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crowned as the champions beating Northern Diamonds in the final.
The second edition of the tournament is all set to start on May 14 in the same format with teams being divided into two groups. The groups are tweaked a little bit this time with Central Sparks, South East Stars, Sunrisers, Western Storm listed in Group A and Lightning, Northern Diamonds, Thunder, Southern Vipers in the Group B.
All the teams will play each other in home and away fixtures and the best group winner will directly progress to the final that will be played on the Finals Day on June 11 in Northampton. The semi-final will be first played on the same day between the other group winner and the best second-placed side and the winner of this match will progress to the final.
As the teams prepare to take part in the action, Women’s CricZone takes a look at all the eight teams.
Central Sparks
Regions: Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire
Charlotte Edwards Cup 2021: Third in Group A
England internationals: Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones
Top Performers in CE Cup 2021: Evelyn Jones – 276 runs; Georgia Davis – 8 wickets
Squad: Evelyn Jones (c), Emily Arlott, Hannah Baker, Clare Boycott, Thea Brookes, Stephanie Butler, Ami Campbell, Gerogia Davis, Gwenan Davies, Poppy Davies, Ria Fackrell, Abigail Freeborn, Sarah Glenn, Milly Home, Amy Jones, Anisha Patel, Davina Perrin, Grace Potts, Elizabeth Russell, Issy Wong
Central Sparks squad © Women's CricZone
South East Stars
Regions: Surrey, Kent
Charlotte Edwards Cup 2021: Champions
England internationals: Freya Davies, Sophia Dunkley, Natasha Farrant
Top Performers in CE Cup 2021: Alice Capsey – 203 runs; Bryony Smith – 14 wickets
Squad: Bryony Smith (c), Chloe Brewer, Alice Capsey, Kira Chathli, Claudie Cooper, Aylish Cranstone, Alice Davidson-Richards, Freya Davies, Sophia Dunkley, Natasha Farrant, Phoebe Franklin, Grace Gibbs, Eva Gray, Danielle Gregory, Emma Jones, Ryana Macdonald-Gay, Kalea Moore, Rhianna Southby, Alexa Stonehouse, Kirstie White
South East Stars squad © Women's CricZone
Sunrisers
Regions: Middlesex, Essex, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk, Suffolk
Charlotte Edwards Cup 2021: Fourth in Group B
England internationals: Mady Villiers
Top Performers in CE Cup 2021: Cordelia Griffith – 129 runs; Grace Scrivens – 5 wickets
Squad: Kelly Castle (c), Naomi Dattani, Mia Rogers, Gayatri Gole, Cordelia Griffith, Abtaha Maqsood, Katherine Speed, Sonali Patel, Grace Scrivens, Joanne Gardner, Alice Macleod, Kate Coppack, Amara Carr, Mady Villiers, Florence Miller, Scarlett Hughes, Jodi Grewcock
Sunrisers squad © Women's CricZone
Western Storm
Regions: Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Cricket Wales, Cornwall, Devon, Wiltshire
Charlotte Edwards Cup 2021: Second in Group B
England internationals: Heather Knight, Katie George
Top Performers in CE Cup 2021: Sophie Luff – 127 runs; Nicole Harvey – 12 wickets
Squad: Sophie Luff (c), Fran Wilson, , Heather Knight, Lauren Filer, Fi Morris, Claire Nicholas, Lauren Parfitt, Mollie Robbins, Sophia Smale, Natasha Wraith, Beth Gammon, Katie George, Danielle Gibson, Georgia Hennessey, Alex Griffiths, Nicole Harvey, Niam Holland
Western Storm squad © Women's CricZone
ALSO READ: We're very much a developing side: Sophie Luff reflects on Western Storm's CE Cup campaign
Lightning
Regions: Loughborough University, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire
Charlotte Edwards Cup 2021: Fourth in Group A
England internationals: Tammy Beaumont
Top Performers in CE Cup 2021: Abigail Freeborn – 161 runs; Sonia Odedra – 6 wickets
