ECB Women's Premier League
Wolverhampton WCC have won the ECB Women's Premier League Final for the first time, beating Kent Invicta by 5 wickets at Derby CCC on Sunday 8th September.

Wolverhampton won the toss and fielded, bowling exceptionally well withoutthe injured Lucy Pearson to contain the Invicta batting line-up, peppered with international players including England's Charlotte Edwards, to 152 all out in the 49th over. Only the Australian Olivia Magno offered resistance, remaining unbeaten on 77, with Arnold and Davies the only others to join her in double figures.

Bowling figures of 5-22 from 10 overs show how devastating Kelly Evenson was, assisted by Gill Richards who took 2-30 and Coxon who took the early and prized wicket of Edwards.

In reply, Wolverhampton reached 153 in the 45th over with 'keeper Tracey Crump not out on 43, and contributions from Helen Fryer and Clare Gough.

ECB Women's Cup Final
Brighton and Hove WCC have comfortably beaten Wakefield WCC in the Cup Final by eight wickets and overturned their defeat at the hands of Wakefield in last year's Final.

Having won the toss and elected to bowl, England and Brighton & Hove skipper Clare Connor took 5-28 from 9 overs to blight the Wakefield top order. Wakefield reached 106-9 in the 37th over as the match was reduced due to showers, with Clare Taylor, England's experienced seam bowler top-scoring with 26.

Connor then scored 54 before being bowled by Taylor, to ensure Brighton took The Cup back to the South Coast.

ECB Women's Plate Final
Shepperton WCC have won the Plate Final with just six balls to spare, beating Hayes Hurricanes WCC at King's College, Taunton on the last ball of the 39th over on Saturday 7th September. Shpperton won the toss and fielded, and saw the young England U-17 players Natalie Lane make 25 and Lydia Greenway race to 62 in 66 balls before being bowled by Rapley. Chrissie Rapley finished with figures of 4-55 from 10 overs and the Hurricanes finished their 40-over innings on 168-9.

Shepperton replied with an opening stand of 75 between Wain and Craig, and when Natalie Lane took two quick wickets of Leafe and Midwinter leaving Shepperton on 91-4, the young Hurricanes could still have produced a surprise. However the experienced pair of S Dixon and Charlotte Dickenson, reaching 38* and 22* respectively, ensured Shepperton the victory reaching 169-6 in the penultimate over.

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