One-day championship by one point

Nottinghamshire chased Yorkshire’s total of 178 and eventually word came through that they had won by 6 wickets and Lancashire were confirmed as champions.

Dan Atkinson, head coach for Lancashire Women, said: “I’m incredibly proud of this group of girls who have worked so hard all year. It’s probably fair to say that we weren’t expecting to finish the season with any silverware, as our primary aim at the start was to consolidate our position in the top tier of the Royal London 50 overs championship, but to win both the NatWest T20 and now the Royal London county championship is an unbelievable achievement.

“Going into the last game, we knew what we needed to do to stay in contention and challenge for the title but so much was out of our control relying on Nottinghamshire to beat Yorkshire by a healthy margin. We played excellent cricket against Warwickshire to secure our win with full bonus points but it made for a very nervy journey home, checking social media every ten seconds to see how the Notts girls were getting on! When news came through that Notts had defeated Yorkshire by 6 wickets the feeling was amazing.

“I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of the girls for their hard work and determination over the summer, to Meg Fairclough for her leadership on the pitch this year and thanks to everyone else who has contributed to this season.”

A terrific team effort as Lancashire Women win the Royal London One-Day Championship by one point ahead of Yorkshire. The team led by skipper Meg Fairclough backed by coach Dan Atkinson and his staff has seen the team pull off the double as both 50 and 20 over 1st Division champions – the first top level trophies ever won by Lancashire Women.