Women's Cricket World Cup
| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
|---|---|
| Format | Women's ODI |
| First tournament | 1973, England |
| Last tournament | 2013, India |
| Current champion |
 Australia (6th title) |
| Most successful |
Australia (6 titles) |
| Most runs | Debbie Hockley (1,501) |
| Most wickets | Lyn Fullston (39) |
 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup | |
The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of women's One Day International cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was originally administered by the International Women's Cricket Council until the two associations merged in 2005. The first tournament was held in England in 1973, two years before the first men's tournament.
Participation in the tournament has varied through the eight competitions: fifteen different teams have played, but only Australia, England and New Zealand have appeared in every tournament. India have appeared in all but two of the competitions. Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Young England have all appeared in just one tournament: in each case, the first competition, in 1973.
The most recent tournament, the 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup, was held in India for the third time in February. In the final Australia beat West Indies by 114 runs at the Brabourne Stadium.
History
First World Cup
Women's international cricket was first played in 1934, when a party from England toured Australia and New Zealand. The first Test match was played on 28–31 December 1934, and was won by England.[1] The first Test against New Zealand followed early the following year. These three nations remained the only Test playing teams in women's cricket until 1960, when South Africa played a number of matches against England.[1] Limited overs cricket was first played by first-class teams in England in 1962.[2] Nine years later, the first international one day match was played in men's cricket, when England took on Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[3]
Talks began in 1971 about holding a World Cup for women's cricket, led by Jack Hayward.[4] South Africa, under pressure from the world for their apartheid laws, were not invited to take part in the competition.[5] Both of the other two Test playing nations, Australia and New Zealand were invited. Hayward had previously organised tours of the West Indies by England women, and it was from this region that the other two competing nations were drawn; Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago. To make up the numbers, England also fielded a "Young England" team, and an "International XI" was also included.[4] Five South Africans were invited to play for the International XI as a means of compensation for the team not being invited, but these invitations were later withdrawn.[5]
The inaugural tournament was held at a variety of venues across England in June and July 1973,[6] two years before the first men's Cricket World Cup was played.[7] The competition was played as a round-robin tournament, and the last scheduled match was England against Australia. Australia went into the game leading the table by a solitary point: they had won four matches and had one abandoned. England had also won four matches, but they had lost to New Zealand.[6][8] As a result, the match also served as a de facto final for the competition. England won the match, held at Edgbaston, Birmingham by 92 runs to win the tournament.[9]
Results
By year
| Year | Host(s) | Final venue | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Margin | Runner-up | |||
| 1973 |  England |
no final | England 20 points |
England won on points table |
Australia 17 points |
| 1978 |  India |
no final | Australia 6 points |
Australia won on points table |
England 4 points |
| 1982 |  New Zealand |
Christchurch | Australia 152/7 (59 overs) |
Australia won by 3 wickets scorecard |
England 151/5 (60 overs) |
| 1988 | Australia |
Melbourne | Australia 129/2 (44.5 overs) |
Australia won by 8 wickets scorecard |
England 127/7 (60 overs) |
| 1993 | England |
London | England 195/5 (60 overs) |
England won by 67 runs scorecard |
New Zealand 128 (55.1 overs) |
| 1997 | India |
Calcutta | Australia 165/5 (47.4 overs) |
Australia won by 5 wickets scorecard |
New Zealand 164 (49.3 overs) |
| 2000 | New Zealand |
Lincoln | New Zealand 184 (48.4 overs) |
New Zealand won by 4 runs scorecard |
Australia 180 (49.1 overs) |
| 2005 |  South Africa |
Centurion | Australia 215/4 (50 overs) |
Australia won by 98 runs scorecard |
India 117 (46 overs) |
| 2009 | Australia |
Sydney | England 167/7 (46.1 overs) |
England won by 4 wickets scorecard |
New Zealand 166 (47.2 overs) |
| 2013 | India |
Mumbai | Australia 259/7 (50 overs) |
Australia won by 114 runs scorecard |
 West Indies145 (43.1 overs) |
| 2017 | England |
London | |||
| 2021 | New Zealand |
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By team
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- SF – Losing semi-finalist (no third-place playoff)
- QF – Losing quarter-finalist (no further playoffs)
- 1R – First round
