2005 Super Fours

The 2005 Super Fours was the 4th 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 format	50 over
Tournament format(s)	League system
Champions	Knight Riders (2nd title)
Participants	4
Matches played	12
Most runs	Charlotte Edwards, Knight Riders (428)
Most wickets	Laura Newton, V Team (13)

Competition format

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

Braves	Knight Riders	Super Strikers	V Team
Clare Connor (c) Colleen Ashbee Caroline Atkins Katie Berry Rosalie Birch Holly Colvin Steph Davies Leanne Davis Jenny Dunn Jackie Hawker Natalie Lane Sara Lord Laura Marsh Kate Oakenfold Anya Shrubsole Anna Spragg (wk) Clare Taylor Kirstie White (wk)	Charlotte Edwards (c) Lynsey Askew Laura Boorman Hannah Burr Georgia Elwiss Lydia Greenway Isa Guha Laura Joyce (wk) Hannah Lloyd Beth Morgan Bev Nicholson Mandy Raynham Susie Rowe Juliet Tetley Jo Watts Beth Wild	Arran Brindle (c) Kelly Evenson Jenny Gunn Laura Harper Charlotte Horton Nicky Myers Gill Richards Nicky Shaw Jane Smit (wk) Lynne Spooner Sarah Taylor (wk) Jasmine Titmuss Alexia Walker	Laura Newton (c) Salliann Briggs Katherine Brunt Sarah Collyer Kathryn Doherty Jenny Dunn Georgia Elwiss Mandie Godliman (wk) Kathryn Hayes Danielle Hazell Alexis Mannion Dawn Prestidge Robyn Still Claire Taylor (wk)

50 over

Results

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
Scorecard				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
Scorecard				Stowe School Ground, Stowe Umpires: Jon Hayes and Richard Illingworth
	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
Scorecard				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
Scorecard				Stowe School Ground, Stowe Umpires: John Hayes and Richard Illingworth
	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
Scorecard				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
Scorecard				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
Scorecard				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
Scorecard				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
Scorecard				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
Scorecard				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
Scorecard				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
Scorecard				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

Results

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
Scorecard				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
Scorecard				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
Scorecard				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
Scorecard				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
Scorecard				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
Scorecard				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

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.