1989 Women's European Cricket Cup

1989 Women's European Cricket Cup
Dates 19–21 July 1989
Cricket format ODI (55-over)
Tournament format(s) Round-robin
Host(s)  Denmark
Champions  England (1st title)
Participants 4
Matches played 6
Player of the series England Jo Chamberlain
Most runs England Wendy Watson (124)
Most wickets England Jo Chamberlain (10)

The 1989 Women's European Cricket Cup was an international cricket tournament held in Denmark from 19 to 21 July 1989. It was the first edition of the Women's European Championship, and all matches at the tournament held One Day International (ODI) status.

Four teams participated, with the hosts, Denmark, joined by the three other European members of the International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC) – England, Ireland, and the Netherlands. Denmark was making its ODI debut.[1] The tournament was played using a round-robin format, with England finishing undefeated in its three matches. Two English players, Wendy Watson and Jo Chamberlain, led the tournament in runs and wickets, respectively.[2][3] All matches were played at the Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club, located in the town of Nykøbing Mors.[4]

Squads

 Denmark  England  Ireland  Netherlands

Points table

Team Pld W L T NR Pts RR
 England3300063.361
 Denmark3120022.286
 Netherlands3120022.092
 Ireland3120022.019

Source: CricketArchive

Fixtures

19 July
Scorecard
Denmark 
120/9 (55 overs)
v
 Ireland
121/3 (51.5 overs)
Ireland won by 7 wickets
Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl.
  • Denmark made its debut in One Day International matches.
19 July
Scorecard
Netherlands 
91/7 (55 overs)
v
 England
92/3 (31.1 overs)
England won by 7 wickets
Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club
  • England won the toss and elected to bowl.
20 July
Scorecard
England 
197/6 (51 overs)
v
 Denmark
93/9 (51 overs)
England won by 104 runs
Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club
  • Denmark won the toss and elected to bowl.
  • The match was reduced to 51 overs per side.
  • England's Wendy Watson scored 90 not out, the highest score of the tournament.
20 July
Scorecard
Ireland 
110/9 (55 overs)
v
 Netherlands
114/6 (53.4 overs)
Netherlands won by 4 wickets
Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl.
21 July
Scorecard
Denmark 
155/7 (55 overs)
v
 Netherlands
135 (53.5 overs)
Denmark won by 20 runs
Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to bowl.
21 July
Scorecard
England 
172/6 (55 overs)
v
 Ireland
93 (53.4 overs)
England won by 79 runs
Nykøbing Mors Cricket Club
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl.
  • England's Jo Chamberlain took 5/18, the best bowling figures of the tournament.

Statistics

Most runs

The top five run scorers (total runs) are included in this table.

PlayerTeamRunsInnsAvgHighest100s50s
Wendy Watson England1242124.0090*01
Anne Murray Ireland104352.0060*01
Helen Plimmer England85328.335401
Jane Powell England77325.663200
Jet van Noortwijk Netherlands73336.5046*00

Source: CricketArchive

Most wickets

The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.

PlayerTeamOversWktsAveSREconBBI
Jo Chamberlain England27.4104.5016.601.625/18
Janni Jønsson Denmark32.0711.8527.422.594/38
Debra Maybury England28.067.0028.001.502/7
Ingrid Dulfer Netherlands27.068.1627.001.814/20
Lene Hansen Denmark31.4618.3331.663.474/27

Source: CricketArchive

References

  1. ↑ Women's One-Day International matches played by Denmark women – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Bowling in Women's European Championship 1989 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Batting in Women's European Championship 1989 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Women's European Championship 1989 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 November 2015.


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