1989 Women's European Cricket Cup

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.

1989 Women's European Cricket Cup
Dates19 – 21 July 1989
Cricket formatODI (55-over)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Host(s) Denmark
Champions England (1st title)
Participants4
Matches6
Player of the seriesEngland Jo Chamberlain
Most runsEngland Wendy Watson (124)
Most wicketsEngland Jo Chamberlain (10)
1990

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

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  Denmark   England   Ireland   Netherlands

Points table

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Team Pld W L T NR Pts RR
  England 3 3 0 0 0 6 3.361
  Denmark 3 1 2 0 0 2 2.286
  Netherlands 3 1 2 0 0 2 2.092
  Ireland 3 1 2 0 0 2 2.019

Source: CricketArchive

Fixtures

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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

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Most runs

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

Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s
Wendy Watson   England 124 2 124.00 90* 0 1
Anne Murray   Ireland 104 3 52.00 60* 0 1
Helen Plimmer   England 85 3 28.33 54 0 1
Jane Powell   England 77 3 25.66 32 0 0
Jet van Noortwijk   Netherlands 73 3 36.50 46* 0 0

Source: CricketArchive

Most wickets

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

Player Team Overs Wkts Ave SR Econ BBI
Jo Chamberlain   England 27.4 10 4.50 16.60 1.62 5/18
Janni Jønsson   Denmark 32.0 7 11.85 27.42 2.59 4/38
Debra Maybury   England 28.0 6 7.00 28.00 1.50 2/7
Ingrid Dulfer   Netherlands 27.0 6 8.16 27.00 1.81 4/20
Lene Hansen   Denmark 31.4 6 18.33 31.66 3.47 4/27

Source: CricketArchive

References

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  1. ^ Women's One-Day International matches played by Denmark women Archived 13 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine – 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.