2001 Women's County Championship

The 2001 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 5th cricket Women's County Championship season. It took place in July and August and saw 20 county teams compete in a series of divisions. Yorkshire Women won the County Championship as winners of the top division, achieving their fourth Championship title in five seasons.

Competition format
Teams played matches within a series of divisions with the winners of the top division being crowned County Champions. Matches were played using a one day format with 50 overs per side.

The championship works on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:

Win: 12 points.

Tie: 6 points.

Loss: Bonus points.

No Result: 11 points.

Abandoned: 11 points.

Up to five batting and five bowling points per side were also available.

Teams
The 2001 Championship consisted of 17 teams: the top two divisions with six teams apiece and Division Three with five teams. Teams played each other once. The Emerging Counties competition was also competed in 2001: a tier below the County Championship, consisting of three teams, playing each other once.

Division One
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Division Two
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Division Three
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Emerging Counties
Durham were promoted to join Division Three. Full match results and table are unrecorded.

Most runs
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Most wickets
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