Squad: Kathryn Bryce (c), Kirstie Gordon, Grace Ballinger, Tammy Beaumont, Sarah Bryce, Ella Claridge, Piepa Cleary, Bethan Ellis, Josie Groves, Teresa Graves, Lucy Higham, Beth Harmer, Marie Kelly, Sophie Munro, Michaela Kirk, Katie Midwood, Lenny Sims, Alicia Presland
Lightning squad © Women's CricZone
Northern Diamonds
Regions: Yorkshire, Durham, Northumberland
Charlotte Edwards Cup 2021: Runners-up
England internationals: Katherine Brunt, Natalie Sciver, Lauren Winfield-Hill
Top Performers in CE Cup 2021: Hollie Armitage – 141 runs; Jenny Gunn – 13 wickets
Squad: Hollie Armitage (c), Katherine Brunt, Abi Glen, Leah Dobson, Jenny Gunn, Bess Heath, Rachel Hopkins, Sterre Kalis, Beth Langston, Katie Levick, Emma Marlow, Natalie Sciver, Rachel Slater, Linsey Smith, Phoebe Turner, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Leigh Kasperek, Yvonne Graves
Northern Diamonds squad © Women's CricZone
Thunder
Regions: Lancashire, Cheshire, Cumbria
Charlotte Edwards Cup 2021: Third in Group B
England internationals: Kate Cross, Sophie Ecclestone
Top Performers in CE Cup 2021: Emma Lamb – 218 runs; Emma Lamb – 9 wickets
Squad: Ellie Threlkeld (c), Georgie Boyce, Natalie Brown, Alice Clarke, Danielle Collins, Kate Cross, Rebecca Duckworth, Alice Dyson, Sophie Ecclestone, Phoebe Graham, Alex Hartley, Liberty Heap, Laura Jackson, Hannah Jones, Emma Lamb, Laura Marshall, Daisy Mullan, Shachi Pai, Seren Smale, Sophia Turner
Thunder squad © Women's CricZone
Southern Vipers
Regions: Hampshire, Sussex, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Isle of Wight, Oxfordshire
Charlotte Edwards Cup 2021: Semi-finalists
England internationals: Georgia Elwiss, Danielle Wyatt
Top Performers in CE Cup 2021: Georgia Adams – 215 runs; Tara Norris – 13 wickets
Squad: Georgia Adams (c), Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Charlie Dean, Georgia Elwiss, Nancy Harman, Chloe Hill, Freya Kemp, Ella McCaughan, Alice Monaghan, Tara Norris, Carla Rudd, Paige Scholfield, Anya Shrubsole, Charlotte Taylor, Emily Windsor, Danielle Wyatt
Southern Vipers squad © Women's CricZone
The second edition of the tournament is all set to start on May 14 in the same format with teams being divided into two groups. The groups are tweaked a little bit this time with Central Sparks, South East Stars, Sunrisers, Western Storm listed in Group A and Lightning, Northern Diamonds, Thunder, Southern Vipers in the Group B.
All the teams will play each other in home and away fixtures and the best group winner will directly progress to the final that will be played on the Finals Day on June 11 in Northampton. The semi-final will be first played on the same day between the other group winner and the best second-placed side and the winner of this match will progress to the final.
As the teams prepare to take part in the action, Women’s CricZone takes a look at all the eight teams.
Central Sparks
Regions: Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire
Charlotte Edwards Cup 2021: Third in Group A
England internationals: Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones
Top Performers in CE Cup 2021: Evelyn Jones – 276 runs; Georgia Davis – 8 wickets
Squad: Evelyn Jones (c), Emily Arlott, Hannah Baker, Clare Boycott, Thea Brookes, Stephanie Butler, Ami Campbell, Gerogia Davis, Gwenan Davies, Poppy Davies, Ria Fackrell, Abigail Freeborn, Sarah Glenn, Milly Home, Amy Jones, Anisha Patel, Davina Perrin, Grace Potts, Elizabeth Russell, Issy Wong
South East Stars
Regions: Surrey, Kent
Charlotte Edwards Cup 2021: Champions
England internationals: Freya Davies, Sophia Dunkley, Natasha Farrant
Top Performers in CE Cup 2021: Alice Capsey – 203 runs; Bryony Smith – 14 wickets
Squad: Bryony Smith (c), Chloe Brewer, Alice Capsey, Kira Chathli, Claudie Cooper, Aylish Cranstone, Alice Davidson-Richards, Freya Davies, Sophia Dunkley, Natasha Farrant, Phoebe Franklin, Grace Gibbs, Eva Gray, Danielle Gregory, Emma Jones, Ryana Macdonald-Gay, Kalea Moore, Rhianna Southby, Alexa Stonehouse, Kirstie White