- — Hosts
| Team | 1973 |
1978 |
1982 |
1988 |
1993 |
1997 |
2000 |
2005 |
2009 |
2013 |
2017 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 1st | – | 10 |
 Denmark |
– | – | – | – | 7th | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| England |
1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | SF | 5th | SF | 1st | 3rd | – | 10 |
| India |
– | 4th | 4th | – | 4th | SF | SF | 2nd | 3rd | 7th | – | 8 |
 Ireland |
– | – | – | 4th | 5th | QF | 7th | 8th | – | – | – | 5 |
 Netherlands |
– | – | – | 5th | 8th | QF | 8th | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| New Zealand |
3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | SF | 2nd | 4th | – | 10 |
 Pakistan |
– | – | – | – | – | 11th | – | – | 6th | 8th | – | 3 |
| South Africa |
– | – | – | – | – | QF | SF | 6th | 7th | 6th | – | 5 |
 Sri Lanka |
– | – | – | – | – | QF | 6th | 7th | 8th | 5th | – | 5 |
| West Indies |
– | – | – | – | 6th | 1R | – | 5th | 5th | 2nd | – | 5 |
| Defunct teams | ||||||||||||
| International XI | 4th | – | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
 Jamaica |
6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Young England |
7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Records
| World Cup records | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | |||||
| Most runs | Debbie Hockley | New Zealand |
1,501 | 1982–2000 | [10] |
| Highest average (min. 10 innings) | Karen Rolton | Australia |
74.92 | 1997–2009 | [11] |
| Highest score | Belinda Clark | Australia |
229 not out | 1997 | [12] |
| Highest partnership | Haidee Tiffen & Suzie Bates | New Zealand |
262 | 2009 | [13] |
| Most runs in a tournament | Debbie Hockley | New Zealand |
456 | 1997 | [14] |
| Bowling | |||||
| Most wickets | Lyn Fullston | Australia |
39 | 1982–1988 | [15] |
| Lowest average (min. 500 balls bowled) | Katrina Keenan | New Zealand |
9.72 | 1997–2000 | [16] |
| Best bowling figures | Jackie Lord | New Zealand |
6/10 | 1982 | [17] |
| Most wickets in a tournament | Lyn Fullston | Australia |
23 | 1982 | [18] |
| Fielding | |||||
| Most dismissals (wicket-keeper) | Jane Smit | England |
40 | 1993–2005 | [19] |
| Most catches (fielder) | Janette Brittin | England |
19 | 1982–1997 | [20] |
| Team | |||||
| Highest score | Australia (v Denmark) |
412/3 | 1997 | [21] | |
| Lowest score | Pakistan (v Australia) |
27 | 1997 | [22] | |
| Highest win % | Australia |
87.16 | [23] | ||
See also
References
- 1 2 Heyhoe Flint & Rheinberg (1976), pp. 175–180.
- ↑ Williamson, Martin (9 April 2011). "The low-key birth of one-day cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ↑ Williamson, Martin (22 June 2010). "The birth of the one-day international". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- 1 2 Heyhoe Flint & Rheinberg (1976), p. 168.
- 1 2 "World Cups 1926–1997". Women's Cricket History. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- 1 2 "Women's World Cup, 1973 / Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ↑ Baker, Andrew (20 March 2009). "England women's cricketers aiming to lift World Cup for third time". The Daily Telegraph (London: Telegraph Media Group). Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ↑ "Women's World Cup 1973 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ↑ "21st Match: England Women v Australia Women at Birmingham, Jul 28, 1973". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ↑ "Records / Women's World Cup / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ↑ "Records / Women's World Cup / Highest averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ↑ "Records / Women's World Cup / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ↑ "Records / Women's World Cup / Highest partnerships by runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ↑ "Records / Women's World Cup / Most runs in a series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ↑ "Records / Women's World Cup / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ↑ "Women's World Cup / Best averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ↑ "Records / Women's World Cup / Best bowling figures in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ↑ "Records / Women's World Cup / Most wickets in a series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ↑ "Records / Women's World Cup / Most dismissals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ↑ "Records / Women's World Cup / Most catches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ↑ "Records / Women's World Cup / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ↑ "Records / Women's World Cup / Lowest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ↑ "Records / Women's World Cup / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
Bibliography
- Heyhoe Flint, Rachael; Rheinberg, Netta (1976). Fair Play: The story of women's cricket. London: Angus and Robertson. ISBN 0-207-95698-7.
External links
- Women's World Cup match records from the International Cricket Council
- Cricinfo Women
- ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2008–09
- Winning Squads
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