There have been 66 national women’s cricket titles contested (since 1972/73 the winners have been awarded the "Ruth Preddey Cup"), Victoria has won 38 titles, NSW 22, South Australia 5 and Western Australia 1. From the 1996/7 season the format was changed from a two week tournament to a national league (Women’s National Cricket League — WNCL) with one day games played on a home and away basis. For the 1996/7-1997/8 seasons, a three match finals series was played. From 1998/9 a "best of three" finals series was played. Season 2002/03 marked the Victorian Spirit team’s first WNCL title. Since the introduction of the WNCL in 1996/97, NSW won the first five titles. In season 2007/08 will see the introduction of a one match one-day final replacing the 3 match deciders.
Listed below are the years, location and winners of women’s cricket national championships. NATIONAL LEAGUE | | Year | Location | Winner | | 2006/07 | Central Reserve, Melbourne | NSW (2-1) v Vic | | 2005/06 | North Sydney Oval, Sydney | NSW (2-1) v Qld | | 2004/05 | Memorial Oval, Bankstown | VIC (2-1) v NSW | | 2003/04 | MCG | NSW (2-1) V Vic | | 2002/03 | MCG | Vic (2-0) v NSW | | 2001/02 | Memorial Oval, Bankstown | NSW (2-0) v Vic | | 2000/01 | Memorial Oval, Bankstown | NSW (2-0) v Qld | | 1999/00 | SCG | NSW (2-0) v WA | | 1998/99 | Optus Oval, Melbourne | NSW (2-0) v Vic | | 1997/98 | Albert Park, Melbourne | NSW (3-0) v SA | | 1996/97 | SCG | NSW (3-0) v Vic |
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS | | Year | Location | Winner | | 1995/96 | Brisbane | Vic | | 1994/95 | Canberra | SA | | 1993/94 | Perth | NSW | | 1992/93 | Adelaide | SA | | 1991/92 | Orange | SA | | 1990/91 | Melbourne | Vic | | 1989/90 | Brisbane | NSW | | 1988/9 | Not held due to World Cup in Australia | | 1987/88 | Canberra | Vic | | 1986/87 | Perth | WA | | 1985/86 | Adelaide | Vic | | 1984/85 | Not held due to tour of Australia by England | | 1983/84 | Sydney | NSW | | 1982/83 | Brisbane | Vic | | 1981/82 | Melbourne | Vic | | 1980/81 | Perth | Vic | | 1979/80 | Adelaide | SA | | 1978/79 | Sydney | Vic | | 1977/78 | Melbourne | Vic | | 1976/77 | Perth | Vic | | 1975/76 | Adelaide | Vic | | 1974/75 | Sydney | NSW | | 1973/74 | Melbourne | Vic | | 1972/73 | Adelaide | Vic | | 1971/72 | Not held | | 1970/71 | Perth | Vic | | 1969/70 | Sydney | Vic | | 1968/69 | | | | 1967/68 | | Vic | | 1966/67 | | Vic | | 1965/66 | | Vic | | 1964/65 | Goulburn | Vic | | 1963/64 | Melbourne | Vic | | 1962/63 | Adelaide | NSW | | 1961/62 | Perth | NSW | | 1960/61 | Sydney | Vic | | 1959/60 | Melbourne | Vic | | 1958/59 | Brisbane | NSW | | 1957/58 | Not held due to tour of Australia by England | | 1956/57 | Adelaide | Vic | | 1955/56 | Sydney | Vic | | 1954/55 | Adelaide | Vic | | 1953/54 | Brisbane | Vic | | 1952/53 | Melbourne | Vic | | 1951/52 | Perth | SA | | 1950/51 | Sydney | NSW | | 1949/50 | | Vic | | 1948/49 | | Vic | | 1947/48 | | Vic | | 1946/47 | | Vic | | 1940/41-45/46 | Not held due to World War II | | 1939/40 | Victoria | Vic | | 1938/39 | Sydney | Vic | | 1937/38 | SA | NSW | | 1936/37 | | NSW | | 1935/36 | Queensland | Vic | | 1934/35 | Victoria | Vic | | 1933/34 | NSW | Vic | | 1932/33 | Queensland | NSW | | 1931/32 | NSW | NSW | | 1930/31 | NSW | NSW |
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