Yorkshire have maintained their dominance of the Frizzell Women's County Championship by winning the competition for the eleventh time in twelve years at Cambridge today. The team, which includes three regular England internationals, Captain Melissa Reynard, Clare Taylor and young bowler Laura Spragg, secured their win after all matches were abandoned today due to rain.

Kent gain promotion from Division Two to Division One having been relegated last year, and Hampshire will move from Division Three to take their place next year.

Northamptonshire enter the competition for the first time in Division Three having won the Emerging Counties tournament last week, and will replace Wiltshire.

Melissa Reynard said "it was disappointing not to play Berkshire today as it would have been a great game, but we won all our matches and the team have performed really well".

England selectors will name the England Test squad tomorrow to face India in a two match Test Series, starting at Shenley on 8th August.

The Final Tables

Division One
Team           Played  Won  Lost  Points
Yorkshire        3      3    0    81.5
Berkshire        3      2    1    70.5
Sussex           3      2    1    66
Nottinghamshire  3      1    2    54
Surrey           3      1    2    49
Staffordshire    3      0    3    40
 

Division Two
Team           Played  Won  Lost  Points
Kent             3      3    0    84.5
Lancashire       3      3    0    80.5
Hertfordshire    3      2    1    68
Somerset         3      1    2    52
Middlesex        3      0    3    42.5
Derbyshire       3      0    3    41

Division Three
Team          Played  Won  Lost  Points
Hampshire       3      3    0    82.5
Warwickshire    3      2    1    68.5
Cheshire        3      2    1    68
Essex           3      1    2    55.5
Durham          3      1    2    54
Wiltshire       3      0    3    36

All Frizzell Women's County Championship matches are one-day 50 overs per side. There are three divisions of six teams in the tournament, which is run on a round robin basis within each division, with relegation and promotion for the teams finishing top and bottom. All matches took place at University Grounds, Cambridge from Saturday 27th - Wednesday 31st July.

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