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 | Berkshire | Kent | Nottinghamshire | Staffordshire | Surrey | Yorkshire |
| Division Two | Cheshire | Derbyshire | Hertfordshire | Lancashire | Somerset | Sussex |
| Division Three | Essex | Hampshire | Middlesex | Warwickshire | Wiltshire | - |
| Emerging Counties | Cumbria | Durham | Northamptonshire | - | - | - |