Sunrisers
Regions: Middlesex, Essex, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Norfolk, Suffolk
Charlotte Edwards Cup 2021: Fourth in Group B
England internationals: Mady Villiers
Top Performers in CE Cup 2021: Cordelia Griffith – 129 runs; Grace Scrivens – 5 wickets
Squad: Kelly Castle (c), Naomi Dattani, Mia Rogers, Gayatri Gole, Cordelia Griffith, Abtaha Maqsood, Katherine Speed, Sonali Patel, Grace Scrivens, Joanne Gardner, Alice Macleod, Kate Coppack, Amara Carr, Mady Villiers, Florence Miller, Scarlett Hughes, Jodi Grewcock
Western Storm
Regions: Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Cricket Wales, Cornwall, Devon, Wiltshire
Charlotte Edwards Cup 2021: Second in Group B
England internationals: Heather Knight, Katie George
Top Performers in CE Cup 2021: Sophie Luff – 127 runs; Nicole Harvey – 12 wickets
Squad: Sophie Luff (c), Fran Wilson, , Heather Knight, Lauren Filer, Fi Morris, Claire Nicholas, Lauren Parfitt, Mollie Robbins, Sophia Smale, Natasha Wraith, Beth Gammon, Katie George, Danielle Gibson, Georgia Hennessey, Alex Griffiths, Nicole Harvey, Niam Holland
ALSO READ: We're very much a developing side: Sophie Luff reflects on Western Storm's CE Cup campaign
Lightning
Regions: Loughborough University, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire
Charlotte Edwards Cup 2021: Fourth in Group A
England internationals: Tammy Beaumont
Top Performers in CE Cup 2021: Abigail Freeborn – 161 runs; Sonia Odedra – 6 wickets
Squad: Kathryn Bryce (c), Kirstie Gordon, Grace Ballinger, Tammy Beaumont, Sarah Bryce, Ella Claridge, Piepa Cleary, Bethan Ellis, Josie Groves, Teresa Graves, Lucy Higham, Beth Harmer, Marie Kelly, Sophie Munro, Michaela Kirk, Katie Midwood, Lenny Sims, Alicia Presland
Northern Diamonds
Regions: Yorkshire, Durham, Northumberland
Charlotte Edwards Cup 2021: Runners-up
England internationals: Katherine Brunt, Natalie Sciver, Lauren Winfield-Hill
Top Performers in CE Cup 2021: Hollie Armitage – 141 runs; Jenny Gunn – 13 wickets
Squad: Hollie Armitage (c), Katherine Brunt, Abi Glen, Leah Dobson, Jenny Gunn, Bess Heath, Rachel Hopkins, Sterre Kalis, Beth Langston, Katie Levick, Emma Marlow, Natalie Sciver, Rachel Slater, Linsey Smith, Phoebe Turner, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Leigh Kasperek, Yvonne Graves
Thunder
Regions: Lancashire, Cheshire, Cumbria
Charlotte Edwards Cup 2021: Third in Group B
England internationals: Kate Cross, Sophie Ecclestone
Top Performers in CE Cup 2021: Emma Lamb – 218 runs; Emma Lamb – 9 wickets
Squad: Ellie Threlkeld (c), Georgie Boyce, Natalie Brown, Alice Clarke, Danielle Collins, Kate Cross, Rebecca Duckworth, Alice Dyson, Sophie Ecclestone, Phoebe Graham, Alex Hartley, Liberty Heap, Laura Jackson, Hannah Jones, Emma Lamb, Laura Marshall, Daisy Mullan, Shachi Pai, Seren Smale, Sophia Turner
Southern Vipers
Regions: Hampshire, Sussex, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Isle of Wight, Oxfordshire
Charlotte Edwards Cup 2021: Semi-finalists
England internationals: Georgia Elwiss, Danielle Wyatt
Top Performers in CE Cup 2021: Georgia Adams – 215 runs; Tara Norris – 13 wickets
Squad: Georgia Adams (c), Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Charlie Dean, Georgia Elwiss, Nancy Harman, Chloe Hill, Freya Kemp, Ella McCaughan, Alice Monaghan, Tara Norris, Carla Rudd, Paige Scholfield, Anya Shrubsole, Charlotte Taylor, Emily Windsor, Danielle Wyatt
Southern Vipers
Kathryn Bryce
Western Storm
Sophie Luff
Sunrisers
Georgia Adams
Hollie Armitage
Ellie Threlkeld
South East Stars
Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022
Kelly Castle