Strikers won by 7 wickets
 
 
Brockington Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: John Hayes and Annette Owen
Kirstie White 51* (68)
Laura Harper 2/19 (8 overs)
Jane Smit 62* (110)
Steph Davies 1/16 (6.1 overs)
  • Super Strikers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Super Strikers 15, Braves 0
2 July
Knight Riders
194/7 (50 overs)
v
V Team
194 (48.5 overs)
Match Tied
 
 
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Lorraine Elgar and Mary Smith
Laura Joyce 90 (137)
Dawn Prestidge 3/36 (9 overs)
Laura Newton 72 (75)
Bev Nicholson 3/7 (1.5 overs)
  • V Team won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Knight Riders 6, V Team 6
3 July
Braves
141 (49.2 overs)
v
V Team
205/8 (50 overs)
V Team won by 64 runs
 
 
Brockington Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough and Ann Roberts
Steph Davies 23 (53)
Laura Newton 5/27 (10 overs)
Claire Taylor 75 (114)
Rosalie Birch 3/31 (9 overs)
  • Braves won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: V Team 15, Braves 0
3 July
Knight Riders
164 (48.2 overs)
v
Super Strikers
166/1 (41.5 overs)
Super Strikers won by 9 wickets
 
 
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough
Umpires: Jeff Evans and Annette Owen
Charlotte Edwards 44 (73)
Jenny Gunn 2/14 (7 overs)
Laura Harper 65 (106)
Lynsey Askew 1/31 (10 overs)
  • Points: Super Strikers 15, Knight Riders 0

Twenty20 edit

Results edit

Team Pld W L T A Pts NRR
V Team (C) 3 3 0 0 0 6 +1.278
Knight Riders 3 2 1 0 0 4 +1.077
Super Strikers 3 1 2 0 0 2 −1.086
Braves 3 0 3 0 0 0 −1.222

Source: Cricket Archive[4]

25 June
Braves
77 (13.3 overs)
v
Knight Riders
140/4 (20 overs)
Knight Riders won by 63 runs
 
 
Uppingham School, Uppingham
Umpires: Graham Cooper and Darrell Hair
Rosalie Birch 40* (32)
Isa Guha 4/25 (4 overs)
Charlotte Edwards 88 (60)
Clare Connor 2/38 (4 overs)
  • Braves won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Knight Riders 2, Braves 0
25 June
Super Strikers
109/9 (20 overs)
v
V Team
167/3 (20 overs)
V Team won by 58 runs
 
 
Uppingham School, Uppingham
Umpires: Lorraine Elgar and Tim Robinson
Jenny Gunn 46 (54)
Katherine Brunt 3/14 (4 overs)
Laura Newton 64 (45)
Jenny Gunn 2/20 (3 overs)
  • V Team won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: V Team 2, Super Strikers 0
26 June
Braves
114/7 (20 overs)
v
Super Strikers
115/6 (19.4 overs)
Super Strikers won by 4 wickets
 
 
Uppingham School, Uppingham
Umpires: John Hayes and Tim Robinson
Clare Connor 33 (43)
Nicky Myers 1/15 (4 overs)
Jenny Gunn 51 (54)
Rosalie Birch 3/15 (3 overs)
  • Braves won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Super Strikers 2, Braves 0
26 June
Knight Riders
104 (18.4 overs)
v
V Team
105/3 (18.3 overs)
V Team won by 7 wickets
 
 
Uppingham School, Uppingham
Umpires: Darrell Hair and Janet Rogers
Charlotte Edwards 37 (35)
Dawn Prestidge 3/16 (3 overs)
Mandie Godliman 48 (52)
Jo Watts 2/20 (4 overs)
  • Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: V Team 2, Knight Riders 0
26 June
Braves
111/8 (20 overs)
v
V Team
112/6 (19 overs)
V Team won by 4 wickets
 
 
Uppingham School, Uppingham
Umpires: John Hayes and Tim Robinson
Clare Connor 26 (41)
Katherine Brunt 3/22 (4 overs)
Mandie Godliman 21 (13)
Clare Connor 2/12 (4 overs)
  • V Team won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: V Team 2, Braves 0
26 June
Knight Riders
116/5 (20 overs)
v
Super Strikers
106/8 (20 overs)
Knight Riders won by 10 runs
 
 
Uppingham School, Uppingham
Umpires: Darrell Hair and Janet Rogers
Charlotte Edwards 45 (47)
Kelly Evenson 1/7 (1 over)
Arran Brindle 37 (34)
Isa Guha 2/24 (4 overs)
  • Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Knight Riders 2, Super Strikers 0

References edit

  1. ^ "Super Fours 2005 Table". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Super Fours Twenty20 2005 Table". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  3. ^ Super Fours 2005 Table, Cricket Archive.
  4. ^ Super Fours Twenty20 2005 Table, Cricket Archive.